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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, 2024Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top UN court over its storming of the Mexican Embassy
Mexico has accused Ecuador of a violation of international law before the top U.N. court, asserting that there was no legal defense for storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president who had just been granted asylum in Mexico
April 30, 2024Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it
Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there
April 30, 2024
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Court in the Central African Republic issues international arrest warrant for former president
A spokesperson for an internationally backed court in the Central African Republic says the panel has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former President François Bozizé for human rights abuses
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Police in Georgia use tear gas, water cannons to disperse protest against so-called 'Russian law'
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Armed men storm a hospital in central Mexico, killing a patient
Armed men burst into a hospital in central Mexico and killed a patient who was being treated for a previous gunshot wound
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Colombia's president says thousands of grenades and bullets have gone missing from army bases
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says that hundreds of thousands of pieces of ammunition have gone missing from two military bases in the South American country
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How 'tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus point to habitability: Study
Researchers likened movement of the moon's stripes to the San Andreas fault.
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How 'tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus hint at habitability: Study
Researchers likened the movement of Saturn's stripes to the San Andreas fault.
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Grandparents and a grandchild are among those killed in a police chase in Canada
Police in Canada say that two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on highway east of Toronto when a van being chased by police crashed while going the wrong way, causing a six-vehicle collision
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Italy's League party picks a provocative candidate for European Parliament election
Italy's League, a junior party in the government, is putting forward a provocative candidate for European Party elections
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Netanyahu said the Rafah operation will proceed regardless of hostage deal
"We will enter Rafah because we have no other choice," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message.
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Migration agency chief warns that even more Syrians will leave Lebanon as donors cut back on aid
The head of the International Organization for Migration is warning that the number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon is likely to keep rising as donors cut back on aid
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Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it
Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there
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Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities
A Portuguese-flagged container ship has come under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea
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Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election
Tunisia’s main opposition coalition says it won’t take part in the upcoming presidential election unless political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored
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98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane
A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine has escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers (6 miles) alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane
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South African police investigate if former president's party forged signatures to contest elections
South African police are investigating if former President Jacob Zuma’s new political party forged supporters’ signatures to register for national elections next month
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The US is in a Cold War with China over control of Taiwan, expert says
National security expert discusses the rising tensions between the countries.
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What's causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?
The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years
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Haiti's transitional council names a new prime minister in the hopes of quelling stifling violence
Haiti’s newly installed transitional council has chosen a little known former sports minister as the Caribbean country’s prime minister, as it tries to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence
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14-year-old dead, 4 injured after stabbing in London
The incident took place around the Thurlow Gardens area in east London.
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2 men are charged with cutting down famous 150-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall in England
Prosecutors in England say two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree that toppled over on Hadrian’s Wall
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Iran commutes a tycoon's death sentence to 20 years in prison
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that a tycoon's death sentence has been commuted to 20 years in prison after he returned around $2.1 billion in assets from illegally selling oil abroad
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Haiti's transitional council names ex-Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as country's new prime minister
Haiti's transitional council names ex-Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as country's new prime minister
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Nigerians struggle with fuel shortages as queues form across major cities
Nigerians are struggling with an ongoing fuel shortage, the latest of a series of supply disruptions in the country where many rely heavily on public transportation
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G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility
Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035
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Boy, 14, dies after man with sword stabs multiple people near London tube station
"This must have been a terrifying incident for those concerned," police said.
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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
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Kenyans in flood-prone areas are ordered to evacuate or will be moved by force as death toll rises
Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at “historic highs” and people downstream are being told to move away
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This fiery economist became Argentina's president railing against politicians. Now he's wooing them
Argentina’s lower house has voted to approve a dramatically downsized version of President Javier Milei’s economic overhaul package, known as the omnibus bill
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To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji
The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists
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5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution
The world’s nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings
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Mali says it killed extremist commander who took part in one of worst attacks on US forces in Africa
Mali's army says a senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces in Africa has been killed
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Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms
A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data
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The top UN court rejects Nicaragua’s request for judges to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel
The top UN court rejects Nicaragua’s request for judges to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel
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The top UN court opens a hearing to deliver its decision in Nicaragua's request to order Germany to halt aid to Israel
The top UN court opens a hearing to deliver its decision in Nicaragua's request to order Germany to halt aid to Israel
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Iranian-French artist Marjane Satrapi wins Spanish Asturias award for communication
Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed Iranian-French filmmaker and cartoonist, has won the 2024 Princess of Asturias Foundation award for communication and humanities
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Former Italian foreign minister convicted for role in sale of Monte Carlo apartment
A former Italian foreign minister has been convicted and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his role in the sale of an apartment in Monte Carlo inherited by his right-wing party
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Chinese coast guard fires water cannons at Philippine vessels in the latest South China Sea incident
Chinese coast guard ships have fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, damaging both, in the latest flareup in an increasingly tense territorial conflict
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Boy, 13, has died after a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in east London
Boy, 13, has died after a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in east London
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Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space
China's Shenzhou-17 spacecraft has returned to Earth with three astronauts who have completed a six-month mission aboard the country's orbiting space station
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Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan
Pakistani police say gunmen have fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in the northwest
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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without a deal' as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah “with or without a deal” as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah “with or without a deal” as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
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Abu Dhabi-backed fund pulls out of deal to take over UK's Telegraph newspaper group
Britain’s Telegraph newspaper group is back up for sale after a United Arab Emirates-backed consortium pulled out of a takeover bid
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Kazakhstan arrests ex-interior minister in connection with unrest that left 238 dead
Local media in Kazakhstan say authorities have arrested a former interior minister in connection with a deadly police crackdown on unrest that gripped the country in 2022
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Explosion that killed 20 at army base was likely caused by mishandling of ammunition
A senior military official in Cambodia says the huge explosion over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base in the country's southwest appears to have been an accident caused by mishandling of ammunition by troops
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Serbia's new govt to include US-sanctioned chief with close ties to Russia
Serbia’s new government will include a former intelligence chief who has fostered close ties with Russia and is sanctioned by the United States
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Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its finance minister says
Twenty years after Poland joined the European Union, its finance minister says the country is still not ready to adopt the euro currency
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China says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made 'encouraging progress' in talks in Beijing
China's Foreign Ministry says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made “encouraging progress” in recent talks in China's capital on promoting reconciliation
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