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Prince Harry’s US visa under scrutiny
Published on 09/03/2024
» WASHINGTON — A US federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to submit documents related to Prince Harry’s visa for the court to review after the department refused to release them to the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, under the Freedom of Information Act.
Eight teens shot at Philadelphia bus stop
New York Times, Published on 07/03/2024
» Eight Philadelphia high school students were shot and wounded as they waited for a public bus after school Wednesday, the latest in a spate of shootings that have touched off outrage in the city, the police said.
Germany joins legal cannabis club
Published on 23/02/2024
» BERLIN - Germany on Friday joined the small group of countries and jurisdictions that have legalised cannabis when the Bundestag passed a law allowing individuals and voluntary associations to grow and hold limited quantities of the drug.
‘Open warfare’ as Marcos-Duterte alliance crumbles
Published on 03/02/2024
» MANILA - The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated this week when they accused each other of using drugs — a rift that could threaten Marcos’s reform agenda and risk fuelling instability.
Philippines’ Duterte threatens secession over constitution change
Published on 31/01/2024
» Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dialled up his criticism of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, saying his successor is looking to cement his rule beyond the current term limit in the Constitution.
‘It’s the fentanyl,’ Marcos says on Duterte’s drug tirades
Published on 29/01/2024
» Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr traded accusations of drug use with his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte in his first public rebuke of the former leader as the rift between the country’s two most powerful political clans deepens.
Marcos blocks drug war investigation
Published on 23/01/2024
» MANILA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered government agencies not to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation into the deadly war on drugs during the administration of his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte.
Vietnam court sentences 9 people to death for drug trafficking
Published on 22/01/2024
» HANOI: A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced nine people to death after being convicted of involvement in one of the country's largest drug trafficking cases in months, state media reported.
Chinese scientists clone first rhesus monkey to live into adulthood
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/01/2024
» BEIJING - Researchers affiliated to China's premier science academy have successfully cloned the first rhesus monkey to survive into adulthood.
N.Korean hackers laundering money with scammers, drug gangs in SE Asia: UN
Published on 15/01/2024
» LONDON: North Korean hackers are sharing money-laundering and underground banking networks with fraudsters and drug traffickers in Southeast Asia, according to a United Nations report published on Monday, with casinos and crypto exchanges emerging as key venues for organised crime.