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Brazil's Lula fires army chief
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sacked the country's army chief, Julio Cesar de Arruda, in the wake of riots earlier this month by supporters of former leader Jair Bolsonaro, military sources told AFP Saturday.
Former PM joins mass rally against Israel govt
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» TEL AVIV - Former Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid joined tens of thousands of protesters in Tel Aviv Saturday, as frustration mounts over a raft of controversial moves by the new administration.
Peru closes Machu Picchu as protesters face arrest in Lima
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» LIMA - Peru closed its famed tourist site Machu Picchu Saturday as authorities expelled protesters from a Lima university where they have been sheltering as they wage relentless anti-government demonstrations in the capital.
Jeremy Renner suffered '30 plus broken bones' in snow plow accident
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Actor Jeremy Renner -- perhaps best known as Hawkeye in the Marvel Universe films -- said Saturday he broke more than 30 broken bones when he was run over by his own snow plow at his Nevada home on New Year's Day.
More good news on China tourist front
News, Published on 22/01/2023
» When the Chinese government announced it would allow overseas group tours to resume to 20 countries including Thailand from Feb 6, it brought mixed reactions.
Police probe tourist's VVIP treatment
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2023
» Police are looking into a Chinese tourist's allegation that she paid police to obtain VVIP treatment upon arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport, whereby time spent in the immigration queue was cut and a police motorcade was provided for her trip to a hotel in Pattaya.
Djokovic defies injury in Australian Open win but Murray bows out
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic's hamstring just about held up as the hot favourite battled into the Australian Open last 16 on Saturday, but Andy Murray's heroic run is over.
Liverpool-Chelsea stalemate dents top-four hopes, Newcastle held by Palace
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» LIVERPOOL - Liverpool and Chelsea did little for their chances of climbing into the Premier League's top four with an uninspiring 0-0 draw as Newcastle went third after another goalless draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Fireworks, flowers in Wuhan for Lunar New Year but grief lingers
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» WUHAN (CHINA) - Three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city of Wuhan into a terrifying lockdown, residents are celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit with fireworks, flowers and offerings to the loved ones they have lost to Covid-19.
Russia to retaliate after RT accounts frozen in France: reports
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» MOSCOW: Moscow will retaliate against French media in Russia after the bank accounts of RT France, the French arm of its state broadcaster, were frozen, Russian news agencies quoting an anonymous foreign ministry source reported Saturday.