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Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:22:11 GMTHonduras president congratulates leftist successor
With over half of the votes counted, the National Electoral Council put Castro in first place against Nasry Asfura, the candidate of the ruling right-wing National Party.
"The results reflect that Mrs. Xiomara Castro won the elections. I want to co...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:20:27 GMTMyanmar junta slams UN’s delay on approval for its chosen envoy
Myanmar's junta on Thursday slammed a UN decision to deny its chosen representative a seat at the world body and keep in place an envoy appointed by Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted government.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:58:16 GMTUN fears sectarian violence that could 'fracture' Ethiopia
In an interview with AFP, Martin Griffiths expressed deep concern for the stability of a nation of 115 million people composed of more than 80 ethnic groups.
Griffiths, the UN undersecretary for humanitarian affairs, said the conflict in Ethiopia h...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:48:10 GMTSkating showpiece axed over Japan border ban, weeks before Olympics
Separately, Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin's world title fight against Ryota Murata in Japan is now in doubt, with promoters telling AFP they do not know if it will go ahead on December 29 as scheduled.
The Japanese government announced Monday that ...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:20:19 GMTArrested development: the unfinished church dividing Kosovo
But for nearly three decades the hulking structure has cast a long shadow over Pristina, serving as a potent symbol of the unresolved dispute between Kosovo and Serbia.
"This church must be destroyed," Jahir Islami, a 77-year-old retiree, tells AF...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:16:15 GMTDenied treatment, Russians with rare disorder fight for lives
But like many others in Russia with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), she is fighting for state healthcare providers to pay for the drugs that she needs.
"To put it plainly, you've been turned around and pointed towards the cemetery," says Lisovaya, 2...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:14:24 GMTTweed weaves a way from Scottish islands to catwalk
He makes a steady clatter as he pedals his machine in the shed of his croft on the village of South Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis, watching closely for any defects.
"It's handwoven... or rather foot-woven," the 51-year-old weaver jokes in his sing-...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:08:10 GMTBarrier-breaking smash hit 'Money Heist' reaches end
Created by Spain's private Antena 3 network, the thriller about a gang of thieves and their elaborate heists became Netflix's most-watched series not in English after it picked up the show in December 2017.
The fate of the robber characters, all of...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:23:50 GMTLive: First case of Omicron variant found in the Paris region
The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was found in the greater Paris region Thursday, one day after the first case was reported in the US. South Korea halted quarantine exemptions for vaccinated inbound travellers and the UK appro...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:16:13 GMTHigh stakes for outgoing Honduras president Hernandez
His National Party (PN) presidential candidate Nasry Asfuera has conceded defeat to leftist Xiomara Castro, who will be sworn in as her country's first ever woman president in less than two months.
Hernandez, 53, told AFP earlier this year that he ...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:08:11 GMTS.Leone capital's 'heat officer' makes helping poor a priority
Eugenia Kargbo, the chief heat officer, is in charge of the response to rising temperatures in the seaside West African city.
Helping the poor will be a priority.
"Informal settlements are the most affected by extreme heat," the 34-year-old former...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:02:10 GMTGerman leaders huddle to finalise emergency Covid plan
Infections have smashed records in Germany in recent weeks and hospitals are sounding the alarm, with many already over capacity and sending patients to other parts of the country for treatment.
Though the seven-day incidence rate has fallen slight...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:52:11 GMTShuttered Hong Kong democracy paper wins press freedom award
Apple Daily, formerly Hong Kong's most popular pro-democracy newspaper, collapsed in June after authorities froze its assets under a national security law imposed by Beijing to curb dissent.
Lai, the paper's outspoken founder, and multiple senior e...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:28:11 GMTCambodia's Hun Sen backs son to take over leadership
Speculation has long simmered that the 69-year-old Hun Sen was grooming Hun Manet -- a four-star general educated in Britain and the United States -- to lead the kingdom.
"Hun Manet is one of the candidates for prime minister and receives support f...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:10:15 GMTMLB locks out players in first work stoppage since 1994
Disagreement on how to divide $10 billion in revenues from the elite level of America's national pastime saw negotiations come to a halt on Wednesday afternoon, and after the collective bargaining agreement expired at 11:59 pm MLB announced it would...