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French justice minister acquitted in conflict of interest case
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» PARIS - A French court on Wednesday acquitted France's justice minister in a conflict of interest trial that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government.
Inside the Philippines’ dangerous mission in the South China Sea
Published on 12/11/2023
» As sailors scrambled to unload provisions from two small boats for troops on a grounded ship in the South China Sea, a US Navy aircraft flew overhead while three Japanese-built Philippine coast guard vessels kept watch.
Spain PM hopes Tenerife wildfire will stabilise 'in coming days'
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» ARAFO, Spain: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he hoped a wildfire that has forced thousands of people to evacuate on the holiday island of Tenerife will be stabilised "in the coming days".
Day 500 of Ukraine war: No end in sight
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» NIKOPOL, Ukraine: On the 500th day since Russia's invasion and as the war grinds on, Ukrainian forces are advancing slowly without enough arms and ammunition and with its main cities under constant threat.
A peace-whisperer with plenty of enemies
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/06/2023
» For a champion of peace, Leyner Palacios faces a lot of death threats.
US military slams Chinese warship's 'unsafe and unprofessional' manoeuvres in Taiwan Strait
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/06/2023
» Manoeuvring by a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday a few days after a Chinese air force jet came dangerously close to a US aircraft was "unsafe and unprofessional", a senior National Security Council official said on Monday.
US looks for Chinese balloon debris
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: US navy personnel worked to recover on Sunday the debris of a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down after it floated over North America for days.
US lawmakers clash over Biden's handling of Chinese balloon
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - Republicans savaged Joe Biden on Sunday over his handling of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, while Democrats defended the president's decision to shoot it down after it floated across the United States for days, further straining taut relations with Beijing.
Tears, anger on 'Joola' sinking anniversary
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 16/10/2022
» Up on the deck, dozens of university students played cards. In the first-class cabins below, passengers watched the movie Air Force One. In an overcrowded third-class compartment, a teenage football team on its way to a tournament belted out songs.
A beloved tree tries for a comeback
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 02/10/2022
» Michael French trudged through a thicket of prickly bramble, unfazed by the branches he had to swat away on occasion in order to arrive at a quiet spot of hilly land that was once mined for coal. Now, however, it is patched with flowering goldenrods and long yellow-green grasses and dotted with tree saplings.