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‘I’m home’: Ukrainians walk back from Russia
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» KRASNOPILLIA, Ukraine - To reach Ukrainian soil from Russia, teacher Olena Yevdokiyenko had to lug suitcases and push her mother's wheelchair for two kilometres in the dark.
Talks with Macron leave French opposition cold
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» SAINT-DENIS, France - French political leaders from left and right were left unconvinced Thursday by marathon talks aimed at finding common ground with President Emmanuel Macron, who is struggling to build new momentum in a hung parliament.
Voting opens as Spain picks between Sanchez or right's return
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» MADRID - Spanish voters headed to the polls Sunday to decide whether to hand Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez a fresh four-year mandate or, as polls suggest, bring the right back to power with its far-right ally.
Macron sticks with PM after pensions crisis, riots
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is keeping his prime minister in place, his staff has said, ending weeks of speculation about a possible reset after successive crises shaking his government.
South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» SEOUL: Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year but South Korea dropped its traditional age counting system Wednesday, so the Seoul-based housewife just got a year younger - and she's thrilled.
Britain celebrates 'Windrush' anniversary after deportation scandal
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» LONDON - Britain on Thursday celebrates the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship bringing workers from the West Indies, but with the bitter legacy of a wrongful deportation scandal still fresh.
Narrow lead for pro-Europe party in Montenegro parliamentary polls
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» PODGORICA (MONTENEGRO) - Montenegro's new pro-European party held a slim lead in parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to results from a leading pollster, likely spurring days of coalition building before a government forms.
Montenegro votes in parliamentary elections
AFP, Published on 11/06/2023
» PODGORICA (MONTENEGRO) - Montenegro headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in parliamentary elections aiming to end months of political gridlock after the government collapsed last August.
Four kids, including baby, found alive in Amazon after plane crash
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» BOGOTá - Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."
Macron warns about Le Pen and regrets pensions campaign
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday about far-right leader Marine Le Pen coming to power as he suggested that he should have got more involved in selling his unpopular pension reform to the country.