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Suspect swallows poison after verdict in French murder case
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The suspect for the rape and murder of a young woman in northern France almost two decades ago was under guard in hospital Saturday after…
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Drone hits Iraq cleric’s home as tensions rise after Baghdad attack
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An armed drone targeted the home of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday, hours after his supporters deployed in Baghdad in response to an attack…
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New EU chief pledges to back Africa on Ethiopia trip
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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen assured Africa of the EU's strong support after arriving in Ethiopia on Saturday, in her first trip outside…
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Saudis distance themselves from US naval base shooter
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Saudi Arabia sought to distance itself Saturday from a student who carried out a fatal shooting at an American naval base, as it seeks to…

New EU chief pledges to back Africa on Ethiopia trip

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen assured Africa of the EU's strong support after arriving in Ethiopia on Saturday,…
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Qatar FM talks of ‘some progress’ in mending Gulf rift

Qatar's foreign minister has spoken of "some progress" in talks with Saudi Arabia on ending a bitter two-year-old rift between…
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‘Laugh at what’s hurting you’: Lebanon cartoonists stir debate

On the edges of a protest in Lebanon's capital, 24-year-old cartoonist Mohamad Nohad Alameddine bites through sticky tape and plasters…
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US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source

Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, a US source said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly…
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Iraq protesters turn out in defiance after Baghdad attack

Iraqi protesters defiantly turned out on Saturday across the country's south and in the capital, where a dozen people were…
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Indian police investigated over killings of rape suspects

A top Indian rights group launched an investigation Saturday into a police shooting of four rape-murder suspects, after accusations they…
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US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source

Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, a US source said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly…
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Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn

Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday, as other parts of the…
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Protesters clash with police as Chile unrest enters 50th day

Protesters clashed with police as thousands took to the streets of Chile's capital Friday for a demonstration that marked 50…
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Polls close in historic Bougainville independence vote

Polls on the Pacific island chain of Bougainville closed Saturday to end two weeks of voting in a historic referendum…
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Pearl Harbor veteran to be interred on sunken ship

It was an attack that shaped history, leaving more than 2,400 Americans dead and forcing the United States to enter…
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Bangladesh tears down brick kilns to fight toxic smog

Excavators flanked by Bangladesh riot police are at work demolishing illegal soot-belching brick kilns around the smog-choked capital Dhaka, forcing…
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No let-up in French strikes with fresh turmoil awaited

France was on Saturday expecting its most serious nationwide strike in years to paralyse the country over the weekend, with…
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Top US court blocks resumption of federal executions — for now

The US Supreme Court on Friday refused to lift a stay on federal executions, temporarily thwarting plans by Donald Trump's…
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UK election: parties take battle for ideas to social media

At a dingy office space in north London, around 60 Labour activists busied themselves recently with the basics of modern…
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Fossil fuel groups ‘destroying’ climate talks: NGOs

Oil and gas groups were accused Saturday of seeking to influence climate talks in Madrid by paying millions in sponsorship…
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White House rejects participation in ‘baseless’ impeachment probe

The White House blasted the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump as "completely baseless" Friday, signalling it would not seek to…
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Locals cheer Morales exit in ex-Bolivia leader’s former fiefdom

In the high Andes two hours' drive from La Paz, the people of Achacachi -- long a bastion of ex-president…
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French centrist leader Francois Bayrou charged over funds misuse

French veteran centrist leader Francois Bayrou was Friday charged with "complicity in siphoning off public money" in a case related…
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Trump pulls back on designating Mexico cartels as ‘terror’ groups

US President Donald Trump on Friday pulled back on his stated plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terror groups,…
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UK election rivals face off for final time ahead of poll

The two men vying to be British prime minister in next week's election exchanged trademark blows Friday over the familiar…
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Cuban economy hit as tide turns against doctors program

Luisa Garcia received a hero's welcome when she arrived back in Havana last month, one of hundreds of Cuban health…
Published on 06.12.2019 par AFP AFP
Sweden’s Ericsson to pay $1 bn over bribery allegations: US govt

Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to resolve allegations of bribery spanning Asia and…
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Greece expels Libyan envoy over Turkey maritime deal

Greece's foreign ministry on Friday said it was expelling the Libyan ambassador for failing to disclose the contents of a…
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Greece expels Libyan envoy over Turkey maritime deal

Greece's foreign ministry on Friday said it was expelling the Libyan ambassador for failing to disclose the contents of a…
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OAS rights commission calls on Chile to stop ‘excessive force’

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Friday condemned Chile's use of "excessive force" in confronting protesters, and called on…
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EU urges Malta to reform judiciary after botched murder probe

The new European Commissioner for Justice told AFP Friday he wants to ensure Malta implements the EU's recommendations for judicial…
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Warning Iran, US slaps sanctions on Iraqi militia leaders

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on three Iranian-backed Iraqi militia leaders over a deadly crackdown on protests in…
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Greek youths demonstrate in memory of teen slain by police

Greek youths and far-left groups demonstrated in Athens and other cities on Friday in memory of a teenage boy killed…
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Zambian president allegedly involved in illegal timber trade: report

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu and other senior government officials have been accused of facilitating rosewood trafficking, according to an environmental…
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