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Four journalists among 15 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital: civil defence
AFP, Published on 25/08/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said four journalists were among at least 15 people killed Monday when Israeli strikes hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis
YouTubers hunt closure - and clicks - in US cold cases
AFP, Published on 12/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - A scuba diver wiped away the algae on a submerged car's license plate and exclaimed: "It's them!" That discovery of two long-missing American teens' apparent remains was the latest tragic find for a subculture of YouTube sleuths.
Hair today, green tomorrow: UK stylists join eco-drive
AFP, Published on 24/07/2021
» LONDON - Hairdressers across Britain are being urged to do their bit for the environment by recycling snipped-off hair to help clean up oil spills, make compost or generate energy.
Virus rules force Bollywood's low-paid extras out of work
AFP, Published on 31/07/2020
» MUMBAI: India's coronavirus lockdown made little difference to Bollywood superstars but for the industry's vast army of low-paid, unskilled workers it meant unemployment, hunger and homelessness -- with no end in sight even as shoots gradually resume.
Hungary enlists army in fight against virus joblessness
AFP, Published on 20/06/2020
» GYOR (HUNGARY) - As Hungary's coronavirus-hit economy shrinks and unemployment soars, thousands of Hungarians are seeking to join the army, attracted by job stability and a government scheme that fast-tracks recruits toward a military career.
Opera returns to Vienna with hotel 'window concert'
AFP, Published on 02/06/2020
» VIENNA - Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning itself into an outdoor concert hall.
No layoffs, reduced rent: 'Italian cure' for pandemic
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» ROME - Companies are barred from laying off workers and rents have been reduced under Italy's economic survival plan for life at the European epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tiananmen Tank Man photographer dies
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/09/2019
» American photojournalist Charlie Cole, whose career will forever be associated with the iconic photograph of the "Tank Man", the Chinese office worker facing down a column of tanks during the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, died in Bali last week.