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Nobel winner Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case
AFP, Published on 01/01/2024
» DHAKA: Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on Monday of violating Bangladesh's labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically motivated.
Ruling due in historic Vatican fraud trial
AFP, Published on 16/12/2023
» VATICAN CITY - A Vatican court delivers its ruling on Saturday in a historic trial focused on an opaque London property deal, with a once-powerful cardinal among 10 defendants facing jail for alleged financial crimes.
Hungary passes contested laws against foreign influence
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliament on Tuesday passed a package of laws to curb foreign influence, which critics fear could be used to crack down on dissent against nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government.
US joins COP28 push to end fossil fuels but keeps on pumping
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» DUBAI - The United States is helping lead the charge at UN climate talks to phase out fossil fuels, but the superpower's status as the world's top oil producer is already casting doubt on its credibility.
70,000 migrants intercepted by Tunisia in 2023: official
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» TUNIS - Close to 70,000 migrants were intercepted trying to cross the Mediterranean from Tunisia to Italy this year, more than double the 2022 figure, the Tunisian National Guard told AFP on Saturday.
‘A place of fear’: Hong Kong activist recalls years of repression
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» OTTAWA - Agnes Chow was trapped in Hong Kong, had her passport seized and was branded a "foreign agent" after years as one of the city's most prominent democracy activists.
COP28 opens with 'historic' launch of loss and damage fund
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» DUBAI - Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a "historic" moment at the start of UN climate talks in the oil-rich UAE.
Prosecutors allege rapper Young Thug led gang as trial begins
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» ATLANTA - Prosecutors in Atlanta said Monday that rapper Young Thug was the "proclaimed leader" of a gang that "moved like a pack" to commit crimes, as opening statements in a long-delayed racketeering trial got underway.
Six remanded in custody over killing of French teenager
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» LYON - Six people have been remanded in custody over the killing of a French teenager whose death at a village dance party sparked political controversy in France, prosecutors said Sunday.
Sarkozy 'vigorously' denies wrongdoing in France appeals court
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday "vigorously" denied any wrongdoing as he appealed a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing.