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Ukraine reveals discovery of mass grave as US announces new aid

by Dmytro GORSHKOV with Emmanuel PARISSE in Bakhmut Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Thursday the discovery of a mass grave in the recently recaptured town of Izyum, likening it to deaths seen in the cities of Bucha and Mariupol, which have become symbols of Russian atrocities. Hours later, the United States announced another $600 million in military aid to support Kyiv’s two-week-old counteroffensive aimed at dislodging Russian occupiers. […]

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Lebanese woman robs bank to pay for sister’s cancer treatment

by Hashem Osseiran Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — A woman held up a Beirut bank Wednesday with a toy gun and walked out with thousands of dollars to pay for treatment for her ill sister, in a desperate heist cheered by many in crisis-hit Lebanon. It was the latest in a series of heists in Lebanon, where the savings of depositors have been devalued and trapped in banks for almost three years amid a […]

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Southwest monsoon affecting S. Luzon, Visayas, W. Mindanao: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and the western section of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain […]

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Couple formally charged in Argentine VP assassination attempt

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — The gunman who tried to shoot Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Kirchner in the face was formally charged Thursday with attempted homicide, as was his girlfriend, courts documents showed. Fernando Sabag Montiel, 35, was caught on stunning video pointing a pistol at Kirchner from close range as she greeted supporters outside her home on September 1. After Montiel’s weapon failed to go off — for reasons still unknown — he was […]

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Legend Federer hails ‘incredible adventure’ as he announces retirement

  Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer is to retire after next week’s Laver Cup after admitting on Thursday his battles with a knee problem had forced him to call time on his historic career. “The Laver Cup next week in London will be my final ATP event,” he said in a statement on social media. The 41-year-old winner of 20 Grand Slam titles has been out of action since a quarter-final loss […]

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Google, Meta face record fines in South Korea over privacy violations

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea has fined Google and Meta more than $71 million collectively for gathering users’ personal information without consent for tailored ads, regulators said Wednesday, the country’s highest-ever data protection fines. Investigations into the two US tech giants found they had been “collecting and analyzing” data on their users, and monitoring their use of websites and applications, the Personal Information Protection Commission said. The data was used to “infer the […]

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Some embassies in Haitian capital close citing unrest

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Several countries said this week they were temporarily shutting their embassies in Haiti’s capital, amid unrest over fuel price hikes. That move has sparked demonstrations in one of the Americas’ poorest countries, where the government is struggling to take on powerful gangs and provide basic services. The embassy of the Dominican Republic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti, said it was closing its “doors to the […]

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LeBron, Paul rip NBA for falling short in punishing Sarver

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA stars LeBron James and Chris Paul blasted the NBA for imposing what they consider a light punishment on Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for racist and misogynist remarks. National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) executive director Tamika Tremaglio also weighed in, saying Sarver should “never hold a managerial position in our league again” after his “horrible” conduct. Sarver was fined $10 million and issued a one-year suspension from league […]

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Putin, Xi hail ‘great power’ ties at talks defying West

SAMARCANDE, Uzbekistan (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West. Sitting across from each other at two long rounded tables and flanked by aides, the two leaders met on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan. The meeting was part […]

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Pres. Marcos Jr., to deliver “PHL national statement” before UN General Assembly on Sept. 20

PBBM participation important as it represents his first engagement with UN, says DFA (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is set to speak before the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20 in New York, Malacanang said on Thursday, Sept. 15. This is the first in-person UN General Assembly (UNGA) to be attended by around 150 heads of state. Marcos Jr., will be delivering the Philippine national statement at the […]

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Typhoon Muifa lashes eastern China, forcing 1.6 million from their homes

  SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — High winds and heavy rain lashed China’s densely populated east coast on Thursday, after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes and grounded most flights at Shanghai’s main airports. Muifa is the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Shanghai — home to more than 25 million people — since record-keeping began in 1949, state broadcaster CCTV said. However, there were no immediate reports of any deaths or […]

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