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Breakdancing set for Olympics debut in Paris 2024
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» PARIS: Breakdancing is set to make its debut as an Olympic sport at Paris 2024, the head of the local organising committee said Thursday.
Syria forces try to free last civilians from IS holdout
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - US-backed Syrian forces tried to negotiate the release of civilians still trapped Thursday in the Islamic State group's last redoubt, which the international coalition against the jihadists said faced "inevitable defeat".
Syria forces negotiating to free civilians from IS holdout: coalition
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» BEIRUT - US-backed Syrian forces are negotiating to evacuate civilians from the Islamic State group's last redoubt which now faces "inevitable defeat", the international coalition against the jihadists said Thursday.
'Concrete measures' on sex abuse needed, pope tells Vatican summit
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis opened Thursday a landmark summit at the Vatican on fighting child sex abuse, saying that the world expected "concrete measures" on tackling paedophilia in the Catholic Church.
Singapore Airlines denies snooping with seatback cameras
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines insisted Thursday that cameras on its planes' entertainment systems had been disabled after an outcry online from worried passengers who spotted the tiny lenses peering at them.
Inferno kills at least 70 in Dhaka apartment blocks
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» DHAKA - At least 70 people were killed when fire tore through crumbling apartment blocks in a historic part of Dhaka, setting off a chain of explosions and a wall of flames down nearby streets, officials said Thursday.
Vanuatu plans to give disposable diapers the flush
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» WELLINGTON: The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has announced plans to ban disposable diapers in a move it says will significantly reduce pollution.
'Paradise on Earth': Ghost of N.Korea propaganda still haunts
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» NIIGATA (JAPAN) - Harunori Kojima still remembers the hot tears of joy that warmed his face against the sleet as he watched two Soviet ships set sail in December 1959 from Japan's Niigata port.
Korean coaches 'stole tens of thousands' from 'Garlic Girls' curlers
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» SEOUL - South Korea's "Garlic Girls" curling team were exploited by their coaches who stole tens of thousands of dollars of prize money from the Olympic medal-winners, the sports ministry said Thursday.
'Xi cult' app is China's red hot hit
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» BEIJING - A propaganda app that puts China's powerful President Xi Jinping in anyone's pockets has become a hit in the country -- with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials.