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Philippines’ Duterte bound for ICC’s Hague jail with spiritual advisers and volleyball
Bloomberg, Published on 13/03/2025
» Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be trading his cozy countryside home for the sterile walls of the International Criminal Court’s detention centre, following his high-profile arrest as part of a probe into his deadly war on drugs.
Princess of Wales back in public eye
Reuters, Published on 15/06/2024
» LONDON - The Princess of Wales made her first public appearance on Saturday since surgery five months ago revealed the presence of cancer, attending a military parade in central London.
BAT to pay over $600 mn for violating NKorea sanctions
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - British American Tobacco has agreed to pay more than $600 million to settle charges it sold cigarette materials to North Korea for years in violation of US sanctions, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday.
'Nobody won': Conservatives in Biden hometown left cold by Trump debate
AFP, Published on 30/09/2020
» OLD FORGE (UNITED STATES) - A "Policemen for Trump" hat on his head, Tom Kenney leaves the small room where a dozen or so supporters of the US president are watching the candidates' debate in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
Art to the rescue: Old US police, fire boxes get breath of life
AFP, Published on 04/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - Decades after they helped save lives in the US capital, police and fire department call boxes still stand on city corners, relics of a time when firefighters used horse-drawn wagons and cops walked the beat.
In Britain's bingo capital, love for the game endures
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» GLASGOW - Most nights of the week, Margaret Fisher can be found sitting in the same seat in the same Glasgow bingo club she has been frequenting for nearly 25 years.
Republicans shun Twitter ads after McConnell blocked
AFP, Published on 09/08/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's re-election campaign and leading Republicans on Thursday vowed to spend no money on Twitter ads after the social media platform froze Senator Mitch McConnell's re-election account for breaking site rules.
The Mexicans and their World Cup cardboard cutout friend
AFP, Published on 23/06/2018
» ROSTOV-ON-DON (RUSSIA) - Mexican supporter Javier Amador was all set to join his mates on an epic Russian World Cup adventure before crying off at the last minute.
Spirit of Liverpool can stop Real's record run, says Klopp
AFP, Published on 26/05/2018
» KIEV - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has challenged his players to stop Real Madrid lifting a third consecutive Champions League trophy on Saturday and show fans that winning "big things" is still in the club's DNA.