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Singapore executes first woman convict in nearly 20 years
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said.
Ecuador counts the cost of days-long riot as guards freed
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» QUITO - Seventeen Ecuador corrections officials held hostage by prison inmates were freed Wednesday, authorities said, as they struggled to compile a death toll from the dismembered body parts left over from days of fighting between rival gangs.
Biden's son pleads not guilty on tax charges as deal derails
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» WILMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded not guilty to minor tax offenses Wednesday as a deal with federal prosecutors derailed in a Delaware court.
Ecuador forces wrest back control of prison as riot death toll climbs
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR) - Some 2,700 soldiers on Tuesday stormed a prison in Ecuador, retaking control of the facility as the death toll from a riot that started over the weekend rose to 31 inmates, authorities said.
Aspartame, the much-debated artificial sweetener
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» PARIS: The artificial sweetener aspartame, which is consumed by millions every day as a sugar substitute in products such as diet soft drinks, has long been the topic of fierce debate over its impact on health.
Tattoos cover up painful pasts for US sex-trafficking victims
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» MIAMI - Many tattoos carry a deeper meaning behind them. But for Emily, the "7" on her left leg represents a nightmare, a branding imposed by a pimp.
Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin dies at 89
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» NEW YORK - Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Argo" actor known for his wry wit and improvisation skills, has died at the age of 89, according to his sons.
Will AI really destroy humanity?
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» PARIS - The warnings are coming from all angles: artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to humanity and must be shackled before it is too late.
Joe Biden's son Hunter reaches plea deal on gun, tax charges
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter has reached a plea deal on minor tax and gun charges, concluding a five-year probe that involved persistent Republican allegations that major crimes were being covered up.
Six dead, eight wounded in Ecuador gang shooting
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR) - Six people were killed and eight wounded Monday in an apparent gang shootout in Guayaquil, a port city in Ecuador terrorized by a wave of violence blamed on a spiraling drug war, authorities said.