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China begins war games around Taiwan, island vows to defend democracy
Reuters, Published on 29/12/2025
» BEIJING/TAIPEI - China's military moved army, naval, air force and artillery units around Taiwan on Monday for its "Justice Mission 2025" drills, as the island vowed to defend democracy and mobilised troops to rehearse repelling a potential Chinese attack.
Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2025
» Senator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”
BBC celebrates 100 years of 'poetic' shipping forecast
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» LONDON - The BBC on Wednesday celebrates 100 years of a weather forecast for sailors in British waters that has inspired musicians and poets and become an immovable fixture on UK radio.
One dead, 21 shot at Kansas City Super Bowl celebration
New York Times, Published on 15/02/2024
» KANSAS CITY — One person was killed and at least 21 others were shot, including nine children, in a barrage of gunfire at a Super Bowl victory celebration in Kansas City on Wednesday afternoon, turning a scene of triumph into one of chaos as thousands of fans in red jerseys ran for safety.
The ‘Devil’s Playground’ of urban combat Israel Is preparing to enter
New York Times, Published on 25/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Heavy fire from rooftops and booby-trapped apartments. Armor-piercing projectiles blowing up troop carriers. Fighters blending in with civilians, launching drone ambushes or surging from tunnels full of enough ammunition, food and water to sustain a long war.
'No job for humans': the harrowing work of content moderators in Kenya
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» NAIROBI - Trevin Brownie's first day as a content moderator for Facebook is etched in his memory, working out of a subcontractor's nondescript office in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Key facts about Neuralink, Musk's cyborg gamble
AFP, Published on 27/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-implant company, has won US approval to test on humans. Here is what to know about the multi-billionaire's dream project to enable the human brain to communicate directly with computers.
Press freedoms shrink, journalists being targeted
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» UNITED NATIONS: Press freedom is under attack in every corner of the globe, with journalists continually harassed, jailed and killed, UN officials and media outlets warned on Tuesday.
Federer's Ukranian conqueror swaps racquet for Kalashnikov
AFP, Published on 17/03/2022
» KYIV: In 2013 he achieved one of the great shocks in tennis history, knocking defending champion Roger Federer out of Wimbledon.
Philippines anti-terrorism law 'threatens human rights' despite 'killer caveat' strikedown
AFP, Published on 09/12/2021
» The Philippines' highest court has struck down a "killer caveat" in President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial anti-terrorism law, but critics said Thursday the rest of the legislation still threatened human rights.