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Mineral-hungry clean tech sees countries seeking to escape China's shadow
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» PARIS - With a clean energy transition hungry for more minerals, representatives from dozens of countries and industry met in Paris on Thursday looking to shore up deliveries against supply chain snarls and geopolitical tensions.
Prosecutors seek prison for Russian-Swede accused in spying case
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» STOCKHOLM - Swedish prosecutors on Thursday urged a prison sentence of up to five years for a Russian-Swedish citizen accused of passing Western technology to Russia's military.
Dutch police say fatalities in Rotterdam hospital shooting
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» THE HAGUE - A 32-year-old gunman dressed in combat gear opened fire in a hospital in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday, killing and wounding an unknown number of people and setting the facility ablaze.
Scheffler to lead USA's bid to end European Ryder Cup hoodoo
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» ROME - Scottie Scheffler will start the USA's bid to end a 30-year wait for Ryder Cup victory on European soil when he lines up with Sam Burns in the first foursomes match against Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.
Police raid Spain football referee HQ over Barca graft probe
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» BARCELONA - Police on Thursday raided Spain's football refereeing headquarters as part of a probe into claims FC Barcelona paid for favourable decisions in a fresh blow for Spain's scandal-hit football association.
'Harry Potter' actor Michael Gambon dies aged 82
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» LONDON - Celebrated British-Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight "Harry Potter" films, has died in hospital aged 82, his family announced Thursday, prompting a flood of tributes.
Move Forward ‘expels’ its deputy speaker
Online Reporters, Published on 28/09/2023
» The Move Forward Party has decided to “expel” its Phitsanulok MP Padipat Suntiphada so that he can continue to serve as deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.
Evergrande confirms police are watching chairman
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 28/09/2023
» HONG KONG - China Evergrande Group confirmed on Thursday that its chairman Hui Ka Yan had been subject to mandatory measures taken by Chinese police due to suspicion of “illegal crimes”.
Austria celebrates last surviving shock ‘actionist’ artist
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» VIENNA - Several shows are recognising Guenter Brus, the last surviving key member of Vienna's famed "actionists", who turned 85 this week and whose radical movement broke new ground using the body to make art.
Germany and Israel sign 'historic' missile shield deal
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» BERLIN - Germany on Thursday signed a deal to acquire the Israeli-made Arrow 3 hypersonic missile system that will become a key part of Europe's defence against air attack.