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Transport fears force cap on ticket sales for events in Italy’s Cortina ahead of Winter Olympics
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Transport fears force cap on ticket sales for events in Italy’s Cortina ahead of Winter Olympics

Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo Reuters  —  Local organizers have been forced to cap the number of tickets on sale for Winter Olympics…
France’s Macron unveils voluntary military service amid ‘accelerating threats’
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France’s Macron unveils voluntary military service amid ‘accelerating threats’

Reuters  —  President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced the creation of a new voluntary youth military service to begin by…
General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional president, army says, in swift power grab after disputed election
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General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional president, army says, in swift power grab after disputed election

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Reuters  —  General Horta Nta Na Man was sworn in as the transitional president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday,…
Iran confirms seizure of tanker carrying petrochemical cargo
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Iran confirms seizure of tanker carrying petrochemical cargo

Reuters  —  Iran confirmed on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo…
South Korea bans flights as 500,000 take crucial university admission test
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South Korea bans flights as 500,000 take crucial university admission test

Seoul Reuters  —  More than half a million people in South Korea sat for the country’s grueling university entrance exam…
Pakistan parliament approves more powers for army chief, curbs top court
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Pakistan parliament approves more powers for army chief, curbs top court

Karachi, Pakistan Reuters  —  Pakistan’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to expand the powers of the army chief…
Turkish prosecutor seeks 2,000 years for jailed opposition mayor of Istanbul
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Turkish prosecutor seeks 2,000 years for jailed opposition mayor of Istanbul

Istanbul Reuters  —  A Turkish prosecutor demanded on Tuesday a prison sentence of more than 2,000 years for Ekrem Imamoglu,…
South Africa to probe recruitment of citizens as mercenaries in Russia-Ukraine conflict
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South Africa to probe recruitment of citizens as mercenaries in Russia-Ukraine conflict

Reuters  —  South Africa’s government said on Thursday it will investigate how 17 of its citizens joined mercenary forces in…
Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election marred by violence
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Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election marred by violence

Tanzania’s electoral commission declared on Saturday that President Samia Suluhu Hassan had won, with nearly 98 percent of the votes,…
Britain’s King Charles heckled over brother Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein
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Britain’s King Charles heckled over brother Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Reuters  —  King Charles was heckled by a protester on Monday over his brother Prince Andrew’s ties to the late…
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