Congo's military said Thursday at least 36 people were killed by extremists in the country's conflict-riddled east. The Allied Democratic Forces, a group with links to the Islamic State group, killed …
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA
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3/10/23
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Six people were killed and dozens injured when a train crashed into a passenger bus in Lagos, Nigeria. The emergency response agency said on Thursday that the bus was taking government staff to work …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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3/9/23
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Mexico's president has said his country does not produce or consume fentanyl, despite enormous evidence to the contrary. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appeared to depict the synthetic …
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By MARK STEVENSON
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3/9/23
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The French Independent National Authority for Recognition and Reparation says 190 victims of child abuse by priests or other church representatives have seen financial compensation ordered by an …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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3/9/23
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A German appeals court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for a German convert to Islam who was given 10 years in prison on charges that as a member of the Islamic State group in Iraq she allowed a …
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3/9/23
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Pakistani police say they are investigating officers after violence at a women's march in the capital, Islamabad. Hundreds of people gathered in a central area of the city to mark International …
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3/9/23
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Police say a Taliban-appointed provincial governor and two others have been killed by a bomb. Mohammad Asif Waziri, the Taliban police spokesman for the northern Balkh province, said Thursday that …
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3/9/23
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Young people in France are protesting against the government’s push to raise the retirement age. Students plan to block access to some universities and high schools on Thursday, and a youth-led …
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By JADE LE DELEY
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3/9/23
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A suspected Israeli airstrike targeting Aleppo International Airport in Syria again has torn multiple craters on its runway. That's according to satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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3/9/23
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The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution renewing an arms embargo and other sanctions imposed over violence in Sudan’s western Darfur region that began in 2004. Russia and China …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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3/9/23
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When four Americans were kidnapped in the border city of Matamoros, authorities rescued the survivors after three days. But thousands of Mexicans remain missing in the state long associated with …
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By MARK STEVENSON
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3/8/23
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Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan says that as the East African country’s first female leader, she has brought a new level of political tolerance to the nation. Hassan spoke at a rally for …
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
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3/8/23
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The World Health Organization has fired its top official in the Western Pacific. The Associated Press reported in January 2022 that dozens of staff members had accused Dr. Takeshi Kasai of racist, …
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By MARIA CHENG
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3/8/23
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A neighbor lent him a house to dry leaves, and he had a little fertilizer saved, so he plucked up the courage to plant. Now, Hirochi Robaina can hardly believe the resulting miracle. Robaina, one of …
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By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
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3/8/23
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Ukraine’s first lady has offered spirited support to her nation’s people while visiting the United Arab Emirates, a country that still remains open to Russia despite Western sanctions. Olena …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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3/8/23
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Four remaining suspects in a brazen 2013 diamond heist at Brussels Airport have been acquitted on appeal. It is unclear whether the mastermind of the massive gem theft will ever be found. Only one …
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By RAF CASERT and SYLVAIN PLAZY
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3/8/23
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Scientists have identified the oldest-known reference to the Norse god Odin on a gold disc unearthed in western Denmark in 2020. A pendant with the inscription reading “He is Odin’s man" was in …
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By JAMES BROOKS
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3/8/23
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Hundreds of thousands of people will be taking part in demonstrations, rallies, and events around the globe to mark International Women´s Day, the day established to celebrate and demand equality …
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By CIARÁN GILES
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3/8/23
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Strikes by labor unions in Greece following a rail disaster that killed 57 people have disrupted public transport in Athens, as the government faces criticism for serious security failings on the …
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3/8/23
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The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military company says that his troops have extended their gains in the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as fierce fighting has continued in the war’s longest …
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3/8/23
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