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UK faces legal challenge to aid budget cut
The UK government faces a possible legal challenge to its plans to cut overseas aid by members of its own party.
Backbench Conservative MPs, including former ministers and other senior figures, have acted after suggestions by Foreign…
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France has underestimated impact of nuclear tests in French Polynesia, research finds
France has consistently underestimated the devastating impact of its nuclear tests in French Polynesia in the 1960s and 70s, according to groundbreaking new research that could allow more than 100,000 people to claim compensation.
France…
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Syria president Bashar al-Assad and his wife test positive for Covid
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have both tested positive for coronavirus, his office said in a statement posted by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (Sana).
Both had shown mild symptoms for Covid-19 before they…
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Families cry foul over Myanmar’s crackdown
Protests erupted in several cities across Myanmar on Sunday, with several more planned for today, after an official from the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi died overnight after “fainting” in police custody.
The family of Khin…
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British MPs are calling on the government to take action to help their fellow citizens imprisoned in…
Members of the British Parliament have called on the government to take action to help a citizen with HIV who has spent more than a decade in prison in the UAE, despite being pardoned in 2014.
The British newspaper "The Independent"…
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IAEA: Iran is enriching uranium with a third set of advanced “IR-2M” centrifuges
The International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran had begun enriching uranium with a third series of advanced "IR-2M" centrifuges at the underground nuclear facility, Natanz.
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On their Eid … the women of France are demanding the enjoyment of more rights … and 30…
The demonstrations called by trade unions and human rights groups began a short while ago in Paris on the occasion of International Women's Day to raise demands for equality between women and men in wages in France.
According to the RT…
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Italian police arrest an Algerian who helped militants in the 2015 Paris attack
Italian police have arrested an Algerian citizen in Bari, accused of participating in a militant group and aiding "terrorists" who carried out a series of attacks in Paris in November 2015.
According to the statement, the investigators…
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After whirlwind historic visit, Pope leaving Iraq for Rome
Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country’s marginalized Christian minority with a message of coexistence, forgiveness and peace.
The pontiff and his traveling…
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Italy records 20,765 cases and 207 new deaths from the Corona virus
Today, Sunday, Italy recorded 20,765 cases and 207 new deaths from the Corona virus, which causes the "Covid-19" infection, which represents a decline for both indicators, amid a continuous increase in active cases.
The Italian Ministry…
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