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Chinese cartoonist Badiucao unmasks after Beijing threats

A Chinese cartoonist whose anonymous political satire earned him comparisons with Banksy -- and the wrath of Beijing -- has…
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S.Africa economy contracts 3.2 percent in first quarter

South Africa's economy dramatically shrunk in the first quarter of 2019, the country's statistics authority said Tuesday, piling pressure on…
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Spanish court suspends exhumation of Franco remains

Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the exhumation of the remains of dictator Francisco Franco while it considers an appeal…
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Lawyers drop Brazil star Neymar’s rape accuser

Lawyers for a woman who accused Brazil star Neymar of rape are no longer representing her because of contradictions in…
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Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark

DR Congo's health ministry said late Monday that it had recorded more than 2,000 cases of Ebola, two-thirds of which…
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Noisy cockerel exposes tensions in rural France

A French court is set to rule this week on whether an early-rising cockerel should be considered a neighbourly nuisance…
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Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark

DR Congo's health ministry said late Monday that it had recorded more than 2,000 cases of Ebola, two-thirds of which…
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German industry blasts ‘faint-hearted’ Merkel coalition

German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a broadside from a powerful industry federation on Tuesday, adding to the woes of her…
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Hong Kong remembers Tiananmen, fearful for its own future

Crowds began arriving for a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening marking 30 years since China's bloody Tiananmen…
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China warns its citizens of police harassment, crime in US

China on Tuesday issued a pair of travel alerts to its citizens going to the United States, warning them about…
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After years, Baghdad’s emblematic ‘Green Zone’ reopens

It was long the seat of Saddam Hussein's iron-fisted rule, then a sealed-off symbol of US occupation and, more recently,…
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New Nipah virus case in southern India

An Indian student has been infected by a virus that killed at least 17 people in the southern state of…
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India’s Airtel seeks $750m from Africa unit’s IPO

India's debt-laden telecoms giant Bharti Airtel hopes to raise $750 million when it lists its African unit on the London…
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Ice, ice maybe? Myanmar cop held for crystal meth switch

A Myanmar policeman has been arrested after switching 64 kilograms (140 pounds) of seized crystal meth with salts loosely resembling…
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Taliban detain Afghan peace marchers, supporters say

Afghan peace protesters marching through Taliban territory have been detained by the insurgents, two supporters of the movement told AFP…
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Lone attacker kills four in Lebanon’s Tripoli

A lone gunman killed four members of the security forces in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli overnight before blowing himself…
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Climbers ‘knowingly risked’ lives on Indian peak

Eight climbers believed to be dead on a treacherous Himalayan mountain "knowingly risked" their lives by changing their plans without…
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Turkey’s Erdogan says no backtracking on S-400 deal with Russia

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Turkey would not withdraw from a deal made with Russia to buy an S-400…
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Ethiopian churches oppose gay travel company’s tour plans

Ethiopia's religious leaders on Monday urged the government to block a US gay travel company from touring the country's ancient…
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89/64: China stocks reference Tiananmen anniversary… again

As the world marked the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown on Tuesday Chinese stocks once again referenced the event,…
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India rubbish mountain to rise higher than Taj Mahal

India's tallest rubbish mountain in New Delhi is on course to rise higher than the Taj Mahal in the next…
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Ethiopian churches oppose gay travel company’s tour plans

Ethiopia's religious leaders on Monday urged the government to block a US gay travel company from touring the country's ancient…
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The German killer nurse who took himself for God

The man accused of being post-war Germany's most prolific serial killer was known to colleagues as a "nice guy" who…
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Swiss women strike for equal pay again, three decades on

Nearly 30 years after staging a first nationwide strike for equal pay, women across Switzerland say they are preparing fresh…
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Despite culls, import bans, swine fever to hit pork market for years

Millions of pigs have been culled as African Swine Fever cuts through China and beyond, devastating global food chains, with…
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Rural Afghans bear brutal cost of endless war

As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb…
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In pursuit of ‘zero waste’, Senegalese tackle trash

Once an idyllic stretch of white beach enticing fishermen and tourists alike, decades of factory and household waste have turned…
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D-Day switchboard operator sends her last message

Marie Scott vividly recalls the horrifying sounds of D-Day as she relayed orders down the line to the troops storming…
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Mounting suspicion, missed chances: German killer nurse case

A German court on Thursday will deliver its verdict in the case of nurse Niels Hoegel, suspected of killing around…
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In pursuit of ‘zero waste’, Senegalese tackle trash

Once an idyllic stretch of white beach enticing fishermen and tourists alike, decades of factory and household waste have turned…
Published on 04.06.2019 by AFP AFP