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Hungarian govt and media train sights on Soros son
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» VIENNA: After years of demonising billionaire investor George Soros as a sinister liberal bogeyman, the Hungarian government and its allied media are taking aim at a fresh target —his son Alexander.
Kyiv attacked as African peace mission visits
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» KYIV: A flurry of Russian missiles greeted a delegation of African leaders arriving in Kyiv on Friday as part of a mission aiming to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia.
UK enforces water use restrictions
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» LONDON: Millions of people across parts of southern England will be banned from using garden hoses as a hot spell sparks record demand for drinking water, authorities said on Friday.
Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» TOKYO: Japan's age of consent was raised from 13, among the world's lowest, to 16 years old on Friday as lawmakers passed key reforms to sex crime legislation.
Myanmar junta-backed media slams 'rotten' United Nations
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» YANGON: Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as "rotten" on Friday, days after the UN special envoy for the country stepped down and the world body slammed curbs on aid for cyclone survivors.
Bill Gates meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» BEIJING - Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates met President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, after his foundation pledged $50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease.
Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» TOKYO - Japan's age of consent was raised from 13, among the world's lowest, to 16 years old on Friday as lawmakers passed key reforms to sex crime legislation.
Sudan war death toll surges past 2,000 as fighting enters third month
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» KHARTOUM - Sudan's devastating war raged on into a third month Thursday as the reported death toll topped 2,000 and after a state governor was killed in the remote Darfur region.
Prince Harry and Meghan's deal with Spotify to end
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» LOS ANGELES - The multi-million-dollar deal that a media group run by Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle has had with streaming giant Spotify is ending by mutual agreement, the two parties said Thursday.
Top executive quits Nissan in new leadership turmoil
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» TOKYO: Nissan top executive Ashwani Gupta is leaving the company, the Japanese automaker said Friday, in a surprise departure that will revive concerns about the stability of the firm's leadership.