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These rooms give young Indian lovers rare privacy. Cue the complaints.
The New York TImes, Published on 19/01/2025
» NEW DELHI — Privacy can be hard to come by in India. Life is a communal swirl of relatives, neighbours and friends. Cities are crowded, and prying eyes are everywhere.
Russia seeks to erase border with occupied Ukraine
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» AVILO-USPENKA, Russia - To enter Russia from occupied Ukraine, all Tatiana has to do is arrive at the edge of the war-battered Donetsk region, show guards her Russian passport, say "thank you" and cross.
Mexican teenager's death becomes media, justice 'spectacle'
AFP, Published on 13/05/2022
» MEXICO CITY - The still-unsolved death of teenager Debanhi Escobar has brought into sharp focus not just the dangers facing women in Mexico but also the questionable judicial and media handling of the high-profile case.
Student's death stokes anger over Mexican femicide crisis
AFP, Published on 30/04/2022
» MEXICO CITY - The death of an 18-year-old Mexican student has unleashed anger against authorities accused of negligence over the murders and disappearances of thousands of women each year, few of which receive as much attention.
The show must go on: virus-era Emmys are virtual -- and live
AFP, Published on 18/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES - No red carpet, no star-studded audience and no "Game of Thrones" -- this year's Emmys honoring the best in television promise to be radically different as producers scramble to create Hollywood's first major pandemic-era awards show.
Australian police raids target lawmaker over links with China
AFP, Published on 26/06/2020
» SYDNEY: Australian intelligence officers and police raided the home and office of an opposition politician Friday as part of an investigation into alleged Chinese influence operations, officials said.
Economic crisis complicates sex lives of young Venezuelans
AFP, Published on 13/02/2020
» CARACAS - Short on dollars, John and Amanda sneak back to their parents' homes when they want an intimate moment, while Carlos goes into sexual hibernation during financially lean months. Oriana, on the other hand, buys her contraceptives on the black market for a small fortune.
Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed
AFP, Published on 06/01/2020
» SYDNEY - Reserve troops fanned out across fire-ravaged regions in three Australian states on Monday after a horror weekend, as the government pledged $1.4 billion over two years to help recover from the devastating months-long crisis.
Troops deployed across fire-hit Australia after horror weekend
AFP, Published on 06/01/2020
» EDEN, Australia: Reserve troops were deployed to fire-ravaged regions across three Australian states on Monday after a torrid weekend that turned swathes of land into smouldering, blackened hellscapes.
Shock, fear and sadness grip 'bushfire refugees'
AFP, Published on 04/01/2020
» BATEMANS BAY, Australia: Thousands of Australians forced from their homes by rampaging bushfires now find themselves stuck in makeshift camps, fearful for the future and turned refugees in their own country.