Roadside bombs killed at least five civilians and wounded seven others on Friday in Afghanistan, provincial officials said, while the Islamic state group ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 protesters arrested in Gabon, ICUs overwhelmed in Iraq & deforestation in Ecuador
In our show "Correspondence", we explore how the world is coping with the twists and turns of 2021, amid the consequences of Covid-19 and beyond. FRANCE 24 brings you a selection of original reports ... ( read original story ...)
Baby boy born in Iraq is first to be born with three penises, doctors claim
For example, one baby born with two penises in Russia also had a third leg and no anus. The team in Iraq led by Dr Shakir Saleem Jabali said there was no evidence of any other health issues in the ... ( read original story ...)
VA expected Iraq, Afghanistan wars would lead to toxic exposures, agency reveals
Soon after the 9/11 attacks, disease researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs began internal discussions on how to prepare for the war-related illnesses they knew would follow, agency ... ( read original story ...)
VA knew Iraq, Afghanistan wars would cause toxic exposures | Charlotte Observer
We expected there to be hazardous exposures,’ VA says, raising questions about why some veterans cannot get care. ( read original story ...)
The road not taken: South Korea’s self-driving professor
Two years later, it drove 300 kilometres (185 miles) from the capital to the southern port of Busan, on the most heavily-travelled expressway in South Korea. Footage from the period shows the car ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar cuts wireless internet service as anti-coup protesters keep up defiance
Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services were shut down Friday by order of the military government, local providers said, as protesters continued to defy the threat of lethal violence to oppose ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins
Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with violating the official secrets act, her lawyer said Thursday, as the ruling military junta cut all wireless internet services in ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Myanmar’s neighbour Thailand unlikely to toughen stance on coup
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has slightly hardened its language on Myanmar by saying it is "gravely concerned" about escalating bloodshed since a Feb. 1 coup, but close military ties and fears of a ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar junta slammed for child deaths
Myanmar's junta faced fresh international criticism Friday over the deaths of more than 40 children and the "forced disappearance" of hundreds of people in its crackdown on pro-democracy protests. The ... ( read original story ...)