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US jury orders Monsanto to pay $857m over chemicals in school
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - A US jury on Monday ordered chemical company Monsanto to pay $857 million to seven people at a school in the western state of Washington who said they were sickened by chemicals leaking from light fittings.
Man Utd sale saga leaves fans with more questions than answers
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Nearly a year after Manchester United opened the doors to outside investment, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe looks set to buy a 25 percent stake in the English Premier League club.
Trump given partial gag order in election conspiracy trial
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The federal judge set to preside over Donald Trump's trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 US election imposed a partial gag order on the former president on Monday.
Trump says prosecutors seeking to restrict his free speech rights
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump pushed back on Monday against a bid by government lawyers to restrict what he can share publicly about his historic prosecution for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
France warned to 'pull their socks up' or pay World Cup price
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» SYDNEY - France coach Herve Renard has warned his team they must keep their focus or it "can all come tumbling down" after being stunned by an early goal from Panama and leaking another two late on.
Vietnam battles plastic blight in idyllic Ha Long Bay
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» HA LONG (VIETNAM) - Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay.
Ancient Arctic ice saved to preserve climate history
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» PARIS: Scientists have succeeded in saving samples of ancient Arctic ice for analysis in a race against time before it melts away due to climate change, they said this week.
US airman charged over documents leak
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» BOSTON - A 21-year-old US national guardsman was charged with leaking a trove of classified United States government documents as he made his first appearance in court Friday.
Trump due in court to face historic criminal charges
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» NEW YORK - Donald Trump will make an unprecedented appearance before a New York judge Tuesday to answer criminal charges that threaten to throw the 2024 White House race into turmoil.
Russia prepares to launch rescue ship to ISS
AFP, Published on 18/02/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia's space agency said on Saturday it was planning to send a rescue ship on February 24 to the International Space Station (ISS) to bring home three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid.