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Who is Tyler Robinson, alleged killer of Charlie Kirk?
AFP, Published on 14/09/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - How did Tyler Robinson -- a straight-A student raised Mormon by Republican parents -- become the alleged assassin of right-wing mega-influencer Charlie Kirk?
Singapore tightens anti-money laundering measures
Dina Kyriakidou, Published on 04/10/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore authorities on Friday announced new measures to tackle money laundering, including inter-agency data-sharing, striking off of inactive companies and channels and programmes to get businesses to report suspicious activities.
Xi seeks to dispel fear about anti-graft drive
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/03/2024
» Chinese leader Xi Jinping says members of the ruling Communist Party should feel good, not fearful, about his sweeping anti-corruption campaign, a sign he may be dealing with some frustration among the organisation’s 98 million members.
Iceland evacuates town amid volcano alert
Reuters, Published on 11/11/2023
» COPENHAGEN - Authorities in Iceland have completed the evacuation of 3,000 residents of a town in the southwestern part of the country over concerns of a volcanic eruption after a series of earthquakes and evidence of magma spreading underground.
'Time bomb': Tree-killing bugs threaten France's lush forests
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» LA TESTE-DE-BUCH (FRANCE) - Last year, ferocious wildfires destroyed thousands of hectares of one of France's most picturesque forests.
Wagner chief Prigozhin presumed dead in plane crash
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» KUZHENKINO (RUSSIA) - The head of the Wagner mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia's military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with all passengers killed, Russian officials said.
Wagner chief on list of passengers on plane that crashed: Russian agencies
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» MOSCOW - The head of the Wagner group that in June attempted to topple Russia's military leadership was on the passengers list of a plane that crashed Wednesday, Russian news agencies said.
Mexican volcano crater home to 'unique' football pitch
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» MEXICO CITY - A volcano crater is not an obvious venue for a football match, but that's where a referee blows the whistle for kick-off each weekend on the outskirts of Mexico City.
Italy unveils two-billion-euro package for flooded northeast
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday announced a two-billion-euro ($2.2-billion) package to help northeastern areas affected by floods that killed 14 people, displaced thousands and left swathes of farmland submerged.
China’s Mars rover fails to wake up
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/04/2023
» China’s first Mars rover hasn’t woken up from a scheduled months-long hibernation on the surface of the Red Planet, a Chinese scientist confirmed on Tuesday.