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Zelensky invites Trump to the frontline
Published on 17/02/2024
» MUNICH - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Donald Trump to travel with him to the frontlines of Russia’s full-scale invasion of his country so that the former US leader can experience “real war”.
Russia vetoes UN resolution on Mali sanctions
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Russia on Wednesday vetoed an attempt to keep inside military-run Mali a team of United Nations (UN) experts who had charged that foreign forces -- a veiled reference to Moscow-linked Wagner mercenaries -- were involved in widespread abuses.
Robots tell UN conference: ‘We could run the world’
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» GENEVA: A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots took the microphone on Friday at a United Nations conference with the message: they could eventually run the world better than humans.
55% of mainland Chinese back full-scale war to take control of Taiwan: poll
Published on 21/05/2023
» Just over half of mainland Chinese support a full-scale war to take control of Taiwan, according to a new survey that offers a rare insight into public opinion as Beijing takes an increasingly assertive stance towards the island.
Mine a mixed blessing
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 12/02/2023
» As Wendsler Nosie finished his evening prayers sitting before a mesquite fire, a ceremonial yucca staff festooned with eagle feathers by his side, he gazed sternly towards a distant mesa where mining companies hope to extract more than 1 billion tonnes of copper.
Thunberg: Davos elite 'fuelling destruction of planet'
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» DAVOS, Switzerland: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed business and political leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, saying it was "absurd" to listen to them while they fuelled "the destruction of the planet".
Germany resorts to coal amid Russia gas supply cuts
AFP, Published on 19/06/2022
» BERLIN - Germany announced emergency measures on Sunday to ensure its energy needs after a drop in Russian gas supplies, including reverting to coal in what it called a "bitter but indispensable" step.
Watergate: A scandal for the ages that could yet be eclipsed
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - Fifty years since it ignited Washington, the Watergate affair remains a cautionary tale on the threat of untrammeled presidential power and the yardstick against which all other political scandals are judged.
US panel recommends Covid vaccines for youngest children
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - A panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Covid-19 vaccines Wednesday for children under five, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries.
Malaysia’s border reopening likely in second quarter
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/02/2022
» Malaysia may fully reopen its international borders early in the second quarter, according to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.