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Rwanda's Kagame to seek fourth term
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» KIGALI - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year.
Midnight strike deadline looms large for Detroit car giants
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» DETROIT - Detroit was on edge Thursday as the auto workers union stood poised for a historic strike of "Big Three" automakers as a midnight deadline approached.
Armenia holds drills with US amid rift with Russia
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» YEREVAN - The United States and Armenia opened military drills on Monday, the latest sign of Yerevan drifting from Moscow's orbit as Russia's invasion of Ukraine reshapes post-Soviet relations.
G20 members to back EU-Mid East-India trade plan
AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» NEW DELHI - Major G20 partners will unveil ambitious plans Saturday to bolster trade between India, the Middle East and Europe, the United States said -- a modern-day Spice Route that could more closely bind three regions that account for about a third of the global economy.
Indian 'monkey-men' to keep primates from G20 summit
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» NEW DELHI: Indian officials preparing for the G20 summit next week have hired teams of "monkey-men" and erected primate cutouts to deter marauding monkeys from munching on the floral displays laid out for global leaders.
Guatemala outsider Arevalo stuns with presidential election triumph
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» GUATEMALA CITY - Dark horse candidate Bernardo Arevalo scored a landslide victory in Guatemala's presidential election, final results showed Monday, as he vowed to crack down on pervasive corruption.
In Senegal, a village mourns its sons dead at sea in migrant tragedy
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» FASS BOYE (SENEGAL) - Under a cloudy sky in the coastal Senegalese village of Fass Boye, the local chief's voice resounds over a loudspeaker, calling villagers to pray for the souls of their lost loved ones.
US surgeons say pig kidney functional in human for more than a month
AFP, Published on 17/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - US surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain dead patient said Wednesday the organ was still working well after a record 32 days -- a significant step in the quest to close the organ donation gap.
China stops releasing youth job stats as economic data disappoints
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» BEIJING - China on Tuesday said it would suspend the release of youth unemployment rates, as its central bank cut a key interest rate to boost flagging growth.
Migrants on France's Channel coast undeterred by latest deaths
AFP, Published on 13/08/2023
» LOON-PLAGE, France: "Crossing the Channel, it's playing with our lives," Hajji Mahmud acknowledged.