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Venezuelan interim president proposes mass amnesty
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» CARACAS - Venezuela’s acting president has announced a push for mass amnesty in the country, in her latest major reform since the US toppled Nicolas Maduro just weeks ago.
'Not about condoms': Chinese shrug off contraceptive tax
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» BEIJING - China has made condoms and other contraceptives more expensive as it tries to boost birth rates, but residents in Beijing and analysts say the measure will have little impact.
Have Iran's authorities given up on the mandatory hijab?
AFP, Published on 18/12/2025
» PARIS — Women swaying to dance music at a disc jockey (DJ) set, strolling without headscarves through cutting-edge art exhibitions and in coffee shops showing off trendy styles that could have come from the streets of Europe.
Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 83, scores missing
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong authorities said on Friday the death toll from the city's worst fire in decades had risen to at least 83, with the blaze almost entirely extinguished and rescuers scouring torched high-rise buildings for scores of people still listed as missing.
World's most expensive coffee goes on sale in Dubai at $1,000 a cup
AFP, Published on 01/11/2025
» DUBAI - Selling for nearly $1,000 a cup, a cafe in Dubai is offering the world's most expensive coffee, brewed from Panamanian beans sold at a premium price.
YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» NEW YORK - YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after the company suspended his account over the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, according to a court filing Monday.
Russia hits Kyiv with ‘massive’ deadly overnight strikes
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» KYIV - Russian forces launched a “massive” attack on Kyiv on Thursday, hitting the Ukrainian capital with strikes that killed at least four people and wounded around 30 others, Ukrainian officials said.
England's Lionesses party in London after Euro 2025 triumph
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» LONDON — England's victorious Lionesses were feted by thousands of ecstatic fans in London on Tuesday during an open-top bus parade to celebrate their dramatic Euro 2025 triumph.
Israel targets nuclear site as Iran claims hypersonic missile attack
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» TEHRAN — Israel said it struck a nuclear site near Tehran on Wednesday, while Iran said it fired hypersonic missiles as the arch foes traded fire for a sixth day.
Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» HANOI — Since the United States accused Vietnam of being a hub for counterfeit goods, Tran Le Chi has found it increasingly hard to track down her favourite fake Chanel T-shirts, Gucci sunglasses and Louis Vuitton handbags.