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US Jewish groups wary of Trump’s war on anti-Semitism
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» NEW YORK - US Jewish groups are unified over the need to fight mounting anti-Semitic incidents across the country, but many are bitterly opposed to how President Donald Trump is seeking to counter the scourge.
Trump escalates immigration crackdown to mark 100 days
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - The White House announced Monday a crackdown on "sanctuary cities" that defy Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, as the president closes in on his first 100 days in office.
After 100 days in office, Trump voters still back US president
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has come racing out of the gates in his second term in office, slashing government agencies, launching trade wars with friends and foes alike and even taking on the judiciary over his immigration crackdown.
Musk's DOGE team emerges from the shadows
AFP, Published on 29/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - It has worked in the shadows for months, but Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now offered the first peek behind the curtain of the government cost-cutting drive it launched on behalf of US President Donald Trump.
Confusion reigns as US federal workers face Musk job deadline
AFP, Published on 25/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - Employees of the US federal government on Monday faced a deadline imposed by Elon Musk that required them to explain their work achievements in an email or potentially lose their jobs.
Deals on wheels: Housing prices drive young Chinese into RV living
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» SHENZHEN (CHINA) - With its open kitchen, bathtub and electric piano, Chinese e-commerce worker Twiggy He's home is the envy of her colleagues -- even if it is located in their office carpark.
Seoul celebrates Pride despite backlash
Reuters, Published on 01/07/2023
» SEOUL: Tens of thousands attended South Korea’s largest annual LGBT festival on Saturday, vowing to continue fighting for gay rights after the Seoul city government denied them a prime location and gave it to an anti-LGBT Christian group.
Peru president urges congress to move elections forward
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» LIMA - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte made a renewed appeal Sunday for Congress to hold early elections as a way to end weeks of deadly protests, warning that otherwise she will seek constitutional reform to make a vote happen.
Huge crowds rally to support Istanbul's banned mayor
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» ISTANBUL - Tens of thousands of Turks swarmed a central Istanbul square on Thursday in solidarity with the city's opposition mayor after he was banned from politics ahead of next year's presidential election.
Two killed in Peru as protests spread against new president
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» LIMA - Protests against Peru's new government turned deadly on Sunday, with two people killed as police clashed with angry demonstrators calling for a national strike, fresh elections and the release of detained former president Pedro Castillo.