Kara-Saz (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) – Against the pristine backdrop of the vast Kyrgyz mountains, a herd of white yaks lives in the snow, butting heads and locking horns as their herders watch on horseback. The Akmatov family have been breeding their variety of the cattle — which normally has dark-brown hair — for the past 15 years, and see their growing flock as a symbol of the white yak’s revival in a country plagued by climate woes.
Kabul (AFP) – The Afghan government says about 400 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre in the capital, Kabul, in the deadliest attack in the recent violence between the two neighbours.
Manila (AFP) – Jane had been bleeding heavily for days before finally seeking help, not from a hospital but from the man who sold her the pills meant to end her six-week pregnancy. Abortions are strictly outlawed in the mainly Catholic Philippines, forcing women to turn to a patchwork of providers operating in the online shadows.
Manila (AFP) – Jane had been bleeding heavily for days before finally seeking help, not from a hospital but from the man who sold her the pills meant to end her six-week pregnancy. Abortions are strictly outlawed in the mainly Catholic Philippines, forcing women to turn to a patchwork of providers operating in the online shadows.
Havana (AFP) – US President Donald Trump has claimed that he could “take” or “free” Cuba, as Washington tightens its grip on the island with a defacto oil blockade. Nationwide blackouts and fuel shortages in Cuba have stretched into weeks, following the halt of imports from Venezuela after US strikes and the capture of President Maduro.
Havana (AFP) – US President Donald Trump has claimed that he could “take” or “free” Cuba, as Washington tightens its grip on the island with a defacto oil blockade. Nationwide blackouts and fuel shortages in Cuba have stretched into weeks, following the halt of imports from Venezuela after US strikes and the capture of President Maduro.
La Havane (AFP) – Footage shows Cuban capital hit by a total electricity blackout. power outage struck the entire island of Cuba, the state-owned electric company said, the latest blackout as the United States pursues its oil blockade against the island’s communist government. IMAGES
London (AFP) – Country music is booming in the UK and attracting younger audiences. Donning cowboy boots and hats, the UK’s biggest country music event of the year attracts 45,000 country fans – with stars flying in from across the Atlantic for the Country 2 Country music festival.
Beijing (AFP) – Lianhuashan’s slopes have been kept snow-covered by ageing European snow cannons for more than 20 years, but the Beijing resort added its first Chinese snowmaker this ski season. The snow gun, made by Beijing-based Carving Ski, costs about a third less than Western brands. China’s snow-related equipment sales have surged almost fourfold since 2015.
Sainte-Rose (France) (AFP) – A month after the Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupted on France’s Reunion island, the lava flow continues to cool and has reached the ocean for the first time in 19 years.
Doha (AFP) – Diplomatic talks with Iran are only possible if it ceases its attacks, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari says, as Tehran presses its missile and drone campaign against Gulf states in the third week of the war triggered by US-Israeli strikes on 28 February.
Chubynske (Ukraine) (AFP) – At a sanctuary near Kyiv, bears awaken from their winter hibernation. Two bears — Chada, a rare Tien Shan bear, and Synochok, a brown bear — emerge from their dens and begin moving around, marking the arrival of spring. Sanctuary founder Maryna Shkvyria says it has been the “hardest winter” since 2022. “All the men from our team are now at the front,” she adds.
