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'What would you have us do?': the plastic credits problem

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G20 foreign ministers meet in South Africa without US on board

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Afghanistan problem 'can be solved': former women's affairs minister

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Ghana scrambles to fill $156 million shortfall after USAID freeze

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New arena, new attitudes? Cash spat in spotlight at UN nature talks

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G20 foreign ministers meet in South Africa without US on board

2025-02-20

Johannesburg (AFP): Top diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies will convene in South Africa on Thursday for a..

Afghanistan problem 'can be solved': former women's affairs minister
2025-02-20
Ghana scrambles to fill $156 million shortfall after USAID freeze
2025-02-19
Chinese authorities play cash-giving Cupid to boost marriage rates
2025-02-13
China's 2024 coal projects threaten climate goals: report
2025-02-13

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Cambodia sentences green campaigners for 'plotting' over activism

2024-07-02

Phnom Penh (AFP): A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced 10 environmentalists to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their ...

2024-01-16

London (AFP): An estimated 3.5 million Britons living overseas will from Tuesday be eligible to vote in UK general elections, in one of the biggest ...

2023-07-06

Paris (AFP): Saudi Arabia is continuing its multi-billion-dollar entry into all aspects of global culture, hitting a new milestone on Thursday with the first Saudi designer ...

Gadgets

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How long you got? Danish AI algorithm aims to predict life, and death
2024-03-21
Massive leak shows Chinese firm hacked foreign govts, activists: analysts
2024-02-22
New AI-video tool by maker of ChatGPT worries media creators
2024-02-17
ChatGPT's OpenAI reveals text-to-video tool
2024-02-16

Song lyrics are getting simpler, more repetitive: study

2024-03-28

Paris (AFP): You're not just getting older. Song lyrics really are becoming simpler and more repetitive, according to a study published on Thursday. Lyrics have also

Sports

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Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban

2025-01-30

Melbourne (AFP): Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match..

PlayStation at 30: How Sony's grey box conquered gaming

Paris (AFP): Japanese electronics giant Sony is set to celebrate 30 years since it launched the PlayStation console, the little..
'They killed her dream': Israel strike leaves woman footballer in coma

Nineteen-year-old Celine Haidar was on the verge of joining Lebanon's women's national team. Instead she lies in a medically..

Education

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Conservation efforts can shift nature loss to more vulnerable regions: study

2025-02-14

Paris (AFP): Could restoring the environment in one place -- say by turning farmland in Europe into a nature reserve -- harm plants and animals on..

2025-01-11

Abdullah Goth, Pakistan (AFP): Aneesa Haroon drops off her tattered school bag at her rural home in Pakistan and hurriedly grabs lunch before joining her father in..

Lifestyle

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Chinese plus-size influencer spreads body positivity through fashion

2024-12-03

Guangzhou (AFP): Surrounded by racks of colourful dresses and blazers in China's manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, plus-size clothing brand owner and..

Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship under Taliban

Kabul (AFP): When Zainab Ferozi saw Afghan women struggling to feed their families after Taliban authorities..

Hello Hallyu: why is South Korean culture sweeping the globe?

Seoul (AFP): It's won Oscars. Its television shows and K-pop stars dominate global charts. Its leading..