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Syria tries to enforce ceasefire in Druze heartland
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» SWEIDA, Syria - Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further Israeli military intervention in the Druze-majority province.
Rangers down Betis to make Europa League last 16, Brighton see off Marseille
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» PARIS - Kemar Roofe's winner sent Rangers into the Europa League last 16 with a 3-2 victory at Real Betis on Thursday, while Joao Pedro's late strike helped Brighton sink Marseille.
Colombian government, ELN guerrillas sign six-month truce
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» HAVANA - Colombia's government and the ELN guerrilla group agreed to a six-month ceasefire in Havana Friday as they work towards a peace pact to end decades of conflict.
Credit Suisse chiefs say sorry to angry shareholders
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» ZURICH: Credit Suisse chairman Axel Lehmann said Tuesday he was "truly sorry" that the beleaguered bank could not be saved as he faced angry and tearful shareholders whose money has gone up in smoke.
Man Utd bounce back to beat Betis, Arsenal held by Sporting in Europa League
AFP, Published on 10/03/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM): Manchester United bounced back from a historic thrashing by Liverpool to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie on Thursday, while a 2-2 draw away to Sporting Lisbon gave Arsenal work to do to reach the quarter-finals.
Ex-Wirecard CEO goes on trial over 'unparalleled' fraud
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» FRANKFURT, Germany: Ex-Wirecard CEO Markus Braun goes on trial in Munich this week for his role in the collapse of the once-celebrated payments firm, brought down by the biggest accounting fraud scandal in German corporate history.
Gazprom halts pipeline gas flow in new jitters for Europe
AFP, Published on 31/08/2022
» LUBMIN (GERMANY) - Russian energy giant Gazprom on Wednesday cuts off its gas supplies to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for maintenance work, further raising tensions on an already taut electricity market.
Australia, NZ clash over manuka honey label
AFP, Published on 11/05/2021
» SOMERSBY, Australia: Beekeepers in New Zealand are seeking the exclusive right to use the "manuka" label for their honey, pitting them against rival Australian farmers over a prestige product that can fetch hundreds of dollars per jar.
German verdict due in deadly anti-Semitic rampage
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» MAGDEBURG, Germany: A German court is to hand down its verdict Monday on a deadly far-right attack in Halle last year that nearly became the country's worst anti-Semitic atrocity since World War II.
German MPs to grill ex-Wirecard boss over massive fraud
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - Markus Braun, the former chief executive of disgraced payments giant Wirecard, will on Thursday face a public grilling by German lawmakers over the massive accounting fraud that brought down his firm.