US approves $1.1 billion in arms for Taiwan, angering China
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Friday announced a $1.1…
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Asia
Russians bid to farewell to Gorbachev, but without Putin
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will be laid to rest Saturday in a Moscow ceremony,…
3 years ago
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to three years for electoral fraud: source
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in…
3 years ago
10 times normal rainfall drove vast Pakistan flooding: ESA
Paris, France (AFP) Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan's devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday,…
3 years ago
Chinese city of 21 million shuts down over Covid outbreak
Beijing, China (AFP) Around 21 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu effectively went into lockdown on Thursday as…
3 years ago
Russia kicks off large-scale military drills in Far East
Moscú, Russia (AFP) Russia on Thursday launched large-scale military exercises involving several Kremlin-friendly countries, including China, with tensions soaring between…
3 years ago
Gorbachev and Reagan: a friendship that ended the Cold War
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse Mikhail Gorbachev stepped onto a Washington street and began shaking hands to cheers…
3 years ago
Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysia’s ex-leader, convicted of corruption
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysia's ex-premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft…
3 years ago
Taiwan shoots down ‘civilian’ drone over tiny islet off China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwanese soldiers on a tiny islet just off China's mainland shot down an "unidentified civilian…
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Qatar says it will build world’s biggest blue ammonia plant
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) - Qatar announced Wednesday that it will build the world's biggest plant making blue ammonia -- one…
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