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Musk says blocked Ukraine attack on Russian warships
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - US tech billionaire Elon Musk says he prevented Ukraine from wiping out Russia's Black Sea navy fleet last year by denying Starlink internet access -- a revelation that prompted a furious response from Kyiv on Friday.
Ecuador counts the cost of days-long riot as guards freed
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» QUITO - Seventeen Ecuador corrections officials held hostage by prison inmates were freed Wednesday, authorities said, as they struggled to compile a death toll from the dismembered body parts left over from days of fighting between rival gangs.
Ecuador forces wrest back control of prison as riot death toll climbs
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR) - Some 2,700 soldiers on Tuesday stormed a prison in Ecuador, retaking control of the facility as the death toll from a riot that started over the weekend rose to 31 inmates, authorities said.
Meta launches Twitter rival Threads -- but not in Europe
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Facebook behemoth Meta officially will launch Threads, its text-based rival to Twitter, on Wednesday -- but its release in Europe has been delayed over regulatory concerns.
Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» PARIS: Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on the platform following Elon Musk's takeover.
A month into Sudan's brutal war, no end in sight
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» KHARTOUM: One month since Sudan's conflict erupted, its capital is a desolate war zone where terrorised families huddle in their homes as gun battles rage in the dusty, deserted streets outside.
Ukraine says Russia UN presidency a 'slap in the face'
AFP, Published on 01/04/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine on Saturday branded Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of April "a slap in the face", joining a chorus of outrage from Western countries.
US shoots down 'high-altitude object' over Alaska
AFP, Published on 11/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object drifting high over Alaska on Friday, the White House said, just six days after the downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon sparked a fresh diplomatic rift with Beijing.
Chinese balloon's equipment 'clearly' for spying: US official
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - Images from U2 spy planes showed that the Chinese balloon that flew over the United States last week was unmistakably equipped for collecting intelligence and not weather data, a US official said Thursday.
Scientists use laser to guide lightning bolt for first time
AFP, Published on 17/01/2023
» PARIS - Scientists said Monday they have used a laser beam to guide lightning for the first time, hoping the technique will help protect against deadly bolts -- and one day maybe even trigger them.