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Italy says 30 migrants missing after boat capsizes off Libya
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» ROME - About 30 migrants were missing and presumed drowned after the overcrowded boat they were on capsized during a rescue attempt by a cargo ship off Libya's coast, Italy's coastguard said on Sunday.
Iran says 'everything ready' for prisoner swap, US denies
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» TEHRAN - Iran's top diplomat on Sunday said "everything is ready" to implement a stalled prisoner exchange deal with the United States, which Washington promptly denied as a "cruel lie".
N.Korea test-fires two strategic cruise missiles from submarine: KCNA
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine in a show of force hours before the United States and South Korea were to stage major joint military exercises, state media reported early Monday.
Global trade union leader sacked over EU graft scandal ties
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» BRUSSELS - The general secretary of the international union ITUC has been dismissed from his post over his links to a European Parliament graft scandal implicating Qatar, the confederation said.
'So be it': Ukrainians despair as Russians hammer Chasiv Yar
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» CHASIV YAR (UKRAINE) - In the embattled eastern town of Chasiv Yar, Valentyna is so exhausted by constant shelling she does not care if she dies.
Moldova smashes pro-Moscow subversion ring
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» CHISINAU - Moldovan police said Sunday they had arrested members of a network they suspected of being orchestrated by Moscow in a bid to destabilise the small ex-Soviet nation as an anti-government protest kicked off.
Swiss city Lucerne votes to restrict Airbnb rentals
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» GENEVA - The Swiss city of Lucerne voted Sunday to limit short-term rentals, including on the Airbnb platform, to a maximum of 90 days a year.
US govt rules out SVB bailout, wants to avoid 'contagion': Yellen
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the government wanted to avoid financial "contagion" from the implosion of the Silicon Valley Bank but ruled out a bailout of the institution.
Charity says dozens of migrants drowned off Libya
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» ROME - A charity monitoring migrant boats in the Mediterranean said Sunday some of the 47 people on a boat it had earlier warned Italian authorities was in distress off the coast of Libya had drowned.
Qatar spied on ex top Swiss prosecutor probing FIFA: media
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» GENEVA - Qatar spied on a former Swiss attorney general and bugged his secret meeting with the FIFA chief, amid fears it could be stripped of hosting the 2022 World Cup, media reported Sunday.