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Trump accused of backpedaling on gun control
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump stood accused Monday of caving in to the US gun lobby one month after the Florida school shooting, as the White House pushed ahead with plans to arm teachers but backpedaled on curbing access to assault rifles.
Nostalgia or nationalism? Germany split over new ministry
AFP, Published on 12/03/2018
» BERLIN: Is it about lederhosen, bratwurst and beer? Will it stir a healthy patriotism? Or does it hark back to the darkest chapter of German history by championing nationalism and excluding minorities?
Scuffles in Hong Kong at key vote for democrats
AFP, Published on 11/03/2018
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's best-known young activists were heckled by Chinese nationalists in tense scenes Sunday as the city's pro-democracy camp tries to claw back lost seats in controversial by-elections.
Hong Kong goes to polls in crunch vote for democrats
AFP, Published on 11/03/2018
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp will try to claw back lost seats as polls opened early Sunday in controversial by-elections that have exposed the heart of the city's political divide.
Mourinho dismisses critics as Rashford double holds off Liverpool
AFP, Published on 11/03/2018
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho railed against his critics after Marcus Rashford's flashing early double saw off Liverpool at Old Trafford with a 2-1 win on Saturday, despite having just 32 percent of possession.
N. Korea in focus as biggest Paralympics opens
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» PYEONGCHANG (SOUTH KOREA) - North Korea's athletes took centre stage as the biggest Winter Paralympics in history opened in South Korea on Friday with a glittering ceremony after a rapid round of diplomacy hit dizzying heights.
In show of confidence, ECB inches towards stimulus exit
AFP, Published on 08/03/2018
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - The European Central Bank on Thursday signalled greater confidence in the eurozone economy and its own chances of hitting its elusive inflation goal by dropping talk of boosting its mass bond-buying programme.
ECB signals no need to further boost bond-buying
AFP, Published on 08/03/2018
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - The European Central Bank on Thursday signalled greater confidence in the eurozone economy and its own chances of hitting its elusive inflation goal by dropping talk of boosting its mass bond-buying programme.
Florida passes bill to restrict guns, arm some teachers
AFP, Published on 08/03/2018
» MIAMI - The US state of Florida on Wednesday passed a gun control bill that raises the minimum age to buy firearms to 21 while funding a program that allows some teachers and school employees to be armed.
Suu Kyi award revoked, UN wants Rohingya war crimes probe
AGENCIES, Published on 08/03/2018
» The United States Holocaust Museum in Washington is revoking a major human rights award given to Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's head of government.