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Wave of violent Indonesia muggings sparks 'shoot-to-kill' calls
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» MEDAN (INDONESIA) - A spate of violent muggings by machete-wielding thieves in Indonesia has drawn coded calls from prominent politicians for them to be killed-on-sight by police, in comments condemned by rights groups as condoning extrajudicial murders.
North Korea claims 'abuse, racism' drove US soldier to defect
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» SEOUL - Travis King defected to North Korea to escape "mistreatment and racial discrimination in the United States Army", state media said Wednesday, Pyongyang's first official confirmation they are holding the American soldier.
Zimbabwe election disinformation spreads on WhatsApp
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - From doctored photos making small crowds big to posts praising government accomplishments that never were, WhatsApp has become the channel of choice for disinformation in Zimbabwe before this month's elections.
French police shooter denies making threat
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» VERSAILLES, France: A French policeman who sparked riots last week after killing a teenager has denied threatening to shoot the boy in the head before opening fire, legal documents seen by AFP showed on Thursday.
Women's World Cup opener sold out: tournament boss
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» WELLINGTON: Co-hosts Australia will play their opening game of next month's Women's World Cup in front of a full house, a senior Fifa official said on Tuesday.
EU to unveil reforms for cheaper drugs
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» BRUSSELS - The EU on Wednesday is to unveil a long-awaited proposed reform of legislation governing pharmaceutical drugs to make them cheaper, prevent shortages and speed up delivery of new compounds.
Covid surge exposes China's healthcare gap
AFP, Published on 06/01/2023
» TANGSHAN, China: Understaffed and underfunded clinics stand half-empty in parts of the Chinese countryside even as hospitals in major cities heave under an unprecedented Covid wave — an illustration of the stark disparities in the country's healthcare system.
UN biodiversity talks open, billed as 'last chance' for nature
AFP, Published on 07/12/2022
» MONTREAL: High-stakes UN biodiversity talks open in Montreal Wednesday, in what is being billed as the "last best chance" to save the planet's species and ecosystems from irreversible human destruction.
Former Chinese leader Hu in first public appearance since dramatic Congress exit
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» BEIJING: Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao was seen in public for the first time since he was dramatically escorted out of a top Communist Party meeting, when he paid respects to his late predecessor Jiang Zemin on Monday.
Pope urges UN reform after Ukraine war, Covid 'limits'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2022
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said the need to reform the United Nations was "more than obvious" after the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war exposed its limits, in an extract of his new book published Sunday.