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Brazil police search Bolsonaro's home
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» BRASíLIA - Police in Brazil searched ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's home and seized his cell phone Wednesday in an investigation into allegations of falsifying Covid-19 vaccination records, an allegation the far-right vaccine skeptic denied.
In east Ukraine, Belarusians fight Russia's 'dictatorship'
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» NEAR BAKHMUT (UKRAINE) - In eastern Ukraine, a few soldiers bustle around an old Soviet mortar stuck in the mud. All Belarusian volunteers, they have taken up arms against Russia's invasion to fight for democracy.
127 perish as flooding hits Rwanda
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» KIGALI - At least 127 people have died as floods and landslides engulfed several parts of Rwanda after torrential rains, destroying homes and cutting off roads, the presidency said Wednesday.
Russian captain of US ship taken by pirates off Gabon
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» LIBREVILLE: The Russian skipper of a US-owned bulk carrier was kidnapped along with two of his officers, both Georgian, when their vessel was attacked by pirates outside a Gabonese port, officials said Wednesday.
Fed likely to hike rates again as bank fears resurface
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark lending rate for a 10th — and possibly final — time on Wednesday, as it aims to bring down inflation while preventing fresh banking concerns from spreading.
Russia says Ukrainian drones targeted Putin
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that it had shot down two drones aimed at President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin residence in what it called a Ukrainian "terrorist" assassination attempt.
May Day tourism in China reaches pre-Covid levels
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2023
» SHANGHAI: Tourism in China during the May Day holiday rebounded to pre-Covid levels, as the number of domestic trips rose by 70.8% from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday.
Nine dead in Belgrade school shooting
AFP and Reuters, Published on 03/05/2023
» BELGRADE: Eight students and a security guard were killed during a school shooting in Belgrade on Wednesday, with police accusing the detained 13-year-old suspect of plotting the attack for a month and making a kill list.
Democrats to push rail travel if elected
Post Reporters, Published on 03/05/2023
» The Democrat Party says it will push for inter-provincial railways and high-speed rail line expansion if it joins a coalition government after the election.
Hackers ‘promise AI, install malware’
Published on 03/05/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO: Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has warned that hackers are using the promise of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to trick people into installing malicious code on devices.