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Moldova's pro-EU president to seek second term
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» CHISINAU - Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Sunday said she would seek a second term next year as she looks to steer the former Soviet republic to EU membership.
London police arrest second man after Banksy installation removed
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» LONDON - Police in London said on Sunday that officers had arrested a second man on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after a Banksy artwork was removed from a south London street corner within hours of appearing.
Gaza war rages on Christmas Eve as Biden urges caution
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel pushed on Sunday with its military campaign to destroy Hamas over the Oct 7 attacks, as the focus of the deadly combat shifted to southern Gaza where most displaced Palestinians are trapped.
China air pollution worsens for first time in decade
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» BEIJING - Air pollution in China worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, according to study released on Friday.
Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Conspiracy theorists who believe in a secret cabal of child sex traffickers have set their sights on yet another online retailer: Etsy, a website best known for selling handmade items.
Khawaja insists armband was not political, after ICC reprimand
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» MELBOURNE - Australia's Usman Khawaja said Friday that a black armband he wore in the first Test against Pakistan was for a "personal bereavement" and not politically motivated, after the star batter was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
White House urges 'serious scrutiny' of US Steel takeover deal
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A proposed deal that would see US Steel Corp bought by Japan's Nippon Steel should be closely investigated by American authorities, the White House said Thursday, warning it could have national security implications.
Migrants call UK barge accommodation a ‘prison’
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» WEYMOUTH, England - In the damp December cold, a blue bus stops near Weymouth town centre in southwest England. A few men get off, relieved to be spending a few hours away from what they call their "prison" — a barge housing asylum seekers.
More Gaza targets hit as envoys seek truce
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - The Israeli army said Thursday it bombed scores of targets in the Gaza Strip as diplomats pressed on with efforts to halt the fighting that Hamas says has killed 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory.
‘I’m a Mandalay girl’: Teen soldier on Myanmar front lines
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» SHAN STATE, Myanmar - An 18-year-old recruit in one of Myanmar's pro-democracy fighting units prepares to launch a drone strike on junta troops, driven by anger and her mother’s call for revolution.