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‘Serpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj set to arrive in France after release
Frenchman says he feels great, insists he was innocent.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 03:20 PM
Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day
End of strict testing mandates has made caseloads virtually impossible to track.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 02:00 PM
China’s propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversal
Govt-run media depicts policy shift as tactical retreat.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 01:20 PM
‘Rambo’ Rabuka returns as Fiji prime minister
2-time coup leader narrowly defeats incumbent in secret parliament ballot.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 12:40 PM
‘Epic’ winter storm wallops US, leaving one million without power
Wind chills send temperatures down as low as -48C.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 12:00 PM
Bolsonaro pardon includes Brazilian officers convicted in prison massacre
Presidential decree gives a pass to officers whose crimes 'were not considered extremely serious',
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 11:20 AM
Afghan women anguished at university ban
Latest addition to slew of restrictions leave ladies feeling like ‘caged birds’.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 10:40 AM
Rapper Tory Lanez found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Lawyer insists investigation botched, police jumped to conclusions.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 10:00 AM
France planning AI-assisted crowd control for Paris Olympics
Bill for monitoring system will not use facial recognition.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 09:20 AM
Movie fans can sue over misleading trailer, says US judge
Suit is claiming at least US$5 million on behalf of disappointed fans.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 08:40 AM
Canadian polar bears disappearing fast
Number of female bears and cubs has seen dramatic decline.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 08:00 AM
US stocks end higher as oil producers rise
Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes up 0.5%.
Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 07:20 AM
3 dead after shooting at Kurdish centre in Paris
Gunman has a track record of violence and attempted murder, police say.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 11:10 PM
UK PM Sunak says ‘reasonable’ to review Scottish gender change law
Scotland’s regional govt says will ‘vigorously contest’ any attempts by Westminster to undermine, block gender reform.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 09:10 PM
Prosecutor absolves Spanish forces over Melilla deaths
Spanish authorities urged to implement better procedure for asylum seeking migrants.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 08:30 PM
Shell to pay €15 million to Nigerian farmers over pollution
Dutch energy giant reaches deal with Dutch environmental group.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 07:50 PM
Robber who escaped Belgian jail arrested in Guinea
Ibrahim Akhlal was serving 21 years for series of hold-ups.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 07:10 PM
Suicide blast kills police officer in Pakistan capital
Police say 6 injured after detonation of car bomb.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 06:30 PM
2 years after EU exit, UK business feels Brexit blues
Corporations bogged down by regulatory paperwork for import-export activities.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 05:50 PM
Thai PM declares candidacy in next year’s general election
2014 coup victor Prayut Chan-O-Cha seeks renewed term in office.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 05:10 PM
Hospitals overflow in China’s Covid wave
Most virus-related deaths not counted if patient had pre-existing condition.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 04:30 PM
‘Serpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj leaves Nepali jail
French foreign affairs ministry says will grant expulsion if requested.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 03:50 PM
Myanmar arrests more than 110 Rohingya for travelling ‘without official documents’
Local court sentences 35 to five years in jail for travelling without documents.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 03:10 PM