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Zimbabwe's ZiG is the world's newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis
Zimbabwe has started circulating a new currency to replace one that has been battered by depreciation and often outright rejection by the people
April 30, 2024Family returns to Kharkiv after fleeing when Russia invaded
A mother and son returned to their home in Kharkiv, near the front lines.
May 03, 2024US, Russian troops operating out of same base in Niger, 2 US officials say
The development comes as the U.S. worries of rising Russian influence in Africa.
May 02, 2024
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Man rescues puppy stuck between walls
A puppy who found itself stuck between two walls was rescued by a man and safely reunited with its mother.
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In Botswana, 44 victims of an Easter bus crash in South Africa are laid to rest
At least 44 people who died in a horrific bus crash during Easter weekend in South Africa were laid to rest in Botswana on Saturday
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Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say
The state prosecutor’s office says three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip
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3 bodies recovered in Baja California likely the missing Australian and American surfers, Mexican authorities say
3 bodies recovered in Baja California likely the missing Australian and American surfers, Mexican authorities say
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Japan and India reject Biden's comments describing them as xenophobic countries
Japan and India have decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants while he was speaking during a campaign fundraising event earlier in the week
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May 04
Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list
Zelenskyy and his predecessor are on the list, wanted on unspecified charges.
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London, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Mayor Sadiq Khan wins historic third term
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has won a historic third term in office
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Cheers and flames as Orthodox worshipers greet the ancient ceremony of the 'Holy Fire'
Christian Orthodox worshippers in Jerusalem have thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in one of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar
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May 04
A British Palestinian doctor was denied entry to France for a Senate meeting about the war in Gaza
A British Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals says he was denied entry to France to speak at the French Senate
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Afghanistan's only female diplomat resigns in India after gold smuggling allegations
An Afghan diplomat in India who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and says she was the only woman in the country’s diplomatic service has resigned
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May 04
A candidate for Germany's key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections
A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party in next month’s European elections was beaten up and seriously injured while campaigning in an eastern city
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Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall
Pakistan's national weather center says the country has recorded its wettest April since 1961
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Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior
Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behavior from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week
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May 04
There's progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas
A Hamas delegation is in Cairo and Egyptian state media say there has been “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks for Gaza
May 04
May 04
Chinese driver praised for helping reduce casualties in deadly highway collapse
A Chinese truck driver has been praised in local media for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country’s mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 people
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Labour's Sadiq Khan reelected as London mayor as UK's ruling Conservatives face more electoral pain
Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party’s mayor of London, has romped to victory, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.’s governing Conservatives ahead of a looming general election
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Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance
Drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows the devastation inflicted on the Ukranian village of Ocheretyne
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South Sudan removes newly imposed taxes that had triggered suspension of UN food airdrops
South Sudan has removed recently imposed taxes and fees that had triggered the suspension of U.N. food airdrops
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AP PHOTOS: Greek Orthodox mark Good Friday with solemn bier processions
The procession of “Epitaphios," symbolizing the bier that carried the body of Jesus to his grave, took place across Greece on Friday, which was Good Friday in the Orthodox Christian calendar.
The solemn processions, with the flower-adorned biers followed by the clergy and the faithful, are often spectacular, especially in places where bier processions from each parish converge into a central square.
The city of Nafpaktos, in western Greece, is one such city. Once part of the Byzantine Empire, it was later hotly contested between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetians, who called the town Lepanto. One of the largest ever naval battles, the Battle of Lepanto, involving nearly 450 ships, was fought in the nearby Gulf of Patras on Oct. 7, 1571. A coalition of Western states defeated the Ottoman fleet.
Partly in commemoration of that event, local fishermen put their own stamp on the Good Friday bier procession by lighting fires on the battlements of the Venetian-built fortifications. The...
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Power blackouts hit Tanzania as Cyclone Hidaya intensifies
Tanzania's meteorology department says Cyclone Hidaya has significantly weakened as it approaches Tanzania’s coastline
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AP PHOTOS: South and Southeast Asian countries cope with a weekslong heat wave
South and Southeast Asian countries have been coping with a weekslong heat wave rendering record high temperatures that have posed a severe health risk.
Umbrellas to shield against blazing sunlight are popular, air-conditioned malls are serving as urban oases, and schools in Cambodia have been cutting back their hours. In the Philippines, India and Bangladesh, officials have told students to stay home and do their lessons remotely.
In April, the United Nations Children’s Fund warned that the sweltering weather could put millions of children’s lives at risk and asked caregivers to take extra precautions.
A UNICEF statement said that in the Asia-Pacific region, “around 243 million children are exposed to hotter and longer heatwaves, putting them at risk of a multitude of heat-related illnesses, and even death.”
The advice everywhere for everyone? Avoid outdoor activities and drink plenty of water.
Meteorologists in Cambodia say the country is facing its hottest temperatures in 170...
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Mexican officials say 3 bodies found in Baja California area where 2 Australians and American went missing
Mexican officials say 3 bodies found in Baja California area where 2 Australians and American went missing
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Flood and landslide hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 14
Officials say 14 people are dead after a flood and landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
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May 03
Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for missing
Mexican authorities say three bodies have been recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend
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38% of Americans disagree with US policy in Israel-Hamas war
The new ABC News Ipsos poll reveals how Americans feel about U.S. policy toward Israel.
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May 03
A military court sentences 8 Congolese army soldiers to death for cowardice, other crimes
A military court in eastern Congo has sentenced eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes linked to fleeing the battlefield, as the government struggles to contain violence and attacks in the mineral-rich area where many armed groups operate
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13 killed as heavy rains unleash landslide in Haiti
Officials say at least 13 people died in northern Haiti following two days of heavy rains
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Brazil's Lula invites Japan's prime minister to eat his country's beef, and become a believer
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his first visit to the country, with the two meeting in Brasilia and the South American leader pushing his counterpart to buy his beef
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Arrests made in killing of Sikh separatist that caused diplomatic spat with India
Canadian police say they arrested three suspects in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government
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Canadian police say they have made three arrests in the June 2023 slaying of a Sikh separatist in suburban Vancouver
Canadian police say they have made three arrests in the June 2023 slaying of a Sikh separatist in suburban Vancouver
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Potential agreement for cease-fire in Gaza hangs in balance
The proposed truce would free some of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a pause in the fighting and Palestinian prisoners are also expected to be released as part of the deal.
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Families claim Americans are 'unjustly detained' in Turks and Caicos for possession of ammunition
The families of four Americans charged in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition continued to claim on Thursday that their loved ones were “unjustly detained” on the island awaiting legal proceedings
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Sudanese military leader's son dies of injuries following a motorcycle crash in Turkey
Turkish state-run news agency says the son of Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah Burhan has died two months after he was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in the Turkish capital, Ankara
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May 03
At least 37 dead as Southern Brazil hit by the worst floods in 80 years
The civil defense agency in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul says heavy rains have killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing
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May 03
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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China publicizes for the first time what it claims is a 2016 agreement with Philippines
China has publicized for the first time what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands
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Bomb kills 5 people, including children, at a refugee camp in eastern Congo
Attacks at two displacement camps in eastern Congo's North Kivu province have killed at least 12 people, including children
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A suspected Islamic State group attack on pro-government force in east Syria kills at least 13
Syrian opposition war monitor and pro-government media oulets say suspected members of the Islamic State group have attacked three posts for Syrian government forces and pro-government gunmen killing at least 13
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Kenya president postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths pass 200
Kenya’s president has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue
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The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled
A U.K. High Court judge has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence it could be delivered
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US, Russian troops operating out of same base in Niger, 2 US officials say
One of the officials said the Russian trainers arrived several weeks ago at Niger's "Airport 101" near the capital of Niamey, and do not present an immediate security concern to U.S. troops.
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Russian activist gets 15-year sentence for attempting to set fire to a military conscription office
A Russian activist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to set fire to a military conscription office in protest against the Russian action in Ukraine
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French police peacefully remove pro-Palestinian students occupying a university building in Paris
French police have peacefully removed dozens of students from a building at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po
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May 03
The Kremlin brands comments on Ukraine by France's Macron and Britain's Cameron as 'dangerous'
The Kremlin’s spokesman says recent statements by France’s president and Britain’s foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine are “dangerous” and will deepen international tension around the conflict
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May 03
Norwegian Islamist wanted over deadly shooting at LGBTQ+ festival is being sent back from Pakistan
A radical Norwegian Islamist who is suspected of complicity in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo two years ago has been expelled from Pakistan and is on his way to Norway
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Improvised explosive kills three and wounds seven in Pakistan’s southwest Baluchistan province
Pakistani police say a blast from an improvised explosive device has killed three people and wounded seven in southwestern Baluchistan province
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May 03
Berlin’s government offers to give away villa once owned by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels
Berlin's government is offering to give away a villa once owned by Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, hoping to end a decades-long debate on whether to repurpose or bulldoze the sprawling, disused site in the countryside north of the ...
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Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader
Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino
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May 03
Panama Supreme Court rejects challenge to candidacy of presidential frontrunner days before vote
Panama’s Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional challenge to the candidacy of leading presidential contender José Raúl Mulino
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May 03
Former UK PM Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring ID to vote in the U.K.’s local elections
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