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Ugandan charged under anti-gay law faces possible death penalty
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» KAMPALA - Ugandan prosecutors have charged a man with "aggravated homosexuality", potentially a capital offence under controversial anti-gay legislation introduced by the country this year, an official said Monday.
Zimbabwe election 'fell short' of standards
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» HARARE: Foreign poll observers on Friday said Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections failed to conform to regional and international standards, placing in doubt the credibility of the tense vote.
North Korea says spy satellite launch ends in failure, again
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea's latest attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit has ended in failure, state media said Thursday, just months after Pyongyang's first launch crashed into the ocean shortly after blast off.
China cuts key interest rate to support economy
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» BEIJING: China's central bank on Monday cut a key interest rate in an attempt to counter the post-Covid growth slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
Trump indicted for racketeering over 2020 election interference
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» ATLANTA - Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges of racketeering and a string of election crimes after a sprawling, two-year probe into his efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat to Joe Biden in the US state of Georgia.
China stops releasing youth job stats as economic data disappoints
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» BEIJING - China on Tuesday said it would suspend the release of youth unemployment rates, as its central bank cut a key interest rate to boost flagging growth.
Worry, relief, despair, pride: Afghans on life two years under the Taliban
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» KABUL - Two years since the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the United States and its allies, life has changed dramatically for many Afghans, particularly women.
No water: Iraq drought claims lakeside resort
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» HABBANIYAH, Iraq - Iraqi merchant Mohamed has never seen such a grim tourist season: years of drought have shrunken the majestic Lake Habbaniyah, keeping away the holidaymakers who once flocked there during summer.
Naval forces in Gulf warn ships against nearing Iranian waters
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» DUBAI - Western naval forces operating in the Gulf have warned ships sailing in the strategic Strait of Hormuz against approaching Iranian waters to avoid the risk of seizure.
Biden, in environment push, protects lands near Grand Canyon
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» GRAND CANYON (UNITED STATES) - Joe Biden used the backdrop of the Grand Canyon Tuesday to champion the climate fight -- and distinguish himself from the Republican right -- by designating large swathes of surrounding sacred land with protective status.