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Engine fell off US cargo plane before deadly crash: officials
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - The death toll from a cargo plane crash in the southern US state of Kentucky rose to 11 on Wednesday, with investigators saying the accident was caused by one of the engines catching fire and detaching during takeoff.
US appeals court says Trump can deploy soldiers in Portland
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A US appeals court said Monday that President Donald Trump can send National Guard troops to Portland, despite objections from Oregon's governor.
Trio wins physics Nobel for quantum ‘tunnelling’
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» STOCKHOLM - Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for work on quantum physics in action, the Nobel jury said.
20 dogs, 4 cats killed after air conditioner malfunction causes fire in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/09/2025
» More than 20 dogs and cats have been killed after a malfunctioning air conditioner sparked a fire in a Hong Kong village.
Trump asks Supreme Court for ‘expedited’ ruling on tariffs
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for an expedited ruling preserving the tariffs that have roiled global markets, saying a lower court ruling against it has already damaged trade negotiations.
Tycoon who brought F1 to Singapore pleads guilty in graft case
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» SINGAPORE - A Malaysian hotel tycoon who helped bring Formula One to Singapore pleaded guilty Monday to abetting the obstruction of justice, in a rare corruption case in the city-state that saw a former transport minister jailed last year.
Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» PARIS - From a hero lapdog Lassie to why tennis stars can't stop pinching Wimbledon towels. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Fire that closed Heathrow traced to unrepaired transformer
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» LONDON - A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London’s Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture entering electrical components, a problem first flagged in 2018 but not fixed, a report said Wednesday.
US appeals court allows Trump control of National Guard in LA
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO (UNITED STATES) - A US appeals court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump could continue control of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Trump can keep deploying troops in LA, says court
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration won a brief reprieve from a judge’s order to pull back on its use of military troops in Los Angeles to deal with protests over the president's immigration raids.