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Australia to oust monarch from banknotes
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» SYDNEY: Australia will erase the British-based monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II's image on its A$5 note with a design honouring Indigenous culture, the central bank said Thursday.
Pope visits conflict-ridden central Africa, first stop DR Congo
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis embarks on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, flying to the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the two violence-plagued nations.
Canada to pay Indigenous abuse survivors more than $2bn
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» OTTAWA - Canada will pay hundreds of Indigenous communities more than $2 billion in compensation for nearly a century of abuse suffered by children in residential schools, its government has announced.
France, Germany firm ties as pressure grows over Ukraine arms
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» PARIS - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday reaffirmed the importance of their nations' postwar alliance, despite strains created by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Processions, lunches and concert to crown King Charles III
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» LONDON - The coronation weekend for King Charles III will feature a star-studded concert, nationwide "big lunch" and volunteering initiative as well as the traditional ceremony and royal processions, Buckingham Palace announced late Saturday.
Regional force leaves Tigray city as France, Germany call for 'justice'
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian army announced the withdrawal of a regional force from a key Tigrayan city on Thursday under a peace deal to end two years of war as visiting European ministers said there could be no reconciliation without justice.
Prince Harry to defend scandalous memoirs in TV interviews
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» LONDON: Prince Harry will discuss his memoirs in television interviews Sunday after the book's explosive revelations about royal rifts, sex and drugs cast doubt on his future in the British royal family.
Prince Harry book gets critical mauling in UK
Published on 06/01/2023
» LONDON: Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” has been mauled by British media and commentators who called it “vengeful” and “calculated”, as Buckingham Palace kept silent on the widely leaked contents.
At Christmas, Pope urges end to 'senseless' Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 25/12/2022
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the "senseless" war in Ukraine, in his traditional Christmas Day message broadcast around the world.
Ethiopia's warring parties agree to ceasefire monitor
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» NAIROBI - Ethiopia's government and Tigray's rebel forces have agreed to create a joint monitoring body to ensure a peace deal to end the country's brutal war is respected by all sides.