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Spain approves trans rights bill that has split the left
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» MADRID - Lawmakers on Thursday passed a transgender rights bill allowing anyone 16 and over to change gender on their ID card, putting Spain on track to becoming one of the few countries to allow the change with a simple declaration.
Rwandan army conducted military ops in DR Congo: UN experts
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» KINSHASA - Rwanda's army "engaged in military operations" against DR Congo's military in the country's troubled east, according to a report by a group of independent United Nations experts seen by AFP on Thursday.
French railways face 100-mn-euro bill over Christmas strike
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» PARIS - France's railways face a 100-million-euro ($106-million) bill over a Christmas rail strike organised by ticket inspectors without union backing which has caused a major backlash from travellers, a minister said on Thursday.
FTX boss Bankman-Fried expected in US court on fraud charges
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» NEW YORK - FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was due to appear in a US court Thursday to face criminal fraud charges over the spectacular collapse of his crypto exchange.
Spain approves trans rights bill that has split the left
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» MADRID: Lawmakers on Thursday passed a transgender rights bill allowing anyone 16 and over to change gender on their ID card, putting Spain on track to becoming one of the few countries to allow transgender people to change their status with a simple declaration.
Mining giant BHP faces $12bn damages trial over Brazil dam collapse
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» LONDON: The global mining firm BHP must stand trial in the UK to face an estimated £10-billion ($12 billion) damages claim over a deadly 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, a judge has ruled.
MEP in Qatar-linked graft case protests innocence
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» BRUSSELS: The Greek MEP at the centre of a graft scandal linked to alleged bribes from Qatar rocking the European Parliament insisted she was innocent on Thursday and asked to be released from pre-trial detention.
'Serpent' Sobhraj to be freed on Friday
Published on 22/12/2022
» KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, whose string of murders across Asia in the 1970s was portrayed in the Netflix series “The Serpent”, was still awaiting his release from prison Thursday after a Nepali court ordered him freed on health grounds.
Manila hardens South China Sea defences
Published on 22/12/2022
» MANILA: The Philippines ordered its military to boost their presence in the South China Sea on Thursday, citing a “threat” to a garrison in the disputed waterway after nearby Chinese “activities”.
Kremlin: Biden, Zelensky ignore 'Russia's concerns'
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday accused Ukraine and the United States of turning a deaf ear to its concerns after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a historic visit to Washington.