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Sierra Leone calm despite election disputes
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» FREETOWN: The streets of Sierra Leone's capital were quiet on Wednesday, a day after President Julius Maada Bio was sworn in for a second term following an election that his main rival slammed as "not credible."
Messina Denaro: a ruthless boss of the Sicilian Mafia
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» ROME: Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro, who was arrested on Monday after 30 years on the run, is a ruthless assassin whose violence fuelled the bloody reputation of the Cosa Nostra Mafia.
China's 'iPhone city' under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» BEIJING: Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers furious over pay and conditions.
Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore
Published on 18/10/2022
» Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is the Marina Bay Sands casino, where he would often show up carrying a duffel bag stuffed with cash. On a sunny day in June, a yellow Ferrari F8 Spider and a Mercedes were parked outside one of the villas.
Peru ends Lima curfew aimed at quelling protests
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» LIMA - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday announced the end of a curfew in the capital Lima aimed at containing protests against rising fuel prices following crisis talks with Congress.
Hong Kong police arrest ex-Cathay crew over violating anti-pandemic regulations
Published on 18/01/2022
» HONG KONG: Police have arrested and laid charges against two former Cathay Pacific flight attendants for alleged violations of home isolation rules that coincided with the arrival of the Omicron variant in Hong Kong.
Japan court jails US duo over Ghosn escape
AFP, Published on 19/07/2021
» TOKYO: An American father-son duo who helped former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan were sentenced to 20 months and two years in prison by a Tokyo court on Monday.
Taiwan says Chinese diplomats assaulted official in Fiji
AFP, Published on 19/10/2020
» TAIPEI: Taiwan on Monday accused two Chinese diplomats of gatecrashing a hotel function hosted by its de facto embassy in Fiji and assaulting an employee.
Washington, heart of US power, frozen by pandemic
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - Behind the giant bay windows of the World Bank, security guards remain at their posts, but idle. Outside, the sidewalks of Washington DC are largely empty.
Desperate race against fires in world's biggest tropical wetlands
AFP, Published on 15/09/2020
» PôRTO JOFRE, Brazil: The smell of burnt vegetation and the red glow of flames welcome visitors these days to the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands -- a biodiverse paradise that is now partly reduced to ashes by record wildfires.