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25-05-2023 BRUSSELS: Mie Kohiyama was only five years old when she was raped by her 39-year-old cousin in France. “He sexually abused me several times in just one day but I didn’t end up telling my parents or anyone else about what happened for many years,” Kohiyama, 51, who is …

25-05-2023 LONDON: An elderly woman who was struck two weeks ago by a police motorcycle escorting Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has died of severe internal injuries. Helen Holland died after “suffering multiple broken bones and massive internal injuries”, her son Martin Holland told media on Wednesday. She had been in …

25-05-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The world is failing to protect civilians as the death toll of people caught up in conflicts surged more than 50 percent from the previous year, the United Nations chief said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council “to live up to its commitments” to protect …

25-05-2023 WASHINGTON: As fears of indictment loom large in another probe pertaining to the classified documents after leaving the Oval Office in 2021, lawyers of former President Donald Trump have formally asked for a meeting with Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland, according to the letter posted on social media Tuesday. …

25-05-2023 RIYADH: A new high-technology e-visa facility has been approved by Saudi Arabia for those applying to secure visit and transit visas to the Kingdom. While the development of the technology was confirmed earlier this month, it was officially approved by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a …

24-05-2023 DILI: The party of East Timor independence hero Xanana Gusmao has won the most votes in the country’s parliamentary election, according to preliminary results, boosting his chances of returning as prime minister. Gusmao’s National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) won about 42 percent of votes after all ballots had …

24-05-2023 WASHINGTON: A fake image appearing to show a large explosion near the Pentagon was shared on social media on Monday prompting a brief dip in the stock market. Within minutes, a wave of social media accounts including some verified accounts shared the fake picture, further amplifying the confusion. Officials …

24-05-2023 BOGOTA: The administration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced it is suspending a ceasefire agreement with a rebel group accused of killing four Indigenous people in a recent attack. The government said on Monday that it will resume attacks on the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) group, a splinter …

24-05-2023 Brazil has declared an animal health emergency for six months after authorities detected its first-ever case of avian influenza virus in wild birds, according to a document signed by the government’s agriculture minister. The South American nation, the world’s biggest chicken meat exporter with $9.7bn in sales last year, …

24-05-2023 GUAM, US’ NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN: Guam’s Governor has urged residents to stay at home, warning the island could take a direct hit from Typhoon Mawar, which is strengthening as it heads towards the Pacific territory. Governor Lou Leon Guerrero on Tuesday urged the nearly 171,000 people living in the …