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British MPs set to vote on delaying Brexit
March 14, 2019
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
March 14, 2019
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
March 14, 2019
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
March 14, 2019
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
March 14, 2019
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
March 14, 2019
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
March 14, 2019
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
March 14, 2019
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
March 14, 2019
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
March 13, 2019
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…