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Who is Tyler Robinson, alleged killer of Charlie Kirk?
AFP, Published on 14/09/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - How did Tyler Robinson -- a straight-A student raised Mormon by Republican parents -- become the alleged assassin of right-wing mega-influencer Charlie Kirk?
In Singapore’s election, a blow to the fledgling opposition
The New York TImes, Published on 04/05/2025
» SINGAPORE — The last time Singapore held elections, it was in the throes of a global crisis. That’s also true today.
Federal judge blocks Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A federal judge blocked Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States on Thursday as liberal states scored their first victory against the new president's hardline agenda.
In a political year, some deaths spoke to the struggles for democracy
The New York TImes, Published on 01/01/2025
» In a year saturated with politics in an ever more polarised world, where the obituary many feared they’d be reading would be that of democracy itself, one death seemed to encapsulate the historical moment we’re in: that of Alexei Navalny.
China sentences Canadian star Kris Wu to 13 yrs for rape
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of rape, a Chinese court said Friday.
Australian rescuers race to save stranded pilot whales
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» OCEAN BEACH (AUSTRALIA) - Australian rescuers battled Friday to refloat the last surviving pilot whales from a mass stranding that killed nearly 200 of the animals on a surf-battered beach in Tasmania.
About 200 pilot whales perish on Australian beach
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» HOBART (AUSTRALIA) - About 200 pilot whales have perished after being stranded on an exposed, surf-swept beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, Australian rescuers said Thursday.
230 pilot whales stranded in Australia, 'about half' feared dead
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» A pod of 230 pilot whales was found stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania Wednesday, with Australian officials saying only half appeared to be alive.
Mass stranding kills 14 whales in Australia
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» Australian wildlife investigators were on Wednesday trying to piece together why more than a dozen young male sperm whales died in a mass stranding on a remote beach in the state of Tasmania.
Luxury brands drop Chinese star held for hiring sex workers
AFP, Published on 13/09/2022
» BEIJING: Global brands including Prada and Remy Martin have cut ties with Chinese superstar Li Yifeng, after the actor was detained for soliciting sex workers.