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Harry set for final courtroom battle against UK media
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» LONDON - Prince Harry is to return to London this week for the trial into his claims that a UK newspaper group unlawfully gathered information, in the former royal's last case in his long-running crusade against the media.
Biden hits road after fiery State of the Union speech
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden hit the road Wednesday with trips to the election battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Florida, after a barnstorming State of the Union speech reinforcing expectations that the 80-year-old will seek a second term.
US Supreme Court limits government powers to curb greenhouse gases
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change.
Outcry after Israeli police beat mourners at journalist's funeral
AFP, Published on 14/05/2022
» JERUSALEM: The US and EU led an international outcry Saturday after Israeli police charged the funeral procession in Jerusalem of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and beat pallbearers who almost dropped her coffin.
The race is on to translate viral app Wordle
AFP, Published on 02/02/2022
» PARIS: Wordle, the simple word game that has taken the English-speaking world by storm, is sparking spontaneous efforts to develop similar games for other languages.
US aiming to defuse tensions in Biden-Xi summit
AFP, Published on 15/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping will speak Monday at a virtual summit aimed at defusing some of the tensions that have built up over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues, but with both sides signalling little appetite for compromise.
China's Xi warns of 'Cold War-era' tensions in Asia-Pacific
AFP, Published on 11/11/2021
» WELLINGTON: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against a return to Cold War-era divisions in the Asia-Pacific on Thursday as tensions mounted over the security of Taiwan.
China vows no mercy for Taiwan independence 'diehards'
AFP, Published on 05/11/2021
» BEIJING: China vowed Friday to punish "diehard" Taiwan politicians, saying it would ban several from visiting the mainland, as tensions between Beijing and Taipei spiked to their highest level in years.
Privacy faces risks in tech-infused post-Covid workplace
AFP, Published on 21/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: People returning to work following the long pandemic will find an array of tech-infused gadgetry to improve workplace safety but which could pose risks for long-term personal and medical privacy.
After deadly clash, India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps over 'security'
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» NEW DELHI - India on Monday banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over national security and privacy concerns just weeks after a deadly Himalayan border clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours.