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Iran says to resume enrichment at underground plant
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that Iran would resume uranium enrichment at an underground plant south of Tehran in its latest step back from a troubled 2015 agreement with major powers.
Despair, jihadism and revolt: Mali's torn heart
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» MOPTI (MALI) - Untroubled by time, the mighty Niger River glides through the Sahel city as women wash their clothes in its brackish waters and cows slumber nearby in the heat.
Iran says to resume enrichment at underground plant
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that Iran would resume uranium enrichment at an underground plant south of Tehran in its latest step back from a troubled 2015 agreement with major powers.
India's top court orders halt to stubble burning as Delhi chokes
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» NEW DELHI: India's top court has ordered a complete halt to stubble burning around Delhi, a major contributor to lethal smog that on Tuesday kept the metropolis of 20 million people choking in air rated "very poor".
Turkey says it captured sister of dead IS leader
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» ISTANBUL: Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group who was killed in a US raid, a senior Turkish official said Tuesday.
Australia's Vow and Declare wins Melbourne Cup thriller
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» MELBOURNE: Australian gelding Vow and Declare won the coveted A$8.0 million (US$5.5 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday as revelations about the grim fate of retired racehorses were put to one side as punters streamed through the turnstiles.
Japan's kabuki harnesses the Force for Star Wars performance
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» TOKYO - From a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars is coming to a traditional Japanese kabuki theatre stage for a one-off performance in Tokyo celebrating the blockbuster cinema series.
Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» SHANGHAI - President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China's economy, declaring the world must "knock down walls" as he opened an annual trade fair against the backdrop of the US tariffs war.
At least 9 American Mormon community members killed in Mexico
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» MEXICO CITY: At least three women and six children from an American Mormon community based in northern Mexico have been killed in an ambush, a relative of the victims said on Monday.
Shorter hours boost sales in overworked Japan: Microsoft
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» TOKYO - In a country notorious for overwork, Microsoft Japan trialled a radical idea: working less. And it found that four-day weeks and other reforms both boosted sales and cut costs.