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Women don fake mustaches in LinkedIn 'gender bias' fight
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - Flipping their gender setting to "male" and even posting photos with fake mustaches, a growing number of women on LinkedIn have posed a provocative challenge to what they allege is an algorithmic bias on the platform.
Painting stripes on cows to lizards' pizza pick: Ig Nobel winners
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» PARIS - Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards' favourite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which celebrate the sillier side of science.
Ex-Man City striker set to be Georgia's new far-right president
AFP, Published on 14/12/2024
» TBILISI — Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become Tbilisi's next figurehead president in an indirect election Saturday, denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-European Union (EU) leader.
Indian spice giants questioned about pesticide
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2024
» BENGALURU, India - India has started inspecting the facilities of the spice makers MDH and Everest after sales of some of their products were halted in Hong Kong and Singapore for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide.
Ex-rebel leader faces extremism charges in Moscow
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MOSCOW - A former top commander of Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, Igor Girkin, went on trial in Moscow on Thursday on charges of extremism for criticising the Kremlin's military strategy towards Kyiv.
Luxury cruise ship runs aground off Greenland
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2023
» A luxury cruise ship carrying more than 200 people — primarily Australians — is stuck in remote northeastern Greenland after two failed attempts to free it from the muddy seabed.
In east Ukraine, Belarusians fight Russia's 'dictatorship'
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» NEAR BAKHMUT (UKRAINE) - In eastern Ukraine, a few soldiers bustle around an old Soviet mortar stuck in the mud. All Belarusian volunteers, they have taken up arms against Russia's invasion to fight for democracy.
Scientists use TikTok to fight climate change
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» PARIS: With his moustache caked in icicles and frozen droplets, glaciologist Peter Neff shows his 220,000 TikTok followers a sample of old ice excavated from Antarctica's Allan Hills.
Walrus that attracted crowds in Oslo fjord euthanised
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» OSLO - A walrus nicknamed Freya that attracted crowds while basking in the Oslo fjord was euthanised on Sunday, with Norway officials saying it was the only option but experts slamming an "infinitely sad" decision.
Ukraine armoury turns to making bullet-proof vests for troops
AFP, Published on 02/05/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: Ukrainian armour-maker Vadim Mirnichenko used to specialise in swords and breastplates for medieval jousting competitions -- but after Russia invaded his homeland, he turned his passion for historical weaponry to the modern day.