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Far from Venezuela-Guyana oil flap, Mango Landing just wants peace
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MANGO LANDING (GUYANA) - Robinson Flores, a Venezuelan who has been living in Essequibo for years, has no time for politicians fighting over the disputed oil-rich region run by Guyana.
Gaza communications down as Israel searches main hospital
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility.
Spain struggles to curb scourge of femicide
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» MADRID: Eleven years ago, Ester narrowly escaped death when her partner tried to throw her off a balcony at their home in northwestern Spain.
ECB hikes rates again, will 'stay the course'
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank raised interest rates again Thursday and signalled it would "stay the course" in its monetary policy tightening, even as sky-high inflation starts to slow.
Rebels tighten economic vise in east Congo
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» GOMA, DR Congo: M23 rebels have cut major supply routes to Goma, eastern DR Congo, sending prices in the city surging and sparking fears that a future offensive will cripple its economy.
After six months of war, what's next for Ukraine?
Lucy Peytermann and Joseph Schmid of AFP, Published on 22/08/2022
» PARIS: Six months after Russian forces launched what they hoped would be a blitzkrieg invasion of Ukraine, the conflict has turned into a grinding campaign of daily air strikes and battles with no clear endgame in sight.
UK police officer given whole-life jail term for Everard's murder
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» LONDON - A British police officer who falsely arrested a woman for breaking coronavirus restrictions, then kidnapped, raped and murdered her, was given a rare whole-life jail term on Thursday.
Vaginal warts and all: Singapore's taboo-breaking podcaster
AFP, Published on 19/12/2020
» SINGAPORE - From vaginal warts to masturbation, taboo-breaking Singaporean podcaster Nicole Lim tackles topics that may make some squirm but has won a following in socially conservative Asian societies.
Fury at Singapore's weak penalties for attacks on women
AFP, Published on 24/08/2020
» SINGAPORE: Sexual harassment and assaults against women are not being taken seriously enough in Singapore, activists warn, after students at elite universities were given punishments criticised as too lenient for their crimes.
Trump order targets Chinese internet stars TikTok, WeChat
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned social media stars TikTok and WeChat, which could strangle their ability to operate in the United States.