Malawians search for relatives buried under the mud as death toll jumps
Blantyre, MalawiReuters In Malawi, where floods swept away entire villages this month after a storm tore through its southern districts, police officers and soldiers on Friday dug for victims buried under the mud and rocks as the death toll rose sharply. The storm has pounded the southern African country as tropical Cyclone Freddy swept through […]
Police clash with protesters at Paris demonstration against pension overhaul
Paris, France Reuters Riot police clashed with protesters on Friday evening in Paris as a new demonstration took place against the government’s plans to raise the French state pension age. The growing unrest, which has resulted in a wave of strikes since the start of the year and rubbish piling up on the streets of […]
War crimes court seeks Putin arrest over deportation of Ukraine’s children
Updated: 11:30am (AEDT)Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Near Bakhmut Ukraine Reuters The International Criminal Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging Moscow’s forcible deportation of Ukrainian children is a war crime, as the Kremlin reacted with outrage. Russia has not concealed a programme under which it has brought thousands of Ukrainian children to […]
At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery
Reuters At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a doctor’s post-mortem report, in what opponents of military rule say was a massacre of civilians conducted by the army. A spokesman for Myanmar’s junta, which staged a coup two years ago to […]
‘Omurice’, comfort food for Japanese and Koreans, a symbol of warmer ties
Tokyo, Japan Reuters Nearly everything about South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo will be scrutinised for signs of warmer bilateral ties, including a shared meal of a Tokyo classic called omurice. The dish, whose name is a mash-up of omelette and rice, has become the […]
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Vatican unveils new ethnographic display of Rwanda screens
Vatican CityAP The Vatican Museums officially reopened its African and American ethnographic collections Thursday by showcasing intricately restored Rwandan raffia screens that were sent by Catholic missionaries to the Vatican for a 1925 exhibit. The display at the Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum featured a scientific presentation of the restoration process as well as the research […]
Moldovan parliament approves law on Romanian language
Chisinau, Moldova Reuters Moldova’s parliament on Thursday approved a law on referring to the national language as Romanian in all legislative texts and the constitution, despite opposition from a pro-Moscow communist party. The move is intended to resolve a heated dispute over whether the national language should be referred to as Romanian or Moldovan. Two […]
Russia OKs alternative civil service for mobilised believer
Tallinn, Estonia AP A court in Russia on Thursday affirmed the right of a man mobilised to fight in Ukraine to perform an alternative form of civil service due to his stated religious beliefs, setting a precedent that could persuade more reluctant draftees to try to get out of military service. The Leningrad Regional Court upheld a […]