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Powerful earthquake kills hundreds in Morocco, damages Marrakech
Published on 09/09/2023
» CASABLANCA - A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings and historic landmarks in cities including the tourism hub of Marrakech.
Pope wants to meet Putin in Moscow
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2022
» ROME: Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in Ukraine but had not received a reply.
BREAKING NEWS: Russia invades Ukraine
Published on 24/02/2022
» The latest updates from multiple news agencies on the Russian invasion of Ukraine:
NZ-Australia travel bubble popped
Published on 26/06/2021
» New Zealand announced a three-day suspension of its quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia on Saturday, with Wellington citing “multiple” outbreaks of Covid-19 in the neighbouring country.
Pulitzer Board honors teen who filmed George Floyd murder
AFP, Published on 12/06/2021
» NEW YORK - The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded a "special citation" on Friday to the teenager whose video of the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer sparked worldwide protests against racial injustice.
9 dead as Myanmar security forces fire at protesters
AFP, Published on 03/03/2021
» YANGON: At least nine people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half a dozen detained journalists, including an Associated Press photographer, with criminal charges.
Ex-minister gets life in Vietnam graft case
Published on 28/12/2019
» HANOI: A Vietnamese court on Saturday sentenced an ex-minister to life imprisonment in a multi-million-dollar corruption case in which another minister and a dozen executives also received lengthy prison terms, state media reported.
Thousands hail Suu Kyi on return to Myanmar
Published on 14/12/2019
» NAY PYI TAW: Thousands of supporters of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi thronged the streets of Myanmar's capital on Saturday to celebrate her arrival back from The Hague, where she defended the country against genocide charges.
US-China trade deal brings stability for now
Published on 14/12/2019
» China has put a positive spin on a first-phase trade agreement that turns down the temperature on a trade war it blames the United States for starting.
Duterte to end martial law in Philippine south after 2 years
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2019
» MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to end more than two years of martial law in the southern Philippines after government forces considerably weakened Islamic militant groups there with the capture and killing of their leaders, his spokesman said Tuesday.