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MH17: Dutch prosecutors won’t appeal, making verdicts final

December 2, 2022

A piece of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is pictured in a field near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. (BULENT KILIC / AFP) AMSTERDAM - Dutch prosecutors said on Thursday they would not file an appeal regarding the outcome...

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Dutch prosecutors won’t appeal in MH17 case, making verdicts final

December 2, 2022

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15 killed as security forces end 20-hour Mogadishu hotel siege

November 29, 2022

MOGADISHU — Somali security forces said Monday they have ended a more than 20-hour siege at a popular hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, that left at least 15 people dead including six attackers. Sadiq Dudishe, Spokesman of the Somali Police Force said five of al-Shabab attackers were shot dead,...

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In-person InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand Ups the Game for All in the New Business Landscape

November 14, 2022

BANGKOK, Nov 14, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The 3-day InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022 at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) came to a close on 4 November 2022. Returning in-person for the first time since its launch in 2019, Asia's premier Professional AudioVisual (Pro-AV) and...

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EU reaches deal on national CO2 emission cut targets

November 9, 2022

In this April 29, 2021 file photo, a coal-fired RWE power plant steams on a sunny day in Neurath, Germany. (MARTIN MEISSNER / AP) BRUSSELS - The European Union has agreed to a law that sets national targets to reduce overall carbon emissions by the end of the decade across...

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Suicide bomber ‘kills over a dozen in Somali capital’

November 6, 2022

In this file photo dated Oct 30, 2022, a local resident looks at debris from a destroyed buildings in Mogadishu on Oct 30, 2022 after an car bombing targeted the education ministry on Oct 29, 2022. (HASSAN ALI ELMI / AFP) MOGADISHU - A suicide bomber blew himself up at...

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4,500 health workers died battling COVID-19 in Brazil

October 14, 2022

A medical worker collects a swab from a woman for a COVID-19 test at a health center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 16, 2022. (WANG TIANCONG / XINHUA) SAO PAULO / MOSCOW – As many as 4,500 health workers died in Brazil after contracting COVID-19 while working to...

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Rash of child deaths in Gambia ‘linked to syrups made in India’

October 6, 2022

In this file photo taken on May 10, 2016, a woman and children walk through the Senegalese-Gambia border town of Karango. (SEYLLOU / AFP) The deaths of dozens of young children in Gambia from acute kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian...

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California family kidnapped on Monday found dead, Sheriff says

October 6, 2022

This undated image released by Merced County Sheriff's Office shows a person of interest, where the person is similar in appearance to the surveillance photo from the original kidnapping scene where four members of a family, including an 8-month-old child, were taken against their will at gunpoint from a business...

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At least 10 dead as flash floods hit central Italy

September 17, 2022

This picture released by the Italian firefighters shows an aerial view of the Senigallia area after floods hit Marche region, central-east Italy, Sept 16, 2022. (ITALIAN FIREFIGHTERS - VIGILI DEL FUOCO VIA AP) CANTIANO, Italy - At least 10 people were killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the...

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At least six civilians killed after Cameroon separatists open fire on bus

September 7, 2022

People pass by shops destroyed by legal decision for safety reasons on july 25, 2022, in Yaounde. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) YAOUNDE - At least six civilians were killed and eight injured when separatists in southwest Cameroon opened fire on a public bus on Tuesday, officials and the head of...

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FBI found more than 11,000 govt records at Trump’s Florida home

September 3, 2022

An aerial view of former US president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen, Aug 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. (STEVE HELBER/AP) WASHINGTON - The FBI recovered more than 11,000 government documents and photographs during its Aug 8 search at former US president Donald Trump's Florida estate, as well as...

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At least 21 killed in Somalia hotel siege, many hostages freed

August 22, 2022

The damaged structure of the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu is seen on August 21, 2022. (HASSAN ALI ELMI / AFP) MOGADISHU - Security forces have ended a siege by al Qaeda-linked militants at a hotel in Somalia's capital in which more than 20 people were killed and dozens injured, authorities...

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Essex Bio-Technology Included in “Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion 2022”

August 16, 2022

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Essex Bio-Technology Ltd ("EssexBio" or the "Group", Stock Code: 1061.HK) is pleased and honoured to announce that it is included in "Forbes Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion 2022" - for the Group's outstanding long-term sustainable development across a...

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WHO gives new names to variants of monkeypox virus

August 13, 2022

A pharmacist administers a dose of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against Monkeypox virus, at a pharmacy in Lille, northern France, on Aug 10, 2022. (FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP) GENEVA - The World Health Organization has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in...

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Canada confirms over 25,000 new COVID cases in one week

August 13, 2022

A healthcare worker dons a bouffant cap as staff treat patients suffering from coronavirus disease at Humber River Hospital's Intensive Care Unit, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 29, 2021. (COLE BURSTON / AFP) OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada on Friday confirmed 25,204 new COVID-19 cases for...

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At least five people killed, 100 hurt in Somaliland protests

August 12, 2022

A general view of the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, on Sept 18, 2021. (EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP) MOGADISHU - At least five people were killed and 100 injured in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region when security forces clashed with protesters demanding presidential elections be held in November, a regional leader said...

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DRC to reassess UN withdrawal plan after deadly protests

August 3, 2022

Indian soldiers from MONUSCO, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, attend a ceremony honoring peacekeepers who died during violent protests against Monusco, in Goma, on Aug 1, 2022. (ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP) KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo's government will re-evaluate the withdrawal plan of the United...

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Migrants flee suffocating people-smuggling trailer in Mexico

July 29, 2022

Migrants who where heading in a caravan to the US, travel in a truck in Nuevo Morelos, Jesus Carranza municipality, Veracruz state, Mexico, on Nov 17, 2021. (CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) ACAYUCAN, Mexico - Mexican authorities rescued nearly 100 migrants who escaped from a stifling trailer being driven by a...

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At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests flare in east Congo

July 27, 2022

Residents protest against the United Nations peacekeeping force (MONUSCO) deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Goma, July 25, 2022. (MOSES SAWASAWA / AP) GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Three United Nations peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed during a second day of anti-UN protests...