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Ukraine's Avdiivka empties in face of Russian assaults
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: On a narrow asphalt strip scarcely visible late at night, a Ukrainian soldier sped along with his lights off at the wheel of a large armoured Humvee jeep.
Staff to strike at Chevron gas facilities in Australia
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» SYDNEY - Workers at two of Chevron's major natural gas plants in Australia are set to go on strike next week, the US energy giant said Tuesday, threatening up to five percent of global LNG supplies.
Meta subscriber plan risks digital divide, say critics
AFP, Published on 21/02/2023
» PARIS - Years after Facebook quietly removed a slogan that declared the site was "free and always will be", parent company Meta announced on Sunday a paid-for subscription service that has already been widely criticised.
Corruption scandal deals new blow to Xi's Chinese football dream
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» BEIJING - Alleged corruption at the top of Chinese football has left President Xi Jinping's dream of his country becoming a global force in the sport appear more remote than ever.
Airlines blast ‘knee-jerk’ China travel curbs
News Agencies, Published on 04/01/2023
» The airline industry’s global lobby group has condemned national moves to introduce Covid-19 tests and other measures for passengers arriving from China as travel from the country resumes despite a flareup in the virus.
Torture victims come forward after Russian retreat
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» KOZACHA LOPAN' (UKRAINE) - This month's dramatic Ukrainian advance north of Kharkiv drove Russian forces back across the border, and uncovered evidence of torture under their occupation.
South Africa calls travel bans 'draconian, unjustified'
AFP, Published on 27/11/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Health Ministry on Friday attacked a global rush to impose travel bans to slow the spread of a new Covid variant as "draconian," unscientific and contrary to WHO advice.
South Africa tourism in turmoil after variant news
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: Helpless and furious, South African tour operators are flooded with cancellations as countries follow Britain's decision to ban travel from the region over the discovery of a new coronavirus variant.
Security under spotlight after British MP stabbed to death
AFP, Published on 16/10/2021
» LEIGH-ON-SEA (UNITED KINGDOM) - The fatal stabbing of British lawmaker David Amess was a terrorist incident, police said Saturday, as MPs pressed for tougher security in the wake of the second killing of a UK politician while meeting constituents in just over five years.
Malaysia's king rejects PM Muhyiddin's request to impose emergency rule
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's king Al Sultan-Abdullah on Sunday rejected a proposal by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for a state of emergency to be imposed because of the coronavirus crisis.