“afp” : 47419 articles

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  N. Korea’s Kim supervised ‘new weapon’ test again: KCNA

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un once again supervised a "new weapon" launch, state media said Saturday, complicating efforts at…

  Published on 17.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Greenland isn’t for sale but it is increasingly valuable

  President Donald Trump's reported wish to buy Greenland may have been rejected by Denmark, but it underscores the rapidly rising…

  Published on 17.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  ‘Very good’ White House discussions on Afghan peace deal: Trump

  The White House signaled progress Friday in preparations for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying that discussions…

  Published on 17.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Coroner rules that Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself

  An autopsy on disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein -- who was found dead in his jail cell -- has concluded…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Mexico detains US ‘Islamist’ at migrant center

  Mexico said Friday it arrested a US citizen suspected of backing jihadist groups who was being housed at a migrant…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Kazakhstan court frees anti-Beijing activist

  A rights activist in Kazakhstan who faced seven years imprisonment over his outspoken opposition to neighbouring China was unexpectedly freed…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Fitch downgrades Argentina’s debt to ‘CCC’ on rising uncertainty

  Argentina's peso ended a tumultuous week Friday having shed 20 percent in its value against the dollar as Fitch cut…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Kazakhstan court frees renowned anti-Beijing activist

  A rights activist in Kazakhstan who faced seven years imprisonment over his outspoken opposition to neighbouring China was unexpectedly freed…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  New US ambassador arrives in Mexico amid strained ties

  US President Donald Trump's new ambassador to Mexico, conservative lawyer Christopher Landau, arrived in the capital Friday, amid heightened tension…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Taliban chief’s brother killed in Pakistan blast: militant sources

  The Afghan Taliban leader's brother was among four people killed in a blast at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan Friday,…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  UK court approves $9bn claim against Nigeria

  A British judge on Friday gave the green light for a tiny private firm to seize more than $9 billion…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Greenland cold-shoulders Trump’s buyer’s interest

  Greenland is not for sale, local authorities said Friday, after a newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump is looking…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Indian ambassador to UN slams international interference over Kashmir

  India's ambassador to the United Nations on Friday slammed international interference over Kashmir, after the Security Council held its first…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Mexico does not want El Paso shooter executed

  President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that Mexico does not want the El Paso shooter who killed 22 people…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  US lawmaker Tlaib scraps West Bank trip over Israeli demands

  Palestinian-American lawmaker Rashida Tlaib on Friday turned down Israel's offer to let her visit her grandmother in the occupied West…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Mozambique’s Renamo says members attacked after peace deal

  Mozambique's former rebel group-turned-opposition party Renamo on Friday said its members came under attack just days after the signing of…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Seventeen Chinese, Ukrainian seamen kidnapped off Cameroon

  Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted in attacks on two merchant ships off Cameroon, in the latest act…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Widower of US shooting victim invites whole town to funeral

  A large crowd of mourners was expected to attend the funeral late Friday of a woman whose death in the…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Rashida Tlaib, fiery US lawmaker at center of Israel uproar

  No sooner had Rashida Tlaib been sworn in as a member of the 116th US Congress last January, than the…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Uganda, Zambia deny Huawei helped spy on political opponents

  Uganda and Zambia on Friday denied a report that employees of Chinese telecom giant Huawei had helped them spy on…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Seventeen Chinese, Ukrainian seamen kidnapped off Cameroon

  Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted in attacks on two merchant ships off Cameroon, in the latest act…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  India hints at changing ‘no first use’ nuclear policy

  India's defence minister hinted on Friday that New Delhi might change its "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons, amid…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Iran says tanker freed by Gibraltar poised to set sail

  An Iranian tanker seized by Gibraltar last month is preparing to set sail after being released, a senior Iranian shipping…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  Kenyan rugby players jailed 15 years for gang rape

  A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced two rugby players to 15 years in prison for the gang rape of a…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  US lawmaker says no visit to West Bank under ‘oppressive’ Israel conditions

  Palestinian-American lawmaker Rashida Tlaib on Friday rejected Israel's offer to allow her to visit her grandmother in the West Bank,…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  For Russia’s detained protesters, rights group is first on scene

  What started as a Facebook post during a wave of mass protests in Russia eight years ago has turned into…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

• Uganda slams report Huawei helped spy on opposition leader

  Uganda on Friday denied a report that employees of Chinese telecom giant Huawei had aided a domestic spying operation targeting…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  17 Chinese, Ukrainian seamen kidnapped off Cameroon

  Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted on Thursday when two merchant vessels came under attack in Cameroonian waters,…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  First confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo’s South Kivu province

  The eastern DR Congo province of South Kivu has recorded its first confirmed cases of Ebola in the country's year-old…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP

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  17 Chinese, Ukrainian seamen kidnapped off Cameroon

  Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted on Thursday when two merchant vessels came under attack in Cameroonian waters,…

  Published on 16.08.2019 by AFP AFP