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Trump walks out on Democrats in fury over Russia probe
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump abruptly shut down a White House meeting with Democratic leaders Wednesday to vent his fury over ongoing probes into his links to Russia.
Trump blasts Democrats as impeachment talk heats up
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump erupted in fury on Wednesday at unrelenting probes into his links to Russia, as the top Democrat in Congress accused the president of a "cover-up" that could be an impeachable offence.
Britain routed in UN vote on Chagos
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - In a stinging defeat for Britain, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded Wednesday that London cede to Mauritius the British-ruled Chagos Islands, home to an important military base.
Tale of suicidal 'Handmaid' in New York goes viral
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» NEW YORK - A red-cloaked "Handmaid" ready to hurl herself off a Manhattan building, possibly unhinged by recent legislative assaults on the right to abortion? That's what a young New Yorker believed, firing up the Twitterverse with a tale that turned out to be about a red umbrella.
Qatar World Cup to be played with 32 teams: FIFA
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played with 32 teams after a proposed expansion of the tournament to 48 sides was scrapped, FIFA announced on Wednesday.
India awaits results from world's biggest election
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» NEW DELHI - Results were due Thursday from India's acrimonious election, with exit polls pointing to a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the opposition clinging to hopes of a surprise win.
Libyan strongman Haftar tells Macron no ceasefire for now
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» PARIS - Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military offensive against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, rejected a ceasefire requested by French President Emmanuel Macron during talks in Paris, an Elysee official said Wednesday.
FIFA drops plans for 48-team 2022 World Cup
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - FIFA shelved a proposed expansion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the world football body's president Gianni Infantino.
Illegal hunting threatens songbird prized as delicacy: study
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - Every year, nearly five million breeding pairs of ortolan buntings -- a type of tiny songbird classified as endangered in several countries -- migrate from Europe to Africa for the winter.
Inmates show off crochet creations in Brazil prison fashion show
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» SAO PAULO - The catwalk came to a Brazilian prison Wednesday when models from the Sao Paulo Fashion Week paraded a collection at a maximum security facility in front of the inmates who created them.