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Disgraced Singapore oil tycoon sentenced to nearly 18 years for fraud

The founder of a failed Singapore oil trading company was sentenced Monday to nearly 18 years in jail for cheating banking giant HSBC out of millions of dollars in one of the country's most serious cases of fraud.

'Critically endangered' African penguins just want peace and food

Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds.

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Rainy spring weather plagues Bordeaux vines with mildew

Successive rainy springs in recent years have boosted the spread of mildew through France's world-famous Bordeaux vineyards, driving some growers to the brink of despair.

New volcanic eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula: weather office

A new volcanic eruption began on Wednesday on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, the country's meteorological office said, shortly after authorities evacuated the nearby town of Grindavik.

Doubts raised over Papua New Guinea landslide toll

Papua New Guinea's estimate that 2,000 people were buried in a highland landslide was called into question Wednesday, with satellite imagery, disaster experts and local officials suggesting the toll is much lower.

French prosecutors charge pupil, 18, with three attempted murders

An 18-year-old student, who stabbed his schoolteacher in France this week, was on Wednesday indicted for three attempted murders, prosecutors said, adding the suspect "wanted to find out what it was like to kill someone."

Panda diplomacy is back: China sending two bears to Washington

Beijing will return giant pandas to Washington's National Zoo by the end of the year, US First Lady Jill Biden and officials said Wednesday in a surprise announcement signaling a new era of panda diplomacy between the two superpowers.

Hong Kong arrests 7th person under new security law for Tiananmen posts

Hong Kong police arrested a seventh person on Wednesday under its new security law in relation to social media posts about commemorating Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

EU creates 'AI Office' to regulate tech under tough new law

The European Union on Wednesday announced the creation of an "AI Office" of tech experts, lawyers and economists to regulate artificial intelligence under a sweeping new law.

Aid reaches Papua New Guinea landslide site

Supplies of food and medicine were beginning to arrive at the scene of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea Wednesday, with aid workers discovering children rendered mute by the shock of the disaster.

Prosecutor urges jury to convict Trump, citing 'powerful evidence'

Donald Trump engaged in "conspiracy and a cover-up" to hide from voters that he had paid hush money to a porn star, prosecutors told a jury Tuesday in closing arguments at the first ever criminal trial of a former US president.

Trump defense attorney tells hush money jury to acquit

Defense lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial made their final pitch to the jury on Tuesday, calling for acquittal and insisting the first ever criminal prosecution of a former US president was based on "lies."

Trump defense attorney attacks hush money case as 'lies'

Defense lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial made their final pitch to the jury on Tuesday, insisting the first ever criminal prosecution of a former US president was based on "lies."

Pope Francis apologises for gay slur

Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday for using a vulgar gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.

Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state

Spain, Ireland and Norway are formally recognising a Palestinian state on Tuesday in a decision slammed by Israel as a "reward" for Hamas more than seven months into the devastating Gaza war.

More survivors 'unlikely' from Papua New Guinea landslide

It is "very unlikely" more survivors of Papua New Guinea's deadly landslide will be found, a UN agency warned Tuesday, as thousands of residents at risk from further slips were warned to evacuate.

Holes poked in Mount Fuji barrier, Japan town says

A Japanese town that mounted a huge barrier to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji said Tuesday that around 10 small holes have already been poked in the mesh screen.

'Unlikely' to be more survivors from Papua New Guinea landslide

It is "very unlikely" more survivors of Papua New Guinea's deadly landslide will be found, a UN agency warned Tuesday, as thousands at risk from further slips were ordered to evacuate.

'We're leaving': Brazilians pack up after repeat floods

Fabiana Alves sifts through her mud-caked belongings while her partner loads up the car.

Papua New Guinea says evacuating 7,900 people under new landslide threat

Papua New Guinea moved to evacuate an estimated 7,900 people from remote villages near the site of a deadly landslide on Tuesday, as authorities warned of further slips.

Israel faces global outcry over Gaza strike that set tent city ablaze

Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians.

Israel faces global outcry over Gaza strike that set ablaze tent city

Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians.

Firebrand Armenian cleric suspends religious duties to challenge PM

A charismatic Armenian cleric spearheading anti-government protests temporarily stepped down from his religious post on Monday to mount a direct challenge to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Gaza officials say 40 killed as Israeli strikes set tents ablaze

Gaza's civil defence agency said Monday that the death toll had risen to 40 from overnight Israeli strikes that set ablaze tents of displaced Palestinians in Rafah, an attack that sparked condemnation across the Arab world.

Papua New Guinea says more than 2,000 people buried in landslide

More than 2,000 people are feared buried in a Papua New Guinea landslide that destroyed a remote highland village, the government said Monday, as it pleaded for international help in the rescue effort.

Papua New Guinea reports more than 2,000 people buried in landslide

More than 2,000 people have been buried in a Papua New Guinea landslide that destroyed a remote highland village, the government warned Monday as it called for international help in the rescue effort.

Indian police arrest hospital boss after six babies die in fire

Indian police said Monday they had arrested a doctor and the owner of an unlicensed hospital where six newborn babies died in a fire on a crowded ward without fire exits.

Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and India

Fierce gales and crashing waves smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh and India on Monday, as an intense cyclone started to weaken as it progressed deeper inland.

Rescuers fear new slips at deadly Papua New Guinea landslide

Rescuers digging through mud and rocks at a Papua New Guinea landslide that killed an estimated 670 people say they are being obstructed by falling debris, dangerous terrain and tribal fighting along a key supply route.

Papua New Guinea landslide rescue 'racing against time': UN

Rescuers are racing to find survivors after a landslide obliterated a Papua New Guinea village and killed an estimated 670 people, a UN official told AFP on Monday.

Gaza officials say dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah displacement centre

Gaza officials said Israeli strikes on a centre for displaced people killed dozens in a "massacre" near the southern city of Rafah on Sunday, while the Israeli army said it had targeted Hamas militants.

Gazans say dozens killed in Rafah strike as Israel resists calls to end war

Hamas leaders and the Red Crescent said Israeli strikes on a centre for displaced people killed dozens near the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday, as Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said he "strongly opposes" ending the war in the territory.

Brazil's Ronaldinho stars in charity match for flood victims

Brazilian football great Ronaldinho came out of retirement Sunday for a charity match to raise funds for those affected by devastating flooding in the country's south.

Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter

An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million people fleeing inland for concrete storm shelters away from howling gales and crashing waves.

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