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Republicans storm secure impeachment deposition, delay testimony
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - US congressional Republicans furious about being left out of the Donald Trump impeachment process stormed a closed-door witness deposition Wednesday and refused to leave for several hours, escalating a showdown over the investigation of the president.
Bolivia's opposition stages strike, Morales decries 'coup'
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» LA PAZ - Bolivia's opposition launched a general strike Wednesday amid protests and disturbances over disputed election results that pointed to another term for President Evo Morales, who likened the unrest to a right-wing coup.
Papua New Guinea orders closure of polluting Chinese plant
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea said Thursday it had ordered the indefinite closure of a multi-billion dollar Chinese-owned nickel facility that spewed potentially toxic red slurry into the sea.
Spain to exhume Franco's remains from opulent mausoleum
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» MADRID - Spain will on Thursday exhume the remains of dictator Francisco Franco from a grandiose state mausoleum near Madrid and relocate them to a more discreet grave in a country still conflicted over his decades-long regime.
Ghosn wants case dismissed over 'prosecutor misconduct'
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» TOKYO - Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Thursday urged a Tokyo court to dismiss the case against him, accusing Japanese prosecutors of a "pervasive pattern of illegal misconduct".
'White terror': Hong Kong's protest leaders targeted, beaten
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» HONG KONG: The men jumped Stanley Ho without warning, smashing both his hands with metal rods -- one of multiple recent attacks against prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures that activists have dubbed a "white terror".
Republicans storm secure impeachment deposition, delay testimony
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - Furious about being left out of the Donald Trump impeachment process, US congressional Republicans stormed a closed-door witness deposition and refused to leave for several hours in an escalation of the showdown over the investigation of the president.
'The Virgin will protect': pilgrims easy prey for Lourdes thieves
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» LOURDES, France: Christian pilgrims to the holy town of Lourdes in southern France, lulled into carelessness by the promise of heavenly protection, are increasingly falling victim to pickpockets, local authorities say.
Chinese orienteering team caught cheating at Military World Games
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» BEIJING: A cheating Chinese orienteering team was disqualified after losing its moral compass and using secret paths and markings during the Military World Games in China.
Nationals rout Astros to take command of World Series
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» HOUSTON - Powered by a devastating six-run seventh inning, the Washington Nationals seized command of the World Series by routing Houston 12-3 Wednesday, moving halfway to the US capital's first title since 1924.