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France's Macron Names Veteran Centrist Ally Bayrou As Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Francois Bayrou his fourth prime minister of 2024, tasking the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its second major political crisis in the last six months.
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Syria's New Transitional PM Calls For Stability And Calm
Syria's new transitional prime minister on Tuesday said it was time for "stability and calm" in the country, two days after longtime president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels in a lightning offensive.
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South Korean Opposition Plans New Impeachment Push To Oust President Yoon: Top Updates
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as the country's main opposition party said that it would try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Mr Yoon averted impeachment late Saturday.
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South Korean Opposition Plans New Impeachment Push To Oust President Yoon: Top Updates
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as the country's main opposition party said that it would try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Mr Yoon averted impeachment late Saturday.
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What's Happening In Syria? 5 Big Developments As Rebels Take Over
The Bashar al-Assad government has, by all means, fallen in Syria. The Sunni-majority country, rocked by a fierce rebellion against an Alawite ruler, now looks ahead for a new start after half a century.
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Syrian Rebels Capture Key City Of Hama As Army Withdraws
Islamist-led rebels captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday in a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad's forces days after they lost the country's commercial hub Aleppo.
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AIDS-Related Deaths Down By 79%, New HIV Infections By 44% Since 2010: JP Nadda
Deaths from AIDS in the country came down by 79 per cent while HIV infections fell by 44 per cent in 2023 when compared to 2010, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said on Sunday.
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In A First, This Country Brings Law Granting Maternity Leave, Pensions To Sex Workers
Belgium has come up with a new law, the first of its kind in the world, recognising the rights of sex workers and offering them treatment like any other job.
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Why Italy Passed New Law Banning Surrogacy, Calling It "Universal Crime"
The Italian Senate recently passed a law making surrogacy a "universal crime". In a country where surrogacy is already illegal, and has been since 2004, this decision takes restrictions to a whole new level.
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Colombian Navy Seizes 225 Tons Of Cocaine, Unearths Pacific Trafficking Route
Authorities from dozens of countries seized 225 metric tons of cocaine in a six-week mega-operation where they unearthed a new Pacific trafficking route from South America to Australia, the Colombian Navy said Wednesday.
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This 5,000-Foot High Sky Ladder Is China's Latest Tourist Destination
There's a new adrenaline-filled tourist destination in China, offering travellers a chance to experience their country from the sky.
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All Countries Reject Climate Finance Draft Leaving COP29 In Crisis
A draft text released early Thursday on a new climate finance package for the developing world was rejected by every single country signatory to the UN climate convention.
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India-China Ties At "New Starting Point": Beijing After Foreign Ministers' Meeting
In a big step forward in India-China ties, the two countries have discussed resuming direct flights between the countries as well restarting the Kailash Mansarovar yatra.
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US Returns Over 1,400 Looted Artefacts Worth $10 Million To India
As part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia, the United States on Wednesday announced that it has returned more than 1,400 looted artefacts worth $10 million to India.
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10 Most Climate-Vulnerable Countries Got Less Than $1 Year Climate Finance: Report
As world leaders meet at the 2024 UN climate conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan, a new report by an international development agency on Thursday said people living in 10 most climate-vulnerable countries received less than $1 a year in climate finance.
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France's Macron Names Veteran Centrist Ally Bayrou As Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Francois Bayrou his fourth prime minister of 2024, tasking the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its second major political crisis in the last six months.
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Syria's New Transitional PM Calls For Stability And Calm
Syria's new transitional prime minister on Tuesday said it was time for "stability and calm" in the country, two days after longtime president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels in a lightning offensive.
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South Korean Opposition Plans New Impeachment Push To Oust President Yoon: Top Updates
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as the country's main opposition party said that it would try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Mr Yoon averted impeachment late Saturday.
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South Korean Opposition Plans New Impeachment Push To Oust President Yoon: Top Updates
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as the country's main opposition party said that it would try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Mr Yoon averted impeachment late Saturday.
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What's Happening In Syria? 5 Big Developments As Rebels Take Over
The Bashar al-Assad government has, by all means, fallen in Syria. The Sunni-majority country, rocked by a fierce rebellion against an Alawite ruler, now looks ahead for a new start after half a century.
-
Syrian Rebels Capture Key City Of Hama As Army Withdraws
Islamist-led rebels captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday in a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad's forces days after they lost the country's commercial hub Aleppo.
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AIDS-Related Deaths Down By 79%, New HIV Infections By 44% Since 2010: JP Nadda
Deaths from AIDS in the country came down by 79 per cent while HIV infections fell by 44 per cent in 2023 when compared to 2010, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said on Sunday.
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In A First, This Country Brings Law Granting Maternity Leave, Pensions To Sex Workers
Belgium has come up with a new law, the first of its kind in the world, recognising the rights of sex workers and offering them treatment like any other job.
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Why Italy Passed New Law Banning Surrogacy, Calling It "Universal Crime"
The Italian Senate recently passed a law making surrogacy a "universal crime". In a country where surrogacy is already illegal, and has been since 2004, this decision takes restrictions to a whole new level.
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Colombian Navy Seizes 225 Tons Of Cocaine, Unearths Pacific Trafficking Route
Authorities from dozens of countries seized 225 metric tons of cocaine in a six-week mega-operation where they unearthed a new Pacific trafficking route from South America to Australia, the Colombian Navy said Wednesday.
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This 5,000-Foot High Sky Ladder Is China's Latest Tourist Destination
There's a new adrenaline-filled tourist destination in China, offering travellers a chance to experience their country from the sky.
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All Countries Reject Climate Finance Draft Leaving COP29 In Crisis
A draft text released early Thursday on a new climate finance package for the developing world was rejected by every single country signatory to the UN climate convention.
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India-China Ties At "New Starting Point": Beijing After Foreign Ministers' Meeting
In a big step forward in India-China ties, the two countries have discussed resuming direct flights between the countries as well restarting the Kailash Mansarovar yatra.
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US Returns Over 1,400 Looted Artefacts Worth $10 Million To India
As part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia, the United States on Wednesday announced that it has returned more than 1,400 looted artefacts worth $10 million to India.
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10 Most Climate-Vulnerable Countries Got Less Than $1 Year Climate Finance: Report
As world leaders meet at the 2024 UN climate conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan, a new report by an international development agency on Thursday said people living in 10 most climate-vulnerable countries received less than $1 a year in climate finance.
