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Global measles cases up 300 percent year-on-year: WHO
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» GENEVA - Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the UN said Monday, as concern grows over the impact of anti-vaccination stigma.
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison
AFP, Published on 13/12/2018
» NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen delivered a blistering attack on his former boss as he was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for multiple crimes.
Two Malaysian women caned under Islamic law for lesbian sex
AFP, Published on 03/09/2018
» KUALA TERENGGANU (MALAYSIA) - Two Malaysian women were caned Monday for having lesbian sex in violation of strict Islamic laws, despite an outcry from activists at the "cruel and unjust" punishment.
German court refuses to extradite Puigdemont on rebellion charge
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» BERLIN - A German court on Thursday refused a request from Spain to extradite Catalonia's ousted leader Carles Puigdemont on a rebellion charge following his arrest in Germany last month, and ordered his release on bail pending a hearing on a lesser charge.
Britain's Princess Eugenie gets engaged
AFP, Published on 23/01/2018
» LONDON: Britain's Princess Eugenie of York has got engaged, Buckingham Palace announced Monday, lining up a second royal wedding this year at the church where Prince Harry will tie the knot.
China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistake
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: Authorities in China have shut down Marriott's local website for a week after the US hotel giant mistakenly listed Chinese-claimed regions such as Tibet and Hong Kong as separate countries.
Deneuve feminist row sparks soul-searching in France
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» PARIS: Catherine Deneuve's bashing of the "Me Too" movement rippled around the world and has unleashed soul-searching at home over a culture that has long accepted flirting, welcome or not, with a Gallic shrug.
Defying death in the Holocaust for a sister
AFP, Published on 16/04/2015
» SHORESH (ISRAEL) - Suzanna Braun, who experienced the horrors of the Holocaust and defied death at least three times, believes she survived because of her determination to save her sister -- and some divine intervention.
'Islamic State' extremists murder second US reporter
AFP, Published on 03/09/2014
» The so-called "Islamic State" has murdered a second American reporter, releasing another video Tuesday showing a masked militant with a British accent cutting the throat of a US captive.