Vietnam president resigns amid major anti-graft purge
Hanoi, Vietnam (AFP) Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned, state media said Tuesday, after days of rumours he was…
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International
Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses upheld
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's High Court on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of three former executives from the operator of…
3 years ago
Qantas flight lands safely in Sydney after mid-air mayday
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Ambulance services scrambled at Sydney airport on Wednesday to meet an incoming Qantas plane that issued…
3 years ago
Scholz under growing pressure to OK Leopard tanks for Ukraine
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) by Adam PLOWRIGHT German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced rising pressure Tuesday from his European partners to authorise…
3 years ago
China’s population shrinks for first time in more than 60 years
by Ludovic EHRET Agence France Presse Beijing, China (AFP) -- China's population shrank last year for the first time in…
3 years ago
Kissinger says Russia war validates Ukraine’s NATO bid
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) - US elder statesman Henry Kissinger said Tuesday that Russia's invasion shows there is no longer a…
3 years ago
Nurses in England launch fresh strikes over pay
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - Nurses in England began two days of strikes over pay Wednesday, as officials warned of…
3 years ago
‘A legend’: Ukraine bids farewell to boxing coach killed by Russian missile
Dnipro, Ukraine (AFP) Hundreds of people packed a local sports academy in Dnipro Tuesday to pay their respects to boxing…
3 years ago
45 dead, 20 missing as Ukraine ends tower block search
Dnipro, Ukraine (AFP) by Vitalii Matokha with Susannah Walden in Bakhmut Rescuers called off the search Tuesday for victims of…
3 years ago
Microsoft to cut staff again: reports
San Francisco, United States (AFP) - Microsoft is readying to cut more positions from its global workforce as tech giants…
3 years ago
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