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South Korea court sentences ex-First Lady Kim to jail term for bribery
SEOUL, Jan 28 — A South Korean court today sentenced former First Lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in jail after finding her guilty of accepting bribes from Unification Church officials in return for political favours.
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What to know about cereulide, the toxin behind Nestlé, Danone and Lactalis baby formula recalls
PARIS, Jan 27 — Major dairy companies, including industry giants Nestle and Danone and privately held Lactalis, have issued precautionary recalls of infant milk powder over concerns it may be contaminated with the toxin cereulide. What is cereulide? Cereulide is
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‘Very deep poverty’ in Britain hits record high, new report finds
LONDON, Jan 27 — Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released today, with approximately 6.8 million people now living in “very deep poverty”, the highest level in three decades. “Very deep poverty” refers to households with an
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Republicans face election risks in clash with gun rights groups over protester’s killing
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 — Trump administration officials’ suggestion that Alex Pretti should not have brought a legally carried handgun to a Minneapolis protest has opened a rare rift with gun rights groups, creating election-year risks for Republicans with one of
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Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark US trial over claims platforms were designed to addict children
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 26 — A landmark trial beginning this week in Los Angeles could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to addict children. Jury selection is set to start tomorrow in California state
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Trump faces mounting backlash as second American death in immigration sweep shakes Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 26 — President Donald Trump today blamed the deaths of two Americans by federal agents on Democratic “chaos,” as his administration faced intensifying pressure over its mass immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a
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Saudi Arabia’s UAE ‘mudslinging’ threatens new Gulf crisis
RIYADH, Jan 25 — A Saudi Arabian media campaign targeting the UAE has deepened the Gulf’s worst row in years, stoking fears of a damaging fall-out in the financial heart of the Middle East. Fiery accusations of rights abuses and
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Macron pushes law to bar under-15s in France from social networks ‘as early as next fall’
ISTANBUL, Jan 25 — French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the government to trigger an accelerated legislative procedure for a bill that would ban access to social media platforms for children under the age of 15, aiming for the law
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Across the globe, views vary about Trump’s world vision
PARIS, Jan 25 — Donald Trump is shaping a new world order of empires and coercion, from Venezuela to Greenland and through his newly created “Board of Peace, shattering the post-war global consensus. As the old order crumbles, AFP sought the
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White House says Trump ‘absolutely right’ after UK backlash over Nato claims
WASHINGTON, Jan 234 — The White House on Friday rejected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s slamming of President Donald Trump for asserting that troops from Nato allies avoided the front line in Afghanistan. “President Trump is absolutely right – the
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