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New York (AFP) - The jury of seven men and five women that will decide Donald Trump's fate is a cross section of New Yorkers painstakingly selected by prosecutors and lawyers for the former US president. Their identities are being kept secret for their own protection, but some details about the 12 Manhattan residents were revealed during the three days of jury selection that preceded the first ever criminal trial of a former president. Trump is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his former lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, when her ...
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Chisinau (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday promised steadfast US support to Moldova in areas from energy independence to democracy promotion on a solidarity visit to the pro-Western nation as alarm grows over Russian pressure. The top US diplomat saluted the work of the country's president, Maia Sandu, who has charted a firm pro-European course in the face of what US officials fear is a coordinated Russian campaign as she seeks a new term. "We see you as a very valuable partner in the region and we have an enduring commitment to work together," Blinken told Sandu as the...
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New York (AFP) - ExxonMobil shareholders overwhelmingly reelected the oil giant's board Wednesday, the company said, endorsing its hardball tactics in confronting climate activist investors. The company's 12 nominees won an average of 95 percent of votes cast, ranging from 87 percent to 98 percent, ExxonMobil said in an email to AFP. The vote followed criticism of ExxonMobil's lawsuit against two activist groups that had sought to direct the company to accelerate emissions reductions. The bullying tactics had drawn sharply-worded rebukes from Norway's sovereign wealth funds and California Pu...
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New York (AFP) - Jurors will soon deliver a verdict in the New York trial of Donald Trump. Guilty or innocent, their decision will shake the United States. They must decide whether the former and perhaps future president is a criminal, just months before an election that could put him back in the White House. The panel of 12 ordinary New Yorkers started deliberations at 11:30 am (1530 GMT) on Wednesday. They must reach unanimous verdicts to convict on any of the 34 separate charges. Here are some of the pressing questions ahead: What is jury being asked to decide?Much attention has been paid t...
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Washington (AFP) - China is to send giant pandas to Washington's National Zoo, US First Lady Jill Biden and officials said Wednesday, in a surprise announcement signaling a new era of panda diplomacy between the superpowers. Bao Li and Qing Bao will arrive in the United States before the end of the year under a decade-long breeding and research agreement, the zoo said in a statement celebrating the return of animals "beloved around the nation and the world." "We are excited for children near and far to once again enjoy the giant pandas' adorable and joyful adventures at our @NationalZoo," the ...
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New York (AFP) - Jurors began deliberating Wednesday on whether to convict Donald Trump in the first criminal trial of a former US president -- with their decision potentially upending November's election, in which the Republican seeks to return to power. After weeks of testimony from more than 20 witnesses, the piercing glare of the legal spotlight shifted to the 12-strong New York jury, kept anonymous for their own protection amid soaring political tensions. After receiving final instructions from the judge, jurors left the courtroom to sit in a designated room where they alone will have the...
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Singapore (AFP) - The US and Chinese defence chiefs are set to hold rare direct talks in Singapore this weekend, offering hopes of further military dialogue aimed at preventing flashpoint disputes from spinning out of control. The expected meeting between the United States' Lloyd Austin and China's Dong Jun at the Shangri-La Dialogue will be the first substantive face-to-face talks between their countries' defence chiefs in 18 months. The security forum is an annual gathering of defence chiefs from around the world that has in recent years become a barometer of US-China relations. This year's ...
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By John BIERS New York (AFP) - Les actionnaires d'ExxonMobil vont avoir l'occasion lors de leur assemblée générale mercredi de montrer ce qu'ils pensent de la manière forte avec laquelle le géant américain du gaz et du pétrole a réagi aux récentes contestations liées au changement climatique. Le groupe, qui n'affiche aucun remord à investir dans l'industrie pétrolière malgré l'impact sur le climat, a en effet adopté une posture plus combattive que les années précédentes pour cette édition, qui va se dérouler en distanciel. Il a lancé des poursuites contre deux groupes d'actionnaires -- l'ONG F...
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By Huw GRIFFITH Los Angeles (AFP) - Melinda French Gates, l'ex-épouse du cofondateur de Microsoft Bill Gates, a annoncé mardi qu'elle verserait un milliard de dollars aux personnes et organisations oeuvrant pour la cause des femmes. L'annonce intervient au moment où militants et élus de gauche aux Etats-Unis dénoncent un recul des droits des femmes dans le pays, notamment face aux multiplications des interdictions de l'avortement dans différents Etats. "En près de 20 ans comme militante pour les femmes et les jeunes filles, j'ai appris qu'il y aura toujours des gens pour dire que ce n'est pas ...
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New York (AFP) - Prosecutors pleaded with jurors Tuesday to use their "common sense" and find Donald Trump guilty, as the first ever criminal trial of a former president reached its dramatic final phase. With both sides wrapping up their closing arguments, the stage is now set for the 12-member panel to begin deliberating Wednesday. Less than six months before an election in which Trump is seeking to return to the White House, the stakes are high both for the 77-year-old personally and for the country. Trump is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen for...
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