Global stock markets diverged on Friday in a quiet end to a week’s trading dominated by earnings updates.Wall Street’s main indices rose at the opening bell, with a dip in the yield on US government bonds helping give equities a boost.Focus this week has been on earnings as major companies worldwide report on their third-quarter …
Lebanon accused Israel of targeting journalists in a “deliberate” attack that killed three media workers in the country’s south on Friday, calling the incident a “war crime”.Asked by AFP for comment on the strike, the Israeli military has not yet responded.Israel has been at war with Hezbollah in Lebanon since late last month, in a …
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A Ugandan court on Friday sentenced former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison after a landmark war crimes trial over his role in the group’s two-decade reign of terror.It was the first time a member of the feared organisation — which waged a two-decade rebellion against President Yoweri Museveni …
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Winding through the lawless, rugged hills of northern Myanmar, National Highway 3 links a stunning series of victories by ethnic rebels and pro-democracy fighters in their war against the junta.An offensive launched a year ago Sunday has seen opponents of the military seize much of the 480-kilometre-long (300-mile) route that connects second city Mandalay to …
Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a residence housing media workers killed two journalists and a broadcast engineer on Friday, in an attack the minister of information branded a “war crime”.Pro-Iran Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen said a cameraman and broadcast engineer were killed in the strike on a journalists’ residence in Hasbaya, south Lebanon.Another …
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Lebanon said an Israeli air strike killed three journalists on Friday, in an attack on the country’s south that the minister of information branded as a “war crime”.Pro-Iran Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen said a cameraman and broadcast engineer were killed in the strike targeting a journalists’ residence in Hasbaya, south Lebanon.Another TV outlet, Al-Manar, …
An age-old symbol of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon’s rickety yellow trams have become such a magnet for tourists that some locals complain they can no longer grab a ride.Lisbon began operating trams in the late 19th century to transport passengers up the steep and narrow streets criss-crossing the hilly old city.Today’s visitors travel back in …
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Britain’s King Charles deflected calls to atone for his country’s colonial past Friday, as a summit of Commonwealth allies turned into a factious debate about the legacy of slavery and empire.Leaders from the 56-nation Commonwealth — made up mostly of British ex-colonies — gathered for a summit in Samoa, hoping to prove the bloc is …
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Kamala Harris held a star-studded rally Thursday in swing state Georgia, where former US president Barack Obama and rock legend Bruce Springsteen joined her final push for voters ahead of November’s nail-biter election.Harris is cranking up the celebrity wattage — including with Beyonce in Texas on Friday, according to reports — at a series of …
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The most eagerly anticipated World Series showdown in decades gets under way here Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the New York Yankees in what promises to be a baseball blockbuster for the ages.The star-studded collision between two of the sport’s most iconic franchises is the 12th World Series involving the historical rivals …
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