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France's Sarkozy says 'innocent' at trial over Libya funding
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» PARIS — France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy at an appeals trial Tuesday said he was "innocent", rejecting charges he had sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election in exchange for helping improve Tripoli's image after deadly bombings.
Brazil leads on school meals, curbs processed foods
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 07/04/2026
» Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's national school meal programme is being hailed as a global model for ensuring children's right to healthy food, even as the country battles industry resistance to broader regulations on ultra-processed products.
Belarus' Lukashenko gifts automatic rifle to North Korea's Kim
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» SEOUL - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gifted Kim Jong Un an automatic rifle during his maiden visit to Pyongyang, joking that the North Korean leader may need it "in case enemies appear", state media said Thursday.
It's go time: historic Moon mission set for lift-off
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - More than half-a-century after the groundbreaking Apollo program's last crewed flight to the Moon, three men and one woman are preparing for a lunar journey set to turn a new page in American space exploration.
Somaliland centre saves cheetahs from trafficking to Gulf palaces
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» HARGEISA - The 127 cheetahs living in a Somaliland sanctuary were all torn away from their mothers to be kept as pets in the Gulf, survivors of a trade that threatens the very survival of the species.
Noma's star chef quits after claims that he hit and bullied staff
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» COPENHAGEN - Danish superchef Rene Redzepi -- whose Noma restaurant was long regarded as the world's best -- said he was stepping down Thursday after allegations that he abused and bullied staff for years.
Ukraine says hit 'key' Russian military factory in missile strike
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine hit a "key" military factory in a missile strike Tuesday on Russia's western city of Bryansk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after Moscow gave a toll of six dead in the attack.
US Democrats allege ‘cover-up' over Trump sex abuse claims
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - Democrats on Wednesday accused US President Donald Trump’s administration of the “largest government cover-up in modern history” over reports that it withheld documents relating to allegations that the Republican leader sexually abused a minor.
Division, theatre and one golden moment as Trump addresses Congress
AFP, Published on 25/02/2026
» WASHINGTON — If Donald Trump was worried about a hostile reception over his breakneck remaking of presidential norms, he did not show it — striding in six minutes late, with the unhurried confidence of a man who knew the evening belonged to him.
Bird flu outbreaks in Japan, Denmark trigger Hong Kong poultry bans
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/02/2026
» HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities have banned poultry meat and products from parts of Japan and Denmark following reports of outbreaks of highly pathogenic strains of bird flu.