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Argentine football fans, protesters clash with police at pensions march
AFP, Published on 13/03/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentine police fought running battles Wednesday with hundreds of protesters, including numerous football fans, during an anti-austerity march by pensioners in Buenos Aires.
Germans start voting, polls suggest shift to right
Published on 23/02/2025
» BERLIN - Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to see Friedrich Merz's conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards.
Singapore pledges cash handouts ahead of polls
Published on 18/02/2025
» Singapore has forecast a second year of budget surpluses despite Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announcing a long list of handouts, rebates and infrastructure investments ahead of national elections due later this year.
China calls for closer financial ties with Britain as both sides seek reset
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/01/2025
» Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng has called for closer cooperation with Britain in areas including financial services, biomedicine and artificial intelligence, as both sides seek to repair ties after prolonged tensions.
Austria's chancellor to step down after coalition talks collapse
AFP, Published on 05/01/2025
» VIENNA - Austria's conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he would step down in the "coming days" after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats over disagreements on key issues.
Defeat of Syria's Assad stirs a mother's bitterness
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» TARTUS (SYRIA) - In the villages above the Syrian port city of Tartus they once hailed the sons who died fighting in Bashar al-Assad's service as martyrs.
What Russia's invasion has cost Ukraine as war reaches 1000th day
Published on 18/11/2024
» KYIV - Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches its 1,000th day on Tuesday, a grim milestone in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.
Philippines pushes bigger defence spending as China spat lingers
Published on 10/07/2024
» The Philippines will continue increasing defence spending as it seeks private sector’s support in safeguarding the nation’s claims in the disputed South China Sea.
‘I’m home’: Ukrainians walk back from Russia
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» KRASNOPILLIA, Ukraine - To reach Ukrainian soil from Russia, teacher Olena Yevdokiyenko had to lug suitcases and push her mother's wheelchair for two kilometres in the dark.
Talks with Macron leave French opposition cold
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» SAINT-DENIS, France - French political leaders from left and right were left unconvinced Thursday by marathon talks aimed at finding common ground with President Emmanuel Macron, who is struggling to build new momentum in a hung parliament.