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Why 2024 vintage could be final straw for wine growers in France
France’s wine producers will not look back with any affection on the 2024 vintage. It has hit growers across the country with a…
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
LONDON (AP) — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost…
Politics
Zambian president sacks top judges who ruled in favour of his rival
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has now sacked three top judges he previously suspended over alleged judicial misconduct, drawing…
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A million people hit by flooding in South Sudan
Over a million people in South Sudan have been affected by floods across much of the country, the UN’s humanitarian organisation, Ocha,…
Politics
Israeli foreign minister says 'Beirut in flames' after latest attacks
Israeli attacks have left "Beirut in flames," the country's foreign minister said on Monday morning, after a major offensive targeting…
Politics
Moldova Leader Set for First-Round Win, EU Vote Risks Rebuff
(Bloomberg) -- Moldovan President Maia Sandu was on track to win the first round of Sunday’s elections, but a key referendum on joining…
Politics
Bad Polls for Japan’s Ruling Coalition May Cloud BOJ Rate Path
(Bloomberg) -- Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition is continuing to soften in the runup to this coming…
Business
Vietnam Premier Sees 2025 Economic Growth at 6.5% to 7%
(Bloomberg) -- Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh projects the nation’s economy will grow 6.5% to 7% in 2025 and says the government…
Politics
Philippines VP Duterte Slams Marcos as Feud Escalates
(Bloomberg) -- Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday said the nation’s leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “doesn’t know how to be a…
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Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali Islamists
Alcohol smuggler Guled Diriye is exhausted. He has just returned from his trip transporting contraband from the Ethiopian border. The…
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Blasts heard in Lebanon as Israel vows to hit Hezbollah's financial sites
The Israeli military has warned residents in 24 areas in Lebanon - including 14 in the capital Beirut - that it plans to carry out strikes…
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Malaysia Minister Braces for Backlash Over Fuel Subsidy Revamp
(Bloomberg) -- Malaysia’s government is bracing for public backlash as it commits to rolling back petrol subsidies mid-2025, a…
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One dead as flooding hits Italy's northeast flatlands
An "avalanche of water" in northeast Italy claimed one life and left swathes of the Emilia-Romagna region under water Sunday, local…
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Israeli troops demolish UN observation tower in south Lebanon
An Israeli army bulldozer has "deliberately" demolished an observation tower and perimeter fence at a UN peacekeeper position in southern…
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Catholic priest and Indigenous activist Pérez killed by 2 gunmen in southern Mexico
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers in southern Mexico, was…
Politics
Moldovans vote in pivotal election and EU referendum
Polls have closed in Moldova, where people have been voting in the country's presidential election and in a referendum on whether to…
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Over 30,000 at demo in Brussels for ceasefire in Middle East
In Brussels, 32,000 people took to the streets to call for a ceasefire in the Middle East, police reports said on Sunday. The…
Politics
Beirut's southern suburbs a place of pitch darkness, piles of rubble
Following almost one week of no airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, a hotbed of the Shiite Hezbollah militia, Israel resumed its…
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Israeli strike in north Gaza kills 87, Hamas-run ministry says
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry has said at least 87 people were killed and more than 40 injured in Saturday's Israeli air strike on the…
Politics
Palestinian journalist Plestia escaped Gaza to Lebanon. The war followed her there
Plestia Alaqad had found a new beginning. The young Palestinian journalist, who risked her life to document the horrors of the war in Gaza…
News
Soldier dies in non-operational incident in Brecon
A soldier has died during a "non-operational incident", the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Cpl Christopher Gill, of 4th Battalion, The…
Politics
Kyiv launches more than 100 drones over Russia as a missile strike on Ukraine injures 17
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials…
Politics
Razor-Close British Columbia Vote Indicates No Strong Majority
(Bloomberg) -- A election in Canada’s British Columbia province was too close to call on polling day, leaving the left-leaning New…
Politics
Ex-General Prabowo Sworn in as Indonesia’s Next President
(Bloomberg) -- Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president on Sunday, capping a 26-year rise that…