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Russia shuts down oldest rights group
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the closure of Russia's oldest human rights organisation, the Moscow Helsinki Group, silencing another respected institution amid a political crackdown.
US sues Google over dominance of online ad market
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department sued Google on Tuesday for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant.
Former PM joins mass rally against Israel govt
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» TEL AVIV - Former Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid joined tens of thousands of protesters in Tel Aviv Saturday, as frustration mounts over a raft of controversial moves by the new administration.
Brazil releases hundreds after capital riots
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian authorities on Tuesday released hundreds of people detained in the storming of government buildings by a far-right mob, with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowing to "recover the country" after what he called acts of terrorism.
Lula slams far-right 'terrorism' as Brazil clears protest camps
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian security forces cleared protest camps Monday and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned "acts of terrorism" after a far-right mob stormed the seat of power in the capital, in chaotic scenes that triggered global shock.
Brazil police wrest back seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian security forces wrested back control of Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday after a flood of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the capital.
Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoon will soon be public property
Published on 28/12/2022
» LOS ANGELES: There is nothing soft and cuddly about the way The Walt Disney Co. protects the characters it brings to life.
Ex-Nazi camp secretary receives suspended sentence in German trial
AFP, Published on 20/12/2022
» ITZEHOE (GERMANY) - A German court on Tuesday handed a two-year suspended sentence to a 97-year-old former Nazi camp secretary over complicity in the murder of more than 10,000 people.
Philippine police officer jailed in rare drug war conviction
Published on 23/11/2022
» A Philippine police officer has been jailed for torturing two teenagers killed at the height of former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, court documents show, in a rare conviction of an enforcer of the crackdown.
Suspended sentence sought for German ex-Nazi camp secretary
AFP, Published on 22/11/2022
» ITZEHOE (GERMANY) - German prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a suspended sentence for a 97-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary in what they described as one of the country's last trials over the Holocaust.