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British MPs set to vote on delaying Brexit

British MPs set to vote on delaying Brexit

British MPs vote Thursday on whether to seek a Brexit delay, as the chaotic process to end Britain’s near five-decade…
Leaders appeal for ‘urgent action’ on environment

Leaders appeal for ‘urgent action’ on environment

World leaders gathered in Kenya on Thursday to lend political muscle to UN environment talks, calling for “urgent action” to…
Search ends in Lagos building collapse as anger flares

Search ends in Lagos building collapse as anger flares

Emergency services on Thursday said they had called off the search for survivors of a building collapse that killed nine…
Botswana court hears bid to scrap anti-gay laws

Botswana court hears bid to scrap anti-gay laws

The High Court in Botswana on Thursday started hearing an application seeking to decriminalize homosexuality, in a landmark case for…
German gender pay gap unchanged at 21 percent

German gender pay gap unchanged at 21 percent

Germany failed to close its gender pay gap last year, not even marginally, federal statisticians concluded on Thursday, attributing much…
Berlin passes first-ever state plan to combat anti-Semitism

Berlin passes first-ever state plan to combat anti-Semitism

There have been many reports about anti-Semitism in Berlin over the past year or so, ranging from the story of…
Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia

Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia

In the world’s coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees…
Congo’s president pardons hundreds of political prisoners

Congo’s president pardons hundreds of political prisoners

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has pardoned around 700 political prisoners jailed under his predecessor. Among those to be freed on…
Eight killed in Brazil school shooting, two suspects dead

Eight killed in Brazil school shooting, two suspects dead

Two former pupils shot dead eight people, most of them students and staff, at a high school near Sao Paulo,…
China offers help to Venezuela to restore power

China offers help to Venezuela to restore power

BEIJING (Reuters) – China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused US…
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