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Taekwondo Star Hamidi Sacrifices Her Freedom To Battle The Taliban
Afghan taekwondo star Marzieh Hamidi told AFP the death threats she has received, forcing her to live under French police protection, show how effective her stinging criticism of the...
Bank Of Japan Hikes Interest Rate To 17-year High, Signals More
The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years and signalled more were in the pipeline despite fears of turmoil under US...
GREEN: Next PM should swiftly dismantle Trudeau’s anti-energy agenda
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Bangkok Air Pollution Forces 352 Schools To Close
Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, as Bangkok was ranked the world's seventh-most polluted major city...
‘Nerve-racking’: Inside The Aerial Battle To Tame Los Angeles Fires
Helicopter pilot Tim Thomas has fought dozens of wildfires all over the world, but nothing prepared him for the scale and the challenge of the devastating blazes that ripped...
Despite Truce, Lebanese From Devastated Naqura Cannot Go Home
All signs of life have disappeared from the bombed-out houses and empty streets of the Lebanese border town of Naqura, but despite a fragile Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire that has held...
Tax Change Sows Anger On England Farms
In a field in southwest England where his dairy cows graze, Adam Stanbury said he feared the government's new farm tax, coupled with existing economic headwinds, will ruin his...
‘I Rip Out My Lashes To Ease Pain’: Eye Disease Afflicts Ethiopia
Scheicho Scheifa is haunted by the fear of going blind. A disease called trachoma has turned his eyelids inwards, causing his eyelashes to scar his corneas so badly that...
Asian Markets Build On Trump Rally, Yen Steady Ahead Of BoJ
Asian markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump's tax-cut pledge, while the yen weakened slightly ahead of an expected interest rate...