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Cuban singer Pablo Milanes dies in Madrid at 79
Cuban singer Pablo Milanes dies in Madrid at 79
World
by  AFP

Acclaimed Cuban singer, songwriter and guitarist Pablo Milanes died early Tuesday in Spain, where he had been hospitalized in recent days, his agent said. He entered the Cuban music scene in the early 1960s with "Mis 22 anos", and went on to win two Latin Grammys for best singer-songwriter album (2006) and musical excellence (2015). lp/cjc-mlm/dva/leg

Civilians caught between rebels and army in east DR Congo
Civilians caught between rebels and army in east DR Congo
Africa
by  AFP

Furaha Twizere recounted from her hospital bed in east DR Congo's city of Goma how artillery rounds killed her husband instantly. After her operation, Rebecca will recover on the same ward as Twizere, who has given birth to healthy twins since arriving at the hospital.

Confusion, fear cloud China's path out of zero-Covid
Confusion, fear cloud China's path out of zero-Covid
World
by  AFP

With megacities under lockdown, infection numbers climbing and sporadic protests, China's Covid-19 policy has reached a stalemate as authorities persist with seeking to contain the virus while trying to keep the economy alive.

Cuban singer Pablo Milanes dies in Madrid at 79: agent
Cuban singer Pablo Milanes dies in Madrid at 79: agent
World
by  AFP

Acclaimed Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist Pablo Milanes died early Tuesday in Spain, where he had been hospitalized in recent days, his agent said. "It is with great pain and sadness that we inform you that the maestro Pablo Milanes died this morning, November 22, in Madrid," his agency said on the singer's official Facebook page.

Six staffers from Hong Kong's Apple Daily plead guilty to foreign collusion
Six staffers from Hong Kong's Apple Daily plead guilty to foreign collusion
World
by  AFP

Six senior staffers from Hong Kong's shuttered pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily pleaded guilty to colluding with foreign forces on Tuesday, and could face a maximum sentence of life in prison. Four former senior editors and two ex-executives pleaded guilty at the Hong Kong High Court on Tuesday to "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security".

US VP Harris visits Philippine island near China-claimed waters
US VP Harris visits Philippine island near China-claimed waters
World
by  AFP

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday visited a Philippine island near waters claimed by China to show support for the longtime US ally and counter Beijing's growing influence in the region. Harris is the highest-ranking US official ever to visit the western island of Palawan, the closest Philippine landmass to the Spratly archipelago in the hotly contested South China Sea.

Power out as 7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands
Power out as 7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands
World
by  AFP

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking that hurled items to the ground and knocked out power in parts of the capital Honiara. An AFP reporter in Honiara said the shaking lasted for around 20 seconds.