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Kissinger, giant of statecraft, molded post-war US history
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Brilliant, abrasive and ruthlessly ambitious, Henry Kissinger towered over post-World War II US foreign policy like no one else and shaped a fateful new course for the world's relationship with China.
US arrests Chinese billionaire on fraud rap
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» NEW YORK: A Chinese tycoon closely tied to an adviser to former US president Donald Trump has been arrested in New York and charged with bilking $1 billion from supporters of his anti-Beijing activities.
'We are human beings': Transgender rugby player says ban is punishment
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» SYDNEY: Transgender former rugby player Caroline Layt said she was assaulted by her teammates nearly two decades ago, and now she fears a new generation of players is being punished for being themselves.
Johnny Depp grabbed Amber Heard by hair, hit her repeatedly: sister
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - Johnny Depp grabbed his then-wife Amber Heard by the hair and repeatedly struck her in the face during a heated argument about a month after their marriage, her sister said Wednesday.
Parking lots: Car space sells for $1.3m in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» HONG KONG - A single car parking space has been sold for a whopping HK$10 million ($1.3 million) at a luxury Hong Kong apartment complex, local media reported on Friday.
New York says good riddance to native son Donald Trump
AFP, Published on 08/11/2020
» NEW YORK - Joyous New Yorkers poured into the streets Saturday after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump to win the White House, erupting in celebration as the business mogul and former star of The Apprentice was told: "You're fired."
Tom Hanks released from hospital after virus quarantine
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) - Tom Hanks has been released from the Australian hospital where he was in isolation since testing positive for the coronavirus last week, but his wife Rita Wilson remains hospitalised, health officials said Tuesday.
End of the road: Dyson crashes out of race to make electric cars
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» SINGAPORE - British inventor James Dyson has dropped out of the race to produce electric cars in the face of stiff competition and after criticism of the Brexit-backing billionaire's decision to build the vehicle in Singapore.
Embattled Trump leaves New York angry, bitter
AFP, Published on 27/09/2019
» NEW YORK - From his New York skyscraper, President Donald Trump should have felt on top of the world. Instead, scandal over his alleged shakedown of Ukraine's president for dirt on an opponent has brought him to the lowest point of his presidency -- and at risk of crashing further.
British inventor Dyson pays B1.7bn for Singapore's priciest penthouse
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» SINGAPORE: British billionaire inventor James Dyson has paid a reported $54 million for Singapore's biggest, most expensive penthouse: a three-floor residence with a rooftop terrace, private pool, and jacuzzi.