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Many decrees, little change in Italian PM Meloni's first year
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» ROME - From bank profits to migrants, Giorgia Meloni's Italian government has been active on numerous fronts in its first year in office, but many measures seem more designed for show than lasting change.
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Not so radical: Meloni marks one year in power
AFP, Published on 21/10/2023
» ROME - From fringe far-right leader to a "friend" of Joe Biden, Italy's Giorgia Meloni marks one year in office this weekend having confounded expectations.
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'A new history': Brazil's Lula decrees six Indigenous reserves
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday decreed six new Indigenous reserves, including a vast Amazon territory, after a freeze in such expansion under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
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Italy cuts anti-poverty subsidies as critics slam 'provocation'
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» ROME - Italy's right-wing government on Monday rolled back anti-poverty subsidies introduced four years ago that helped some four million people last year, as critics denounced a "provocation" on the international May Day labour holiday.
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Twitter chaos deepens as key executives quit
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter descended ever deeper into chaos on Thursday as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators.
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Defying West, Putin orders troops to Ukraine rebel regions
AFP, Published on 22/02/2022
» MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine on Monday, defying Western threats of sanctions in a move that could set off a potentially catastrophic war with Kyiv.
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Ukraine urges 'tough sanctions' after Putin orders troops into rebel regions
AFP, Published on 22/02/2022
» KYIV: Ukraine on Tuesday urged its Western allies to hit Russia with "tough sanctions" after President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions as independent and ordered in his troops.
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Fortnite inaccessible in China as developer pulls the plug
AFP, Published on 15/11/2021
» BEIJING - Players in China said Monday they could no longer access popular survival game Fortnite as its developer Epic Games pulled the plug on a Chinese version amid a crackdown by authorities on gaming and the tech sector.
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What we know about the Taliban's political agenda
AFP, Published on 25/09/2021
» KABUL - A month after seizing power following a lightning offensive in Afghanistan, the Taliban this week completed their interim government -- but their political agenda is still unclear.
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Cuba blames US for Molotov cocktail attack at Paris embassy
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» HAVANA: Cuba denounced the targeting of its Paris embassy on Monday as a "terrorist attack" encouraged by the United States after the building was bombarded with Molotov cocktails.
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