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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 18
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» KYIV - Russia launched drone and missile strikes across Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over a hundred in one of the most massive air attacks of the war.
UN Security Council to vote on Gaza aid as famine fears mount
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The United Nations (UN) Security Council was expected to vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to Gaza, as the world body warned the Israel-Hamas war was pushing the Palestinian territory towards famine.
Dettori -- Racing's great entertainer set for final European hurrah
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» PARIS - For Frankie Dettori, come Saturday evening the flying dismounts and unabashed displays of emotions in victory or defeat will be a thing of the past as the great showman retires from European racing, leaving a huge vacuum.
Russia vetoes UN resolution on Mali sanctions
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Russia on Wednesday vetoed an attempt to keep inside military-run Mali a team of United Nations (UN) experts who had charged that foreign forces -- a veiled reference to Moscow-linked Wagner mercenaries -- were involved in widespread abuses.
Nigeria's president inaugurates cabinet to tackle economic, security woes
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» ABUJA - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday swore in a cabinet of 45 ministers, urging them to build public trust as his new government takes on Nigeria's huge economic and security challenges.
UK police question ousted Myanmar ambassador over residence row: lawyer
AFP, Published on 19/08/2023
» LONDON - British police have questioned Myanmar's ex-ambassador to London, stripped of his post by the military junta after a 2021 coup, over his refusal to leave a diplomatic residence, his lawyer said Saturday.
Coe defends Budapest as worlds venue and hails doping case
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» PARIS - World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has defended the choice of Hungary's capital Budapest to host this month's world championships and also said the sport's latest doping case was actually a reason to celebrate.
World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38m
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» NEW YORK: A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for US$38.1 million in New York on Wednesday, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.
Zelensky says Ukraine needs time before counter-offensive
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine said it needed more time before a highly anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces, according to an interview published by the BBC Thursday, as the UK pledged to send Storm Shadow missiles to help Kyiv.
Lionel Richie gets coveted seat at British king's coronation
AFP, Published on 02/05/2023
» LONDON: United States star Lionel Richie is among the celebrities handed invitations for King Charles III's coronation, according to Buckingham Palace, which has kept the guest list tightly under wraps.