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Peru declares 3 days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government on Thursday declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto…
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Indonesia, Philippines recognized as top 2024 travel destinations
[Source] The 31st World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony, held in the Philippines on Sept. 3, honored destinations and…
Politics
Conflict in South Africa's coalition government is 'not catastrophic,' says major party leader
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Conflict is likely among partners in South Africa's new coalition government but that won't be…
Politics
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to lead Munich Security Conference
Outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is to become the next chairman of the Munich Security Conference, multiple sources…
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Ukraine's chief rabbi mourns his adopted son who was killed in battle
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Servicemen, veterans and others gathered Thursday in Kyiv to remember the adopted son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi, Moshe…
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'I thought I would die with my six children' - dam collapse survivor
Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still alive after a dam collapsed following torrential rains in…
Business
Post COVID, China is no longer the “undisputed leader” in attracting FDI
Risks of investing in China are outweighing the benefits, according to the European Business in China Position Paper 2024/2025. The EU…
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Atlanta’s Emory University targeted by anti-Palestinian group: ‘It’s scary’
Students and faculty at Atlanta’s Emory University have been targeted by an outside group posting and handing out flyers labeling 14 of…
Business
Uzbekistan eyes tripling of textile, apparel exports to $6.5bn by 2026
Key speakers at the event included leading Uzbekistan textile producers, international investors, and representatives from public…
Politics
German state near Berlin bans Islamic Centre, citing Hamas ties
Brandenburg's Interior Minister Michael Stübgen (CDU) has banned an Islamic association outside of Berlin, saying it is associated with…
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The ‘living fossil’ that thrived during a mass extinction
Paleontologists recently discovered a new extinct coelacanth species that highlights the role that Earth’s plate tectonics plays in…
Politics
The trial of lawyers who once represented late Kremlin foe Navalny gets underway in Russia
PETUSHKI, Russia (AP) — The trial of three lawyers who once represented late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny got underway in…
News
Gaza hospital says 14 killed as UN-run school hit by Israeli strike
Palestinian authorities on Wednesday reported at least 14 people were killed in an attack on a United Nations facility in central Gaza.…
News
UN says Israeli strike killed six of its Gaza staff
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says six of its employees have been killed in an Israeli air strike on one of the schools it runs…
News
New German police video aims to track down terrorist survivors
Long-sought members of the Red Army Faction (RAF) left-wing group that posed a terrorist threat to Germany over decades are now thought to…
News
Flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and over a million displaced
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities…
Politics
Argentine Congress upholds Milei veto of pensions increase
Argentina's Congress on Wednesday upheld a veto by President Javier Milei of a bill to increase pensions, as protesters clashed with…
Politics
Canadian envoy in Cyprus to draw on its experience accommodating needs of women migrants and minors
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Canada is drawing on Cyprus ' experience of accommodating the needs of women migrants and children and those…
News
Pope Francis lands in Singapore for final stop of Asia-Pacific tour
[Source] Pope Francis arrived in Singapore on Wednesday, marking the final leg of his 12-day tour across Southeast Asia and Oceania that…
News
Passengers stranded after strike at main Kenya airport
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya's main airport after workers went on strike in protest at a planned takeover by an…
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Iran's Pezeshkian makes first trip abroad to Iraq
Newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sought to deepen relations with neighbouring Iraq during his first trip abroad, Iran's…
News
Wildfire in Germany's Harz mountains declared extinguished
A forest fire in the Harz mountains of northern Germany has been fully extinguished after several days of firefighting work in rugged…
Politics
Critics say a South African education bill threatens the new unity government
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An education bill that would give South Africa's government more control over white minority language schools is a…
Politics
German government presents plans for new gas power stations
Germany's Economy Ministry published plans on Wednesday on the construction and modernization of gas-fired power stations intended to back…