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Arman Soldin, from Sarajevo to reporting on Ukraine front lines
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» LONDON - Anyone who wanted to get the measure of Arman Soldin needed only to look at his recent footage for AFP from the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
Singapore hangs prisoner over 1kg of cannabis
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday hanged a prisoner convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, authorities said, ignoring international calls for the city-state to abolish capital punishment.
UN urges Singapore to halt execution
Published on 25/04/2023
» The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore on Tuesday to “urgently reconsider” its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogramme of cannabis.
Branson urges Singapore to halt execution of cannabis convict
Published on 24/04/2023
» British tycoon Richard Branson Monday urged Singapore to halt the imminent execution of a man sentenced to death over one kilogram of cannabis, saying it "may be about to kill an innocent man".
EU parliament approves world's most sweeping cryptocurrency rules
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» STRASBOURG, France: The European Parliament approved the world's first comprehensive rules to regulate the "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, hoping to protect investors against abuse and manipulation.
Reported Chinese police station in London rattles UK
Published on 19/04/2023
» LONDON: The United Kingdom says a report of an alleged secret Chinese police station in south London is of “great concern” and that it will not tolerate any attempt by China to harass its citizens.
China decries US 'secret police' arrests
Published on 18/04/2023
» China said on Tuesday that “political manipulation” was behind the arrests of two men the United States accused of setting up an unauthorised Chinese police station in New York.
Unsound climate studies sneak into print: scientists
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» PARIS: Misleading studies sowing doubt about climate change are getting into peer-reviewed journals, scientists warn, citing recent papers linked to a lawsuit in Germany whose authors denied conflicts of interest.
Silky smooth skin
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 11/04/2023
» In her recent blog, Angela Jia Kim shared beauty and wellness secrets from her three-week trip to Thailand. As she was in the Land of Smiles, smiling is one of the seven tips which naturally makes one more attractive.
China jails 2 prominent human rights lawyers for over 10 years
Published on 10/04/2023
» Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for over a decade, an advocacy group and one of the men's wives said Monday.