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Macron calls for 'ceasefire' at Gaza aid conference
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a "ceasefire" in Gaza when he opened a conference on aid for the Palestinian territory, under bombardment by Israel since the October 7 attack by Hamas.
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Bangladeshi woman shot dead in wage protest
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» DHAKA - A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead on Wednesday in the latest violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase offer, with the victim's husband blaming the police.
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Portuguese set to turn page on Costa era
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» LISBON - Portugal's political parties were preparing on Wednesday for a landscape without Antonio Costa, who had been prime minister since 2015 but quit suddenly the day prior when he was implicated in a corruption investigation.
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Semenya case set for ECHR Grand Chamber final ruling
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreed Monday to rule on the case of double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, who has been barred from competing over her refusal to take medication to lower her testosterone levels.
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Top consultancy undermining climate change fight: whistleblowers
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» PARIS - The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and leaked documents.
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Tears of a child as Nepalis cremate quake dead
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» JAJARKOT (NEPAL) - The wails of eight-year-old Prem Kala Kami echoed across her Nepali village on Sunday, as the shroud-wrapped bodies of her parents and two of her brothers lay beside her awaiting cremation.
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Hundreds more wounded, foreigners hope to flee Gaza
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» RAFAH, Palestinian Territories - Hundreds more wounded and foreign passport holders hoped to escape war-torn Gaza on Thursday as Israeli forces bombed and fought intense ground battles with Hamas militants in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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One year after Tigray peace deal, rights abuses persist
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - One year after a deal to end the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, there were global calls Thursday for more to be done to protect civilians and ensure justice for victims of atrocities.
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Players 'abandoned' over rainbow armbands in Qatar: Deschamps
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» PARIS - France coach Didier Deschamps told a French National Assembly committee on Thursday that national teams had been "abandoned" over the issue of rainbow armbands at last year's World Cup in Qatar.
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Missy Elliott, George Michael, Kate Bush to enter Rock Hall of Fame
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Music's glitterati will fete a new class of legends entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Friday, among them Missy Elliott and the late George Michael.
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