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Macau’s next leader Sam Hou-fai said on Sunday his administration would support small local businesses after winning a one-man race for the city’s top office. Previously the city’s top judge, Sam, 62, is set to be sworn in when the former Portuguese colony celebrates the 25th anniversary of its handover to China later this year. […]
The prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents’ Awards on Saturday honoured reporters from Agence France-Presse, the BBC and others documenting conflict and strife around the world. AFP photographer Mahmud Hams won the top prize for photos including his harrowing image of a woman crying during a search for victims after an Israeli strike on Khan Younis in […]
AFP photographer Mahmud Hams won the top prize for photos including his harrowing image of a woman after an Israeli strike on Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on October 17, 2023. Source link
By AFP Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar’s ruling military to claim victory at elections expected next year, analysts say. The death this week of National League for Democracy vice president U Zaw Myint Maung – a close confidante of […]
By AFP A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi died of leukaemia on Monday, a National League for Democracy source told Agence France-Presse, days after being released from junta custody on health grounds. U Zaw Myint Maung, 72, who spent around two decades in prison for defying Myanmar’s military, […]