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World Cup fitness fears steal Premier League spotlight
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» LONDON - With the World Cup just days away, the Premier League pauses after this weekend's action, leaving international managers a bag of nerves as they anxiously await fitness reports on their stars.
Captagon connection: How Syria became a narco state
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon: A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon.
US Supreme Court's right-wing skeptical of using race in college admissions
AFP, Published on 01/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - The conservative-majority US Supreme Court appeared poised on Monday to ban the use of race as a factor in deciding who gets into America's elite universities.
Xi secures historic third term as China's leader
Published on 23/10/2022
» Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China's leader on Sunday and filled his inner circle with close allies, achieving after a decade in power complete dominance over the ruling Communist Party.
China's Xi set to secure historic third term in office
AFP, Published on 23/10/2022
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping was poised Sunday to secure a historic third term in power, cementing his position as the nation's most influential leader since founder Mao Zedong.
Xi Jinping expands power, elevating loyalists, forcing out moderates
New York Times, Published on 22/10/2022
» China’s leader, Xi Jinping, extended his formidable dominance on Saturday, advancing a contingent of Communist Party loyalists ready to defend his personal power and expand the state’s influence over the economy and on national security.
China scrubs reports of teen quarantine death from internet
AFP, Published on 21/10/2022
» BEIJING - Chinese censors on Friday scrubbed reports that a teenager had died in a quarantine facility, after the case sparked anger and prompted citizens to question the country's zero-Covid policy.
Hitmen brothers handed 40 years for Maltese journalist murder
AFP, Published on 15/10/2022
» VALLETTA - Two hitmen brothers were each sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for killing a prominent journalist in Malta five years ago, an assassination that sparked an international outcry.
Moscow names new top general in Ukraine
Published on 08/10/2022
» Russia on Saturday appointed a new general to lead the Ukraine offensive after Moscow suffered a series of military setbacks that triggered criticism of the army’s leadership.
Putin dreams of Russian grandeur at any cost
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» MOSCOW: Restoring Russia to its rightful place among the world's great powers has obsessed President Vladimir Putin, whose offensive in Ukraine was to be the culmination of over 20 years of iron-willed leadership.