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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
AFP, Published on 25/12/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst Christmas storms in recent memory brought heavy rain and fears of deadly mudslides.
Singapore debates its Raffles legacy
Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times, Published on 31/08/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore’s prosperity has long set it apart from many other former British colonies. There is another difference, too: Singapore has clung to honouring its former colonial ruler — and it wants to keep doing so.
Meth-laced candy found in New Zealand charity hampers
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2024
» A New Zealand charity apologised on Wednesday for distributing dozens of pineapple-flavoured candies that were found to be laced with potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine.
Kenya's Mau Mau veterans seek royal redress from Charles III
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» THIKA (KENYA) - More than six decades after Gitu Wa Kahengeri was jailed, tortured and denied food in a British-run labour camp in Kenya, the anti-colonial fighter says he is still waiting for justice.
Zimbabwe election 'fell short' of standards
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» HARARE: Foreign poll observers on Friday said Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections failed to conform to regional and international standards, placing in doubt the credibility of the tense vote.
Sydney Mardi Gras returns in style
Published on 25/02/2023
» SYDNEY: Thousands of scantily clad revellers danced through Sydney on Saturday for the annual Mardi Gras parade, which returned to the Australian city’s streets for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19.
Taiwan premier slams China over fresh import bans
AFP, Published on 11/12/2022
» Taiwan's premier on Sunday accused China of violating international trade rules and "discriminating" against the island after it halted more Taiwanese imports.
Politicians flaunt 'lucky veggies' on Taiwan's campaign trail
Sean Chang of AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» TAIPEI: Many politicians might hope for a picture-perfect moment with a voter's baby to boost their poll numbers, but in Taiwan vegetables are the kings of the campaign trail.
Truss becomes Downing Street's briefest incumbent
AFP, Published on 20/10/2022
» LONDON: Liz Truss is set to become the shortest-serving prime minister in Britain's history, after the public, MPs and the markets comprehensively rejected the self-styled heir to Margaret Thatcher.
Sealand: the 'micronation' defying the UK and Covid
Anna Malpas of AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» SEALAND: It's a hulking metal-and-concrete platform in the North Sea that has been run as an independent micronation in defiance of the UK government for the last 54 years. But even on Sealand, some 11 kilometres off the coast of southeast England, visitors have to show a negative Covid-19 test before being winched up onto the deck.