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Europe scrambles to respond to Trump tariff threat
AFP, Published on 18/01/2026
» BRUSSELS - European leaders on Sunday hit back at US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland, with far-right Italian leader Giorgia Meloni urging Washington against making a "mistake".
Thousands reported to have fled DR Congo fighting as M23 closes on key city
AFP, Published on 10/12/2025
» KINSHASA - Fierce fighting rocked the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday as the Rwanda-backed M23 militia rapidly advanced towards the strategic city of Uvira, with tens of thousands of people fleeing over the nearby border into Burundi, sources said.
UK police to get greater powers to restrict demos
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» LONDON - UK police are to be given greater powers to restrict protests as a minister said repeated large-scale pro-Palestinian demonstrations had caused "considerable fear" for the Jewish community.
Hong Kong airport incident probe finds crew error caused runway closure in 2021
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/04/2025
» A probe into an incident involving an arriving Siberia Airlines cargo plane that disrupted runway operations at Hong Kong International Airport for 90 minutes in 2021 has found that the incident was caused by the crew's lack of knowledge of an unopened paved area, which they mistook for the assigned runway exit.
Korea arrests man who arrived by jet ski from China
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» SEOUL: South Korea's coastguard said Tuesday it had arrested a Chinese national who tried to enter the country after travelling by jet ski from China — a journey of more than 300 kilometres.
Women dance to their own beat in China's nightclubs
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» SHANGHAI - Tired of Shanghai club nights dominated by men, where a woman's appearance often matters as much as her musical skills, Eloise Fan has created an underground space where women DJs are free to shine.
Delicate succession in Arctic Council after Russia sidelined
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» OSLO: The Arctic Council, a model for cooperation between former Cold War foes, on Thursday sees a delicate handover of chairmanship, with the sidelining of Russia, its largest member.
Swiss glaciers melting away at record rate
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» GENEVA: Switzerland's glaciers lost six percent of their total volume this year due to a dry winter and repeated summer heatwaves, shattering previous ice melt records, a report revealed Wednesday.
Longest-living male giant panda in captivity An An dies at 35
AFP, Published on 21/07/2022
» HONG KONG: The world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, An An, has died at the age of 35, the Hong Kong zoo where he spent most of his life said Thursday.
China says US used its computers for cyberattacks on Russia, Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 11/03/2022
» SHANGHAI: China has experienced continuous cyberattacks since February in which internet addresses in the United States have been used to seize control of Chinese computers to target Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday.