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France cracks down on plastic wasteAFP, ParisThe French parliament on Thursday passed a law forbidding retailers from destroying unsold clothes and banning single-use plastic containers...
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Over 25pc rise in sexual assault cases at US military academies: Pentagon
AFP, Washington :Incidence of sexual assault in US military academies rose again last year, the Pentagon said Thursday, despite efforts to combat the problem.During the...
Anti-China sentiment spreads along with coronavirus
Reuters, Jakarta :The coronavirus outbreak has stoked a wave of anti-China sentiment around the globe, from shops barring entry to Chinese tourists, online vitriol mocking...
UN warns world may pay ‘terrible price’ if it fails Sudan
AFP, Khartoum :A top UN official has warned that the international community would “pay a terrible price” if it fails to help rebuild Sudan’s dilapidated...
Russian strikes kill 21 civilians in Syria’s Idlib
AFP, Beirut :Air strikes by government ally Russia hit near a bakery and a medical clinic in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region early on Thursday, killing...
European lawmakers’ emotional farewell after Brexit nod
AFP, Brussels :Britain’s departure from the European Union was set in law Wednesday, amid emotional scenes, as the bloc’s parliament voted to ratify the divorce...
US special forces discipline hit by repeat deployments: Pentagon
Repeated deployments by US special forces have affected discipline within the ranks, says a Pentagon report published Tuesday which called for changes in oversight.The report...
Syrian troops capture key town in rebel-held Idlib province
AP, Damascus, Syria :Syrian government forces captured one of the largest and most strategic rebel-held towns in the country’s northwest, the Syrian military and opposition...
‘Like I’m trapped’: Africans in China lockdown see no escape
AP, Johannesburg :The normally bustling supermarket in Wuhan was deserted, looking more foreign than ever. Khamis Hassan Bakari walked the aisles and saw just two...
US airstrikes in Afghanistan hit heaviest levels since 2010
AFP, Kabul :American warplanes dropped more bombs on Afghanistan in 2019 than at any other time in at least a decade, according to the US...
Trump lawyers raise defenses as pressure grows for witnesses
AP, Washington :President Donald Trump’s legal team is raising a broad-based attack on the impeachment case against him even as it mostly brushes past allegations...