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French prosecutors close rape probe into top model agency boss
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» PARIS - French investigators have closed an investigation into possible rape and sexual assault by European model agency boss Gerald Marie who was accused of a string of offences, legal sources said Tuesday.
Legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach dead at 94
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Legendary American pop composer, songwriter and pianist Burt Bacharach, whose prolific output provided a chart-topping playlist for the 1960s and 1970s with hits like "I Say a Little Prayer," has died in Los Angeles at the age of 94.
Five Argentine rugby players sentenced to life for shocking murder
AFP, Published on 07/02/2023
» DOLORES (ARGENTINA) - A court in Argentina on Monday sentenced five amateur rugby players from the same team to life imprisonment for beating a teenager to death in a crime with alleged racist undertones.
Japan PM sacks aide for homophobic comment
Published on 04/02/2023
» TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday sacked a close aide after he made remarks about sexual minorities that the premier called "outrageous".
Climate disinfo surges in denial, conspiracy comeback
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» PARIS - False information about climate change flourished online over the past year, researchers say, with denialist social media posts and conspiracy theories surging after US environmental reforms and Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.
Tunisia opposition calls for unity after tepid election turnout
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» TUNIS - Tunisia's main opposition coalition urged a united front against President Kais Saied after just 11.3 percent of Tunisians voted Sunday in a second-round poll for a toothless parliament in the politically divided nation.
Lebanese elite bury blast probe
Published on 27/01/2023
» BEIRUT: In their move to bury an investigation into the Beirut port blast, Lebanon’s ruling elite have driven another nail in the coffin of the collapsing state, stirring conflict in the judiciary as they try to avoid accountability at any cost.
Germany approves tanks for Ukraine
Published on 25/01/2023
» Berlin on Wednesday approved the delivery of powerful German-made Leopard tanks to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion, after weeks of pressure from Kyiv and many allies.
Boluarte calls for Peru 'truce' as protesters mass again in Lima
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» LIMA - Peru's President Dina Boluarte called Tuesday for a "national truce" to end weeks of nationwide unrest as protesters again clashed with police in the capital to press for her resignation and fresh elections.
From tanks to subsidies: the main topics at Davos
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - The World Economic Forum in Davos wrapped up Friday after a week that featured feverish discussion of the war in Ukraine, rifts over global trade and Greta Thunberg crashing the party of the global elite.