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Niger allows Mali, Burkina Faso to intervene in case of attack on its territory
Aug 25, 2023 05:41Amid an ongoing threat by West Africa's main regional bloc to take military action to reverse the coup in Niger, the country allows Mali and Burkina Faso to intervene militarily in case of an attack on its soil.
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Business bankruptcies on dramatic rise across EU
Aug 25, 2023 05:36The number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses keeps soaring at a fast pace. If Eastern European countries have been recording the highest rates over the past months, the situation in Italy has been worrying for years.
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Trump arrested in Georgia election racketeering case
Aug 25, 2023 05:32Former US president Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail on Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election results in the southern state.
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Russian president sends condolences to Prigozhin's family after plane crash
Aug 25, 2023 04:38Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his "condolences" over a plane crash that killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and nine others.
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Afghan women stopped by Taliban from attending university in Dubai
Aug 25, 2023 04:00Dozens of young women have been barred by the Taliban from leaving for the United Arab Emirates where they were planning to complete their university education.
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Norway to 'donate' US-made F-16 jets to Ukraine: Norwegian Prime Minister
Aug 25, 2023 03:58Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store says Norway will "donate" F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming the third country after Denmark and the Netherlands to pledge the US-made warplanes to Kiev.
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Afghan women paying price for imperialist US policies
Aug 25, 2023 03:56The US invasion and the 20-year-long occupation of Afghanistan have led to a humanitarian crisis for Afghan women, who are now facing oppression, poverty, and rights violations. Human rights advocates say the US and its allies are responsible for the dire plight of Afghan women.
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BRICS to consider launch of national currencies-based payment instruments
Aug 24, 2023 11:14Leaders of BRICS member states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) have tasked their countries’ finance ministries and central banks with considering the possibility of launching national currencies-based payment instruments and platforms, the South African president said.
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Defying criticisms, Japan begins releasing radioactive Fukushima water
Aug 24, 2023 09:11Japan has begun releasing radioactive treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, amid widespread opposition to the move by regional countries, particularly China.
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North Korea says satellite launch failed in second attempt, vows to try again
Aug 24, 2023 09:09North Korea says its second attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit has failed, but vows to try for the third time in October.