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Brazil, Mexico seek to defuse US-Venezuela crisis
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» BRASíLIA - The leaders of Brazil and Mexico on Thursday offered to step in to try and avert the risk of war between the United States and Venezuela.
Nigerian keeper denies Canada at Women's World Cup
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» MELBOURNE: Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was the hero for Nigeria to earn them a point against Canada at the Women's World Cup on Friday but there was to be no fairytale debut for the Philippines.
Two Chinese property firms default on $1.6 billion in bonds - Fitch
AFP, Published on 09/12/2021
» BEIJING: Two major Chinese property firms have defaulted on $1.6 billion worth of bonds to overseas creditors, Fitch Ratings agency said Thursday, as contagion spreads within the country's debt-ridden real estate sector.
Engine No. 1 converts tiny ExxonMobil stake into big win
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» NEW YORK: ExxonMobil has spent more than two decades sparring with activists over climate change, turning back virtually every shareholder challenge at its annual meeting each spring.
Ronaldo helps Portugal past Luxembourg, Belgians join Qatar protests in Belarus rout
AFP, Published on 31/03/2021
» PARIS - Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal to a hard-fought 3-1 win over Luxembourg on Tuesday with his first goal of the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign, while Belgium became the latest team to join the protests over human rights in Qatar before hitting eight past Belarus.
David and Goliath: China and Taiwan's military mismatch
AFP, Published on 10/08/2020
» Few geopolitical contests are as mismatched as China and Taiwan.
Australia approves vast coal mine near Great Barrier Reef
AFP, Published on 13/06/2019
» SYDNEY - Australia approved Thursday the construction of a controversial coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef, paving the way for a dramatic and unfashionable increase in coal exports.
Surge in anonymous Asia Twitter accounts sparks bot fears
AFP, Published on 22/04/2018
» HONG KONG - It has been being jokingly referred to as "Botmageddon". But a surge in new, anonymous Twitter accounts across swathes of Southeast and East Asia has deepened fears the region is in the throes of US-style mass social media manipulation.