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Trump fires defense chief Esper
AFP, Published on 10/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, further unsettling a government facing uncertainty over Trump's refusal to concede defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.
Argentina's central bank chief resigns
AFP, Published on 25/09/2018
» BUENOS AIRES - The president of Argentina's central bank, Luis Caputo, abruptly resigned on Tuesday after just a few months in the position, amid a volatile economic crisis.
Ethiopia mourns murdered army chief
AFP, Published on 25/06/2019
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian military and religious leaders on Tuesday condemned the assassinations of the army chief and other top officials at an emotional funeral service at which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wept openly throughout.
Brazil's Lula fires army chief
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sacked the country's army chief, Julio Cesar de Arruda, in the wake of riots earlier this month by supporters of former leader Jair Bolsonaro, military sources told AFP Saturday.
Sudanese army chief visits Egypt
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» PORT SUDAN, Sudan: Sudan's army chief travelled Tuesday to Egypt on his first trip abroad since the outbreak of war in April, with the latest violence killing dozens of civilians in battle-scarred Darfur.
Covid-19 pandemic 'accelerating': WHO chief
AFP, Published on 24/03/2020
» GENEVA - The new coronavirus pandemic is clearly "accelerating", the World Health Organization warned Monday, but said it was still possible to change its trajectory by going on the attack.
Biden picks first Black Pentagon chief
AFP, Published on 08/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to be the first African-American secretary of defense, US media reported Monday.
Trump's scandal-hit environment chief resigns
AFP, Published on 06/07/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the departure of his environment chief, Scott Pruitt, who faced ever-growing scandals over his spending and conduct in office.
Mass raids target Russian opposition chief
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» MOSCOW: Russian investigators raided opposition offices across the country on Tuesday, in the latest move to increase pressure on top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his allies.
Mass raids target Russian opposition chief
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» MOSCOW - Russian investigators raided opposition campaign offices across the country on Tuesday, in the latest move to increase pressure on top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his allies.