Imran Khan dismissed as Pakistan PM after losing no-confidence vote
by Zain Zaman JANJUA and Nasir JAFFRY Agence France Presse ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Imran Khan was dismissed Sunday…
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Bolsonaro vetoes Covid aid for Brazil culture sector
BRASÍLIA, Brazil | AFP Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided aid funds to artists…
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Guinea ex-PM held for alleged embezzlement
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- A former Guinean prime minister and three ex-ministers were detained on embezzlement charges Wednesday, one of…
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Kuwait government resigns three months after formation
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait's government resigned on Tuesday, three months after it was sworn in, state media…
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Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes after state of emergency
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of…
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to leave office
by Holmes Chan and Jerome Taylor © Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam announced…
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Canada announces billions in new climate spending
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - More electric vehicles and green energy were among the measures Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out…
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Biden says US moving ‘strongly’ on Asia-Pacific despite Russia crisis
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States is forging "strongly"…
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Peruvian President Castillo avoids impeachment in Congress vote
by Carlos MANDUJANO / Luis Jaime CISNEROS LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's President Pedro Castillo avoided impeachment by an opposition-dominated…
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Regime change, the controversial strategy the US no longer wants
by Francesco FONTEMAGGI Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States says it is not…
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Rio launches clean-up of gorgeous, filthy bay — again
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANERIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Cold beer in hand, the sun shining, Edson…
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Global diplomatic community remembers Madeleine Albright, dead at 84
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Tributes poured in Wednesday from diplomatic players around the world remembering Madeleine Albright, the…
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