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3 rare giraffes electrocuted in conservation area
The Rothschild's giraffe is one of the most endangered subspecies of giraffe.
February 23, 2021
Proposed US legislation would target Honduras president
Newly proposed U.S. legislation targets Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández as allegations of ties to drug trafficking grow
February 23, 2021Italian ambassador killed in Congo in UN convoy
The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian Carabinieri police officer and their Congolese driver have been killed during an attack on a U.N. convoy in an area that is home to many rebel groups
February 22, 2021
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The lawyer of a French detainee in Iran says his client has been detained for nine months, the latest in a series of detentions of foreigners in the country at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and the West
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged sharing coronavirus vaccines with a number of friendly countries that have given favors to Israel in the past
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Putin warns of unnamed foreign efforts to destabilize Russia
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's top counterintelligence agency to redouble its efforts to address what he described as Western attempts to destabilize the country
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Germany urges Iran to accept diplomacy in nuclear dispute
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Egypt says it has endorsed a Sudanese proposal to internationalize their yearslong dispute with Ethiopia over a massive dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile
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Ghana's vaccines came from the U.N.-backed COVAX initiative.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro visits Amazon jungle state hit by floods
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South Africa to spend $712 million on mass vaccination drive
South Africa plans to spend $712 million to vaccinate some 67% of its 60 million people to control the country’s COVID-19 battle and get the economy to rebound from its decline of 7.2% last year
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February 24
Mexico bid to sell presidential jet stretches into 3rd year
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's quixotic bid to sell off the presidential jet has now stretched into its third year, with no sign of a buyer
February 24
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Turkish police nab Iraqi IS suspect, rescue Yazidi girl
Turkish police have detained a suspected Iraqi Islamic State group militant and rescued a 7-year-old girl from Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority he had allegedly been holding captive
February 24
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Number of inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots rises to 79
The number of inmates who have died in riots at multiple prisons in Ecuador this week has increased to 79 after authorities regained control of the facilities in three cities
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Trash fills Bosnia river faster than workers can pull it out
Environmental activists in Bosnia are warning that tons of garbage floating down the Balkan country’s rivers are endangering the local ecosystem and people’s health
February 24
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Imran Khan invites Sri Lankan Buddhists to visit Pakistan
Visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has proclaimed his Muslim-majority nation a choice destination for religious tourism by Sri Lankans, most of whom are Buddhists
February 24
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Ghana receives 600,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses
COVAX is helping deliver doses of the COVID-19 vaccine globally, plus, the impact vaccinations in low- and middle-income countries can have on the rest of the world.
February 24
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Indonesia presses regional effort to resolve Myanmar crisis
Regional diplomatic efforts to resolve Myanmar’s political crisis have intensified, while protests continue in Yangon and other cities calling for the country’s coup makers to step down and return Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government to power
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Asylum seekers rush to register for US border processing
In the first five days since the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden began to process the thousands of asylum seekers waiting in Mexico, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees registered 12,000 people
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UN says 41 Europe-bound migrants have drowned in Mediterranean
The U.N. says that at least 41 people drowned over the weekend when their boat capsized in the Central Mediterranean, the latest shipwreck involving migrants fleeing conflict-stricken Libya and seeking better life in Europe
February 24
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Slovenia police find 13 migrants lacking air hidden in truck
Police in Slovenia say they have discovered 13 migrants from Iraq hidden in a truck, some suffering from dehydration and a lack of oxygen
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Farmers fight back: making animal feed from a locust plague
Swarms can contain between 40-80 million locusts per square kilometer.
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Conviction in landmark case over Syrian government torture
A German court has convicted a former member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s secret police of facilitating the torture of prisoners in a landmark ruling that human rights activists hope will set a precedent for other cases
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Sahara dust lights up German sky
A plume of desert dust lights up the skies with a pink and red glow in Munich and Stuttgart, Germany.
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Wild sheep shorn of 77-pound fleece
A wild sheep found in a forest in Australia had over 77 pounds of fleece removed by rescuers.
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Russia hosts new Kyrgyzstan leader on his 1st foreign trip
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting the newly elected president of Kyrgyzstan, voicing hope for the Central Asian nation's political stabilization after it saw a violent change of government for the third time in 15 years
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Number of women on UK corporate boards rises 50% in 5 years
Women now hold more than a third of the seats on the boards of Britain’s biggest companies, meeting a government target set five years ago
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Mexican prosecutor denies political charges against governor
Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero has denied that corruption accusations against the opposition governor of the border state of Tamaulipas are politically motivated, but did not specify what is behind the case
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Thai court ousts 3 Cabinet members found guilty of sedition
Three Cabinet ministers in Thailand have been forced to leave their posts after a court found them guilty of sedition for taking part in sometimes-violent protests in 2013-2014 against the government then in power
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6-year-old dies of injuries in Greek migrant camp fire
Greek authorities say a 6-year-old boy from Iran has died of burns suffered during an overnight fire at a migrant camp northwest of Athens
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UN: Boat with Rohingya refugees adrift without food, water
The United Nations says a group of Rohingya refugees is adrift in a boat in the Andaman Sea without food or water, as their families worry that many may have already died
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Germany prepares way for its troops to stay in Afghanistan
The German government is preparing the way for the country’s troops in Afghanistan, the second-biggest contingent in a NATO force, to stay in place until next year if needed
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Germany finds huge cocaine shipment; Dutch discover 2nd one
Authorities say German customs officials have found more than 16 metric tons of cocaine in containers that arrived in Hamburg from Paraguay
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Italy presses UN for answers on envoy's slaying in Congo
Italy is pressing the United Nations for answers about the attack on a U.N. food aid convoy in Congo that left a young ambassador and his paramilitary police bodyguard dead
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Thai court forces 3 Cabinet ministers to step down after finding them guilty of sedition during 2013-2014 protests
Thai court forces 3 Cabinet ministers to step down after finding them guilty of sedition during 2013-2014 protests
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Suspected jihadist rebels kill 10 in northeastern Nigeria
At least 10 people were killed and about 60 others injured in an attack by suspected jihadist rebels on the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, officials said Wednesday
February 24
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Pakistani couple's appeal of blasphemy sentence postponed
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has adjourned without hearing a much-awaited appeal from a Christian couple facing the death penalty for the last seven years after being convicted of blasphemy
February 24
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German economy grew 0.3% in 4th quarter, better than thought
Official statistics show that the German economy grew 0.3% in last year’s fourth quarter compared with the previous three-month period — a better performance than first thought
February 24
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Lawmaker: Three people killed in clashes in southeast Iran
The semiofficial ILNA news agency has reported that three people were killed over two days in clashes in the southeastern Iran town of Saravan near the border with Pakistan
February 24
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German court convicts radical imam of membership in IS
A former imam at a radical mosque in Germany has been Wednesday of being a member of the Islamic State group and sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison
February 24
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Officials: Engine explosion, fire kill 10 Afghan civilians
A police official says a minivan carrying civilians caught fire after its engine exploded in southern Afghanistan killing 10 family members, including three children
February 24
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Thousands celebrate reinstatement of Nepal's Parliament
Thousands of anti-government protesters have thrown confetti and chanted slogans in Nepal’s capital to celebrate Parliament’s reinstatement by the Supreme Court
February 24
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Hong Kong to spend $15.4B to stabilize virus-ravaged economy
Hong Kong will introduce pandemic relief measures worth $15.4 billion to help businesses and residents as the city anticipates economic growth later this year
February 24
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Ghana becomes the first country in the world to receive vaccines through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative.
Ghana becomes the first country in the world to receive vaccines through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative.
February 24
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Lawmakers, rights groups ask Malaysia to explain deportation
Malaysian lawmakers and rights groups have demanded that the government explain why it violated a court stay order and deported 1,086 Myanmar migrants, saying it put their lives in danger following Myanmar’s military coup
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China says Iran nuclear issue at 'critical point'
China says developments surrounding Iran's nuclear program are at a “critical point" and that lifting of sanctions on the country is key to breaking the deadlock
February 24
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Nissan ex-CEO tells Japanese court Ghosn's pay was too low
Former Nissan Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa has told a Japanese court he believed the compensation for his predecessor Carlos Ghosn was too low “by international standards,” and so he supported the plans for his retirement pay
February 24
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Russian fugitive arrested in Bali after fleeing deportation
A Russian listed by the Interpol as a fugitive back home has been arrested on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after 13 days on the run with his partner to avoid deportation
February 24