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UK scores Russia diplomatic win despite Brexit tensions: analysts
AFP, Published on 27/03/2018
» LONDON - The mass international expulsion of Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain represents a key diplomatic victory for Prime Minister Theresa May despite Brexit tensions with London's EU partners, commentators said.
Land decay to displace tens of millions, global survey warns
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» MEDELLíN (COLOMBIA) - Land degradation will unleash a mass migration of at least 50 million people by 2050 -- as many as 700 million unless humans stop depleting the life-giving resource, dozens of scientists warned Monday.
Fresh rebel withdrawals from Syria's shrinking Ghouta
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» DOUMA, Syria: A new group of Syrian rebels and civilians prepared to leave Eastern Ghouta on Monday after the largest exodus yet from the opposition enclave, as talks stalled over the final pocket of resistance.
Egypt heads to polls to choose between Sisi and 'rival'
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» CAIRO: Egyptians headed to the polls Monday in a presidential election to choose between incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and a little-known politician who has struggled to make the case he is a serious contender.
Pakistanis distressed as Uighur wives vanish in China dragnet
AFP, Published on 25/03/2018
» ISLAMABAD - Every autumn on the mountainous Karakoram Highway, part of the ancient Silk Road, groups of Pakistani merchants living in China's far west would wave goodbye to their Chinese wives and cross the border to spend winter in their home country.
France pays tribute to victims of jihadist attack
AFP, Published on 25/03/2018
» TRèBES (FRANCE) - Mourners in a rural French town rocked by a deadly Islamist attack will hold a mass on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims, including a policeman hailed a hero for offering himself in place of a hostage.
Organisers hope to draw half a million to gun control rally
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Thousands are gathering in Washington on Saturday for a protest that organisers claim will be a defining moment in the long-simmering national debate over gun-control legislation.
Egyptians to vote Monday, Sisi re-election guaranteed
AFP, Published on 24/03/2018
» CAIRO - Egyptians will choose their next president in elections starting Monday, with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expected to easily secure a second four-year term.
Scientists: 'Over-harvesting' Nature's bounty imperils humanity
AFP, Published on 23/03/2018
» MEDELLIN, Colombia: Humanity is risking its own well-being by over-harvesting and harming Nature's bounty, said a comprehensive survey Friday that warned animal and plant species were in decline in every world region.
Scientists to release mammoth survey of Nature's vital signs
AFP, Published on 23/03/2018
» MEDELLíN (COLOMBIA) - Scientists will deliver a comprehensive assessment Friday of the state of biodiversity -- the animals and plants that humankind depends on to survive but has driven into a mass species extinction.