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Hervé Gourdel: Man Sentenced Over French Tourist’s Killing
An Algerian court has sentenced a man to death over the kidnap and murder of a French mountaineer in 2014. Hervé Gourdel, 55, was […]
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Myanmar Coup: Woman Shot During Anti-Coup Protests Dies
A young woman has become the first protester to die in the anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar after she was shot in the head. Mya […]
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Nasa’s Perseverance Rover In ‘Great Shape’ After Mars Landing
The American space agency has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet’s equator called Jezero. “The good news is […]
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Pope At Ash Wednesday Mass: ‘Lent Is A Journey Of Return To God’
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Ash Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica, and urges Christians to experience Lent as a return journey toward the Father, Son, and […]
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Japan’s Ruling Party Faces Sexism Backlash
A week after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief resigned in the wake of making sexist comments, another male octogenarian leader in Japan has attracted ire by spouting misogynistic […]
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After 68 Years In Prison, America’s Oldest Juvenile Lifer Was Released
Joe Ligon, believed to be the oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer in the United States, has been released from a Pennsylvania prison after spending nearly seven […]
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Pablo Hasél Protests: Violence In Spanish Cities Over Rapper’s Jailing
Protests in support of a jailed Catalan rapper have descended into violence, with police and demonstrators clashing in Spain’s main cities. The protests erupted a day […]
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Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed By Israeli Automated Gun
The Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran in November was killed by a one-tonne gun smuggled into Iran in pieces by the Israeli intelligence […]
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WTO DG RACE: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Now Last Woman Standing
South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee on Friday abandoned her bid to become head of the World Trade Organization, Seoul said, clearing the way for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the global body’s first woman and first African director-general.
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Biden To Sign Order Aimed At Pushing Federal Government To Buy American-Made Products
President Biden on Monday will sign an executive order aimed at pushing the federal government to buy more goods produced in the United States, a […]
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UK Vaccination Drive Expands As Virus Toll Nears 100,000
Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen more than 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s […]
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Joe Biden Sworn In As 46th President Of United States
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been sworn in. Harris has made history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian […]
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President Donald Trump Leaves US Capital
United States President Donald Trump has left the White House. Trump boarded the presidential helicopter Marine One at 8:20am (13:20 GMT) on Wednesday. He briefly spoke […]
ReadBiden Begins Presidency As Trump Ended His, With A Sharp Focus On Immigration
Within hours of being sworn in as president on Wednesday, Joe Biden will announce an immigration bill that would open a path to citizenship for […]
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VP Mike Pence Expected To Skip Trump Send-Off To Florida
Vice President Mike Pence is not expected to attend Wednesday morning’s farewell ceremony for President Trump at Joint Base Andrews, a source familiar with the vice president’s schedule […]
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Afghan President, NATO Chief Hold Peace Talk
Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, and NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, have held a phone conversation over the peace talks between the Afghan government and the […]
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Pope Francis, Ex-Pope Benedict Receive Covid-19 Vaccine
POPE Francis and retired Pope Benedict have received their first vaccination against COVID-19, the Vatican said on Thursday. The two were given the jab at the […]
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North Korea Shows Off New Submarine-Launched Missiles
Reports say,North Korea has displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a military parade in Pyongyang. The show of […]
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Indonesia earthquake: Sulawesi Hospital Among Collapsed Buildings
Rescuers are searching through the rubble of a partially-collapsed Indonesian hospital after an earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi, leaving at least 30 dead. […]
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has ruled out a Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump before incoming president Joe Biden’s inauguration on January […]
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