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Russian strikes on Ukraine trigger heat and water cuts
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» KYIV - Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine have targeted critical infrastructure, including energy sites and railways, triggering heating and water outages for thousands of households, Kyiv said on Saturday.
Police take Bolsonaro into custody due to flight risk
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» BRASILIA - Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken from house arrest into police custody on Saturday to prevent him from escaping as he appeals a conviction for a failed coup attempt, the Supreme Court said.
‘Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die’: the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WARSAW - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the “crime” of being gay.
Imported chikungunya cases will rise steadily in Hong Kong, leading expert warns
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/08/2025
» Hong Kong is expected to experience an increase in imported chikungunya fever cases, a leading infectious disease specialist has said, calling on the public to avoid travelling to high-risk areas after the city recorded three more infections.
Hong Kong recorded 1,138 suicides last year, highest number since 2003
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/07/2025
» Hong Kong recorded 1,138 suicides last year, the highest number since 2003, with the rate for men aged 30 to 49 jumping sharply in a 12-month period, an NGO said on Saturday.
‘Phantom cows’ scandal rocks Uruguay
Lucinda Elliot, Reuters, Published on 17/05/2025
» ARTIGAS, Uruguay - Sandra Palleiro is on the hunt for her lost cows. The 60-year-old accountant is standing in a muddy field at the end of a farm track in a remote region of Uruguay near the border with Brazil.
Romania returns to polls after annulled presidential vote
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» BUCHAREST - Romanians return to the polls Sunday for a rerun of November's annulled presidential election, with a far-right candidate again expected to win the first round.
Andrew Tate back in Romania after flap over US trip
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/03/2025
» Self-described “misogynist” influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan returned to Romania for police checks in an ongoing criminal investigation, denying claims that the Trump administration had pressured authorities to end a travel ban and allowed them to spend the last few weeks in the United States.
'Criminal investigation' launched into Tate brothers
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» MIAMI — Florida's attorney general said Tuesday that a criminal investigation has been opened into self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, who flew to the southern US state last week from Romania, where they faced rape and human trafficking charges.
Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand on Monday, as a senior Chinese official visited frontier towns on both sides in a widening crackdown on illegal online operations.