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Greta Thunberg fined for disobeying Sweden police, denies crime
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» MALMö, Sweden: Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was fined on Monday for disobeying police at a rally last month, but said she acted out of necessity due to the climate crisis.
BBC suspends presenter after explicit images allegations
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» LONDON - The BBC said Sunday it had contacted the authorities and suspended a presenter following allegations that he had paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos.
Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of explicit images row
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» LONDON - Veteran news anchor Huw Edwards was on Wednesday revealed by his wife as the BBC presenter accused of paying for explicit images but police said no criminal offence had been committed.
Thousands mourn Srebrenica victims as tensions in Bosnia mount
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» SREBRENICA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) - The remains of 30 victims of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia were laid to rest Tuesday, as thousands commemorated the atrocity's 28th anniversary against a backdrop of surging tension, with the landmark peace deal that ended the war under pressure.
Devastation reigns one month after Ukraine dam flood
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» AFANASIYIVKA, Ukraine: Clothes, sofas and kitchen furniture still lie strewn around Nadiya Yefremova's garden a month after her home was flooded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine.
Fury among aid groups as US approves cluster bombs for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» PARIS - Humanitarian organisations on Friday condemned plans by the United States to supply controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine, citing the long-lasting danger posed by the weapons which leave behind unexploded bomblets.
Swedish police grant permit for Koran burning
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» STOCKHOLM: Swedish police said they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque on Wednesday, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday.
US county sues oil companies for $51 bn over 'Heat Dome' disaster
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel companies seeking more than $51 billion over the 2021 "Heat Dome," one of the United States' deadliest weather-related disasters.
Romania brings Andrew Tate down to earth
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 18/06/2023
» Andrew Tate, a pugilistic online influencer and self-crowned "king of toxic masculinity", never made any secret of why he had chosen Romania as his home and business base.
Andrew Tate indicted for rape and human trafficking
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» BUCHAREST: Online influencer Andrew Tate, his brother and two women were indicted in Romania on human trafficking and rape charges, prosecutors said Tuesday, six months after they were detained.