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S.Africa's last apartheid president FW de Klerk dies
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's last white president FW de Klerk died on Thursday aged 85, having helped steer the nation to democracy while never fully owning up to the horrors of the apartheid past.
Leader of Ethiopia's Oromo rebels predicts victory 'very soon'
AFP, Published on 08/11/2021
» NAIROBI - A rebel leader fighting Ethiopia's government says his troops are near the capital and preparing another attack, predicting the war would end "very soon" as diplomats rush to negotiate a ceasefire.
Pope to visit Canada after indigenous school scandal
AFP, Published on 28/10/2021
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will visit Canada as the Catholic Church seeks to rebuild bridges with the indigenous community following a horrifying scandal of abuse at Church-run residential schools, the Vatican said Wednesday.
As US debt limit looms again, calls intensify for reform
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US government is once again nearing the limit on how much debt it can take on, a familiar deadline that will force the country's political elite into high-stakes negotiations over averting a default.
Macron condemns 'inexcusable' Paris massacre of Algerians
AFP, Published on 17/10/2021
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday condemned as "inexcusable" a deadly crackdown by Paris police on a 1961 protest by Algerians whose scale was covered up for decades, disappointing activists who hoped for an even stronger recognition of responsibility.
Tens of thousands rally in Georgia for jailed ex-leader Saakashvili
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» TBILISI - Tens of thousands of Georgians flooded onto the streets of the capital Tbilisi Thursday to demand the release of jailed ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili.
Yellen says 'confident' US will implement global minimum tax
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday she was "confident" Congress would pass legislation to implement a global tax agreement in the United States enacting a minimum international tax on big corporations.
Sierra Leone abolishes 'inhumane' death penalty
AFP, Published on 09/10/2021
» FREETOWN - Sierra Leone's president on Friday signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, declaring the West African country had "exorcised horrors of a cruel past" after a long campaign to end capital punishment.
United States steps back from debt cliff... for now
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: The United States staved off a catastrophic credit default Thursday after Democrats accepted an offer from the Republicans to raise the debt limit for two months.
South Africa's 'moral compass' Tutu feted on his 90th birthday
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» CAPE TOWN - Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and a man dubbed the "moral compass of the nation," marked his 90th birthday Thursday with a rare public appearance.