Saudi Arabia: 28,000 apply for 30 female train drivers’ posts
Volume of applicants reflects scale of pent up demand as conservative kingdom opens more opportunities to women.
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US-Mexico avocado spat is already causing shortages
The ban on avocado imports from a key region in Mexico is putting pressure on California to produce more of the fruit.
Canada police to anti-vaccine truckers: Leave now or face arrest
Warning comes days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to disperse anti-government protesters.
Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress
House committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol is seeking records of visitors to Trump White House.
Nepal police fire tear gas as protesters rally against US grant
Critics say the $500m infrastructure grant comes with unacceptable conditions that would damage Nepal's sovereignty.
Canadian students raise money for Madagascar hunger relief
High school students in Ontario were inspired by Al Jazeera's Start Here episode on hunger in Madagascar, teacher says.
Germany’s BioNTech plans modular vaccine factories in Africa
The first turnkey facility will be shipped to either Senegal or Rwanda in the second half of this year, BioNTech said.
Retail sales surge in January despite Omicron wave
Retail and restaurant sales soared 3.8 percent in January compared to the previous month.
Israeli settler, police violence before Sheikh Jarrah expulsion
Palestinians say intensified police and settler presence come to lay groundwork for family's forced displacement.
Nigerian court adjourns trial of separatist leader again
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra appeared in court for the second time this year on a 15-count charge.
Tigrayan forces killed civilians, gang-raped dozens: Amnesty
Rights group says the rebel fighters raped underage girls, some as young as 14, in Amhara region last year.
Storms near Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro kill 18, fears toll may rise
Rescue and recovery efforts under way as state fire department says 180 soldiers working in stricken Petropolis region.
Eight million Yemenis could lose aid next month as war rages
As the conflict in Yemen intensifies, an 'unprecedented' lack of funds is slashing humanitarian programmes, UN says.
As house prices soar, ordinary South Koreans learn to love stocks
Asia's fourth-largest economy is overcoming a historical aversion to financial assets and embracing the stock market.
‘Unity day’ in Ukraine, US says Russia may yet invade: Live news
More Western scepticism about Russia's troop drawdown from Ukraine's borders, but US says still room for diplomacy.
Xi tells Hong Kong to control Omicron-fuelled outbreak
Directive in territory's Chinese language media comes with authorities expected to report record number of daily cases.
Macron expected to announce French withdrawal from Mali
Withdrawal would mark a major strategic shift by France, which has had troops in Mali for nine years.
Ukrainians face ‘game of cat and mouse’ with stoic calm
Ukrainians living in the country's east carry on mostly as usual, despite stark warnings of an imminent Russian attack.
The all-powerful ‘Minister’ and Australian immigration detention
Refugees say they are at the mercy of 'The Minister' - three politicians with the power to grant visas and release.
‘They grabbed my arms’: The sick refugee deported by Australia
Refugee says he was forced onto a plane with hardened criminals and sent back to a country he fled in fear of his life