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Loyalist Gaetz withdraws as Trump attorney general pick

November 22, 2024, 6:30 am

Right-wing firebrand Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick to be US attorney general, pulled out of the confirmation process Thursday after facing opposition over sexual...

World still split over money in Azerbaijan climate meet

November 21, 2024, 9:30 pm

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — A fresh draft of a climate pact unveiled Thursday at COP29 failed to break an impasse over money, with time running...

4 tourists die of methanol poison in Laos

November 21, 2024, 9:25 pm

BANGKOK — Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western...

Analysis of debris from Fukushima sample could take 6 months to a year

November 21, 2024, 9:20 pm

It will take six months to a year to analyse a tiny sample of radioactive debris retrieved by a robot from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear...

Banana taped to wall sells for $6.2 million in NY auction

November 21, 2024, 9:15 pm

A fresh banana taped to a wall -- a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan -- was bought for $6.2...

Russia fired intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for first time—Kyiv

November 21, 2024, 6:57 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine—Moscow on Thursday launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for the first time, Kyiv said, marking the latest escalation of the conflict since...

Mary Jane Veloso ‘elated’ by possible return to the Philippines

November 21, 2024, 2:58 pm

Indonesia—A Philippine woman sentenced to death in Indonesia on drug charges said Thursday that she was "elated" to be returning home, after a deal...

Screen to reality: South Korea targets K-pop, K-drama tourism boom

November 21, 2024, 12:29 pm

Seoul, South Korea—Deep in South Korea's hinterlands lies a perfect replica of 1900s Seoul: welcome to Sunshine Land, the latest K-drama theme park to cash...

Agence France Presse

Loyalist Gaetz withdraws as Trump attorney general pick

World still split over money in Azerbaijan climate meet

4 tourists die of methanol poison in Laos

Analysis of debris from Fukushima sample could take 6 months to a year

Banana taped to wall sells for $6.2 million in NY auction

Russia fired intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for first time—Kyiv

Mary Jane Veloso ‘elated’ by possible return to the Philippines

Screen to reality: South Korea targets K-pop, K-drama tourism boom

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