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Outrage in Spain over verdict in gang sex attack on teen
AFP, Published on 02/11/2019
» MADRID: Women's groups and legal experts demanded Friday that Spanish law be changed after five men accused of gang-raping an 14-year-old girl were convicted on a lesser charge of sexual abuse on the grounds the unconscious victim did not fight back.
Trump, Dems vow no surrender on US government shutdown
AFP, Published on 23/01/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump had a message on Tuesday for Democrats counting on him to relent in the Washington arm wrestle blocking funds to swaths of the government for a record 32 days: "No Cave!"
Online video games, the latest hunting grounds for drug cartels
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - Narcotics police the world over are sprucing up their video game skills, as cartels go increasingly online to sell drugs and recruit dealers.
Dutch dope trial: what's the deal?
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» THE HAGUE - On December 15, cannabis will for the first time be grown, sold, and consumed legally in the Netherlands as part of a four-year trial across the country.
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.
Patients regain much weight after stopping new obesity drug: study
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A new generation of obesity drugs often delivers dramatic weight loss, but many patients wonder what happens when they stop treatment.
Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion charges
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Hunter Biden was indicted late Thursday on multiple counts of tax evasion, the second time this year President Joe Biden's troubled son has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings.
'Grand Theft Auto VI' trailer drops, flagging 2025 release
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - The first trailer for "Grand Theft Auto VI" was put on YouTube in a surprise, ahead-of-schedule post on Monday, promising a 2025 release for the latest installment in the mega-popular video game franchise.
US high court to hear challenge to $6bn Purdue opioid settlement
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge on Monday to Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the family that controlled the drugmaker from future litigation.
Chasing weight loss dream, many in US seek Ozempic alternatives
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Like many Americans struggling to lose weight, Marissa Montanino felt compelled to try Ozempic or one of the other new so-called "wonder drugs" described as revolutionary in the fight against obesity.