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Liberia’s Weah faces key test with protests over economy

Liberian President George Weah faces a key test on Friday when demonstrators take to the streets of Monrovia to protest…
Published on 07.06.2019 by AFP AFP
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang

The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China's restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot…
Published on 07.06.2019 by AFP AFP
South Africa seek redemption in World Cup after woeful build-up

South Africa make their Women's World Cup debut on Saturday against Spain in the French port city of Le Havre…
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UAE probe of tanker attacks points to ‘state actor’

Initial findings of an investigation led by the United Arab Emirates of May 12 attacks on oil tankers point to…
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US bishop denying communion to politicians for abortion views

A US Catholic bishop announced Thursday that he is denying communion to two Democratic leaders of the Illinois state legislature…
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Madonna says she feels ‘raped’ by New York Times profile

Pop icon Madonna said she felt "raped" by an in-depth profile of her in The New York Times, calling the…
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Nigeria shuts private TV, radio close to opposition

Nigeria's broadcasting authority said Thursday it had shut down a private radio and a television station both owned by a…
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Mexico scrambles to slow migrants as Trump tariffs loom

Mexico scrambled Thursday to slow the flow of Central American migrants to the United States as talks continued in Washington…
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50 years on, New York police apologize for Stonewall riots

New York's police chief apologized Thursday for the first time for a crackdown on the city's gay community during the…
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Maduro axes electricity minister amid ongoing Venezuela blackouts

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro named a new electricity minister on Thursday, replacing one he appointed just two months ago amid…
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US praises Kazakhstan over Uighur rights

The United States on Thursday praised Kazakhstan for not turning back Uighurs fleeing neighboring China, which has rounded up an…
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Spanish king tasks Sanchez to form new government

Spain's King Felipe VI on Thursday tasked acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez with forming a new government, a complex undertaking…
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Algeria interim leader calls for ‘dialogue’ over election

Interim Algerian president Abdelkader Bensalah on Thursday called for "dialogue" after the authorities ruled out holding a planned election on…
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Malawi president accuses opposition of wanting to ‘overthrow govt by force’

Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Thursday accused the opposition which has rejected the outcome of last month's election of wanting…
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Sudan’s RSF, ‘new version’ of Darfur’s Arab militias

Heavily armed and dressed in desert fatigues, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have made their presence felt in Khartoum since…
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French leader of long-overlooked D-Day force gets his due

France honoured Thursday the officer who led a small yet symbolic French force that stormed the Normandy beaches alongside Allied…
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50 years on, New York police apologize for Stonewall riots

The head of the New York police department on Thursday apologized for a crackdown on the city's LGBTQ community during…
Published on 06.06.2019 by AFP AFP
Sudan’s RSF, ‘new version’ of Darfur’s Arab militias

Heavily armed and dressed in desert fatigues, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have made their presence felt in Khartoum since…
Published on 06.06.2019 by AFP AFP
BP denies BBC accusations over Senegal gas deal

BP on Thursday rejected a BBC investigation which suggested a gas deal that the energy giant signed in Senegal would…
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Two Canadian women kidnapped from golf club in Ghana: police

Two Canadian women have been abducted at a golf club in Ghana, police said Thursday, a rare attack in a…
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Two Canadian women kidnapped from golf club in Ghana: police

Two Canadian women have been abducted at a golf club in Ghana, police said Thursday, a rare attack in a…
Published on 06.06.2019 by AFP AFP
Prison unemployment payments leave Dutch red-faced

Dutch authorities have been left red-faced after revelations that hundreds of prisoners collect unemployment benefits behind bars despite the law…
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Argentina, Brazil say free trade accord with EU at hand

The presidents of Argentina and Brazil said Thursday that an agreement is imminent on a free trade agreement between the…
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Tension high as US-Mexico tariff talks go down to wire

The US warned Mexico Thursday it needed to make more concessions on slowing migration to avoid President Donald Trump's threatened…
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US economy reigns supreme but IMF warns of growing risks

The US economy is expanding faster than any other advanced nation, and in weeks will hit a historic milestone, but…
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Putin says West ‘crazy’ for backing Venezuela’s Guaido

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the West was "crazy" for supporting an opposition leader in Venezuela over its…
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AU suspends Sudan until civilian-led authority established

The African Union (AU) suspended Sudan on Thursday, demanding a "civilian-led transitional authority" to resolve an entrenched and bloody crisis.…
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Sudan’s Dagalo, feared Darfur militia chief at heart of crackdown

Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has gone from a militia chief in Sudan's war-torn Darfur to the country's second-in-command, in…
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Chinese artists set new records at Paris auction

Paintings by two of the "Three Musketeers" of Chinese art, Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-Ki, have set new records, going…
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Syria regime pummels jihadist-run Idlib as world stays mute

Bombs rain on children, hospitals are blown to pieces and the stream of those fleeing the bloodshed rises unabated --…
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