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US unable to stand up to Trump, says French senator after viral ‘Nero’ speech
AFP, Published on 11/03/2025
» PARIS - US politicians are unable to stand up to Donald Trump, a French lawmaker said, after the viral success of a speech where he damned the US president as presiding over “Nero’s court” and described his advisor, Elon Musk, as a “buffoon on ketamine”.
Across globe, women battle 'gendered disinformation'
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Fake photos showing Ukraine's first lady sunbathing topless, incorrect video subtitles defaming Pakistani feminists for "blasphemy", slow-motion clips falsely depicting "drunk" female politicians -- a barrage of disinformation targets women in the public eye.
Chinese battle web censors to vent lockdown anger
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/04/2022
» Chinese internet users have rallied to outwit government censors on a video documenting weeks of lockdown in Shanghai, flooding social media feeds as frustration continued to escalate over strict Covid Zero rules.
Russian cinema in turmoil as Hollywood pulls out
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» MOSCOW: After years spent translating Hollywood films, Russian Mila Grekova was suddenly thrown out of work after Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine.
Nearly 65,000 Hong Kongers apply for UK visa scheme
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/08/2021
» HONG KONG: Around 64,900 Hong Kongers applied for a new pathway to British citizenship in the first five months of the scheme, with 47,300 approved, continuing a wave of emigration after the introduction of the national security law.
FIFA 'mafia' depicted in new Amazon Prime satire
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Fans yearning for the return of professional soccer have spent months rewatching classic matches, obsessing over "contact training" schedules and adopting teams from far-flung leagues that play in empty stadiums.
Five things to watch for on Oscars night
AFP, Published on 08/02/2020
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - The silver screen's biggest night is here -- Oscars campaigns have been wrapped up, predictions placed and champagne iced.
China launches propaganda blitz over Xinjiang camps
AFP and Online Reporters, Published on 09/12/2019
» BEIJING: China on Monday defended its vast network of re-education camps in Xinjiang and said it would continue "training" residents, following explosive government document leaks detailing surveillance and control of the region's Uighur population.
AFP launches 2019 Kate Webb Prize for Asian journalists
AFP, Published on 26/09/2019
» HONG KONG - Agence France-Presse has launched the 2019 Kate Webb Prize to recognise exceptional Asian journalists doing difficult and dangerous work across the region.
Escort who claimed Trump secrets 'committed no crimes': lawyer
AFP, Published on 24/01/2019
» MOSCOW: The lawyer of a Belarussian escort detained and then deported from Thailand who claimed she had proof of Russian collusion with Donald Trump's election campaign on Wednesday insisted on her innocence after she was released from custody in Moscow for allegedly coercing women into prostitution.