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Hungary's anxious rural voters will decide Orban's fate
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» PUSZTAVACS (HUNGARY) - In the village of Pusztavacs in central Hungary, election posters on electricity poles remind voters of a looming poll, where nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's future is on the line.
Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Aziza Ahmad hasn't planned anything -- no family meal, no gifts for the children. In Lebanon, between the war and soaring prices, she said "there's nothing to celebrate" this Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.
Hong Kong authorities consider legal action after tooth found in Maxim's toast
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/01/2026
» Hong Kong authorities have said they may take legal action against a major bakery chain after a government laboratory confirmed that a foreign object found in its toast was a tooth.
Venezuela looks to petrodollars to bring down prices
AFP, Published on 23/01/2026
» CARACAS - The United States' grab for Venezuela's oil, while shocking, may yet provide a short-term boost for the South American nation's haggard economy.
White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment
AFP, Published on 21/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - The White House issued a major clarification Saturday to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled the tech industry a day earlier, saying a $100,000 fee will be a "one-time" payment imposed only on new applicants.
India explores rare-earth deal with Myanmar rebels after Chinese curbs
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2025
» NEW DELHI — India is working to obtain rare-earth samples from Myanmar with the assistance of a powerful rebel group, according to four people familiar with the matter, as it seeks alternative supplies of a strategic resource tightly controlled by China.
'Into a void': Young US college graduates face employment crisis
AFP, Published on 07/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - Over two years, Rebecca Atkins filed more than 250 job applications, and felt like every one was going into a gaping chasm -- one opened by the highest unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the United States in more than a decade.
In a Pakistan valley, a small revolution among women
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» KARIMABAD, PAKISTAN (PAKISTAN) - In a sawdust-filled workshop nestled in the Karakoram Mountains, a team of women carpenters chisel away at cabinets -- and forge an unlikely career for themselves in Pakistan.
Christie's first-ever AI sale angers some artists
AFP, Published on 22/02/2025
» NEW YORK - Christie's has launched its first-ever sale dedicated to artworks created with artificial intelligence, riding the AI revolution wave -- a move by the famed auction house that has sparked anger among some artists.
Taxing farm animals’ farts and burps? Denmark gives it a try.
The New York TImes, Published on 02/12/2024
» COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark, known for its inventive restaurants and elegant design studios, is about to become known for something more basic: the world’s first belch and manure tax.