Cardinal Pell files High Court appeal against child sex conviction
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Disgraced Cardinal George Pell lodged an appeal against his child sex abuse convictions in Australia's…
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Asia
South Korea confirms first swine fever outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest…
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China urges ‘restraint’ from US, Iran after Saudi oil attack
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Monday urged the United States and Iran to "exercise restraint" after a drone…
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Spanish PM visits flood-hit areas as death toll rises to six
by Daniel Silva Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday visited the…
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Russia’s world-first floating nuclear plant arrives in port
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's world first floating nuclear power station on Saturday completed a 5,000-kilometre (3,100-mile) Arctic transfer…
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Mall brawls and street fights as Hong Kong polarization deepens
by Jerome TAYLOR Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Fights erupted in Hong Kong on Saturday with…
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US finds N.Korean readiness for talks ‘encouraging’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States said Wednesday it was encouraged by North Korea's stated willingness to resume…
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Heatstroke kills two in Japan post-typhoon blackout
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Heatstroke has killed two people in Japan, officials said Wednesday, as nearly half a million…
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Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star
by Hiroshi Hiyama TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted…
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New era at Alibaba as Jack Ma rides into the sunset
by Dan Martin SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Jack Ma steps aside on Tuesday as chairman of Alibaba, ending a spectacularly…
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