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Philippine news site Rappler ordered to shut down
Philippine news site Rappler ordered to shut down
by  AFP

A Philippine news site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been ordered to shut down, the company said Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte -- its arch-nemesis -- leaves office. Ressa, who is also a US citizen, and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October for their efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression".

Paris court to issue verdicts after marathon 2015 attacks trial
Paris court to issue verdicts after marathon 2015 attacks trial
by  AFP

After the biggest trial in modern French history, judges are set to hand down verdicts Wednesday to 20 men accused over the November 2015 Paris attacks that left 130 people dead. Six of the 20 people on trial in Paris are missing, including the overall commander, senior Syria-based IS figure and veteran jihadist Oussama Atar, who is presumed dead.

Colombian Truth Commission hands over grim final report on civil conflict
Colombian Truth Commission hands over grim final report on civil conflict
by  AFP

Colombia's Truth Commission, established to probe atrocities committed during the country's near six-decade civil conflict, presented its final, 896-page report on Tuesday. The report entitled "There is no future if there is no truth," will be published in chapters over the next two months, when the commission will officially cease to exist.

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