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Russell Brand: Fall of the arch-provocateur
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» LONDON - Bursting onto the scene as a provocative comedian before transforming into a Hollywood star then anti-establishment guru, Russell Brand still boasts millions of online fans despite being accused of rape.
Tropical forests nearing critical temperatures thresholds
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» PARIS - Global warming is driving leafy tropical canopies close to temperatures where they can no longer transform sunlight and CO2 into energy, threatening total collapse if the thermometer keeps climbing, according to a study Thursday.
UK saw hottest June on record in 2023: Met Office
AFP, Published on 03/07/2023
» LONDON: The UK this year has seen its hottest June on record, both in terms of mean temperature and the average maximum temperature, the British Meteorological Office said Monday.
Doctors urge Georgia to send jailed ex-leader abroad for care
AFP, Published on 21/12/2022
» TBILISI - Georgia's ailing ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, who has launched several hunger strikes to protest his imprisonment, requires life-saving medical care abroad, doctors linked to his lawyers told AFP Tuesday.
After gripping Capitol riot hearings -- will Trump be indicted?
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» WASHINGTON - Should Donald Trump be prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 US election?
UN meet sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» LISBON: A major UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon this week with a flurry of promises to expand marine protected areas, ban deep-sea mining, and combat illegal fishing.
Ukraine invasion boosts calls for UK politics to tackle Russian cash
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» LONDON: From huge donations to political parties and bids for games of tennis with senior ministers, to nominations for peerages, Russian money in British politics has been a recurrent issue for years.
Bitter row erupts over Anne Frank betrayal book
AFP, Published on 11/02/2022
» THE HAGUE: It was meant to put one of World War II's greatest mysteries to rest, but instead a new book about young diarist Anne Frank has stirred up ghosts from the past.
Violence triggers exodus from Yangon
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» YANGON: Roads out of Myanmar's biggest city were choked on Friday with people fleeing the junta's deadly crackdown on anti-coup dissent, as authorities in neighbouring Thailand said they were preparing for an influx of refugees.
Royal family contests Harry and Meghan's racism claims
AFP, Published on 10/03/2021
» LONDON: Britain's royal family has begun a fight back against explosive racism claims made by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, indicating the couple's comments will not go unchallenged as the country divides into partisan camps.