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Young leftist Trump foe elected New York mayor
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» NEW YORK - New Yorkers elected leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday broadcasters projected, on a day of key local ballots across the country offering the first electoral judgement of Donald Trump's tumultuous second White House term.
US defence chief visits Philippines dogged by scandal at home
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» MANILA — US defence chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand "shoulder to shoulder" in the face of the threat represented by China.
Trump intensifies crackdown on diversity, immigration
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump stepped up a crackdown on diversity programs and immigration Wednesday, with the Republican preparing to lay out more of his hardline agenda in an Oval Office interview.
US 2018 synagogue shooter sentenced to death
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» NEW YORK - An American truck driver was sentenced to death on Wednesday for massacring 11 Jewish worshippers five years ago in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history.
Cryptocurrency sceptics look to bend the ear of regulators
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» LONDON: Cryptocurrency critics, including economists and researchers, will gather in London and online this week to get their message across to regulators about the booming but volatile sector.
Bullying employers face jail in South Korea
AFP, Published on 15/07/2019
» SEOUL: After enduring months of constant harassment at work, South Korean office worker Christine Jung finally confronted her aggressor -- only to be fired and sued for defamation by her employer.
US conservatives gather as Trump faces pressure on multiple fronts
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» WASHINGTON - Russian meddling, national mourning for school shooting victims, the chaotic state of Donald Trump's presidency: US political turbulence forms a dramatic backdrop as conservatives gather near Washington beginning Wednesday for their often controversial annual confab.