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Trump health misinformation swirls despite denial
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - From manipulated images to out-of-context photos, false claims that Donald Trump is seriously ill -- or even dead -- have swirled online, with the misinformation persisting even after the US president publicly rejected it on Tuesday.
US defence chief shared sensitive information in second Signal chat: US media
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information on forthcoming US air strikes on Yemen in a private Signal chat group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, the New York Times and CNN reported on Sunday.
Boeing settles to avoid civil trial over Ethiopian Airlines crash
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» NEW YORK - Boeing has reached a last-minute settlement to avoid a civil trial that was due to start Monday over the fatal 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX plane, the plaintiffs' lawyers said.
Irish school trains thatchers to save iconic roofs
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» PORTNOO — A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape.
Nicaragua legislature cements 'absolute power' of president.. and wife
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» SAN JOSé — Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega and his wife were granted control of all state powers Thursday under a constitutional amendment ratified by the country's legislature that also elevated her to the position of "co-president."
US firms eye Philippine projects as China row stalls oil drills
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/01/2025
» MANILA — Companies in the United States are interested in oil and gas projects in the Philippines, Manila's energy chief said, as tensions with Beijing hamper exploration in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
Hollywood turns on Biden as Clooney presses for change
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/07/2024
» LOS ANGELES - Since his dismal debate performance on June 27, United States President Joe Biden has steadily lost support in the part of the country that knows image and stagecraft the best: Hollywood.
Deposed Niger president's lawyers deny escape bid
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» ABIDJAN - Lawyers for Niger's ousted president on Friday rejected claims by the new military rulers that he had tried to escape, as France said its forces would be gone from the West African country by year's end as planned.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South Africa's Zulu hawk, dies aged 95
AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the once-feared Zulu nationalist and historic leader of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) which presided over South Africa's deadliest violence ahead of the first all-race elections, died Saturday aged 95, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced.
Hawaii fire death toll may double or triple, warns governor
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» KAHULUI (UNITED STATES) - Hawaii's governor has warned that the death toll from last week's wildfires could double or even triple over the next 10 days, as the grim task of searching for charred human remains slowly continued Monday.