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From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.
Washington in limbo as House marks 15th day without speaker
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House of Representatives for a second time on Wednesday, as the leadership vacuum paralyzed Washington for a 15th day with no clear resolution in sight.
Washington inching closer to debt deal
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: Democrats and Republicans inched towards a deal on Friday, ahead of a long weekend, to extend the US debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default that could hit the world's biggest economy within days.
Picasso's 'Guernica' still relevant today
Oped, Published on 29/04/2023
» This month marks the anniversary of one of the many atrocities of the last century carried out in the cause of nationalism. On Monday, April 26, 1937, less than a year after dissident Spanish generals launched a coup d'état against a democratically elected coalition government, German and Italian airplanes bombed Gernika, in the Basque Country of Spain.
Radio silence from Republicans as US abortion laws tighten
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - A US judge's move to ban a leading abortion pill has been met with near total silence from Republican leadership, as some conservatives warn the party is already paying an electoral price for a push to curb the procedure that is out of step with the American public.
Trump's lessons for defending the rule of law
Oped, Published on 07/07/2022
» A new show currently airing gives fresh meaning to the term reality TV. Call it American Democracy: Clear and Present Danger. It should be required viewing.
US Capitol riot probe renews spotlight on Trump rebels
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: Death threats, accusations of betrayal and censure by their local parties: for the six Republicans running for re-election after voting to impeach Donald Trump, the last 17 months have been a painful lesson in the perils of opposing an unforgiving leader.
Man Utd hit Southampton for nine, Arsenal lose at Wolves
AFP, Published on 03/02/2021
» LONDON - Manchester United equalled the biggest win in Premier League history as they crushed nine-man Southampton 9-0, while Arsenal had two players sent off in their defeat at Wolves on Tuesday.
Terms which misdefined 2020
Oped, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 01/01/2021
» US President Donald Trump and the Covid-19 pandemic dominated the news headlines in 2020. Three terms, in particular, came to symbolise the year: "witch hunt", "black swan" and "exponential".
US Army sacks commanders over Texas base crime wave
AFP, Published on 09/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US Army announce Tuesday it was removing or suspending 14 commanders and unit leaders at Fort Hood after a slate of murders and sex crimes at the Texas base.