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by Burcin Gercek Agence France Presse Ankara, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved a tough pre-election law that could see reporters and social media users jailed for up to three years for spreading “fake news”. The new rules cement the government’s already-firm grip on the media eight months before a general election that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters trailing in the polls. The Council of Europe said the measure’s vague definition of “disinformation” […]
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) — An Indian movie about an impoverished woman involved in a pyramid scheme has won the key prize at this year’s Busan International Film Festival, organisers announced Friday. A total of 10 movies were in the running for the high-profile New Currents award at Asia’s largest festival, with two winners selected for the $30,000 prize. The other recipient of the prestigious award — reserved for first or second-time Asian directors […]
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korea on Friday fired a short-range ballistic missile, conducted an artillery barrage, and flew fighter jets close to the South’s border in another show of force that the US has warned could culminate in a nuclear test. Pyongyang has dramatically ramped up missile launches and military exercises in recent weeks, which it now describes as “tactical nuke” drills, as Seoul and Washington say Kim Jong Un is close […]
Paris, France | AFP | Two associations have lodged a complaint against French energy giant TotalEnergies for “complicity in war crimes” for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine, a source close to the case said Friday. The France-based Darwin Climax Coalition and Ukrainian group Razom We Stand handed the file to the national anti-terrorist prosecutor, who investigates war crime allegations, on Thursday. Le Monde newspaper in August said TotalEnergies held a stake […]
Melbourne, Australia | AFP | Flash floods swamped hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia Friday with waterlogged residents now facing a “nerve-wracking” wait to assess the damage. A major flooding emergency was declared in Victoria — Australia’s second-most populous state — where rapidly rising waters forced evacuations in the Melbourne suburb of Maribyrnong. Cars left on the streets of the suburb were almost completely swallowed by the floods, while some stranded residents had to be […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s internet censors removed on Friday virtually all references to reports of a rare protest in Beijing that involved banners denouncing President Xi Jinping and the country’s Covid policies. Beijing is on high alert against any disruption to a landmark Communist Party meeting that begins on Sunday, where Xi is expected to secure a historic third term. Incoming parcels and subway commuters have been subjected to additional security checks, and armies […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao called an exhibition fight in December against a South Korean YouTuber “my comeback to the ring,” saying he wants to show he “is still there in boxing.” The 43-year-old boxing legend retired last year from the sport to make a failed crack at the presidency of his country and is now following in the footsteps of his old rival, Floyd Mayweather, in staging an exhibition bout. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 2000 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, Oct. 14. According to the Department of Health, the 2883 additional cases pushed the tally to 3975884. Of these, 25293 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 11325. It was followed by Calabarzon, with 5429 new cases, Central Luzon with 2890, Davao Region with 1408 and Western Visayas […]
The suspect has been taken into custody. — Raleigh Police (@raleighpolice) October 14, 2022 Washington, United States | AFP | A shooting Thursday in North Carolina’s capital Raleigh left at least five people dead, including an off-duty police officer, officials in the southeast US city said, adding that a suspect had been captured. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said the shooting occurred near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular trail in the area. “This is a […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Thousands were warned to flee their homes in southeastern Australia on Friday to escape surging floodwaters threatening towns across three separate states. The flooding emergency was the worst in Victoria — Australia’s second most populous state — where on Friday morning rapidly rising waters swamped the Maribyrnong suburb of Melbourne, forcing evacuations. The Victorian government was preparing to reopen a Covid-19 quarantine center to shelter those whose homes were uninhabitable, state […]
(Eagle News) — “Neneng” has continued to maintain its strength while moving west-northwestward. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of the tropical depression was so far estimated 1,015 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 70 kph. PAGASA said the passage of “Neneng” may bring heavy rains over Northern Luzon beginning tomorrow. […]
Fort Lauderdale, United States | AFP | by Gerard Martinez with Chris Lefkow in Washington A US jury on Thursday rejected the death penalty and backed life imprisonment for Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at a Florida high school, in a sentence that shocked and angered some relatives of the victims. Cruz, 24, wearing a striped sweater and large glasses, stared down expressionless at the defense table as the verdict was read […]
