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Russia: 'Fortress' Kherson ready for Ukraine attack
AFP, Published on 21/10/2022
» KYIV: Kremlin proxy officials said on Friday they were building up defences and turning Ukraine's southern city of Kherson into a "fortress" as Kyiv's forces advance and Russia pulls residents from the region.
Weinstein sex assault trial opens in Los Angeles
AFP, Published on 11/10/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Jury selection began Monday in the Los Angeles trial of disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, with five alleged victims expected to take the stand during the two-month case.
Crowds gather as UK queen's coffin to go on display in London
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» LONDON: King Charles III leads a procession of the coffin of his mother Queen Elizabeth II through London on Wednesday before hundreds of thousands of people pay their final respects.
Villagers brave snakes and hunger in flooded Pakistan
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» KARIM BAKHSH, Pakistan: The southern Pakistan village of Karim Bakhsh is almost entirely under muddy water after catastrophic monsoon rains — hardly any stable buildings are left for shelter, the wheat silos are empty and venomous snakes are a constant threat.
Volkswagen shifts gear with Oliver Blume taking wheel
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» FRANKFURT: Volkswagen on Thursday hands over the reins to new CEO Oliver Blume, tasked with steering the German automotive giant through challenging economic conditions after four turbulent years under his predecessor, Herbert Diess.
Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» NEHINNA, Sri Lanka: As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, people are returning to cooking with firewood.
Ailing oceans in state of 'emergency', says UN chief
AFP, Published on 27/06/2022
» LISBON: A long-delayed conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon on Monday, with the head of the UN saying the world's seas are in crisis.
Ailing oceans in the spotlight at major UN meet
AFP, Published on 27/06/2022
» LISBON: A long-delayed UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicks off in Lisbon Monday, with thousands of policymakers, experts and advocates on the case.
Jury resumes deliberations in Depp vs Heard trial
AFP, Published on 01/06/2022
» FAIRFAX (UNITED STATES) - The jury in the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard resumed deliberations Wednesday, working painstakingly through a special verdict form that contains dozens of questions.
Amber Heard says she received death threats during defamation trial
AFP, Published on 27/05/2022
» WASHINGTON: "Aquaman" star Amber Heard said Thursday that she has received thousands of death threats during the "agonizing" defamation trial between her and former husband Johnny Depp.