Published on 09.09.2019 at 06h54 by AFP Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was making his way to Germany on Monday after he was released from a brief spell in custody following a mistake in his bail conditions, his party confirmed. Wong, 22, was among multiple prominent democracy advocates who were detained late last month […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 06h54 by AFP Hezbollah said Monday it had shot down an “Israeli drone” as it crossed the border into Lebanon, a week after a flash confrontation between the arch-foes. Fighters from the Lebanese Shiite movement “confronted with the appropriate weapons an Israeli drone” heading towards the border village of Ramyeh, a […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 05h54 by AFP The CEO of crisis-hit Japanese automaker Nissan plans to resign, reports said Monday, as the firm’s board meets to discuss an audit launched after former chief Carlos Ghosn’s arrest over financial misconduct. Hiroto Saikawa’s reported decision to step down comes days after he admitted receiving overpayments, and is […]
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Gridlock in Manila is costing lives as ambulances stuck in traffic face severe delays in the race against the clock to reach the city’s hospitals, medics warn. Special lanes for emergency vehicles are not enforced, the infrastructure is outdated, and local drivers are often unwilling or unable to make way — a situation experts say […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 03h54 by AFP A powerful typhoon that battered Tokyo overnight with ferocious winds and driving rain caused commuter chaos on Monday morning, with trains halted and more than 100 flights cancelled. Typhoon Faxai, packing winds of up to 216 kilometres (134 miles) per hour, made landfall in Chiba just east of […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 03h54 by AFP British Airways faced its first global strike by pilots on Monday and the possibility of almost all its flights being grounded for two days. The UK flag carrier and its 4,300 pilots have been locked in a nine-month pay dispute that could disrupt or alter the travel plans […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 03h54 by AFP UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to save his job and his hardline Brexit strategy Monday when he confronts parliament and his Irish counterpart in another showdown week. The charismatic but divisive British leader finds himself facing a political impasse, just six weeks after taking over from […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 03h54 by AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky scored a big win by exchanging prisoners with Russia, experts say, but Moscow made him pay a heavy price and will be looking for more concessions. In office since only May, the political novice managed to fulfil a key campaign promise by getting 35 […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 03h54 by AFP Pope Francis arrives in Mauritius on Monday on the final stop of a three-nation Africa tour where he is expected to celebrate the island nation’s tolerance and diversity. The Argentine pontiff will celebrate mass, visit the shrine of a French priest and meet political leaders in a brief […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 00h54 by AFP Fast-growing office-sharing startup WeWork plans to again cut its valuation, this time to below $20 billion, and is under pressure from some investors to postpone its stock market debut, sources said Sunday. It is the second time in three days that the company has cut its valuation target, […]
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Published on 08.09.2019 at 22h54 by AFP Thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of Santiago on Sunday to honor the victims of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, in a march that started peacefully but ended in violence. Although it has been 46 years since the military coup that brought Pinochet to power, his memory still […]
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Published on 08.09.2019 at 21h54 by AFP At least 11 people were killed Sunday in Morocco after their bus was overturned by a flood in the kingdom’s southeast, authorities said. Rescue crews evacuated 27 passengers from the bus, including several injured, after it flipped over on a bridge by “flood waters” in El Khank, local […]
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