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LGBTQ Croatians face 'alarming' mental health crisis
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» ZAGREB: By Viktor Zahtila's own count, he has been assaulted at least a dozen times for being gay in Croatia — where attacks and rampant discrimination towards the LGBTQ community have led to an "alarming" mental health crisis.
G7 vows 'severe costs' for those helping Russia in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» KARUIZAWA (JAPAN) - Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers warned Tuesday that those helping Russia wage war in Ukraine would face "severe costs", as they offered a united front on another key policy challenge: China.
Japan PM urges better security after blast targets speech
AFP, Published on 16/04/2023
» TOKYO: Japan needs to increase security as Group of Seven officials visit, the country's prime minister said Sunday, a day after an explosive was thrown at him during a campaign event.
China, Ukraine headline as G7 foreign ministers meet
AFP, Published on 16/04/2023
» KARUIZAWA (JAPAN) - The G7's top diplomats arrive Sunday in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa for talks set to be dominated by twin crises: China's growing pressure on Taiwan, and Russia's war in Ukraine.
US ski season extended as record snowpack dents Western drought
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» ARAPAHOE BASIN (UNITED STATES) - Record snowfall across much of the western United States has not only helped to alleviate drought -- it has also brought a massive boon for the region's ski resorts, with many hoping to keep their lifts running deep into summer.
US Supreme Court justice received lavish trips from billionaire Republican: report
AFP, Published on 07/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted years of luxury travel trips from a billionaire Republican, according to a report Thursday, including yachting in New Zealand and private jet flights across the globe.
As Macron digs in, some French protesters support violent resistance
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» PARIS - Demonstrations against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform are drawing more and more radical protesters, with up to one in five voters approving the use of violence to further the cause, according to polls.
China ramping up bailout loans to 'Belt and Road' countries
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» LONDON: China has handed out US$240 billion worth of bailout loans to 22 developing countries at risk of default over the past two decades, with the trend accelerating in recent years, a report said Tuesday.
French MPs battle over AI-assisted Olympics surveillance
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» PARIS: French government plans to trial surveillance cameras upgraded with artificial intelligence at the 2024 Olympics have opponents fuming at what they say is unnecessary and dangerous security overreach.
New York on edge over likely Trump indictment
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» NEW YORK: A grand jury was set to reconvene in New York on Wednesday as it weighs whether to charge ex-president Donald Trump over hush money paid to a porn star.