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Bolsonaro supporters urge Brazil military to keep him in power
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» SAO PAULO - Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters called Wednesday for the Brazilian military to intervene and keep the right-wing president in power after he lost re-election over the weekend to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazil on knife-edge in Bolsonaro-Lula showdown
AFP, Published on 31/10/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilians were on the edge of their seats Sunday awaiting results from an election battle between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in a bitterly divisive race seen as too close to call.
Israel says close to 'historic' maritime deal with Lebanon
AFP, Published on 11/10/2022
» JERUSALEM - Israel said Tuesday it was close to a "historic" deal with Lebanon to resolve a long-running dispute over their border in Mediterranean waters that boast rich gas reserves, after a US-drafted proposal met Israeli "demands".
Leaders a cure for post-crisis hangovers
Published on 26/09/2022
» I am not suggesting in the headline above that business and organisational leaders are turning to drink, but there are common effects that leaders and the organisations they lead are facing these days.
Taliban shoot dead 2 women in search operation
AFP, Published on 20/09/2022
» Taliban forces shot dead two Afghan women during a search of their house in the southern province of Helmand over the weekend, a cleric and an official said on Tuesday.
Asean customs transit system a boon
Oped, Published on 07/09/2022
» Over three years ago, Mr Raj, the general manager of City Zone Express (CZE) Malaysia, a regional logistics company with branches in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and China and a fleet of more than 260 vehicles, was proud of his GPS-equipped fleet. It had innovative security gadgets and an anti-hijacking system, and CZE looked destined to become one of the top logistics companies in the region.
Protests as Ruto declared president-elect in disputed vote outcome
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» NAIROBI - William Ruto was Monday declared the victor of Kenya's hard-fought presidential poll, but the outcome sparked a split in the election commission and some violent protests in his defeated rival's strongholds.
When wind turbines spoil the view
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/08/2022
» Moises Tibau clambered aboard his small wooden boat at dawn, pushing off from a craggy outcropping in front of the house where Salvador Dali composed some of his most famous surrealist paintings.
Top Hong Kong court warns against prosecuting 'thought crimes'
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's highest court on Friday overturned the conviction of a protester for carrying plastic zip fasteners, with judges warning that the authorities' expanded interpretation of the law risked creating a "thought crime".
Suspected jihadists raid Nigeria prison, free hundreds
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» ABUJA - Suspected jihadists using guns and explosives smashed their way into a prison near the Nigerian capital, freeing hundreds of inmates in an operation to release jailed comrades, the government said on Wednesday.