S.Korea's suspended president to attend impeachment hearing
Seoul (AFP) – South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will appear for the first time Tuesday at the Constitutional Court, his lawyer said, for hearings that will decide whether to remove him from office.
Trump signs order to pull US from WHO, citing funding disparities
Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), a body he has repeatedly criticized over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Facing Trump and Musk, EU lawmakers seek sure footing
Strasbourg (France) (AFP) – How to deal with Donald Trump’s disruptive return to the White House and the tempestuous forays of his billionaire ally Elon Musk into European affairs?
UK pizzeria reignites pineapple debate with $120 charge
London (AFP) – A UK restaurant has launched a new offensive in the age-old battle about whether pineapple belongs on pizza, charging £100 ($122) to any “monsters” who want it as a topping.
Kosovo raids Serbia
Pristina (AFP) – Kosovo police on Wednesday raided 10 Belgrade-linked government offices in ethnic Serb areas, the interior ministry said, the latest move by Pristina to dismantle a Serbian system of social services and political offices in the country ahead of parliamentary elections.
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Japan's tourism boom prices out business travellers
Tokyo (AFP) – After travelling to Tokyo for meetings, Yoshiki Kojima’s IT company employees crash out in a capsule hotel, as a tourism boom makes regular rooms too pricey for business trips.
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South Korea's six weeks of political chaos
Seoul (AFP) – South Korea has endured six weeks of political turmoil since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and sent soldiers and helicopters to parliament.
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🔴 South Korean investigators say they arrested President Yoon
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What is the pink stuff coating fire
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright red and Barbie-pink slurry over forest, homes, cars, and anything else that might lie in the blazes’ path.
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Mediators make final push for Gaza truce deal
Doha (AFP) – Mediators were making a final push Wednesday to seal a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, after a Qatari official involved in the talks expressed hope an agreement could be reached “very soon”.
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Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg to attend Trump inauguration: report
San Francisco (AFP) – Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, NBC news reported Tuesday, further highlighting the tech moguls’ efforts to develop closer ties with the incoming president.
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'We may look easy
Ottawa (AFP) – Different values, different spelling — different country. Donald Trump’s unlikely plan for Canada to become the 51st US state is leading to a surge of national pride north of the border and a pushback against an often imposing neighbor.
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Is obesity a disease? Sometimes but not always, experts decide
Paris (AFP) – Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question announced Wednesday that the definition of obesity should be split into two categories — and diagnosed using more accurate measurements.
