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US YouTuber who staged plane crash jailed for six months
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - A daredevil YouTuber who deliberately crashed his plane to boost the number of viewers on his channel and then lied about it to investigators has been jailed for six months after reaching a plea deal, US authorities said Monday.
Car bombs rock Ecuador capital as prisoners seize 57 guards, police
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» QUITO - Ecuador's capital Quito was rocked by attacks with grenades and two car bombs overnight, followed hours later by inmates in six prisons taking hostage 57 prison guards and police officers on Thursday, officials said.
Romania Black Sea port braces for more Ukrainian grain
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» CONSTANTA (ROMANIA) - At the deepest berth of the Black Sea in the Romanian port of Constanta, the belly of a massive cargo ship bound for Belgium is fed tonnes of rapeseed through a huge steel hose as more vessels queue up.
Fiery bus crash kills 34 in Algeria
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» ALGIERS: A road crash in Algeria killed 34 people when a passenger bus collided head-on with a pickup truck carrying fuel cans and burst into flames Wednesday, deep in the southern Sahara region, officials said.
France to try 19 men over 2019 migrant lorry deaths
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» PARIS: France is to try 19 men over a people-smuggling plot that led to the 2019 deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the back of a lorry, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Ukrainian commandos prepare Bakhmut skirmish
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» CHASIV YAR (UKRAINE) - Crouched in a small forest, the leader of a Ukrainian commando unit briefs his troops before their mission to counter Russia's offensive to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine mourns 'Da Vinci' war hero killed in battle for Bakhmut
AFP, Published on 10/03/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Thousands of mourners, including Ukraine's armed forces chief, knelt on Kyiv's main square on Friday at the funeral of a war hero nicknamed "Da Vinci", who was killed by Russians in the battle for Bakhmut.
Malawi finds mass grave of suspected Ethiopian migrants
AFP, Published on 20/10/2022
» LILONGWE (MALAWI) - Malawi has discovered a mass grave in the north of the country containing the remains of 25 people suspected to be migrants from Ethiopia, police said on Wednesday.
Ukraine offensive defies Russia's annexation plan
AFP, Published on 30/09/2022
» KUPIANSK (UKRAINE) - As Russia prepares to annex four Ukrainian regions, Kyiv's forces are finishing the job of driving Moscow's retreating troops out of a fifth and threatening their foe's supply lines.
Elon Musk sends internet gear to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 01/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: A shipment of terminals for Elon Musk's satellite internet service, Starlink, has arrived in Ukraine after one of its ministers personally appealed to the billionaire in the face of Russia's invasion.