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US confirms sweeping visa service suspensions
Reuters and AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - The administration of US President Donald Trump is suspending processing of immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries including Thailand, a State Department spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday, as part of Washington’s intensifying immigration crackdown.
How a privately owned city in Kenya took on corrupt officials
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» NAIROBI — To many, Tatu City on the outskirts of Nairobi looks like a success.
Vatican chimney installed ahead of papal conclave
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Firefighters installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday which will emit white smoke to signal the election of a new pope as preparations proceed just five days before cardinals gather for the conclave.
Italians flock to pick-a-pope online game
Reuters, Published on 30/04/2025
» ROME - Betting on the next pope frowned upon in the home of the Vatican, but thousands of Italians have instead taken to playing “Fantapapa”, an online game inspired by the fantasy leagues familiar to sports fans.
Landmark Nepal survey estimates nearly 400 elusive snow leopards
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» KATHMANDU - Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
15 potential successors to Pope Francis
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.
World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil and Trump
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» PARIS - The world ushered in 2025 on Tuesday, with huge crowds waving goodbye to the old year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Anti-LGBTQIA2S+ laws cost Uganda $1.6 billion
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/10/2024
» KAMPALA - Uganda's anti-LGBTQIA2S+ laws that include the death sentence in some cases have cost the nation as much as US$1.6 billion since being introduced in May last year, a new study found.
Namibian court overturns anti-gay laws
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 22/06/2024
» WINDHOEK, Namibia - The High Court in Namibia has declared two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men unconstitutional, in a landmark win for the LGBTQ community in the southern African country.
India's massive election faces heatwave challenge
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2024
» NEW DELHI - The world's largest election may become the hottest on Saturday, as Indians participate in the next-to-last phase of voting with temperatures forecast to surge to 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) in the capital New Delhi.