Kaohsiung (Taiwan) (AFP) – A new political party in Taiwan has emerged with an unusual and singular platform — to make mahjong great again. The Mahjong the Greatest party wants the game, which is especially popular among the elderly, to be declared a “legitimate recreation” and for gambling and prize money to be allowed.
Cianjur (Indonesia) (AFP) – Survivors of Indonesia’s deadly earthquake on Monday continue with their daily routines surrounded by rubble and makeshift homes. At least 268 people were killed in the quake. IMAGES
Washington (AFP) – Anthony Fauci, the United States’ top infectious disease doctor who was a constant prescence during the Covid-19 pandemic, gives his final White House briefing before retiring at the end of the year.
Madrid (AFP) – With a secure job as a bricklayer, Hugo Ramirez never thought he would need the help of charity to feed his family. But with the cost of living soaring across Europe, the 44-year-old father of three is one of a growing number of people in Spain turning to food banks to make ends meet.
Buenos Aires (AFP) – “If we don’t put our lives in each play, we won’t win,” says Norberto Protzmann, a waiter in Buenos Aires, after watching Argentina’s first game of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The match saw Lionel Messi’s team fall in a 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. “I feel very sad” says Llanca Salvi, who also watched the match in the Argentinian capital, “the game started to euphoric, with so much desire to win and suddenly the game turned.”
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s security services search cars and people at the entrance of Kyiv’s historic Pechersk Lavra Orthodox monastery, formerly under Moscow’s jurisdiction, over suspected connections to Russia’s secret services.
Washington (AFP) – Joe Biden pardons two turkeys named “Chocolate” and “Chip” in an annual Thanksgiving ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, sparing them from the fate of ending up on the US President’s festive table.
Riyadh (AFP) – Disbelieving Saudi fans break out into dance in the capital Riyadh, after Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history by roaring back to beat Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 and set the tournament in Qatar alight.
Cianjur (Indonesia) (AFP) – Rescuers in the town of Cianjur, near the epicentre of a 5.6 magnitude quake in Indonesia, search for survivors in the rubble left after the country’s deadliest tremors since 2018.
Paris (AFP) – In the heart of Montmartre, a battle is being waged over 765 square metres of undevelopable land: a fifty-year-old self-managed pétanque club might have to put away its boules and jacks to make way for a commercial project after a private operator put in a bid to make use of the site.
