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France to try Chinese captain of Russia 'shadow fleet' vessel
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» RENNES — A French court is to try the Chinese captain of a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" early next year after it was intercepted off France, prosecutors said Thursday, in a move seen as a message to Moscow over its efforts to skirt Western oil sanctions.
Hope and hate: how migrant influx has changed Germany
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN — Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.
Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2025
» HANOI/BEIJING - Vietnam plans to evacuate more than half a million people and has ordered boats to stay ashore, while the southern Chinese city of Sanya closed businesses and public transport on Sunday as the two countries braced for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki.
Storms hit southern China mainland in wake of Typhoon Wipha
Reuters, Published on 21/07/2025
» BEIJING - Storms drenched southern parts of the Chinese mainland on Monday, triggering warnings of flash floods and landslides, a day after Typhoon Wipha pounded Hong Kong.
Skimming the Sun, probe sheds light on space weather threats
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - Eruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail -- the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists.
Thai textiles shine on Belgium’s iconic Manneken Pis statue
Online Reporters, Published on 13/07/2025
» In a striking fusion of cultural diplomacy and creative design, Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property has teamed up with celebrated young fashion designer Shone Puipia to dress Belgium’s world-famous Manneken Pis statue in traditional Thai textiles.
Inside Saudi's hajj-only barbershop, shaving thousands of heads in a day
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» MINA (SAUDI ARABIA) - Near the holy city of Mecca, men in white robes stand quietly in a long queue, waiting for the next important act of their hajj pilgrimage: a haircut.
Dutch museum rolls out 200-year-old condom
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» THE HAGUE - The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Tuesday placed on display a rare condom from around 1830, featuring an erotic print of a nun and three clergymen in provocative poses.
Ghost in the machine? Rogue communication devices found in Chinese inverters
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2025
» LONDON — United States energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said.
Miuccia Prada's path from activist to top designer
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - As a student in the volatile May of 1968, Miuccia Prada took to the streets of Milan to demonstrate for women's rights wearing an Yves Saint Laurent suit.