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Facebook in crosshairs as 'fake news' battle heats up
AFP, Published on 22/11/2016
» WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton was about to be indicted, Pope Francis endorsed Donald Trump: the battle over fake news is heating up after a White House campaign in which the misinformation industry may have swung the outcome of the vote.
Albania destroys marijuana fields to clean up its image
AFP, Published on 09/10/2016
» KRUJA (ALBANIA) - Small mountainous Albania was for decades Europe's most isolated country, but now 26 years after toppling communism it has emerged with the unwanted distinction of being the continent's top marijuana producer.
Laura Wasser: Hollywood divorce lawyer you want on your side
AFP, Published on 24/09/2016
» LOS ANGELES - If you are a celebrity and want to call it quits on your marriage, you probably want to have Laura Wasser in your camp.
Turkey detains tycoons as journalists appear in court
AFP, Published on 30/07/2016
» ANKARA - Turkish authorities on Friday widened their sweeping post-coup crackdown to the business sector, rounding up three tycoons as a score of detained journalists were marched into court by police to hear their fate.
Italian MPs to debate controversial cannabis law
AFP, Published on 25/07/2016
» ROME - Italian lawmakers will begin discussion on Monday of a proposal to ease up on the recreational use and growing of cannabis -- a highly inflammatory topic, with the government on the fence.
EU limits glyphosate use during 18-month extension
AFP, Published on 12/07/2016
» BRUSSELS - EU member states on Monday approved limiting use of the weedkiller glyphosate during an 18-month extension Brussels granted ahead of a report on whether the chemical can cause cancer.
Young Vietnamese quiz Obama on rap, weed and good looks
AFP, Published on 25/05/2016
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Barack Obama fielded questions Wednesday on everything from rap and weed smoking to his good looks at a lively meeting with young Vietnamese, who see the US leader as a far cry from their staid Communist rulers.
US defense secretary calls Japanese counterpart on Okinawa murder
AFP, Published on 22/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Ashton Carter spoke by phone Saturday with his Japanese counterpart after an American who works on a US air base in Okinawa was arrested for his links to the death of a local woman.
Japan defence minister lodges complaint in Okinawa over US arrest
AFP, Published on 21/05/2016
» TOKYO - Japan's defence minister travelled to Okinawa to lodge a formal protest with the commander of the US military base there on Saturday after the arrest of a base employee linked to the suspicious death of a local woman.
Japan 'outraged' over US arrest after Okinawa death
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday expressed "outrage" after the arrest of a US military base employee linked to the suspicious death of a woman on Okinawa, a week before a high-profile visit to Japan by President Barack Obama.