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Thousands of Afghans win UK asylum after huge data breach
AFP, Published on 15/07/2025
» LONDON - Thousands of Afghans who worked with the UK and their families were brought to Britain in a secret programme after a 2022 data breach put their lives at risk, the British government revealed on Tuesday.
Indonesia revokes most mining permits in dive hotspot
AFP, Published on 10/06/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia revoked permits on Tuesday for four of the five mining companies operating in the eastern archipelago of Raja Ampat after activists shared videos of islands damaged by nickel extraction.
Trump targets abortion access at home and abroad
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump took aim at abortion access in the United States and overseas Friday, after promising activists rallying in Washington that he would protect the "historic gains" of the anti-abortion movement.
Malaysia seeks gag order on talk of jailed ex-PM's bid to reveal royal document
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's attorney-general's chambers has sought a gag order to ban public discussion of former Prime Minister Najib Razak's judicial review claim that a document exists allowing him to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest, according to state news agency Bernama.
Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before his inauguration
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2025
» NEW YORK— United States President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a case that for a time overshadowed his bid to retake the White House.
Beer Party builds election buzz in Austria
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2024
» VIENNA - The Beer Party, founded largely as a joke, hopes to provide some kick against more established Austrian parties as its leader on Thursday announced plans to run in this year’s parliamentary elections.
'Nothing more to say': Trump cancels plan to testify in NY fraud trial
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump changed his mind about testifying in his own defense in his New York fraud case on Monday, he said, announcing that he will not take the stand as expected because he has "nothing more to say."
'Weird puking bird' tops New Zealand's avian beauty contest
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» WELLINGTON - A "weird puking bird" with a bizarre mating dance has won New Zealand's annual avian beauty contest, triumphing after British comedian John Oliver launched an unlikely global campaign.
Trump to testify at civil trial targeting his New York empire
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Former president Donald Trump is expected to testify Monday in the New York civil case threatening to upend his real estate empire and deal him a damaging financial blow as he seeks to retake the White House next year.
Donald Trump set to take the stand in New York civil fraud trial
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Donald Trump rose to political power touting the business acumen he says made him a fortune.