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French Tv Channel Shutdown Causes Outcry on the Right
Date: February 20, 2025
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - France's top administrative court has upheld a decision to shut down popular TV channel C8 for repeated failures to respect human rights and protect minors, causing an...
South Korea Court Finds Former Officials Guilty of Forcible Return of N.Koreans
Date: February 19, 2025
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court found four former government officials guilty on Wednesday of forcibly repatriating two North Korean fishermen in 2019, despite their intention to defect, in a...
Jimmy Lai's Son Urges Us, UK Help to Get Father Out of Hong Kong Jail
Date: February 18, 2025
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) - Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is physically breaking down in a Hong Kong prison and "time is running out" for him if the U.S. and Britain do not push...
Moldova PM Says Separatist Region Must Take Steps to Avoid New Gas Crisis
Date: February 6, 2025
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's pro-European prime minister said on Thursday the ex-Soviet state's separatist Transdniestria region had to fulfil several conditions or risk being...
Factbox-Trump Proposes US Takeover of Gaza
Date: February 5, 2025
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed a U.S. takeover of Gaza where Israel's military assault in the last 16 months has killed tens of thousands, after he...
Shein IPO Faces Judicial Review Challenge From Uyghur Rights Group
Date: February 3, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - Fast fashion retailer Shein's plans to list in London face a challenge from a group campaigning against forced labour in China, which said on Monday it would apply for a judicial...