Smuggled gasoline rescues Venezuelans running on fumes
by Luis Bravo with Margioni Bermudez in Caracas Agence France-Presse MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AFP) — Cheap gasoline smuggled over the border…
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politics
Japan PM candidate Suga is self-made, powerful adviser
by Kyoko HASEGAWA / Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Yoshihide Suga, the man expected to become Japan's next prime…
6 years ago
Ecuador upholds graft sentence for ex-president Correa
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- An Ecuador court on Monday confirmed ex-president Rafael Correa's eight-year prison term for corruption, the attorney…
6 years ago
US vote-by-mail begins as White House campaign turns ugly
by Jerome Cartillier with Michael Mathes in Wilmington, Delaware Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US…
6 years ago
Canada backs opposition to Alaska oil drilling threatening caribou
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada on Thursday threw its support behind groups fighting to safeguard caribou that are threatened by…
6 years ago
Mauritian citizen becomes powerful voice for oil spill anger
by Shenaz Patel and David Constantin Agence France-Presse In normal times, Bruneau Laurette spends his days providing armed escort to…
6 years ago
Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe’s successor
by Kyoko Hasegawa with Katie Forster in Hong Kong TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's ruling party will vote on September…
6 years ago
Zimbabwe to return land to farmers protected by investment deals
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe said Tuesday that only foreign farmers protected by international investment treaties qualified to retrieve land seized…
6 years ago
Japan’s Suga cements frontrunner status in PM race
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday cemented his…
6 years ago
Japan party vote to replace PM Abe set for Sept 14: reports
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's ruling party will vote September 14 on a replacement for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the…
6 years ago
Tens of thousands march in Belarus capital despite crackdown
by Tatiana Kalinovskaya Agence France Presse MINSK, Belarus (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched through Minsk…
6 years ago
Protesters stream into US capital for mass anti-racism march
by Charlotte Plantive and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Anti-racism protesters gathered for a…
6 years ago
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