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India’s ‘drone sisters’ steer farming and social change
Pataudi (India) (AFP) - Once a housewife in rural India, Sharmila Yadav always wanted to be a pilot and is...
Budget crisis forces UK’s Birmingham to approve service cuts, tax hikes
London (AFP) - Councillors in the UK's second-largest city Birmingham on Tuesday approved tax hikes and deep cuts to public...
EU proposes vast defence boost, spurred by Russian war in Ukraine
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU officials on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious proposal to massively boost weapons production and procurement in...
Shady bleaching jabs fuel health fears, scams in W. Africa
Abidjan (AFP) - In her quest for "fair skin", an Ivorian YouTuber recently visited a market stall in Abidjan to...
Vietnam property tycoon on trial in $12.5 billion fraud case
Ho Chi Minh City (AFP) - A top Vietnamese property tycoon went on trial Tuesday along with dozens of others,...
China sets ambitious 5 percent growth target for 2024
Beijing (AFP) - China set on Tuesday a growth target of around five percent for 2024, an ambitious objective that...
China’s leaders set five percent growth goal for 2024
Beijing (AFP) - China on Tuesday set a growth target of five percent, in line with last year's GDP but...
China’s leaders set five percent growth goal, raise military budget in 2024
Beijing (AFP) - China will on Tuesday set a goal of five percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and raise...
Argentina govt suspends state news agency Telam
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's government on Monday suspended the Telam state news agency in the wake of an announcement...
American Airlines orders 260 jets from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer
New York (AFP) - American Airlines unveiled a large order on Monday of narrow-body planes from European giant Airbus, Brazil's...
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