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Theatre bombed in Ukraine, Biden slams 'war criminal' Putin
AFP, Published on 17/03/2022
» KYIV: Ukraine accused Russia Thursday of bombing a theatre that was sheltering more than 1,000 civilians in the city of Mariupol, after US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "war criminal".
Endangered North Atlantic right whales make a stand in Cape Cod
AFP, Published on 17/04/2022
» PROVINCETOWN (UNITED STATES) - After many hours scouring Cape Cod Bay and a few false alarms, those aboard the Research Vessel Shearwater on a bright April day make their first sighting: three North Atlantic right whales, including a rare mother-calf pair.
Fierce fighting in Ukraine's east but Eurovision win lifts spirits
AFP, Published on 15/05/2022
» KYIV: Ukraine's forces were fighting off a fierce Russian onslaught on the east of the country Sunday, after a Eurovision victory gave the country a much-needed boost of morale.
‘They poisoned us’: the deadly legacy of nuclear testing
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» GENEVA - Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy.
2020: What a funny old year it was...
AFP, Published on 15/12/2020
» PARIS: The coronavirus has not given us much to laugh about in 2020. Yet the year still had its fair share of the weird and the wonderful.
Inside the 'living hell' of Cambodia's scam operations
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» Trafficked, beaten and locked up far from his family in China, Lu was one of thousands of people in Cambodia forced to operate online scams to line their captors' pockets.
The eight contenders for the best picture Oscar
AFP, Published on 21/04/2021
» LOS ANGELES: In a year that saw movie theaters boarded up due to Covid-19, eight new films that did reach our screens impressed Academy voters enough that they are in contention for Hollywood's biggest award -- the Oscar for best picture.
Desperate and fearful, Eritrean refugees flee war-hit Tigray
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» DABAT (ETHIOPIA) - Simon Fikadu awoke before dawn to join the convoy leaving the Mai Aini camp for Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region, where he and his family have lived for seven years.
'Life-changing' or scam? Blockchain game helps Philippines' poor earn
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» MANILA: Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fish-like cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just a game -- he is earning cryptocurrency to support his family during the pandemic.
Wretched life of migrants building Senegal's city of the future
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» DIAMNIADIO (SENEGAL) - When Mohamed was hired at the construction site for the United Nations' new West Africa headquarters in Senegal, he was proud to say he would be working "not only for Africa, but for the world."