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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.
Japan's Mieko Kawakami wants to 'stir things up'
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» TOKYO - Mieko Kawakami has called out cliched depictions of women by one of her country's most feted writers, and seen her own bold style attacked by a top politician.
Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai signs Apple TV deal
AFP, Published on 09/03/2021
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize as a teenager after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt, has signed a deal with Apple TV+ that will see her produce dramas and documentaries that focus on women and children.
India's sword-wielding Sikh warriors guard protesting farmers
AFP, Published on 05/03/2021
» SINGHU (INDIA) - In an electric-blue robe, foot-high turban and wielding an antiquated sword and a walkie-talkie, Amar Singh patrols a maze of tents and tractors on a blocked highway leading into New Delhi.
Bangladesh police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at new opposition protests
AFP, Published on 28/02/2021
» DHAKA: Dozens were injured on Sunday as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at opposition activists to prevent new protests over the death of a writer in jail, police and a party official said.
Return of Britain's fallen star fund manager sparks concern
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» LONDON - The return of Britain's former star investor Neil Woodford has caused concern in London's City finance district, where his spectacular fall from grace is still fresh in the memory.
Porn mogul Larry Flynt dead at 78
AFP, Published on 11/02/2021
» LOS ANGELES: US porn mogul Larry Flynt, best known as the publisher of Hustler Magazine and a self-styled free-speech champion, died in Los Angeles Wednesday aged 78, according to media reports.
Foreigners shake up Egypt's belly dancing scene
AFP, Published on 30/12/2020
» CAIRO - At a Cairo wedding hall, Russian belly dancer Anastasia Biserova shimmied to the dance floor in a bright, high-slit skirt and an elaborately sequined bra top.
From 'Grey's Anatomy' to 'This Is Us,' Covid infects TV plots
AFP, Published on 20/11/2020
» NEW YORK - With Covid upending every aspect of viewers' lives, some TV shows -- from the obvious medical dramas to sitcoms -- have woven the pandemic into their latest seasons' storylines, but a handful have avoided it altogether.
China's luxury shoppers call in the tidy teams
AFP, Published on 09/11/2020
» BEIJING: The discovery of a Burberry jacket she does not recall buying proved to Chen Rui that she was right to have brought in experts to manage her out-of-control luxury wardrobe.