Malaysian MPs vote to axe mandatory death penalty
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | AFP | Monday 4/3/2023 Malaysia's parliament passed a bill Monday to remove mandatory death sentences, with…
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Philippines announces four more military bases US troops can use
by Cecil MORELLA The Philippines announced Monday the location of four additional military bases to be used by US troops,…
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Super Mario: Nintendo’s decades of star power
by Yassine Khiri and Mathias Cena Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Hollywood is having its second bash at sprinkling…
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Troubled investment bank China Renaissance suspends share trading
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Investment bank China Renaissance suspended trading in its Hong Kong-listed shares on Monday, saying the disappearance…
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7.0-magnitude quake hits western Papua New Guinea: USGS
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook a remote region of northwestern Papua New Guinea before dawn Monday,…
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Trump heads into unknown as New York arraignment looms
by Gerard Martinez, with Michael Mathes in Washington Agence France-Presse WEST PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump is…
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Finnish centre-right leader Orpo ousts Marin in election victory
by Elias HUUHTANEN Finland's centre-right leader claimed victory in Sunday's tight general election that saw the far-right post a record…
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Basquiat-Warhol: a rare artistic duo, reunited in Paris
by Eric Randolph and Sandra Biffot-Lacut Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- There are vanishingly few great collaborations in…
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Dry spell leads to wildfires across South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Firefighters were scrambling Monday to contain wildfires across South Korea as a dry spell led…
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Wagner claims ‘legal’ capture of Ukraine’s Bakhmut as six killed nearby
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Wagner paramilitary group on Monday claimed it had "in a legal sense" captured the eastern…
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