The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay bill that rights groups and others have condemned. The bank said in a …
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA
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8/9/23
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A string of disturbing revelations of “inhumane and degrading” maltreatment of older and disabled people at Romanian care homes have sparked concerns over the country’s capacity to adequately …
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By STEPHEN MCGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA
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8/9/23
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As one of the world’s most repressive countries marks 30 years of independence, festivals held by Eritrea’s diaspora in Europe and North America have been attacked by exiles that the regime …
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By CARA ANNA
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8/9/23
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The death toll in recent flooding in China's capital has risen to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people remain missing. Days of heavy rain hit areas in the city's mountainous western …
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8/9/23
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The United Nations has announced that an agreement has been reached with Syria to reopen the main border crossing from Turkey to its rebel-held northwest for six months. U.N. Secretary-General …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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8/9/23
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Dozens of flights and ferry services were grounded in South Korea ahead of a tropical storm that has dumped rain on Japanese islands for a week. Khanun’s rains and winds were expected in South …
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG
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8/8/23
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San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero has signed a new measure to prohibit alcohol sales after certain hours in the capital of Puerto Rico, renowned for its all-night partying. He says he was “morally …
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By DÁNICA COTO
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8/8/23
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A group of investigators says Myanmar’s military and affiliated militias are committing increasingly frequent and brazen war crimes, including aerial bombings targeting civilians. The Independent …
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8/8/23
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Poland’s president has announced that the country will hold its parliamentary election on October 15. The announcement on Tuesday marks the official start of an electoral campaign that has …
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By VANESSA GERA
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8/8/23
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The debate over school textbooks has gone ballistic in a short time as in Mexico. Opponents are hurling cries of “communist” and “fascist” at each other. The series of about three dozen …
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By MARK STEVENSON and LEON RAMÍREZ
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8/8/23
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Survivors of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide have criticized a call by appeals judges at a United Nations court to indefinitely halt the trial of an alleged financer and supporter of the massacre due to the …
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By IGNATIUS SSUUNA
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8/8/23
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The estranged son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn visited a daycare center for underprivileged children in Bangkok following a surprise return to the country after 27 years of living abroad. …
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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
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8/8/23
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The United Nations World Food Program is slowly resuming food aid to Ethiopia nearly five months after taking the extraordinary measure of suspending aid following the discovery of a massive scheme …
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By CARA ANNA
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8/8/23
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Officials in northern Europe are warning people to stay inside as stormy weather batters the region. Storm Hans has cancelled ferries, delayed flights, flooded streets and injured people. Norwegian …
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8/8/23
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A Pakistani defense lawyer says former Prime Minister Imran Khan wants a top court in Islamabd to suspend his conviction and three-year jail sentence in a graft case. Naeem Haider Panjutha, Khan's …
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By MUNIR AHMED
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8/8/23
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India’s opposition accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of choosing silence while a northeastern state governed by his party convulsed in ethnic violence. Parliament began debate Tuesday on a …
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By KRUTIKA PATHI
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8/8/23
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Nigeriens face deepening uncertainty about whether a regional bloc will follow through on its threat to use military force to try to reinstall ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, nearly two weeks after …
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By SAM MEDNICK
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8/8/23
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A senior Japanese politician is advocating for increasing his country’s deterrence ability to ensure peace in the region, and called for that message to be clearly conveyed globally — …
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By HUIZHONG WU
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8/8/23
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Thousands of muddy plastic bottles and other waterlogged pieces of rubbish are piled onto a flatbed trailer on the banks of the Tisza River in Hungary — a metric ton of waste that was removed by …
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By BELA SZANDELSZKY
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8/7/23
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The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress was standing on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil’s Amazon and addressing the crowd. Minister of Indigenous People Sonia …
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By DAVID BILLER and FABIANO MAISONNAVE
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8/7/23
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