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Abdulrazak Gurnah: accidental author and voice of displaced
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» LONDON - Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Tanzanian-born author awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, has been a sharp observer of colonialism and immigration during a critically acclaimed 35-year career.
Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Literature Prize
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» STOCKHOLM - Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose work focuses on colonialism and the trauma of the refugee experience, on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize.
Why a Hong Kong artist chose self-exile in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» TAICHUNG, Taiwan: As he queued to board a flight out of Hong Kong to Taiwan last month, dissident artist Kacey Wong was painfully aware of the extra immigration officials brought in to scrutinise each departing passenger.
After conquering Earth, Bezos eyes new frontier in space
AFP, Published on 17/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - Jeff Bezos sets his sights on a new frontier in space in the coming days after building a gargantuan business empire which has in many ways conquered the Earth.
Classrooms grapple with racial slurs in classic American novels
AFP, Published on 27/06/2021
» NEW YORK - The recent dismissal of a white New York professor for reading aloud the "N-word" from a Mark Twain novel has shone a spotlight on the use of racial slurs in American classrooms.
Free Covid vaccines for all Indian adults as Modi hails yoga 'shield'
AFP, Published on 21/06/2021
» NEW DELHI: India opened up free vaccinations to all adults in an attempt to bolster its inoculation drive on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a muted International Yoga Day hailing the practice's "protective" properties against the virus.
Myanmar poets square off against junta's war on words
AFP, Published on 05/06/2021
» Before he was killed, Khet Thi's poems railed eloquently against Myanmar's sudden coup, joining a deluge of protest verse celebrating democracy demonstrators and defying the military's brutal war on words.
Journalists create their brands in growing 'direct' sales model
AFP, Published on 28/04/2021
» NEW YORK - Anna Codrea-Rado built a name for herself as a freelance journalist, building an audience of 2,500 for her email newsletter, "Lance," aimed at helping other independent writers.
Mass protests called across Russia to 'save Navalny's life'
AFP, Published on 18/04/2021
» MOSCOW - The team of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Sunday called for massive protests across Russia next week to help save the life of the hunger-striking opposition leader, who doctors warn could die in a matter of days.
Kremlin critic Navalny could 'die any minute': doctors
AFP, Published on 18/04/2021
» MOSCOW: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny risks cardiac arrest at "any minute" as his health has rapidly deteriorated, doctors warned Saturday, urging immediate access to Russia's most famous prisoner.