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Street rallies held as Taliban govt marks five years ruling Afghanistan

UK PM urges 'reflection' after Cambridge professor's death

World Cup winner Ferran Torres signs for PSG from Barcelona

Rescuers search for survivors as Indonesian quake death toll rises to 40

Monsoon rains submerge villages, fields in Myanmar

Earthquake rocks Spain's tourist jewel Granada

India's Padikkal, Rahul hit half-centuries in Sri Lanka Test

Perez, Fiorini set world records in winning Euro race walk golds

UK-based Afghan writer pleads for country's 'abandoned' women

Werro edges Hodgkinson in boost for world record-seeking 800m rivalry

World Cup winner Ferran Torres signs for Paris Saint-Germain

Mehidy claims Smith as Bangladesh sense historic upset in Australia

Disney reveals 'X-Men' cast, slate of sequels at D23 fan event

Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as quake death toll rises to 38

Bangladesh cricketer tried in rare adultery case

Bangladeshi national cricketer Nasir Hossain has gone on trial charged with adultery after a man claimed the batsman illegally married his wife, lawyers said Thursday.

Ireland suffer huge blow as Sexton ruled out of France clash

Ireland's talismanic captain Johnny Sexton will miss this weekend's Six Nations clash with France in Paris due to a hamstring injury, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Thursday.

ArcelorMittal sees financial 'risk' in decarbonisation

Global steel giant ArcelorMittal posted on Thursday a record annual profit in 2021 but warned that reducing its carbon emissions posed a financial risk to the group.

TotalEnergies returns to profit after Covid crisis

French energy giant TotalEnergies on Thursday rebounded from the Covid crisis with a huge 2021 profit as oil and gas prices soared -- a performance that raised political hackles in an election year in France.

Ugandan author who fled after 'torture' vows to return

An award-winning Ugandan author and fierce government critic who fled the country after being "tortured" in custody told AFP on Thursday he planned to return home despite his ordeal.

Honduras president stops eviction of indigenous community

The eviction of a hundred Lenca indigenous families in Honduras was stopped Wednesday at the request of President Xiomara Castro after dozens of police officers tried to remove them.

Nigeria Islamic police destroy nearly 4 mn beers

Religious police in northern Nigeria's city of Kano have destroyed nearly four milllion bottles of beer, on grounds that sale and consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the predominantly Muslim region.

Hardline Hindu monk seeks re-election in key Indian state

India's most populous state went to the polls Thursday in a key popularity test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government.

Swiss region votes on giving primates fundamental rights

A northern Swiss region will vote Sunday on whether non-human primates should enjoy some of the same basic fundamental rights as their human cousins.

Animal testing put to the test in Swiss vote

Switzerland goes to the polls Sunday to decide whether animal and human testing should be banned -- a proposal that has triggered an outcry in a country heavily reliant on big pharma.

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