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Israel urges China to talk with Iran to stop escalation
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/10/2023
» BEIJING -- Israel’s ambassador to China called on Beijing to leverage its close relationship with Iran to rein in Hamas, saying the Asian giant needed to be engaged in talks around the conflict.
Coup sanctions plunge Niamey into the dark
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» NIAMEY - The long-suffering people of Niger's capital, Niamey, are used to intermittent power cuts. But since the coup d'etat one week ago, interminable blackouts have tested their patience to the limit.
Credit Suisse chiefs face the music at AGM
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» ZURICH - Credit Suisse shareholders will get their first chance to voice their frustrations at the beleaguered bank's takeover by UBS, at its annual general meeting in a Zurich concert venue Tuesday.
Disinformation attack targeted key Sahel state Niger: AFP investigation
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» PARIS - A wave of disinformation attacks has hit Niger, a country that has become a linchpin in western strategy in the jihadist-torn Sahel, an AFP investigation has found.
Suspected jihadists raid Nigeria prison, free hundreds
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» ABUJA - Suspected jihadists using guns and explosives smashed their way into a prison near the Nigerian capital, freeing hundreds of inmates in an operation to release jailed comrades, the government said on Wednesday.
Kyiv psychiatric home puts brave face on war
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» KYIV - Sometimes, when war makes the walls of her Kyiv psychiatric hospital shudder, head nurse Oksana Padalka hides so she can cry.
Pop royalty join jazzman Jon Batiste atop Grammy nominations
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» NEW YORK - Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are leading a splashy class of pop stalwarts and newbies nominated for this year's Grammy awards.
'Hey Joe!' Leaders josh around at G20 summit
AFP, Published on 30/10/2021
» ROME - When world leaders finally got together for the G20 summit in Rome after over two years apart, the mood was festive, with formalities temporarily ditched in favour of fist-pumping and football quips.
Cambridge college hands back looted African sculpture
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» CAMBRIDGE (UNITED KINGDOM) - A Cambridge University college will hand over to Nigeria an African bronze looted over a century ago, in the first return of its kind by a British institution.
Social cost of 2019's plastic more than GDP of India
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» MARSEILLE: The pollution, emissions and clean-up costs of plastic produced in 2019 alone could be $3.7 trillion, according to a report released Monday by wildlife charity WWF, warning of the environmental and economic burden of this "seemingly cheap" material.