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Drone pilot suffered for his craft
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 01/05/2022
» After hiding all night in the mountains, Air Force Capt Kevin Larson crouched behind a boulder and watched the forest through his breath, waiting for the police he knew would come. It was Jan 19, 2020. He was clinging to an assault rifle with 30 rounds and a conviction that, after all he had been through, there was no way he was going to prison.
Johnny Depp rejects 'heinous' abuse charges at US defamation trial
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» FAIRFAX (UNITED STATES) - "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp denied ever striking a woman as he took the witness stand on Tuesday at the US defamation trial against his former wife, the actress Amber Heard.
Tunisia TV series sparks polygamy row
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» TUNIS - A Ramadan TV series dealing with polygamy has sparked a heated debate in Tunisia, an Arab pioneer in women's rights that banned the practice decades ago.
Domestic abuse charges 'devastating' for Johnny Depp's career: lawyers
AFP, Published on 12/04/2022
» FAIRFAX (UNITED STATES) - Allegations of domestic abuse levelled against Johnny Depp by Amber Heard have had a "devastating" impact on his career, his lawyers said Tuesday at the opening of the actor's defamation case against his former wife.
When you can take it with you -- just
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 13/03/2022
» If you were leaving home forever and had just a few hours to collect your thoughts and most precious belongings, items that would have to fit into a knapsack or purse, or just your pockets, what would you choose?
Child's TikTok stardom lures gunman
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 06/03/2022
» Ava Majury downloaded TikTok when she was 13, and at the height of the pandemic lockdowns a year later had more than a million followers. Her fans, nearly three-quarters of them male, watched her lip-sync and dance to trending music on an account with the profile message, "Hey, I love you!!"
Pattinson suits up for macabre new 'Batman'
AFP, Published on 27/02/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Robert Pattinson had never been interested in playing a superhero -- until Ben Affleck quit his role as Batman, leaving the famous cape unexpectedly up for grabs.
Japan mulls scrapping 100-day remarriage ban
Kyodo News, Published on 14/02/2022
» A Japanese government panel on Monday recommended abolishing the current 100-day remarriage ban for women after a divorce, in line with scrapping a century-old Civil Code provision that determines legal paternity.
Can't find love? China's party cadres lend a hand
AFP, Published on 11/02/2022
» BEIJING - Zhang Shaoge wants to get married, but after struggling to meet the right woman through friends and work -- he has put his heart in the hands of China's Communist Party.
'No justice': N.Ireland marks 'Bloody Sunday' amid Brexit backdrop
AFP, Published on 30/01/2022
» LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland, UK: The Northern Irish city of Londonderry commemorates one of the darkest days in modern UK history on Sunday when, 50 years ago, British troops opened fire without provocation on civil rights protesters.