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President Biden calls Russian leader a ‘crazy SOB’

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB"…

US charges yakuza gang leader over conspiring to sell nuclear material

NEW YORK, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - US authorities said Wednesday they had charged a member of the Japanese yakuza…

Boeing 737 MAX program chief departs months after Alaska Airlines’ mid-air scare

NEW YORK, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - Boeing announced Wednesday that the head of its 737 MAX program is departing…

US congressman warns China of “bullying” in Taiwan visit

  TAIPEI, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - The chairman of the US House of Representatives committee on China accused Beijing…

US police shoot and kill man holding a plastic fork

Police in Los Angeles have released body-cam footage of an incident in which officers shot and killed a man holding…

Millennials overtake baby boomers as Canada’s top generation

Millennials have overtaken baby boomers as the dominant generation in Canada for the first time, thanks to an immigration surge,…

Biden says Putin and ‘his thugs’ responsible for Navalny death

By Danny KEMP WASHINGTON, Feb 16, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden directly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin on…

Trump fined $355 mn, banned from NY business in fraud trial

By Gregory WALTON NEW YORK, Feb 16, 2024 (AFP) - A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $355…

White House confirms Russia’s development of anti-satellite weapon, no immediate threat

By Danny KEMP WASHINGTON, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Russia is developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon that is "troubling" for…

California clifftop homes teeter on edge after landslide, but stay habitable

DANA POINT, United States, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Multi-million-dollar homes crouched on a California clifftop got a little bit…

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