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Court sentences Tunisian opposition party leader Lotfi Mraihi to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying

Tunisian President Saied swears-in new government

Najla Bouden, the first female prime minister put together the government two weeks after she was appointed.
A malnourished child in southern Madagascar

Madagascar prays for rain

In some villages, the last proper rain was three years ago, in others, eight years ago or even 10 years…
A robot watering the plant in China

China ahead of U.S. in Artificial Intelligence: Pentagon’s ex-official

Western intelligence assessments believe the country is likely to dominate many of the key emerging technologies
Lebanon's Zahrani power station oil storage tank on fire

Updated: Fire guts oil storage tank in Lebanon’s Zahrani power station

The fire was the latest disaster to hit Lebanon suffering fuel shortages and a deep economic crisis
Lebanon's Zahrani power plant latest to shut down

Lebanon restores power supply

On Saturday, Lebanon's two largest power stations, Zahrani and Deir Ammar plants, shut down due to fuel shortages, bringing the…
Dubai Police seizes cocaine worth $136m

Dubai Police intercepts N55B cocaine, largest seizure in region

The seizure followed a drugs raid, in which one person of Middle-Eastern origins was arrested.
wreckage of the L-410 plane at the crash site near the town of Menzelinsk

16 killed in plane crash

The L-410 plane carrying 23 people crashed around 9:23 a.m. local time (0623 GMT) during a flight over the republic…
Dr-AQ-Khan

Pakistan loses father of nuclear program A.Q. Khan

President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan have expressed their deep grief and sorrow over his demise.
IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, expresses concerns over new U.S. tariffs, calling them a major risk to the global economy

IMF executive board holds crunch meeting today on Georgieva

France and some other European governments on Friday backed the Bulgarian economist to remain IMF chief.
Sebastian Kurz quits as Austrian chancellor

Austria’s chancellor Kurz resigns amid corruption probe

Kurz plans to stay on as his party's leader and become its top lawmaker in parliament
Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babiš

Czech opposition upsets PM Babis’ ruling party

Results showed Together has 27.49% of the votes, ahead of ANO with 27.39% and the Pirates/Mayors at 15.39%.
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr

Ex-Iranian president Bani-Sadr dies in Paris

In announcing the death, his family said on his website that Bani-Sadr had "defended freedom in the face of new…
Lebanon's Zahrani power plant latest to shut down

Lebanon’s second power plant shuts down, country in darkness

The first power plant at Deir Ammar shut down on Friday. The second Zahrani power station followed today, after diesel…
Maria Ressa

Duterte mum after critic Ressa bags Nobel Peace Prize

Duterte is no fan of Ressa's Rappler news site, calling it 'fake news outlet' and tool of CIA.
A near empty shelf in a UK store

Britons face empty shelves in supermarkets

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has turned to former Tesco boss Dave Lewis to fix supply chain problems
Illustration for Havana Syndrome

U.S. officials perplexed by Havana syndrome

The Havana Syndrome took its name from the Cuban capital, after a rash of reports from U.S. Embassy staff.
Gamal Aziz and John Wilson 2 U.S. dads in college admission scandals

U.S. dads Aziz, Wilson convicted for college admission scandals

The two cases centred on a vast, nationwide fraud and bribery scheme that involved many other parents.
Narcotics Control Bureau

Nigeria’s Chinedu Igwe arrested in India for supplying Narcotics to drug dealers

India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has arrested a Nigerian, Chinedu Igwe for allegedly supplying narcotics to those arrested with drugs…
Suicide bomb attack hit Afghan mosque, 50 dead

Deadly suicide bomb attack hits Afghan mosque, over 50 dead

Over 50 people have died as a suicide bomb attack hits a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz on…
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize

Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov grab Nobel Peace Prize

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa from the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov from Russia.
F-16 Fighter jet wanted by Turkey

Turkey requests from U.S. 40 F-16 fighter jets

The deal, worth billions, is still working its way through the Foreign Military Sales process which is subject to approval…
Sheikh Maktoum and Queen Elizabeth many years back in Dubai

Queen Elizabeth disinvites Dubai ruler Sheikh Maktoum to Ascot

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohamed Beavogui

Guinea junta names Mohamed Beavogui as prime minister

Beavogui, 68, is also the nephew of Diallo Telli, a celebrated Guinean diplomat who served as the first secretary-general of…
Donald Trump

Trump sues Facebook again

Facebook found that Trump violated its content moderation rules, prompting it to ban him.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Biden in a 2015 photo

Biden, Xi plan U.S.-China virtual summit before year’s end

The United States and China have agreed in principle for their presidents to hold a virtual meeting before the end…
WHO needs $87.4m to contain Mpox outbreak

WHO approves first Malaria vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa…
Timothy George Simpkins

Updated: 18 year-old Simpkins wanted for Texas school shooting

Four people were injured in the gunfire that erupted at Timberview High School in Arlington, when Simpkins drew a weapon…
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Sweden suspends Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for U-30

The reason for this is evidence of an increased risk of side effects such as inflammation of the cardiac muscle…
Pope Francis angry over burning of Quran in Stockholm

Pope: Sexual abuse in French Catholic ‘moment of shame’

An estimated 216,000 children and young people had been victims of sexual violence in the Catholic Church in France since…
L-R Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan

Benjamin List, MacMillan win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Organocatalysis is a new and ingenious tool for molecule building. Its uses include research into new pharmaceuticals and it has…
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