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'Heavenly' Pakistan mountain town becomes site of ruin
Bahrain is a town in ruins –- reduced to rubble by the incredible force of flash floods that swelled the river running through it, severing a lifeline bridge. The road north ends at the edge of the Swat River, where the bridge that once connected the two halves of the town is now a mass of debris.
S.Africa's Paralympian Pistorius goes to court to push for parole
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for 13 years for murdering his girlfriend, has asked the courts to force prison authorities to consider him for parole, a lawyer said Wednesday. His lawyer Julian Knight told AFP that the athlete was seeking an order to force authorities to hold a parole hearing.
'I never corrupted anyone,' diamond magnate tells Swiss court
A French-Israeli businessman and diamond magnate insisted Wednesday he had never bribed anyone, as he sought to overturn his conviction in a vast corruption case involving mining rights in West Africa.
Russians divided over Gorbachev legacy
For some he brought winds of change that could have paved the way for a better Russia, for others economic hardship and bitterness. Some believe that without the collapse of the Soviet Union they would not have had to live through these economic hardships.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's inflation hits another record
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's inflation hit an eleventh consecutive monthly record in August, official data showed on Wednesday, rising to 64.3 percent as the International Monetary Fund extended bailout talks by one more day. The CCPI figures were released hours after the IMF said it had extended by a day official-level talks with the Sri Lankan government on a possible bailout.
G20 climate talks in Indonesia end without joint communique
Group of 20 climate talks in Bali ended without a joint communique Wednesday despite host Indonesia warning the world's leading economies they must act together to combat a warming planet or risk plunging into "uncharted territory".
Canada economy accelerates, posts 3.3% growth in Q2
Canada's economy accelerated in the second quarter of 2022, benefitting from higher commodity prices after emerging from pandemic lockdowns to post annualized growth of 3.3 percent, the government statistical agency said Wednesday. Quarter to quarter, the economy grew 0.8 percent.
US senator Bernie Sanders backs UK strikers
The independent US senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday gave his backing to striking British railway workers, adding an international dimension to the growing push for higher wages in the UK. The influential progressive lawmaker was slated to join members of the RMT union at a rally for transport workers in London on Wednesday night.
UK regulator bans Unilever's 'misleading' green ad
Britain on Wednesday banned an advertisement from consumer goods group Unilever over "misleading" environmental claims for its laundry detergent brand Persil. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the television advert, which claimed Persil was "kinder to our planet", had failed to demonstrate environmental benefits.
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