William's godmother quits over racist remarks to black charity boss

LONDON — The late Queen's lady-in-waiting Lady Susan Hussey has apologized and resigned after she repeatedly asked a black British charity boss where she was "really" from.Ngozi Fulani,

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Ex-FTX boss Bankman-Fried denies committing fraud

SAN FRANCISCO – Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive officer of crypto exchange FTX, has denied committing fraud.The man once hailed as a legendary figure in the crypto industry told The New

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Brussels backs €7.5 billion cut in EU funds to Hungary over rule of law

BRUSSELS — The European Commission recommended on Wednesday that €7.5 billion of EU funds be withheld from Hungary over rule of law concerns.Budapest had until November 19 to pass 17 reforms negotiated

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Teacher shortages worry countries across Europe

BRUSSELS — Teacher shortages are concerning countries across Europe, AFP reports.France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden and Italy are all facing teacher recruitment troubles amid widespread disaffection within

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Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin dies aged 96

BEIJING — China's former leader Jiang Zemin, who came to power after the Tiananmen Square protests, has died at 96.State media said he died just after noon in Shanghai on Wednesday.One of the major

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Capitol riots: Two members of far-right Oath Keepers militia guilty of US sedition

WASHINGTON — The leader of a far-right militia has been found guilty of plotting to stop US President Joe Biden from taking office after the 2020 election.A jury found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes

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US and China in first South China Sea encounter since Xi-Biden meeting

SEOUL — The United States and Chinese militaries exchanged harsh words Tuesday after a US Navy warship performed the first freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea since the leaders

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China plans 'crackdown' after Covid protests

BEIJING — China's top security agency has called for a crackdown on "hostile forces" after rare protests against Covid rules in Chinese cities at the weekend.Police officers have flooded

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Belarus political prisoner Maria Kolesnikova in intensive care — opposition

MINSK — Belarus political prisoner Maria Kolesnikova has been hospitalized in an intensive care unit, according to the Telegram channel of another opposition politician.The political activist was first

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Artemis: Nasa's Orion capsule breaks distance record

WASHINGTON — The US space agency's Orion capsule has reached a key milestone on its demonstration mission around the Moon.On Monday, it moved some 430,000km (270,000 miles) beyond the Earth - the

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Heavy police presence in Chinese cities after days of protests

BEIJING — Protests against Covid restrictions that erupted over the weekend appear to have died down, as a heavy police presence is reported in Chinese cities.Large barriers have gone up along the main

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Innovation, energy and security: How 5G will change Europe

BRUSSELS — The rollout of 5G is gaining traction in Europe, leading many to question how this new generation of mobile technology will change the way Europe lives, works and interacts.The planned successor

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Turkiye, Egypt may reappoint ambassadors 'in coming months' — FM

ANKARA — Turkiye and Egypt may mutually re-appoint ambassadors in the "coming months," in a major step towards the restoration of full-fledged diplomatic relations, Turkish Foreign Minister

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Monkeypox given new name by global health experts

GENEVA — Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, after complaints over racist and stigmatizing language linked to the virus's name.The old term will

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Europol helps take down cocaine ‘super cartel’ in six-country bust

THE HAGUE — A drugs cartel believed to control up to a third of Europe’s cocaine trade was taken down in a six-country bust, with 30 tons of drugs seized, Europol said on Monday.The European policing

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Venezuela takes first step out of political stalemate

MEXICO CITY — Venezuela’s government and the opposition have signed a preliminary agreement to find a way out of the country’s political crisis.During talks in Mexico, the two issued a joint statement

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Diphtheria cases rising among asylum seekers

LONDON — The number of cases of diphtheria among asylum seekers who have recently arrived in the UK has risen to more than 50, the BBC understands.It comes after it was confirmed that one migrant who

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Taiwan’s President Tsai quits as party chair after local elections

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the governing Democratic Progressive Party after its poor showing in local elections.The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) won several major

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Camilla scraps ladies-in-waiting in modernizing move

LONDON — Camilla, the Queen Consort, is ending the tradition of having ladies-in-waiting, but instead will be helped by “Queen’s companions”.As well as modernizing the title, the six women assistants

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Russia's Lavrov postpones Belarus visit after sudden death of foreign minister Makei

MOSCOW/ MINSK — Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has postponed a planned visit to Minsk following the death of his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei, according to Russian media reports

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Teachers in Hungary file petition demanding urgent reforms

BUDAPEST — Hungary's teachers' unions have filed a petition to the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Budapest, demanding the government urgently reforms the education system and raise teachers'

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UN chief strongly condemns CAR airfield attack that killed one peacekeeper

NEW YORK — The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on an airfield in southeastern Central African Republic (CAR) which left one peacekeeper from Morocco dead, while his unit

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Border chaos likely as EU set to implement new entry system

BRUSSELS — Entering the European Union is about to get more complicated for non-EU nationals from next year. A new Entry Exit System (EES) is set to come into effect from May 2023.This is part of the

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Imran Khan attends first rally since being shot at

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan is attending a rally in Rawalpindi — his first public appearance since being shot at and injured.Large crowds have gathered to listen to his

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13 people missing after torrential rain causes landslide on Italian island of Ischia

ROME — Thirteen people are missing on the Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide caused by heavy rain, according to the ANSA and AGI news agencies.ANSA, citing the local police, said that

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Far-right extremist set to join Israel’s new ruling coalition

JERUSALEM — Israel's far-right Jewish Power party has signed a coalition agreement with Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.Its leader, Itamar Ben-Gvir, is set to become national security minister

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Man arrested in India over 2018 Australia beach murder

QUEENSLAND — A man has been arrested in India over the murder of a young woman found dead on a tropical northern Australian beach four years ago.The body of Toyah Cordingley, 24, was discovered in October

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European Space Agency selects its first ‘parastronaut’ in boost to diversity in space

PARIS — The European Space Agency (ESA) has made history by selecting an amputee who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident to be among its newest batch of astronauts — a leap toward its pioneering

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Lebanon fails for 7th time to elect new president amid political deadlock

BEIRUT — Lebanese lawmakers on Thursday failed for a seventh time to elect a new president as the country grapples with a deepening political and economic crisis. The voting session was attended by

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Record number of Covid cases in China as virus surges nationwide

BEIJING — China has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus.Several major cities including the capital Beijing

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Anwar Ibrahim named Malaysian PM after post-poll crisis

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been named the country's new prime minister, after several days of post-election deadlock.The new leader was appointed by

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Ukraine war: Winter shelter plans and UK sends first helicopter

KYIV — Ukraine has promised to provide free shelter to evacuating citizens ahead of a harsh winter and amid relentless Russian strikes.Special “invincibility centers” will be set up across the country

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UNEP honors five protectors of Mother Earth

GENEVA —The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Tuesday, the 2022 Champions of the Earth for their transformative action to prevent, halt or reverse ecosystem degradation. A conservationist,

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Jerusalem bombings: Teenager killed in rare twin attacks at bus stops

JERUSALEM — A teenage boy has been killed and 14 other people have been wounded in two suspected bomb attacks at bus

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Iran must release protesters’ bodies — UN rights office

GENEVA — The UN human rights office has warned the situation in Iran is “critical” and criticized authorities for apparently not releasing protesters’ bodies.A hardening of the response by security

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Russian hoaxer called Poland’s Duda over missile strike

WARSAW — Polish President Andrzej Duda spoke to a hoaxer posing as France’s Emmanuel Macron on the night a missile hit a village near the Ukraine border.His office confirmed the call after two well-known

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First snowfall of season in Scandinavia causes havoc on roads

COPENHAGEN — It was a snowy start of the week for parts of Denmark. Roads were slow as traffic jams were reported during the first snowfall of the season.The Island of Møn received around 20 centimeters

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Ukraine searches Kyiv monastery over suspected Russia links

KYIV — Ukraine’s security service (SBU) has raided the main Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv over suspected links to Russia.The SBU said on Telegram that it had carried out “counter-espionage

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Two Estonians accused of €560 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme

TALLINN — Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn after having been charged with their alleged involvement in a $575 million (€560m) cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering conspiracy, the

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Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over 'insulting' images of Erdogan

ANKARA —Turkey has summoned Sweden's ambassador to Ankara to protest against "insulting" images of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Kurdish "propaganda" — featuring Erdogan's

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Many schoolchildren among the dead in Indonesia earthquake

JAKARTA — Many of those killed and injured in a major earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java were children who were at school when it hit, rescuers say.Aprizal Mulyadi, 14, said he was trapped after

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Iran security forces intensify deadly crackdown in Kurdish areas

TEHRAN — At least 30 anti-government protesters have been killed by security forces in Kurdish-populated cities in west Iran in the past week, a rights group says.Hengaw reported that seven had died

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Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter, says Red Cross

KABUL —The conditions in Taliban-held Afghanistan will be worse in the year ahead, and more Afghans are bound to struggle for survival, a top Red Cross official said.The country is about to endure its

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Sisi - Erdogan meeting start to develop bilateral ties

CAIRO — Egypt said on Monday that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed that their meeting in Doha will be the start to develop bilateral relations between

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Indonesia earthquake death toll climbs to 46

JAKARTA — The death toll from an earthquake in Indonesia has climbed to 46, local media reported on Monday.Over 700 people were also injured when the 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Southeast Asian

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Young Swiss farmers making better soil for better food

BERN — Matthias and Sam are modern-day farmers who love to experiment.They have been working together on their agriculture project SlowGrow, in Switzerland, since 2018. Their focus is to grow healthy,

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A step towards justice, says UN chief after COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage

SHARM EL-SHEIKH —After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm El-Sheikh, countries at the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, reached agreement on an

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WHO unveils new strategy to tackle antimalarial drug resistance in Africa

GENEVA — A new strategy has been launched to address the urgent problem of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.Sub-Saharan Africa accounts

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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes jailed for fraud

LOS ANGELES — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood testing start-up that was once valued at $9billion (£7.5billion).The

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Sweden proposes to change permanent residence permits to temporary

STOCKHOLM — Sweden has proposed amendments to its migration law in an attempt to change permanent residence to temporary, local media reported on Friday. Mikael Ribbenvik, the general director of the

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Mosow slams Poland's refusal to issue visa to Russian foreign minister

MOSCOW — Russia on Saturday slammed Poland's refusal to issue a visa to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov so he could take part in a meeting next month of Organization for Security and Cooperation in

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British premier pays first visit to Ukraine since taking office

KYIV — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday made a surprise visit to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his first visit to the embattled country since taking office last

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Austria to impose windfall tax on energy firms

VIENNA — Austria will introduce a temporary windfall tax on energy firms, according to the country’s Finance Ministry on Friday.
 The windfall tax, which is levied on unexpectedly large profits,

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Elon Musk begins Twitter poll on reinstating Trump's account

WASHINGTON — Twitter owner Elon Musk launched a poll Friday on the social media company asking if former US President Donald Trump should be allowed back on the platform. "Reinstate former President

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Saudi Arabia records significant drop in new COVID-19 cases

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Saudi Arabia witnessed a significant drop in new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, with 45 cases recorded over the past 24 hours. New COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom were

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Hakeem Jeffries favored to lead U.S. House Democrats after Pelosi exit

WASHINGTON — U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down from her leadership role after her fellow Democrats lost their majority in last week's midterm elections

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UN chief welcomes renewal of Black Sea Grain Initiative

CAIRO — UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had been due to expire on Saturday.More than 11.1 million tons of essential foodstuffs

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Macron accuses ex-Australia premier of provoking 'nuclear confrontation' with China

BALI — French President Emmanuel Macron accused former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday of provoking "nuclear confrontation" with China, according to local media.Talking

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Iran organized 10 kidnap and death plots, MI5 says

LONDON — There have been at least 10 potential threats by Iran to kidnap or kill British or UK-based people this year.The figure was revealed by the head of MI5, Ken McCallum, in his annual update on

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COP27: US, China agree to resume cooperation on climate issues

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — It’s day 9 of COP27 and we’re firmly in the second half of the UN climate conference. Negotiations are still slow but there was a glimmer of hope Wednesday as the US and China agreed

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Trump launches 2024 US presidential run

FLORIDA — Donald Trump launched on Tuesday a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potential Republican rivals.Seeking a potential rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump

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Indonesia announces adoption of Bali Declaration at G20 Summit

BALI — Indonesia on Wednesday announced the adoption and ratification of the Bali G20 Leaders’ Declaration at the two-day G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, according to ANTARA News Agency.“Today, we can adopt

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MEPs mull declaring Russia a terrorist state over ‘brutal and inhumane’ crimes against

STRASBORUG —The European Parliament should declare Russia a terrorist state for the “intimidation and destruction of Ukrainians as a nation,” according to a strongly-worded resolution being drafted

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COP27: Week two opens with focus on water, women and more negotiations on ‘loss and damage’

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — On ‘Women and Water’ Day at COP27, the power of women as key drivers of climate solutions, and the crucial impact that the climate crisis is having on our water supply took centerstage

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UN chief highlights crucial role of G20 in resolving global crises

BALI — With the global population now at eight billion and growing, action or inaction by the world’s largest economies, the G20, will be critical to determine if everyone gets to live on a peaceful

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WHO urges immediate skin-to-skin contact for babies born prematurely

GENEVA — Premature babies should be given skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth to improve their survival and health outcomes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, in new guidelines published

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Comedian Jay Leno suffers serious burns after car explodes at LA home

LOS ANGELES — The US comedian and TV presenter Jay Leno has been treated for serious burns after an alleged freak accident involving one of his cars at his LA home.The left side of former “The Tonight

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Police investigate body parts of Shraddha Walkar found in Delhi wood

NEW DELHI — Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have opened an investigation into the murder of a woman, allegedly by her live-in partner.Shraddha Walkar, 27, was killed in May but her death came to

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The human race at 8 billion

UNITED NATIONS — Eight billion humans are living on planet Earth — a huge milestone officially projected for and being recognized Tuesday by the United Nations.After a big surge in the second half

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Slovenia elects Natasa Pirc Musar as first woman president

BELGRADE — Natasa Pirc Musar won the second round of Slovenia's presidential election Sunday and will become the country's first woman president, preliminary results showed.The 54-year-old lawyer

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Footage emerges showing capture of Istanbul terror attack suspect

ISTANBUL — The footage came to light on Monday showing Turkish security forces as they caught a suspect thought to be behind a deadly blast on Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue. Istanbul police teams

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Adapt or starve: COP27 spotlights agriculture challenges and solutions in the face of climate change

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world’s food, yet they only receive 1.7 percent of climate finance even as they are forced to cope with droughts,

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No new Cold War with China, Biden says after meeting Xi

BALI — United States President Joe Biden said, following his three-hour-long meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, that they had an “open and honest” conversation, while reiterating that they

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Trump mounts anti-McConnell campaign as conservatives seek delay in leadership elections

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is calling up his allies in the Senate, GOP sources tell CNN, and making a suggestion as he seeks to divert blame for Republicans’ lackluster midterm performance,

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Russia denies reports that foreign minister Lavrov hospitalized at Bali G20 summit

BALI — Russia has denied media reports that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was taken to hospital at the Group of 20 summit in Bali.Lavrov reportedly suffered a health problem following his arrival for

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Sustainable food cold chains reduce waste, fight climate change: UN report

GENEVA — Greater investment in sustainable food cold chains is needed to reduce hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, and adapt to climate change, two UN agencies said in a report published on

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Six dead, dozens wounded in Istanbul explosion

ISTANBUL — At least six people have been killed and 53 wounded in an explosion in a busy area of central Istanbul, Turkish authorities have said.The blast happened at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT)

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Man's eagle eyes save lives in France building collapse

PARIS — No deaths have been reported so far following the collapse of a building in the northern French city of Lille, thanks to an early warning one by resident, authorities said.One person was pulled

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Two World War II planes collide in mid-air in Dallas air show

DALLAS — Two vintage World War Two-era planes have collided and crashed at an air show in the US state of Texas, killing at least two.Footage shows the aircraft striking each other at a low altitude,

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Big Ben to ring out again over London

LONDON — After a five-year enforced silence, the world-famous tower clock bell Big Ben will return with a bong on Sunday. The Great Clock towering above London's Houses of Parliament is resuming

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Opposition MPs criticize Polish police behavior at nationalist march

WARSAW — Polish police were criticized by opposition politicians on Saturday for detaining anti-fascist protestors at a nationalist rally, while not reacting to the illegal use of Nazi symbols by other

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Twitter chaos after wave of blue tick impersonations

LOS ANGELES — A wave of new paid blue tick accounts impersonating influential individuals and brands has led to chaos and confusion on Twitter.Fake “verified” accounts in the names of politicians,

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Slovenia poised to elect first-ever female president

LJUBLJANA — Slovenia looks poised to elect its first-ever female president in an election on Sunday.Liberal candidate Natasa Pirc Musar is tipped to win a presidential election runoff in the small, central

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EU to impose more sanctions on Iran

BRUSSELS — European Union Foreign Ministers are expected to impose more sanctions on Iran during their formal meeting in Brussels on Monday, a senior EU official said here on Friday. "The

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Twitter boss Elon Musk 'not above the law', warns US regulator

WASHINGTON — A US regulator says it is watching events at Twitter with "deep concern" after the platform's top privacy and compliance officers reportedly quit.The Federal Trade Commission

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India’s top court orders release of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers

NEW DELHI — The Indian Supreme Court has ordered the release of six people convicted for the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.The order came after two convicts – S Nalini

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WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief on Wednesday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared to nine months ago provides “cause for optimism,” but still urged vigilance

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The world is ‘burning up faster’ than it can recover, says Pakistan PM

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — Climate change is outpacing the capacity of developing nations to cope with its devastating impacts, the Pakistani prime minister told COP27 on Tuesday, as his country reels from historic

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Republican ‘red wave’ is more of a ‘red ripple’ in US midterm polls

NEW YORK — Democrats may lose control of the House of Representatives and could yet lose the Senate as well, but still they will be breathing a huge sigh of relief.The overall picture is a breathtakingly

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Clashes in Greece as strikes over inflation disrupt public transport

ATHENS — Thousands of people have protested across Greece amid a general strike against price hikes.Public and some private sector workers walked off the job for 24 hours on Wednesday to protest against

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Modi unveils logo, theme and website of India’s G20 presidency

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled the logo, theme and website of India’s G20 presidency. The logo bears a lotus and the message of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One

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Earthquake kills six people, destroys houses in western Nepal

KATHMANDU — A powerful earthquake struck Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least six people and destroying several houses, the DPA quoted officials as saying.At least six others were injured in the magnitude

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Italy earthquake of 5.6-magnitude hits off the coast near Rimini

ROME — A moderate earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Italy on Wednesday morning. The 5.6-magnitude tremor occurred around 60 kilometers from Rimini, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological

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US confirms ‘communications’ still on with Kremlin

NEW YORK — US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has confirmed communication channels between Washington and Moscow remain open.It comes as the White House refuses to deny reports that Sullivan

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Cardinal Ricard among 11 French bishops accused of abuse

PARIS — French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard has been named by the Church as one of 11 serving or former bishops accused of cases linked to abuse.In a statement, the cardinal said he had abused a 14-year-old

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Polish leader blames low birthrate on women using alcohol

WARSAW — A women’s rights group in Poland has urged people to demonstrate after the country’s ruling party leader claimed that Poland’s low birthrate is partly caused by young women drinking too

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El-Sisi: MGI reflects Arab commitment to addressing climate change

SHARM EL SHEIKH — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi emphasized that the Middle East Green Initiative represents an excellent opportunity to strengthen cooperation among its member states in order

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Greek supreme court calls for probe into wiretapping scandal

ATHENS — Greece’s supreme court has called for an investigation into a wiretapping case that has rocked the country for months, following revelations that more political personalities were illegally

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We are on highway to climate hell, UN chief warns summit

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has warned: “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.” But what does that mean? Here’s where

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COP27 begins a ‘new era to do things differently’, UN climate change chief declares

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge, Simon

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Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial

LONDON — Blood that has been grown in a laboratory has been put into people in a world-first clinical trial, UK researchers said.Tiny amounts — equivalent to a couple of spoonfuls — are being tested

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Twitter will ban unlabeled parody accounts, says Musk

NEW YORK — Elon Musk said Twitter accounts engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying they are a parody will be permanently suspended.Twitter previously issued a warning before suspending accounts,

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Pakistan’s top court orders police to investigate Imran Khan shooting

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered an immediate police investigation into a gun attack which wounded opposition leader Imran Khan.The former prime minister was shot in the leg while leading

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Kyiv mayor warns of winter without heat, water or electricity

KYIV — The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, has warned residents they must prepare for the worst this winter if Russia keeps striking the country’s energy infrastructure — and that means possibly

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19 dead after Tanzania airliner crashes near Lake Victoria

DAR ES SALAAM — A domestic airline plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday, and the country’s prime minister says 19 people on board were killed.Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa

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With Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire

NEW YORK — In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called Mastodon has surged.You may not have heard of Mastodon, which has been around

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Dozens of migrants stopped from disembarking in Sicily by Italy’s new government

ROME — Italian authorities have prevented 35 migrants they did not deem as “vulnerable” from getting off a boat in Sicily on Sunday.Since coming to power, Italy’s far-right-led government has taken

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6.1-magnitude quake jolts north Sulawesi Province of Indonesia

JAKARTA — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest of Ondong, Sitaro Islands, North Sulawesi Province, on Sunday morning, ANTARA News Agency quoted the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency

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Tanzania airliner crashes near Lake Victoria with 46 passengers aboard

DAR ES SALAAM — A domestic airline plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday. At least 49 passengers are believed to have been on board.The aircraft crashed due to bad weather shortly

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South Korea miners survive nine days underground on coffee

SEOUL — Two miners who spent nine days trapped in a collapsed South Korean zinc mine living on instant coffee powder have been rescued.The men, aged 62 and 56, are believed to have kept warm by lighting

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Despite diplomacy, Hungary & Turkey still blocking Sweden and Finland from NATO

BRUSSELS — In the corridors of power in Stockholm and Helsinki, the celebrations are on ice.After four months, 28 out of 30 NATO states have ratified the treaty changes in their national parliaments

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Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows

GENEVA — The impact of climate change on health if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world, according to new data released on Friday by the UN

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India closes primary schools as air quality reaches alarming level in Delhi

NEW DELHI — Government in Indian capital New Delhi announced on Friday closing down of primary schools for an indefinite period from Saturday as the air quality reached alarming level.Delhi Chief Minister

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Germany urges its citizens to leave Iran

BERLIN — The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday called on its citizens living in Iran to leave this country. "German nationals are asked to leave Iran. For German nationals there

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Pakistan former PM Imran Khan shot and wounded at protest rally

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been shot and wounded in the leg on Thursday when unidentified gunmen fired during a protest march in the eastern city of Wazirabad in

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Residents told to evacuate as flood waters rise in regional Australia

SYDNEY — Hundreds of residents in major regional towns across Australia's most populous state are being urged to leave homes as slow-moving floodwaters push downstream and the country's fourth

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Netanyahu set for comeback with far right’s help — partial results

JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the brink of a dramatic comeback, after partial results showed he was on course to win a majority in parliament with the far right’s

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Ecuador cracks down on gang violence in two states after police killings

QUITO — A state of emergency and curfews have been declared in two Ecuador provinces after a series of attacks that killed five police officers.President Guillermo Lasso said the attacks by increasingly

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UK PM Sunak is now going to COP27 climate summit

LONDON — The prime minister has reversed an earlier decision not to go to the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.No. 10 had said Rishi Sunak was too busy preparing for the Nov. 17 budget to attend the event

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Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats win Denamrk polls with ‘strongest backing in 20 years’

COPENHAGEN — Danes handed their current prime minister another mandate at the polls in what was seen as a vote of confidence in Mette Frederiksen’s handling of the COVID pandemic and her ability as

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Bolsonaro breaks tense silence without admitting election defeat

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro has broken his silence after losing to left-wing leader Lula in national elections.The right-wing leader pledged on Tuesday to “respect

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Fighter jets scrambled over alleged drone incursion at Serbia-Kosovo border

BELGRADE — Unmarked drones appeared on the Kosovo-Serbia border “observing the barracks and the positions” of the Serbian army, Belgrade authorities claimed, prompting Serbian President Aleksandar

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Zelensky calls on Europe to stay united through difficult winter

KIEV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged European allies to stick together through the winter months to help his country.In a Tuesday night address, Zelenskyy called on Europe to make

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Ukraine war: Grain deal continues despite Russia pullout

KIEV — Three more vessels left Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, the UN-led center coordinating the Black Sea grain export deal said, despite a Russian decision to suspend its backing of the scheme.The center

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Banker Oleg Tinkov renounces Russian citizenship over Ukraine

LONDON — A billionaire Russian banker, Oleg Tinkov, has given up his Russian citizenship because of the war in Ukraine and condemned "Putin fascism".Tinkov founded the online Tinkoff Bank,

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UK minister Braverman slammed over migrant ‘invasion’ remark

LONDON — British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using inflammatory language after describing the arrival of asylum seekers on England’s southern coast as an “invasion”.Her

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Meloni’s deputy minister blasted over 2005 Nazi uniform photo

ROME — A lawmaker of the far-right Brothers of Italy party who sparked outrage after a newspaper published a picture of him wearing a swastika on his left arm in 2005, was named junior infrastructure

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Netanyahu looks to far-right as Israel votes again to try to break political deadlock

TEL AVIV — Israelis are voting on Tuesday, in the fifth election since 2019, and hoping to break the political deadlock that has paralyzed the country for the past three and a half years.Although the

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Man charged with attempted kidnapping and assault on Nancy Pelosi husband

NEW YORK — US federal authorities have charged a man for attacking the husband of senior Democrat lawmaker Nancy Pelosi.David DePape is accused of attempting to kidnap Pelosi and assaulting her husband

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South Korean police admit ‘heavy responsibility’ for deadly Seoul crush

SEOUL — South Korea’s police chief accepted “a heavy responsibility” for failing to prevent a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul.Yoon Hee Keun, commissioner

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