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Biden's son pleads not guilty on tax charges as deal derails
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» WILMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded not guilty to minor tax offenses Wednesday as a deal with federal prosecutors derailed in a Delaware court.
Joe Biden's son Hunter reaches plea deal on gun, tax charges
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter has reached a plea deal on minor tax and gun charges, concluding a five-year probe that involved persistent Republican allegations that major crimes were being covered up.
Thai wine sisters take aim at booze monopoly
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» Sisters Mimi and Nikki have battled Thailand's tropical climate, chased off elephants from their vineyards and won over a sceptical public to their award-winning wine. Now they're taking on the "unfair" booze laws critics say benefit the kingdom's billionaire booze monopolies.
Latin America virus deaths pass US as Spain lockdown blocked
AFP, Published on 13/07/2020
» LERIDA (SPAIN) - Latin America surged past the US and Canada to become the world's second worst-hit region for virus deaths on Monday as a Spanish court blocked a move to lock down some 200,000 people.
Qatar tests boozy fan zones as Liverpool begin Club World Cup bid
AFP, Published on 18/12/2019
» DOHA: "We've got the cheapest beer in Qatar," boasts a seller of vouchers for $6.90 pints at the Club World Cup fan zone in Doha.
Deserted Walsall mirrors retail crisis across UK
AFP, Published on 02/12/2019
» WALSALL, United Kingdon: With its deserted streets and closed shops, the centre of Walsall bears witness to Britain's retail crisis that political parties campaigning for election have vowed to fix.
Despair, jihadism and revolt: Mali's torn heart
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» MOPTI (MALI) - Untroubled by time, the mighty Niger River glides through the Sahel city as women wash their clothes in its brackish waters and cows slumber nearby in the heat.
Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies
AFP, Published on 07/07/2019
» NIAMEY - First ladies attending the African Union summit in Niger on Saturday called for a rise in taxes for cancer-causing products such as tobacco and alcohol.
China, India boosting global booze binge, study finds
AFP, Published on 08/05/2019
» PARIS: The world consumed 10% more alcohol per adult in 2017 than in 1990, due in large part to heavier and more widespread drinking in China and India, researchers said on Wednesday.
Fresh clashes in French fuel price protests
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» PARIS - Fresh clashes Sunday in the "yellow vest" fuel price protests across France led to more injuries to add to the more than 400 already reported by Interior Minister Christophe Castaner.