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Survivors brave freezing cold after China quake kills 131
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» JISHISHAN (CHINA) - Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in aid tents on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death toll rising to 131.
French court jails Rwandan ex-doctor 24 years over 1994 genocide
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» PARIS - A French court on Wednesday sentenced former Rwandan doctor Sosthene Munyemana to 24 years in prison for his involvement in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in his native East African country.
Colorado court blocks Trump from presidential primary ballot
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency because of his involvement in the January 2021 assault on the Capitol, Colorado's supreme court ruled Tuesday, setting off a political earthquake that could upend next year's election.
Colorado court blocks Trump from presidential primary ballot
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - An appeals court in Colorado on Tuesday ruled Donald Trump cannot appear on the state's presidential primary ballot because of his involvement in the attack on the Capitol in January 2021.
Swedish court affirms life sentence for Iranian
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» STOCKHOLM - A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday confirmed the conviction of a former Iranian prison official handed a life sentence for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents.
Google to pay $700m in US antitrust settlement
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent Alphabet has agreed to pay $700 million as part of an antitrust settlement made public on Monday, with the funds going to US customers of its Android app store and state governments.
Navalny's 'disappearance' alarms UN expert
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» GENEVA - A United Nations rights expert said on Monday the "enforced disappearance" of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was alarming, and demanded that Moscow release him immediately.
Supporters of Hong Kong pro-democracy 'hero' Jimmy Lai wait in cold for trial
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» HONG KONG: Donning hats, scarves and masks to shield their faces from the winter cold, a small group of supporters of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai waited overnight outside a Hong Kong court for the start of his long-awaited national security trial on Monday.
US, Britain call for release of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai as trial starts
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» HONG KONG - The US and British governments called for the release of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is standing trial Monday in Hong Kong for national security charges that could send him to jail for life.
Prince Harry wins phone hacking case
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» LONDON - A British judge ruled on Friday that Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers, and awarded him £140,600 ($179,600) in damages.