02 October 2024
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By AFPSomalia on Tuesday imposed a long-delayed ban on single-use plastic bags to help tackle pollution, the latest African country to try to stem the tide of non-biodegradable waste.The new law, first announced in February, prohibits the importation...
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By AFP/Céline BRUNEAUA former doctor went on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of genocide in Rwanda, the latest suspect to face justice in France three decades after the massacre of the African country's Tutsi population by the Hutu majority.Eugene...
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By AFPTiny, landlocked Bhutan detailed plans on Tuesday for a "Mindfulness City" to lure foreign investment and international travellers to the Himalayan kingdom which has otherwise sought to discourage outside visitors.Bhutan, with a population of l...
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By AFPBreast cancer rates are rising sharply in the United States, driven by increases among younger women and Asian Americans, a study said Tuesday.The biennial report by the American Cancer Society found the number of cases grew by one percent each...
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By AFP/Aishwarya KumarEvery year in India's megacity Kolkata, the world's oldest trade gets fleeting respect from an ancient custom -- when soil outside brothels is considered sacred and collected for Hindu rituals.Those working in the eastern port c...
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By AFP/Suy SeAn award-winning Cambodian journalist known for reporting on human trafficking in the cyber scam industry has been arrested on charges of inciting social disorder, officials said on Tuesday.Mech Dara was presented last year with a Hero A...
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By AFP/Valentin BontempsTwo decades ago, Miguel Angel Garcia harvested grapes and grains on his farm in central Spain, like his father and grandfather before him.Now he produces pistachios -- a more lucrative crop that can better withstand the drough...
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By AFP/Laure al-KhouryQassem al-Qadhi left his home in east Lebanon this weekend to buy bread for 17 family members, but when he returned they were all dead.An Israeli air strike on Sunday hit the village of Zaboud in the Bekaa valley, killing a whol...
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By AFPTunisia has scaled down its protection of migrants' rights with arrests of rights activists, United Nations human rights special rapporteur Mary Lawlor said in a statement on Tuesday."The arrest of migrant rights defenders and the general clima...
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By AFPA record 2.5 million jobs were created in the renewable energy sector in 2023, most of them in China, the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Labour Organization said on Tuesday.Nearly two-thirds of the world's new solar and...
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By AFPThe United States unveiled further sanctions Tuesday against Israeli settlers over attacks on Palestinians and destruction of property in the West Bank.The latest sanctions target the Hilltop Youth, which the US Treasury Department described as...
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By UN NewsAfricans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement officials rarely receive justice as authorities are not held accountable, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said in a repo...
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