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French owners of Swiss bar under scrutiny after New Year blaze
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» GENEVA - An investigation into a fire at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana which killed 40 and left 119 injured has cast a spotlight on the French owners who are suspected of "negligence".
French PM faces uphill task to form government
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» PARIS - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Sunday was negotiating to form a government after losing a key political ally, with time running short before a fast-approaching budget deadline.
Austria hit with fresh spy claims after govt promises law change
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» VIENNA — Austria has long seen itself as a bridge between Moscow and the West -- remaining constitutionally neutral since 1955 and hosting numerous United Nations (UN) and other international institutions.
In Indonesia, dark past may be rewritten with government's new history books
Reuters, Published on 19/05/2025
» JAKARTA - The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country's darkest chapters could be recast to show President Prabowo Subianto and late authoritarian ruler Suharto in a favourable light.
Record-breaking UK election win predicted for Labour
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2024
» LONDON - Britain’s Conservative Party all but conceded election defeat to Labour on Wednesday, a day before polling stations opened, and warned that the opposition party was on course for a record-breaking victory.
Record more than 2,000 fossil fuel lobbyists at COP28 talks: NGOs
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» PARIS - A record almost 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited for UN climate talks in Dubai, as negotiators wrestle with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb global warming, campaign groups said Tuesday.
Hong Kongers find new ways to defend democratic ideals
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» HONG KONG - Two years after being released from a Hong Kong prison, Lau Ka-tung has lost count of the times he has returned -- not as an inmate, but to offer support to pro-democracy activists in jail.
Most baby formula health claims not backed by science: study
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» PARIS - The vast majority of health claims used to advertise baby formula worldwide are not supported by rigorous scientific evidence, a study said Thursday, leading researchers to urge the breast milk substitutes be sold in plain packaging.
Journalist held by Myanmar urges Japan to pressure junta
AFP, Published on 28/11/2022
» A Japanese journalist released from Myanmar in a prisoner amnesty called on Monday for Tokyo to put more pressure on the junta and accept refugees fleeing the Southeast Asian country.
No comeback yet, but UK's Johnson vows still 'much to offer'
AFP, Published on 24/10/2022
» LONDON - Even after failing to pull off a sensational return to Downing Street within weeks of being forced out, Brexit figurehead Boris Johnson still made plain he is eyeing a political comeback.