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Eyes and ears everywhere in China
Published on 25/05/2024
» BEIJING - The wall in the police station was covered in sheets of paper, one for every building in the sprawling Beijing apartment complex. Each sheet was further broken down by unit, with names, phone numbers and other information on the residents.
20 in intensive care after turbulence scare
Published on 22/05/2024
» Twenty people remained in intensive care in two Bangkok hospitals on Wednesday, following treatment for injuries sustained during extreme turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday.
Singapore's riches grew under its leader, so did discontent
New York Times, Published on 15/05/2024
» SINGAPORE — Singapore was once known as an affluent and strait-laced city-state. Today, it is a glitzy international destination. It has hosted Taylor Swift concerts and Formula One-night races. And it is substantially richer, per capita, than the United States.
Deal struck to end Geneva airport strike
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GENEVA - A deal has been reached to end an hours-long strike by ground staff at Geneva airport, which had caused numerous flight delays and cancellations during the holiday rush.
Ukrainians brace for new Russian assault
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» AVDIIVKA, Ukraine - Ukrainian soldiers defending the frontline city of Avdiivka are bracing for a new "massive attack", after Russian forces threw their might at it earlier this month but failed to break though.
Ten dead in Australia wedding bus crash
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» GRETA (AUSTRALIA) - A bus carrying wedding guests overturned and killed 10 people in an "unimaginable" night-time crash in a popular wine region near Sydney, police said Monday -- Australia's deadliest road accident in 16 years.
As Macron digs in, some French protesters support violent resistance
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» PARIS - Demonstrations against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform are drawing more and more radical protesters, with up to one in five voters approving the use of violence to further the cause, according to polls.
Le Pen warns France at risk of 'social explosion' over pensions reform
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» PARIS - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen warned Tuesday that President Emmanuel Macron was pushing the country to the verge of a "social explosion" with his highly contested pensions reform.
New pension protests in France ahead of crucial votes
AFP, Published on 19/03/2023
» PARIS: France faced another day of protests Sunday against a bitterly contested pension reform rammed through by President Emmanuel Macron's government, a day before crucial no-confidence votes in parliament.
French pension reforms potentially explosive
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» PARIS: The French government is set to announce its proposals for overhauling the pension system on Tuesday, in a potentially explosive reform fraught with danger for President Emmanuel Macron.