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Sierra Leone calm despite election disputes
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» FREETOWN: The streets of Sierra Leone's capital were quiet on Wednesday, a day after President Julius Maada Bio was sworn in for a second term following an election that his main rival slammed as "not credible."
Messina Denaro: a ruthless boss of the Sicilian Mafia
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» ROME: Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro, who was arrested on Monday after 30 years on the run, is a ruthless assassin whose violence fuelled the bloody reputation of the Cosa Nostra Mafia.
China's 'iPhone city' under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» BEIJING: Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers furious over pay and conditions.
Peru ends Lima curfew aimed at quelling protests
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» LIMA - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday announced the end of a curfew in the capital Lima aimed at containing protests against rising fuel prices following crisis talks with Congress.
Japan court jails US duo over Ghosn escape
AFP, Published on 19/07/2021
» TOKYO: An American father-son duo who helped former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan were sentenced to 20 months and two years in prison by a Tokyo court on Monday.
Taiwan says Chinese diplomats assaulted official in Fiji
AFP, Published on 19/10/2020
» TAIPEI: Taiwan on Monday accused two Chinese diplomats of gatecrashing a hotel function hosted by its de facto embassy in Fiji and assaulting an employee.
Washington, heart of US power, frozen by pandemic
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - Behind the giant bay windows of the World Bank, security guards remain at their posts, but idle. Outside, the sidewalks of Washington DC are largely empty.
Desperate race against fires in world's biggest tropical wetlands
AFP, Published on 15/09/2020
» PôRTO JOFRE, Brazil: The smell of burnt vegetation and the red glow of flames welcome visitors these days to the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands -- a biodiverse paradise that is now partly reduced to ashes by record wildfires.
Typhoon hits South Korea after sparking landslides in Japan
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) - A powerful typhoon lashed South Korea on Monday after smashing into southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that left four people missing in a landslide.
Typhoon Haishen heads to South Korea after slamming Japan
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» KAGOSHIMA, Japan: Powerful Typhoon Haishen approached South Korea on Monday after slamming southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that prompted evacuation warnings for millions.