Singapore to conduct another execution for drug trafficking: activists
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- A Malaysian drug trafficker is due to be hanged in Singapore next week, campaigners said Friday,…
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International
17 dead in southern Ukraine strikes, after Russia quits Snake Island
by Dmytro GORSHKOV with Sebastian SMITH in Madrid Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- At least 17 people…
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UK Tories mired in new scandal over MP’s drunken behaviour
LONDON, July 1, 2022 (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a fresh political headache Friday following the resignation…
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s inflation jumps beyond 50%
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed Friday, rising to 54.6…
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China accuses New Zealand of ‘misguided’ accusations
WELLINGTON (AFP) - China accused New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday of making "wrong and thus regrettable" statements…
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Ecuador government, Indigenous leaders sign deal to end protests
QUITO, July 1, 2022 (AFP) - Thousands of Indigenous protesters left the Ecuadoran capital of Quito Thursday evening after their…
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Europe to see ‘high levels’ of Covid this summer: WHO
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) - The World Health Organization said Thursday it expected "high levels" of Covid-19 in Europe this…
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Indonesian president delivers Zelensky’s message to Putin
MOSCOW, June 30, 2022 (AFP) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said in Moscow on Thursday he delivered a message…
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Taiwan premier says Hong Kong’s freedom and democracy ‘have vanished’
LOK MA CHAU, China, July 1, 2022 (AFP) - Freedom and democracy have disappeared in Hong Kong, Taiwan's premier said…
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John Lee: the former Hong Kong cop Beijing trusts is sworn in
by Xinqi SU HONG KONG, July 1, 2022 (AFP) - John Lee, a former beat cop who became Hong Kong's…
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