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350 children of inmates to get free school kits

03 Sep 2019

Imran Mojib, Special Correspondent Faraj Fund teamed up with Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organisation working to improve children’s access to quality primary education, to distribute 350 school kits for children...

Eight schoolchildren killed in China, suspect arrested: Official

03 Sep 2019

Eight schoolchildren have died and two others were injured in a “school-related criminal case” in central China, with a 40-year-old suspect arrested, local authorities said on Tuesday, the latest attack...

Playing ketchup in Spain - thousands wage the Tomatina fight

29 Aug 2019

Thousands of revellers hurled tonnes of tomatoes at each other on Wednesday, cavorting in the red pulp beneath their feet in the Spanish town of Bunol. Organisers of the annual...

The sudden outrage over the Amazon fires smacks of hypocrisy

27 Aug 2019

Sarah Arnold, The Independent The Amazon is burning. It’s been burning for years. Don’t you remember at school, your environmentally conscious teacher would sit your class down with a string...

Asiatic black bear cubs rescued in remote Laos

26 Aug 2019

Five Asiatic black bear cubs were rescued from a remote stretch of northern Laos and are being nursed back to health at a sanctuary, NGO Free the Bears said Monday,...

Some Indian women see it as a relief

22 Aug 2019

LAW ON DIVORCE She got married to be happy, but joy didn’t recognise her. Her wish to write a hymn of love turned out to be a reluctant dirge....

Syria regime strikes kill mother and 6 of her children

17 Aug 2019

Regime air strikes on Saturday killed a woman and six of her children in northwest Syria, a war monitor said, a day after Russian bombardment pummelled a nearby displacement camp....

Warren’s trade plan does poor nations no favours

16 Aug 2019

Noah Smith, Tribune News Service On both sides of the political aisle, there is a newfound suspicion of trade deals. As soon as he got into office, President Donald Trump...

Help for stranded migrants a welcome step

15 Aug 2019

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s announcement that six European Union (EU) countries had agreed to take in some 150 migrants from a rescue ship that Italy had blocked from docking...

Hunger will rise if new immigration plan passed in US

14 Aug 2019

Alfred Lubrano, Tribune News Service Having tried several times to cut the food stamp programme, President Donald Trump has hit on a plan that could accomplish that, while curtailing another...

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