German conservatives elect right-winger Merz as new party leader
Berlin (Reuters) – Germany’s centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) on Saturday elected arch-conservative Friedrich Merz their party leader to follow the
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U.S. opposes plans to strengthen World Health Organization
Brussels (Reuters) – The United States, the World Health Organization’s top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more
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Texas synagogue hostage-taker killed by multiple gun shots
Texas (AP) — The gunman who held four people captive at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that ended
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US and Russia try to lower temperature in Ukraine crisis
Geneva (AP) — The United States and Russia sought to lower the temperature in a heated standoff over Ukraine, even
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European Union re-establishes physical presence in Afghanistan -spokesman
Kabul/Berlin (Reuters) – The European Union said on Friday it was re-establishing a physical presence in Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes,
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Stampede at Liberia church gathering kills 29
Monrovia (Reuters) – A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia killed 29 people overnight, the deputy information
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S.Africa gets $750 mln World Bank loan to bolster COVID recovery effort
Cape Town (Reuters) – The World Bank has approved a loan of $750 million to South Africa linked to COVID-19,
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At least 17 dead after explosion in Ghana mining region
ACCRA (Reuters) – At least 17 people were killed and scores injured when a truck carrying explosives to a gold
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Myanmar military arrests more journalists in media crackdown-editor
Burma (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military has arrested three people working for the independent news portal Dawei Watch, an editor at
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Twitter loses online hate speech court battle in France
Paris (Reuters) – Twitter (TWTR.N) must disclose details on what it does to tackle hate speech online in France, the
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