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New York prosecutors obtain Trump’s tax records ― Spokesman
Donald Trump New York prosecutors investigating former president Donald Trump’s finances have received his tax returns following a marathon legal battle, a spokesman said Thursday. “Our office obtained the records
Fourteen killed at religious site in Central Africa ― Amnesty
Map showing Central African Republic (CAR) Fourteen people, including at least two civilians, were killed inside a “religious site” as government and rebel forces fought for control of a Central
Russian official orders study of COVID-19 vaccination efficacy for HIV patients
HIV Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova has tasked the health ministry and the health protection watchdog with studying Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination efficacy for HIV-positive people. This is going by
Malaysian wins challenge against Islamic law banning gay sex
A Malaysian man Thursday won the country’s first legal challenge against Islamic laws banning gay sex, a victory hailed as “monumental progress” in combating persecution of the LGBT community. He
Clashes in Yangon as tensions rise over Myanmar coup
Myanmar Junta supporters wielding knives and slingshots clashed with residents in Myanmar’s largest city on Thursday, as tensions rise after weeks of nationwide protests against the military coup that ousted
Armenian prime minister denounces ‘attempted military coup’
Nikol Pashinyan Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday denounced “an attempted military coup” and called on supporters to take to the streets, after the country’s top brass demanded his
Moscow to expand metro facial recognition network
Moscow authorities have allocated more than $10 million to purchase and install across the city’s sprawling metro system high-definition cameras that can recognise faces and track fast movements, Russian media
US murder suspect ‘cooked’ victim’s heart — Report
A man accused of a triple murder in the US state of Oklahoma sliced one victim’s heart from her body and cooked it with potatoes to serve to other victims
Nuclear issue key as Iran readies for Rouhani replacement
Iran President, Hassan Rouhani Iran will vote in June for a successor to President Hassan Rouhani and his moderate-reformist government, but politics in the country is dominated by the nuclear
China’s appetite for copper provides Chile with opportunity
President Xi Jinping of China With the price of copper reaching a 10-year high thanks in no small part to China’s insatiable appetite, Chile, the world’s leading producer, faces a
