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Saudi strikes Yemen after separatist leader skips talks
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» ADEN - A Saudi-led coalition struck the home province of Yemen's UAE-backed separatist leader on Wednesday, after he failed to show up for talks in Riyadh and was kicked out of the country's presidential body.
Ukraine warns Putin against skipping talks
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» KYIV - Ukraine said on Tuesday that if Vladimir Putin skips talks in Turkey it would be a “clear sign” to the world the Russian leader is not serious about peace, and the West should reply with boosted military support to Kyiv.
Foie gras that skips the force-feeding is developed by physicists
New York Times, Published on 26/03/2025
» BOSTON — Thomas Vilgis, a food physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, has been in love with foie gras for a quarter century. The luxurious delicacy is a pâté or mousse made from the rich, fattened livers of ducks or geese.
Indonesia presidential frontrunner skips press freedom event
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2024
» JAKARTA: Two of Indonesia's three presidential contenders pledged to protect press freedom in the world's third-largest democracy at a weekend event that frontrunner Prabowo Subianto didn't attend.
Journey to the center of the world (Hint: it's in California)
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» FELICITY (UNITED STATES) - Every morning, Jacques-Andre Istel has breakfast in bed at the center of the world.
'This is our reality': Ukraine artists depict the war
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE): When Russia invaded Ukraine, artist Zhanna Kadyrova felt her work was useless.
Funny old world: The week's offbeat news
AFP, Published on 06/01/2023
» PARIS: From thousands of little Ronaldos to the secret of skimming stones ... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi dizzy and drowsy, skips court appearance
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2021
» Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was unable to appear at a court hearing on Monday for health reasons, a member of her legal team said, describing her condition as dizziness caused by motion sickness.
'Gone to hell': The battle to save Europe's oldest lake
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» OHRID (REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA) - Dimitar Pendoski marches to the end of a rickety walkway, skips around sunbathing youngsters and sweeps back a tarpaulin protecting his empty lakeside restaurant, recently closed by officials under pressure from UNESCO.
North Korean leader Kim 'emaciated', citizens heartbroken: state TV
AFP, Published on 28/06/2021
» SEOUL: North Korean state television has aired a citizen's comment about Kim Jong Un's "emaciated" condition, a highly unusual broadcast in a country where public discussion of the leader's health and personal life has always been off-limits.