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December 22, 2017 10:49 AM

Cuban President Raul Castro to step down in April 2018

Cuban President Raul Castro will step down in April 2018 straight after elections same month to choose his successor. <br/><br/>According to a vote yesterday in the island state's National Assembly, the vote pushed back the date of the general elections, which were initially to be h...

December 22, 2017 10:46 AM

Facebook changing how it identifies 'fake news' stories

Facebook has said it is changing how it identifies "fake news" stories on its platform to a more effective system. The social-media network had put "disputed" labels on stories that fact-checkers found false. <br/><br/>Instead, now it will bring up "related artic...

December 22, 2017 10:46 AM

US Vice Prez Mike Pence arrives on unannounced visit to Afghanistan

US Vice President Mike Pence arrived on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, becoming the most senior Trump administration official to visit troops fighting a 17-year-old conflict that has largely receded from US public view. <br/><br/>Flying secretly through the day and night on a stand...

December 22, 2017 10:44 AM

Australia to end air strikes against IS in Iraq, Syria

Australia will end air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and bring its six Super Hornet planes home after three years as part of the US-led coalition in the Middle East. <br/><br/>Defence Minister Marise Payne today said the decision was made following the Iraqi declaration...

December 22, 2017 2:26 AM

UNGA rejects US decision on Jerusalem

The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, today voted, 128-9, in favour of the UN resolution to declare the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital "null and void". <br/><br/>India voted in favour of UNGA resolution rejecting US President Donald Trump's propo...

December 21, 2017 5:55 PM

China sentences 85 people, including 44 Taiwanese, for scams

A Beijing court has convicted 85 people, including 44 from self-ruled Taiwan, of running phone scams in Kenya and Indonesia that targeted Chinese people. <br/><br/>Two Taiwanese were sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Beijing Court today issued the 15-year sentences for fraud to Taiwan...

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