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End of the line for Sri Lanka's 'Terminator' president
End of the line for Sri Lanka's 'Terminator' president
World
by  AFP

Known as "The Terminator" to family and foes alike for his ruthless crushing of Tamil rebels to end a decades-long civil war, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's rule is drawing to a close with him a fugitive and his island's economy in ruins.

Fukushima operator ex-bosses ordered to pay $95 bn: media
Fukushima operator ex-bosses ordered to pay $95 bn: media
World
by  AFP

A Tokyo court Wednesday ordered former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant involved in the 2011 disaster to pay around 13 trillion yen ($94.8 billion) in damages, local media said. Four ex-bosses of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) were ordered to pay the damages in a suit brought by shareholders over the nuclear disaster triggered by a massive tsunami.