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Guatemala outsider Arevalo stuns with presidential election triumph
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» GUATEMALA CITY - Dark horse candidate Bernardo Arevalo scored a landslide victory in Guatemala's presidential election, final results showed Monday, as he vowed to crack down on pervasive corruption.
Nigeria's president inaugurates cabinet to tackle economic, security woes
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» ABUJA - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday swore in a cabinet of 45 ministers, urging them to build public trust as his new government takes on Nigeria's huge economic and security challenges.
Ecuador votes to stop oil drilling in Amazon reserve
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» QUITO - Ecuadorans have voted to stop an oil drilling project in an Amazon reserve, according to the results Monday of a referendum hailed as a historic example of climate democracy.
W.Africa bloc rejects Niger's three-year transition plan
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» NIAMEY (NIGER) - West African nations have rejected a call by Niger's coup leaders for a three-year transition back to democracy, as the crisis-hit country's neighbours weigh whether to take military action.
Top US general meets Pope Francis, discusses Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT: Top US military officer General Mark Milley met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday, discussing issues including the war in Ukraine.
Stocks bounce despite China rate cut failing to ease worries
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» LONDON: European and US stocks rebounded on Monday but Asian markets ended mixed after a Chinese rate cut failed to reassure investors worried about the outlook for the world's number two economy.
Bangkok the worst hit by monkeypox virus' spread
Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2023
» Thailand has had 217 Monkeypox (mpox) patients this year, over half of whom were diagnosed in Bangkok, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Cabbie hailed for returning wallet with B370k inside
Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2023
» A taxi driver has been widely praised after he returned a wallet containing over 370,000 baht in foreign currencies to a Bangladeshi tourist who had dropped it in his cab on Saturday.
Spain PM hopes Tenerife wildfire will stabilise 'in coming days'
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» ARAFO, Spain: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he hoped a wildfire that has forced thousands of people to evacuate on the holiday island of Tenerife will be stabilised "in the coming days".
2 injured in Ukrainian drone attack near Moscow, nearly 50 flights disrupted
Reuters, Published on 21/08/2023
» MOSCOW: At least two people were injured on Monday when parts of a Ukrainian drone destroyed by Russian air defences fell on a house in the Moscow region, the regional governor said.