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Iran frees Austrians as part of prisoner swap
Published on 02/06/2023
» VIENNA: Two Austrian citizens held in Iran for years have been freed and are returning home, the Austrian government said in Friday.
Amazon settles Ring customer spying complaint
AFP, Published on 01/06/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon on Wednesday agreed to pay $30.8 million to settle Ring and Alexa privacy complaints filed by US regulators, including accusations that employees spied on female customers, according to court documents.
Hundreds working for Germany in Russia forced to quit, leave
AFP, Published on 27/05/2023
» BERLIN - Hundreds of civil servants and local employees working for German institutions in Russia will need to leave the country or lose their jobs in the coming days following an order by Moscow, Germany's foreign ministry said Saturday.
Business tough in China as national security trumps all
AFP, Published on 20/05/2023
» SHANGHAI - Doing business in China has become harder and potentially more perilous as the government prioritises an ever-widening definition of national security over all else, despite insisting the country has reopened for trading.
Iran executes Swedish-Iranian dual national
AFP, Published on 06/05/2023
» TEHRAN: Iran has executed Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab for "terrorism", the judiciary said, in the Islamic republic's latest use of the death penalty against dual nationals.
'I call it being seasoned': Biden laughs off age gags at comedy roast
AFP, Published on 30/04/2023
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took it on the chin Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he laughed gamely through sharp jokes about his age, and hit back with a few of his own.
Greek PM kicks off election countdown
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» ATHENS: Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the dissolution of parliament on Saturday, kicking off the countdown to general elections set for May 21.
US reporter appears in public in Russian court
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» MOSCOW: US reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared at a Moscow court on Tuesday, in the first partly open hearing since his arrest for alleged espionage, in a case that has drawn international condemnation.
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.
US seeks to reassure allies after secret documents leak
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - Top US diplomat Antony Blinken and defense chief Lloyd Austin spoke with their Ukrainian counterparts on Tuesday as Washington seeks to reassure its allies after a leaked trove of highly sensitive documents appeared online.