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French activists pose as employers to expose racism on hiring only ‘European’ workers-
By Associated Press PARIS: French anti-racism activists who telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to ...
Pope Francis not going to UN climate summit: Vatican
Francis has made care for the environment a hallmark of his papacy, and he said in a recent interview that ...
Russia COVID deaths hit new record with 936 new fatalities, highest since start of pandemic-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Russia’s daily coronavirus death toll hit a new record on Friday amid the country’s sluggish vaccination rate ...
Smart robots do all the work at Nissan’s ‘intelligent’ plant-
By Associated Press KAMINO KAWA: Nissan’s “intelligent factory” hardly has any human workers. The robots do the work, including welding ...
EXPLAINER | How China flights near Taiwan enflame tensions-
By Associated Press BANGKOK: A recent spate of Chinese military flights off southwestern Taiwan has prompted alarm from the island, which ...
Afghanistan mosque explosion kills many worshippers, witnesses say
A powerful explosion in a mosque frequented by a religious minority group in northern Afghanistan on Friday has left several ...
One dead, others trapped after Hong Kong scaffolding collapses-
By Associated Press HONG KONG: One worker died and others were trapped Friday when a major rainstorm blew traditional bamboo ...
BBC agrees deal with Diana interview whistleblower-
By AFP LONDON: The BBC on Friday said it had reached an agreement with a graphic designer who was sidelined ...
Khashoggi fiancée hits out at Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United-
By AFP LONDON: The fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday criticised the takeover of Newcastle United by a ...
Russia’s independent media stalwarts-
By AFP MOSCOW: The Novaya Gazeta newspaper, whose editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, is one ...
