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Memory of macabre cult massacre buried in Guyana jungle
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» JONESTOWN, Guyana: Deep in the Guyanese jungle, only a signpost and a nondescript plaque serve as reminders of a cult settlement where one of the most spine-chilling mass murder-suicides in modern history took place almost five decades ago.
Appetite for 'de-Russification' builds in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 14/10/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - At a bookshop in Kyiv, 33-year-old Yulia Sydorenko was dumping an entire collection of old books -- some gifts from childhood friends -- that have recently lost their appeal.
Medicine Prize opens Nobel week clouded by war
AFP, Published on 03/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM - Breast cancer discoveries and mRNA vaccines are seen as possible winners when the Nobel Medicine Prize kicks off a week of winner announcements on Monday, with this year's awards held under the shadow of war in Europe.
Iran steps up activist, journalist arrests in protest crackdown
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» PARIS: Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say.
Literature world holds New York rally for Rushdie
AFP, Published on 20/08/2022
» NEW YORK - Prominent literary figures including Paul Auster and Gay Talese gathered Friday in Manhattan for a reading of Salman Rushdie's works, in solidarity with the author seriously injured in a stabbing attack.
Salman Rushdie on ventilator after stabbing
AFP, Published on 13/08/2022
» NEW YORK: Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state on Friday.
High waves kill 10 during Indonesia beach ritual
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» At least 10 Indonesians died after tidal waves swept away a group of people meditating on a beach during Sunday's early hours, police said.
Stay or go? Dilemma facing last of the Afghan Sikhs
AFP, Published on 20/01/2022
» KABUL - The caretaker of the last Sikh temple in Kabul to regularly host open prayer surveysthe cavernous hall where throngs once gathered in worship.
Mystery solved? FBI arrest suspect in manuscript theft scam
AFP, Published on 08/01/2022
» NEW YORK - A mystery that has shaken the literary world for years -- the theft of hundreds of unpublished manuscripts from distinguished authors -- may finally be about to be solved.
Golden Globes to go ahead without audience or TV broadcast
AFP, Published on 05/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES: A stripped-down Golden Globes will go ahead with no audience or media on Sunday, as the event traditionally known as Hollywood's biggest party reels from an industry boycott over ethical lapses by its organizers.