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Keita re-elected Mali president by a landslide

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been elected for a second five-year term after winning a runoff ballot by a…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Italian bridge company under fire as rescuers toil for third day

Italy's populist government intensified its attacks Thursday on the bridge operator it blames for the viaduct collapse that killed dozens…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Fears over twin of collapsed Genoa bridge in Venezuela

Venezuelans are concerned over the safety of a "twin" viaduct of the collapsed Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy, after a…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Pope says on side of victims of US ‘predator’ priests: Vatican

The Vatican said on Thursday Pope Francis was on the side of victims of more than 300 "predator" priests in…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Campaigning for Brazil presidential election begins

Campaigning for Brazil's wildly unpredictable presidential race officially got under way on Thursday with jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at 76

Aretha Franklin, the music icon, legendary singer and "Queen of Soul" loved by millions whose history-making career spanned six decades,…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Keita re-elected Mali president by a landslide

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been elected for a second five-year term after winning a runoff ballot by a…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Chinese bombers likely training for US strikes: Pentagon

Chinese bombers are likely training for strikes against US and allied targets in the Pacific, according to a new Pentagon…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Who are the victims of the Genoa bridge collapse?

A family setting off on holiday, young French nationals who came over for a music festival, a couple returning from…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Italy asks Malta to take in another 170 migrants

Italy has asked Malta to accept some 170 rescued migrants, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said Thursday, the day after another…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
‘A rare treasure’: outpouring of tributes to Aretha Franklin

The death of 76-year-old music icon Aretha Franklin prompted figures across the spectrum, from politics to pop, to pay homage…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
A year later, Catalonia attacks harbours trauma for survivors

Ruben Guinazu will on Saturday mark a year since he survived being stabbed during the deadly jihadist attacks in Barcelona…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
US threatens more Turkey sanctions if pastor not freed

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin warned Thursday the United States would levy more sanctions on the troubled Turkish economy if Ankara…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
UN chief urges Mali’s leaders ‘not to go backwards’ in election row

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has spoken by phone with Mali's leaders to urge them "not to go backwards" following contentious…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Keita re-elected Mali president by a landslide

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been elected for a second five-year term after winning a runoff ballot by a…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
17,000 displaced by conflict in western Niger: UN

More than 17,000 people have been displaced by violence in western Niger's Tillaberi region, which has been hit by jihadist…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Italian bridge company under fire as rescuers toil for third day

Italy's populist government intensified its attacks Thursday on the bridge operator it blames for the viaduct collapse that killed dozens…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Russian rights group told to quit Saint Petersburg offices

Authorities in Saint Petersburg have moved to evict Russia's main human rights NGO Memorial from the offices it has occupied…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Mother out shopping hit by huge concrete chunk of Genoa bridge

An Italian mother told Thursday how she was out shopping when an enormous piece of concrete from the collapsing Genoa…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Concrete: modern world’s ubiquitous building material

Inexpensive and easy to manipulate, concrete has become an indispensible material for buildings and bridges around the globe, including the…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at 76

Aretha Franklin, the music icon, legendary singer and "Queen of Soul" loved by millions whose history-making career spanned six decades,…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
US threatens more Turkey sanctions if pastor not freed

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Thursday said that the United States would levy more sanctions on the troubled Turkish economy…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
17,000 displaced by conflict in western Niger: UN

More than 17,000 people have been displaced by violence in western Niger's Tillaberi region, which has been hit by jihadist…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Ghana reaches deal with FIFA to avert dissolution of FA

Ghana on Thursday backed away from controversial plans to dissolve its graft-ridden football federation, as it reached a deal with…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
UN chief urges Mali’s leaders ‘not to go backwards’ in election row

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has spoken by phone with Mali's leaders to urge them "not to go backwards" following contentious…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Keita re-elected Mali president by a landslide

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been elected for a second five-year term after winning a runoff ballot by a…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Russian teen moved from jail to house arrest after protests

A Russian court on Thursday moved a teenager accused of "extremism" from prison to house arrest the day after hundreds…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Keita re-elected Mali president with landslide

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been re-elected for a five-year term after winning a landslide in a runoff ballot,…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Italian bridge company under fire as rescuers toil for third day

Italy's populist government intensified its attacks Thursday on the bridge operator it blames for the viaduct collapse that killed dozens…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP
Chile expels 51 Colombians with criminal records

Chile expelled 51 Colombian nationals on Thursday, the interior minister announced, the first of an expected 2,000 foreigners earmarked for…
Published on 16.08.2018 by AFP AFP