Acid attacks highlight growing danger for Indonesian activists
Indonesian environmental activist Muhammad Rosidi shudders as he recalls the horrific moment two men on a motorbike threw acid through the open window of his car as he was driving on Sumatra island in February.
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Loud bangs and a Trump evacuation: chaos at correspondents' dinner
It was meant to be a glitzy Saturday night at a Washington ballroom featuring President Donald Trump, but the glamor was shattered by gunshots that left guests diving to the floor and the US leader bundled out by security personnel.
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Shots fired, Trump evacuated unhurt from press dinner in Washington
Shots were fired as US President Donald Trump attended a media gala in Washington on Saturday night, with the gunman detained at a screening area just outside the hotel ballroom where hundreds of guests had gathered.
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TotalEnergies refinery working full tilt to keep France fuelled
A maze of over 40,000 kilometres (25,000 miles) of pipes located at the mouth of the Seine where it spills into the Channel, the TotalEnergies refinery is working full throttle to keep planes flying and trucks running.
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Eurovision, venerable institution where art meets politics
The Eurovision Song Contest is famous for celebrating everything from cross-dressing ballad singers to heavy metal bands in monster masks, but geopolitics is threatening its 70th anniversary edition.
Read moreRampant Gilgeous-Alexander fuels Thunder, Magic and Knicks win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points Saturday to propel the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-109 victory over Phoenix and a commanding 3-0 lead in their NBA playoff series.
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Shots reportedly fired, Trump evacuated from press dinner in Washington
Shots were allegedly fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters said as loud bangs were heard at the hotel venue.
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East Jerusalem residents anguished as homes demolished to make way for biblical park
Yusra Qwaider is 97 years old, bedridden and helpless: within days, bulldozers from the Jerusalem municipality will come to tear down the home she's lived in for over 50 years.
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The rescuers of Khartoum: How to keep a city alive in war
During the worst of the war in Sudan's capital Khartoum, each neighbourhood learned a morbid choreography -- the sound of a blast sending everyday people springing into action to save as many lives as possible.
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Hurricanes lament looming loss of four-try winger Fineanganofo
Coach Clark Laidlaw concedes the "genuine x-factor" of Fehi Fineanganofo will be missed by the Wellington Hurricanes when he leaves New Zealand for the English Premiership this year.
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