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U.S. inspector general to probe FAA helicopter oversight
The U.S. Transportation Department's inspector general said on Tuesday it will probe the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of doors-off helicopter operations after a New York crash in March 2018 that killed five people. The review sought by U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten
StyleAFP RelaxMission Chinese Food co-founder Anthony Myint wins do-gooder culinary prize worth 100,000 euros
San Francisco chef and restaurateur Anthony Myint has been named the winner of a major food award worth 100,000 euros for his influential work aimed at reducing food waste and helping restaurants reduce their carbon footprint.
NewsAFP News'One giant leap': US marks Apollo mission 50 years on
Fifty years after a mighty rocket set off from Florida carrying the first humans to the Moon, a veteran of the Apollo 11 crew returned to its fabled launch pad Tuesday to commemorate "one giant leap" that became a defining moment in human history. "We crew felt the weight of the world
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Zimbabwe public worker strike on the cards after pay offer rejected
Zimbabwe’s public sector workers on Tuesday night rejected the government's latest pay offer as insufficient in the face of soaring consumer prices, raising the likelihood of unofficial strike action on Wednesday. Hope that the economy would quickly rebound under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who
NewsAFP NewsEx-Peru president wanted for corruption arrested in US
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo was arrested in the United States Tuesday to face extradition to his home country on corruption charges, authorities in the South American nation said. The Peruvian attorney general's office announced on Twitter that Toledo "was arrested this morning
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Peru ex-president Toledo arrested in U.S. as prosecutor seeks extradition
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was arrested in the United States under an extradition order on Tuesday, the South American country's public prosecutor's office said in a post on its official Twitter account. Toledo, who governed from 2001 to 2006, is a fugitive from Peruvian justice
NewsAFP NewsTrump declines to criticize Turkey's Russia missile purchase
President Donald Trump declined Tuesday to criticize Turkey's acquisition of a Russian missile system assailed by the Pentagon and NATO, making no mention of sanctions Washington had threatened over the purchase. In his first comments since Turkey began taking delivery of the S-400 system last Friday
NewsAFP NewsMEPs narrowly elect von der Leyen to EU top job
German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen was narrowly elected president of the European Commission on Tuesday after winning over sceptical lawmakers. The 60-year-old conservative was nominated to become the first woman to hold Brussels' top job last month by the leaders of the bloc's 28
NewsAFP NewsMonsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia
Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with millions of people affected and at least 180 dead, officials said. The monsoon is crucial for irrigation and groundwater supplies in the impoverished region --
NewsAFP NewsThree charged over Maltese anti-corruption journalist's murder
Three suspects were formally charged on Tuesday over the 2017 murder of Maltese anti-corruption journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia. Brothers Alfred and George Degiorgio, as well as Vince Muscat, all in their fifties, were arrested in December 2017. The justice ministry's confirmation
NewsAFP NewsPompeo to take up immigration, Iran on Latin America tour
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will press US efforts to curb immigration and counter Iran during a four-nation tour of Latin America, the State Department said Tuesday. Pompeo on Sunday will stop in both Mexico and El Salvador as President Donald Trump takes controversial measures to deter and remove
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Puerto Rico governor vows to remain in office after violent protests
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Tuesday he will stay in office despite protests calling for his resignation that turned violent overnight. A peaceful demonstration that drew thousands to the streets of San Juan on Monday turned hostile in the evening when protesters and police clashed,
NewsAFP NewsSudan protesters reject 'absolute immunity' for generals
Sudan's key protest group is opposed to giving the military "absolute immunity" against prosecution for violence against demonstrators, a spokesman said, as the two sides held talks on a power sharing deal. "We refuse absolute immunity that the military rulers have asked for,"
NewsAFP NewsRussia bars opposition candidates from Moscow city ballot
Russian officials on Tuesday refused to register nearly 30 candidates for elections to Moscow's local parliament, including prominent critics of President Vladimir Putin despite protests over the move. Opposition politicians have been fighting to get on the ballot for September's elections to
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Former U.S. congressman Sanford considers challenge to Trump
Mark Sanford, a Republican former U.S. congressman from South Carolina, said on Tuesday he is considering mounting a primary challenge to President Donald Trump over the rising federal debt. Sanford, 59, a longtime Trump critic who lost his seat in the House of Representatives last year after he was
NewsAFP NewsIsraeli education minister backtracks on gay therapy comments
Israel's education minister backtracked Tuesday on his earlier comments endorsing controversial therapy to convert gays to heterosexuality, following protests and demands for his sacking. In a letter to school principals in Tel Aviv, Rafi Peretz said he had never "offered conversion therapy
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Trump laments U.S. prohibition on selling F-35s to Turkey
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signalled reluctance to punish Turkey over its acquisition of a Russian air defence system, saying it was "not fair" that the United States would now be prohibited from selling Ankara billions of dollars worth of F-35 stealth fighter jets. Trump's remarks
StyleAFP RelaxS.African singer Johnny Clegg dies aged 66: manager
South African legendary singer Johnny Clegg, who blended Zulu rhythms with Western styles and defied apartheid segregation, died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, his manager said. "Johnny passed away (with) his family this afternoon after a four and a half year battle with cancer,"
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U.S., Mexico set talks amid tension over new curbs on asylum-seekers
The chief diplomats of Mexico and the United States plan to meet on Sunday for talks about a new U.S. rule restricting asylum applications from Central American migrants that would burden Mexico's already-overwhelmed refugee agency. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard will meet with U.S. Secretary
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Germany's Merkel hails her ally's move to Brussels
German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated her long-standing ally Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday on being confirmed as European Commission president, hailing the current German defence minister as a committed European. "I'm glad because a persuasive and committed European will become president
NewsAFP NewsFrance urges G7 to find 'international solution' on digital taxes
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Tuesday urged the G7 club of top world economic powers to find an international solution to taxing digital giants at their meeting outside Paris this week. "I am convinced that during this G7 we are capable of finding a satisfactory international solution
NewsAFP RelaxFrench MPs agree Notre-Dame restoration as controversy swirls
French MPs on Tuesday approved a law on the reconstruction of Notre-Dame, three months after flames ravaged the great Paris cathedral, but with the rebuilding process still mired in controversy. The cathedral, part of a UNESCO world heritage site covering the banks of the River Seine in Paris, lost
NewsAFP NewsFrench MPs agree Notre-Dame restoration as controversy swirls
French MPs on Tuesday approved a law on the reconstruction of Notre-Dame, three months after flames ravaged the great Paris cathedral, but with the rebuilding process still mired in controversy. The cathedral, part of a UNESCO world heritage site covering the banks of the River Seine in Paris, lost
NewsAFP NewsEbola patient in DR Congo city of Goma has died: governor
The first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma has died, the governor of North Kivu province said on Tuesday. The case -- the first in a major urban hub in the region's nearly year-old epidemic of the disease -- has sparked deep concern in neighbouring Rwanda and
NewsAFP NewsTrump says US not seeking 'regime change' in Iran
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States is not pushing to topple Iran's leadership but is determined to stop it acquiring nuclear weapons. "We are not looking for regime change. "They can't have a nuclear weapon." The United States quit an international deal aimed
