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Mennonite social media influencer rips up rulebook
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» CIUDAD CUAUHTéMOC (MéXICO) - A rising TikTok star from a Mennonite community in Mexico that once shunned rubber tires and electricity is embracing technology to give a glimpse of her life through social media.
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Street protests grip Sri Lanka as economic crisis escalates
AFP, Published on 01/04/2022
» COLOMBO - Street protests gripped Sri Lanka Friday as demonstrators blocked main roads across the country, a day after hundreds tried to storm the president's home in anger over an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Italian aid worker recalls brutal treatment by IS 'Beatles'
AFP, Published on 01/04/2022
» ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT) - An Italian aid worker described being beaten with a rubber cable and waterboarded in harrowing testimony Thursday at the trial of a jihadist accused of being one of his Islamic State captors known as the "Beatles."
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Chile's millennial president promises change
AFP, Published on 12/03/2022
» SANTIAGO: Leftist ex-student activist Gabriel Boric was sworn in Friday as Chile's youngest-ever president and hailed the country's Marxist former leader Salvador Allende in his inaugural address to the nation.
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Senators spar over first Black woman for US Supreme Court
AFP, Published on 22/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - Senators launched marathon hearings Monday on Ketanji Brown Jackson's bid to be the first Black woman on America's Supreme Court, with opposing sides sparring on her sentencing record as Republicans sought to frame her as soft on crime.
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China's annual parliament opens in key year for Xi
AFP, Published on 05/03/2022
» BEIJING - Thousands of delegates will gather for the annual meeting of China's rubber-stamp parliament Saturday, a week of highly choreographed sessions that will lay out the leadership's blueprint for the year ahead.
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Roman Abramovich: Former symbol of Russia's oligarchy faces uncertain future
AFP, Published on 27/02/2022
» LONDON: Roman Abramovich rose from a penniless background in Russia's frozen north to become a multi-billionaire and a celebrity football tycoon, but his empire is teetering over his alleged Kremlin links.
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Canada police arrest protesters in bid to clear border bridge
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» WINDSOR (CANADA) - Canadian police resumed operations Sunday to clear a key US border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over Covid-19 restrictions, as authorities began making arrests in their bid to quell a movement that has also paralyzed downtown Ottawa.
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'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.
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Macau's casino giants rally after gaming bill revealed
AFP, Published on 17/01/2022
» HONG KONG: Shares in Macau's casino giants surged Monday morning after the world's biggest gambling hub announced changes to its regulations, reducing the uncertainty that has plagued the lucrative sector's six operators.
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