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by Emilie BICKERTON Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022. – War in Ukraine – Russian President Vladimir Putin launches the biggest invasion in Europe since World War II when he sends troops into Ukraine on February 24, causing millions of Ukrainians to flee abroad. The West imposes unprecedented […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Normal service is set to resume in France on Wednesday with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both set to feature for leaders Paris Saint-German as they restart their Ligue 1 season, 45 days after it was popped on ice for the World Cup, with a home game against struggling Strasbourg. Lionel Messi, however, will not be on show in round 16 as he is still at home, celebrating Argentina’s success in the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s ruling party has kicked off a major annual meeting with economic policy on the agenda, state media reported Tuesday. Instead of a New Year’s Day speech, leader Kim Jong Un in recent years has used the year-end plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea as a platform to outline policies in key areas such as diplomacy, security and the economy. This year’s meeting began on Monday with […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals are currently operating in Iran, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday. The tycoon had promised to bring the satellite internet network to the country in September as Iranian authorities imposed increasingly severe access restrictions, in a move activists called a campaign to limit information about protests that had broken out nationwide. “Approaching 100 Starlinks active in Iran,” Musk tweeted Monday. Starlink has more than […]
(Eagle News) — The number of reported fatalities due to heavy rains and floods in Visayas and Mindanao over the weekend has risen to 13. According to the National Disaster Reduction and Management Council, of the 13 reported, seven were reported in Northern Mindanao, three in Bicol, two in Eastern Visayas, and one in Zamboanga. The NDRRMC said 23 people have been reported missing. Of these, 12 were reported in Eastern Visayas, eight in Bicol, and […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – World Cups in cricket, rugby union and women’s football while world titles in swimming and athletics are up for grabs in 2023. AFP Sport looks at the showpiece events: CRICKET WORLD CUP Where: India When: October-November (dates to be decided) — The 13th edition of the global 50-over showpiece will see England defend the title they won in thrilling fashion on home ground in 2019. Despite the event stretching over seven weeks […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) — Serbian armed forces were on “the highest level” of alert, Defense Minister Milos Vucevic said late Monday evening, highlighting the Balkan country’s increasingly strained relations with neighboring Kosovo over recent shootings and blockades. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but Belgrade refuses to recognize it and encourages Kosovo’s 120,000 ethnic Serbs to defy Pristina’s authority — especially in the north where ethnic Serbs make up the majority. The Serbian army […]
by Murielle KASPRZAK Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — France charged a suspected gunman on Monday with last week’s killing of three Kurds in Paris, as hundreds of people marched in the French capital to pay tribute to the victims. The 69-year-old suspect had confessed to a “pathological” hatred for foreigners and spent nearly a day in a psychiatric facility before being returned to police custody on Sunday, authorities said. The judge charged the man […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Pulling in an estimated $90 million, “Avatar: The Way of Water” has blown away the competition even as a massive storm kept millions at home over the four-day holiday weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The James Cameron sci-fi sequel has now earned 20th Century $287.7 million domestically, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of 2022. But while analysts said it had exceeded expectations on a storm-depressed weekend, three […]
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) — M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are holding civilians hostage for suspected collaboration with enemy militias as fighting erupted despite recent peace efforts, local sources told AFP on Monday. The group — one of scores in the volatile region — has conquered swathes of territory from the army and allied militias in North Kivu province in recent months and advanced towards its capital Goma. It delivered the strategic […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Authorities in Peru arrested three police generals and three other people on Monday for alleged involvement in the corruption case against ousted president Pedro Castillo, the interior ministry said. A “mega-operation” netted the six who are suspected of involvement of “irregular promotions” in the police force, said a ministry statement. Three of the six are active police generals suspected of having approved promotions, with Castillo’s alleged blessing, in exchange for money. […]
by Joed Viera Agence France-Presse BUFFALO, United States (AFP) — Emergency crews in New York were scrambling Monday to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the “blizzard of the century,” a relentless storm that has left at least 25 dead in the state and is causing US holiday travel chaos. Blizzard conditions continue to prevail in parts of the US Northeast, the stubborn remnants of a massive sprawl of extreme weather that gripped the […]
