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Spain's parliament opens under cloud of uncertainty
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» MADRID - Just over three weeks after Spain's inconclusive snap election, parliament reconvenes on Thursday under a cloud of political uncertainty which could end in a fresh poll later this year.
Kurdish refugee wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Kurdish refugee turned Cambridge University math professor Caucher Birkar was among four winners Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro of the prestigious Fields prize, dubbed the Nobel for mathematics, but had his gold medal stolen minutes later.
Confusion mounts over Laos flood toll
New York Times, Published on 28/07/2018
» PAKSONG DISTRICT, Laos: Bounna Eemchanthavong was trying to do arithmetic that refused to add up: About 650 people lived in his village in southern Laos before it was devastated by a dam failure, and only 65 of them had been spotted at two shelters where survivors gathered.
Ex-minister backs new Brexit vote as eurosceptics pressure May
AFP, Published on 16/07/2018
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May drew fire from all sides Monday over her Brexit strategy as a former minister described it as a "fudge" and called for a second EU referendum, and eurosceptics readied a parliamentary challenge.
British PM facing potential pincer movement on Brexit
AFP, Published on 16/07/2018
» LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May faces potentially highly damaging attacks from both sides in parliament this week over plans for Britain's future trading relationship with the EU after Brexit.