General strike to protest Milei's labor reforms starts in Argentina
Argentina's Javier Milei faces the fourth general strike of his term Thursday, this time by workers protesting a labor reform bill pushed by the budget-slashing president and set to be debated in parliament.
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Cuban opposition figure Ferrer supports Maduro-like US operation for Cuba
Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer supports a US operation in his country akin to the one that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro should the communist leadership refuse to give up power, he told AFP in an interview Wednesday.
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High-stakes showdown in Nepal's post-uprising polls
In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.
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Asian markets rally after Wall St tech-led gains
Tech firms led gains across Asian equities Thursday following a positive lead from Wall Street, where traders also welcomed strong US data that suggested the world's top economy remained in rude health.
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After Greenland, Arctic island Svalbard wary of great powers
There are no outward signs of jitters, at least not yet: people in Svalbard are going about their daily lives as normal despite speculation that this Norwegian archipelago could be the next Arctic territory coveted by the United States or Russia.
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Veteran Slipper set for new Super Rugby landmark
James Slipper will hit a new landmark this weekend when he becomes the first Australian to play 200 Super Rugby games, with ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham saying he was in some of his best form ever.
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Sudan's historic acacia forest devastated as war fuels logging
Vast stretches of a once-verdant acacia forest south of Sudan's capital Khartoum have been reduced to little more than fields of stumps as nearly three years of conflict have fuelled deforestation.
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Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning
Permits revoked, lawsuits filed, the threat of state takeovers. Deadly flooding in Indonesia has prompted unprecedented government action against companies accused of environmental destruction that worsened the disaster.
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Australia vow to entertain in bid for Women's Asian Cup glory
Coach Joe Montemurro pledged Thursday Australia will play an "entertaining" brand of football in their bid to win the Women's Asian Cup after naming a strong squad spearheaded by Sam Kerr, Mary Fowler and Steph Catley.
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Afghan barbers under pressure as morality police take on short beards
Barbers in Afghanistan risk detention for trimming men's beards too short, they told AFP, as the Taliban authorities enforce their strict interpretation of Islamic law with increasing zeal.
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