While AFP made a point of repeating that the women protesters have “pledged” their commitment to “all Taliban's hardline policies on gender segregation,” emphasizing how they were all covered “head to toe,” the event was significant. Among many issues, it raises the question: who repre...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments and health care leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health workers and patients. “The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us of the vital role health workers play to relieve suffering and save lives...
"To be sure, the World Health Organization is not without fault but it is beyond irresponsible to cut its funding at the height of a global pandemic," said Leslie Dach, chair of Protect Our Care. (With input from Reuters, AFP)
The agency did not say who was responsible for the attack but an official from Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP news agency it was carried out by an Israeli quadcopter. Israel said it is investigating but does not believe it was responsible. ...
The Israeli regime tried to silence the media by targeting the news offices of international media that covered the news of Gaza and prevented the publication of news related to the crimes. The media offices of international news sources, including Al Jazeera, Associated Press, and AFP, were loc...
"We have highly effective vaccines that have proved effective against all the variants so far, in terms of severe disease and hospitalisation, and there's no reason to expect that it wouldn't be so" for Omicron, Dr Ryan, the WHO's emergencies director, told AFP news agency. ...
She later told the AFP news agency: "It was a totally spontaneous mutual gesture because of the immense joy that winning a World Cup brings. "The president and I have a great relationship, his behaviour with all of us has been outstanding and ...
"The game is over," Bout said. Accused Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrives at court in Bangkok on October 5, 2010. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images He was extradited to the U.S. in 2010 after two years of legal proceedings and convicted on terrorism charges a year later....
Developing a safe and effective vaccine "is like establishing base camp at Everest," she said. "But actually getting to the impact of vaccines is (like) having to climb Everest." Source: AFP via People's Daily Editor: Lv Yun
The De Dao platform is just a small part of China's knowledge economy. There days, more Chinese people are wiling to pay for knowledge online than before, according to an article published by AFP in September.Many Chinese people used to be unwilling to pay for content online. However, ...