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Mayor of Kharkiv says nowhere in Ukraine's second city 'safe'
AFP, Published on 28/07/2022
» KHARKIV, Ukraine: The unmistakable boom of shellfire echoed around the bomb-scarred buildings of western Kharkiv as the mayor of Ukraine's one-time Soviet capital prepared for his interview.
Eye-popping: Saudi prince unveils mirrored skyscraper eco-city
AFP, Published on 27/07/2022
» JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) - A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom's de facto ruler.
Angola's ex-president dos Santos dies in Spain
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» LUANDA - Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola with an iron fist for 38 years, died on Friday at a hospital in Barcelona after suffering cardiac arrest, the government said. He was 79.
'In the mouth of dragons': Melting glaciers threaten Pakistan's north
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» HASSANABAD (PAKISTAN) - As dawn broke over Javed Rahi's Pakistani mountain village, a loud boom shattered the silence and a torrent of water came cascading down from the melting glacier nearby, followed by a thick cloud of smoke.
US drought exposes murky mob past of Las Vegas
AFP, Published on 04/07/2022
» LAS VEGAS: Mobsters who end up sleeping with the fishes are usually never seen again.
Marcos Jr to be sworn in as Philippine president
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» MANILA - The son of the Philippines' late dictator Ferdinand Marcos will be sworn in as president Thursday, completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office.
Ailing oceans in state of 'emergency', says UN chief
AFP, Published on 27/06/2022
» LISBON: A long-delayed conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon on Monday, with the head of the UN saying the world's seas are in crisis.
Ailing oceans in the spotlight at major UN meet
AFP, Published on 27/06/2022
» LISBON: A long-delayed UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicks off in Lisbon Monday, with thousands of policymakers, experts and advocates on the case.
Menswear regains its muscle at Paris Fashion Week
AFP, Published on 27/06/2022
» PARIS: Menswear proved to be in reinvigorated form as Paris Fashion Week ended on Sunday, with spectacle, innovation and the return of big-name designers to the catwalk.
Dead rivers: The cost of Bangladesh's garment-driven economic boom
AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» DHAKA: Bangladeshi ferryman Kalu Molla began working on the Buriganga river before the patchwork of slums on its banks gave way to garment factories -- and before its waters turned pitch black.