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AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» BEIJING - The streets of Beijing's business district were deserted on Thursday as the government called for people to return to work remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by coronavirus curbs.
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» BEIJING: The streets of Beijing's business district were deserted on Thursday as the government called for people to return to work remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by coronavirus curbs.
AFP, Published on 10/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: Swelling mobilisation by American conservatives over what is taught in schools has led several states to push for new curbs on what educators can discuss related to sexual and gender identity -- opening yet another front in the country's rolling culture wars.
AFP, Published on 11/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Real estate heir and convicted murderer Robert Durst, who was jailed for life for the killing of his best friend, died Monday in a California prison, his lawyer said.
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES - US real estate scion Robert Durst was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no possibility of parole for the killing of his best friend.
AFP, Published on 18/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES - US real estate scion Robert Durst was Friday convicted of killing his best friend to prevent her talking to police about his wife's disappearance.
AFP, Published on 27/03/2021
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED STATES) - Senator Bernie Sanders joined the drive Friday to unionize Amazon workers in Alabama as clashes intensified between lawmakers and the e-commerce giant ahead of a deadline for a vote that could lead to the first union on US soil at the massive tech company.
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» WASHINGTON: Mississippi became the first US state on Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women's sports teams, a move denounced as discriminatory by LGBTQ groups and likely to face legal challenges.
AFP, Published on 02/08/2019
» NEW YORK - R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Friday in a New York court to federal charges including racketeering that allege he systematically recruited girls for sex while touring.
AFP, Published on 30/05/2018
» NEW YORK: Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores on Tuesday to train around 175,000 employees against racial bias, an unprecedented public operation that highlights America's ongoing struggle with discrimination.