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Argentina's Milei warns of 'shock' austerity as he takes office
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Javier Milei was sworn in on Sunday, warning the country to brace itself for painful austerity measures as he seeks to cut spending and curb triple-digit inflation, all with empty coffers.
From the Israel-Gaza war to the Moon race: Events that defined 2023
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» PARIS - From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023:
Far-right Wilders wins Dutch election: exit poll
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - The far-right, anti-Islam party of firebrand politician Geert Wilders has won the Dutch election, exit polls suggested Wednesday, a political earthquake that will be felt far beyond the country's borders.
Javier Milei: outsider who ignited Argentine rage to become president
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES: With his wild hair and powered-up chainsaw, the libertarian Javier Milei has upended Argentine politics in a meteoric rise from obscurity to the presidency, riding a wave of fury over decades of economic decline and rampant inflation.
Argentina holds cliffhanger election with economy at stake
AFP, Published on 19/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Desperate for a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Argentines will vote Sunday in a nail-biter election race between embattled Economy Minister Sergio Massa and the libertarian outsider Javier Milei.
Djokovic eyes Wimbledon glory after Nadal pulls out
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» LONDON - Novak Djokovic is preparing for Friday's Wimbledon semi-final against Cameron Norrie safe in the knowledge that his greatest rival Rafael Nadal no longer stands in the way of a 21st Grand Slam triumph.
France awaits verdicts in marathon 2015 terror attacks trial
AFP, Published on 29/06/2022
» PARIS: A French court is to hand down verdicts Wednesday against 20 men accused over the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris, after a marathon 10-month trial that reopened the scars of modern France's worst peacetime atrocity.
Toddler among dead in UK's worst shooting for decade
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» PLYMOUTH (UNITED KINGDOM) - Police said on Friday they were investigating the background of a troubled loner who obtained a firearms licence and shot dead five people including a three-year-old girl in Britain's first mass shooting in 11 years.
Lakers' James wants accountability, Trump vents anger at all-star
AFP, Published on 23/04/2021
» LOS ANGELES - NBA star LeBron James deleted a Twitter post regarding the fatal police shooting of a 16-year-old Black girl in his home state of Ohio, later explaining he seeks greater accountability.
Outrage grows after brutal murder of elderly Thai man in San Francisco
New York Times, Published on 28/02/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Weary of being cooped inside during the pandemic, Vicha Ratanapakdee was impatient for his regular morning walk. He washed his face, put on a baseball cap and face mask and told his wife he would have the coffee she had prepared for him when he returned. Then, on a brisk and misty Northern California winter morning last month, he stepped outside.