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Voting for S.Africa's ruling party leader to get underway
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - Voting to elect a new leader of South Africa's ruling party was to get underway late Sunday afternoon, with the race tightening between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his former health minister Zweli Mkhize.
Putin's invasion of Ukraine opened 'gates of hell': Anglican leader
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» LONDON - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Sunday said Russia's invasion of Ukraine had "opened the gates of hell" unleashing "every evil" force worldwide from murder and rape in occupied territory to famine and debt in Africa and Europe.
France slams Israel's expulsion of French-Palestinian lawyer
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» ROISSY-CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT (FRANCE) - French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri, held without charge in Israeli prisons since March accused of security offences, arrived in Paris on Sunday following his expulsion from Israel condemned by Paris.
Voting for S.Africa's ruling party leader to get underway
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - Voting to elect a new leader of South Africa's ruling party was to get underway on Sunday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa squaring off against his former health minister Zweli Mkhize.
InterContinental Phuket Resort celebrates the holiday season with feasts and festivities
Guru, Published on 18/12/2022
» InterContinental Phuket Resort on Kamala Beach invites revellers to usher in 2023 with activities, food and a lively atmosphere under the theme of "Celestial Celebrations", in line with the Traibhumikatha cosmology, which inspires the design of its pièce de résistance white Heaven Pavilion.
EU reaches deal on major carbon market reform
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» BRUSSELS: EU member states and parliamentarians on Sunday announced an agreement for a major reform to the bloc's carbon market, the central plank of its ambitions to reduce emissions and invest in climate-friendly technologies.
World Cup of firsts ends with clash of titans
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» DOHA: There is no new name on the trophy and many of football's global superstars are taking their final bow but the most controversial World Cup in history will be remembered as a tournament of firsts.
Messi's Argentina in World Cup final showdown with France
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» DOHA - Argentina prepared to face defending champions France in the World Cup final on Sunday with Lionel Messi seeking to crown his record-breaking career by winning football's biggest prize for the first time on his farewell to the tournament.
Philippines extends tariff cuts on imported rice, other food items to fight inflation
Published on 18/12/2022
» MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved the recommendation of the economic ministry to extend up to the end of next year lower tariff rates on rice and other food items to help combat inflation, his office said on Sunday.
Iran urged to free top actor who backed protests
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» PARIS, France: Iran on Sunday faced calls from celebrities and rights groups to free the actor Taraneh Alidoosti, one of the most prominent figures yet arrested in its crackdown on the three-month protest movement.