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China drowns out critics of lifetime Xi presidency
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» BEIJING - China's propaganda machine kicked into overdrive Tuesday to defend the Communist Party's move to scrap term limits for President Xi Jinping as critics on social media again defied censorship attempts.
'Beast from the East' sends Europe mercury plummeting
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» ROME - A blast of Siberian weather dubbed "The Beast from the East" sent temperatures plunging across much of Europe early Tuesday as commuters braced themselves for another day of travel chaos.
Saudi king replaces top commanders in military shake-up
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» RIYADH - Saudi King Salman on Monday replaced top military commanders including the chief of staff, state media said, in a major shake-up of the kingdom's defence establishment.
Saudi king sacks chief of staff in major military shake-up
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» RIYADH - Saudi King Salman has sacked the military chief of staff and a host of other top commanders, state media said Monday, in a major shake-up of the defence establishment.
Ed Sheeran was best-selling artist of 2017
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» LONDON - British folk-pop phenomenon Ed Sheeran on Monday was named the best-selling artist in the world in 2017 by the global recorded music industry group IFPI.
Pigrims locked out as Jerusalem holy site shut for second day
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» JERUSALEM - The Jerusalem church built at what many consider the holiest site in Christianity remained closed for a second day Monday to protest Israeli tax measures and a proposed law, leaving hundreds of disappointed and perplexed pilgrims locked outside.
Truce call ignored as deadly strikes hit Syria enclave
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» DOUMA (SYRIA) - Fresh Syrian regime air strikes on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta killed 10 civilians Monday as Western powers piled pressure on Russia to make a UN truce deal come into force.
Snow falls in Rome as Europe hit by icy weather
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» ROME - Rome woke to its first snowfall in six years on Monday as chilling winds from Siberia swept across Europe, bringing freezing temperatures that have claimed at least seven lives, disrupted travel and closed schools.
Merkel quells party rebellion ahead of coalition deal vote
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will put a hard-fought coalition deal to a vote Monday by her conservative party, which is expected to give its approval after she moved to quash a right-wing rebellion.
Papua New Guinea earthquake kills at least 3
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» SYDNEY - Papua New Guinea sent troops and rescue workers Monday to respond to a powerful earthquake in the Pacific nation's mountainous interior, with warnings of aftershocks and landslides.