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Indian PM releases cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno national park

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched a cheetah reintroduction program in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials said.Modi released the c

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Angola holds funeral of ex-leader Dos Santos

Angola held a funeral on Sunday for the country's former president José Eduardo dos Santos.Dos Santos was laid to rest at the Republic Square, Dr António Agostinho Neto

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AU urges establishment of Public Health Emergency Operations Centres

The African Union (AU) has called on all Member States to make a commitment to establish and strengthen functional Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs) t

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Sri Lankan parliamentary speaker to formally announce president's resignation on Friday

Sri Lanka's Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has received the resignation letter of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and will formally announce his resignatio

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Protests spread across Ecuador due to food and fuel shortages

Protests broke out across Ecuador over shortages of food and fuel, and the rising cost of living. On Wednesday, protesters marched through Quito, demanding a fuel price

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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi declines to endorse gas tax holiday

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that Democratic leaders will gauge the party's support for President Biden's proposed gas tax holiday but stopped short o

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China on Russia-Ukraine conflict: No one wants World War III

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that no one wants to see the outbreak of World War III, and that China supports the settlement of the

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Putin tells Macron Russia to reach aims through 'negotiation or war'

Russian President Vladimir Putin told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday that Moscow planned to achieve its aims in Ukraine either through diplomacy or milita

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DPRK says it conducts second 'important' satellite test

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said it had conducted "another important" test for its reconnaissance satellite system, following an initial test on Fe

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Chicago teachers rebel amid COVID surge safety fears

01:50 The current COVID surge in the U.S. is now pitting teachers against their employers in Chicago. Teachers voted to resume remote learning in defiance of the mayor’s insistence on​i

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IRGC says 6 armed bandits killed in southeast Iran

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that its forces have killed six armed bandits in the southeastern part of the country.The public relations of the Quds Base of the IRGC'

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BizBeat Ep. 298: As RCEP era dawns, multilateralism gets a major boost

02:11 The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, came into effect today. In 2021, fifteen countries reached agreement through intensive negotiations. But we also saw nati

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Biden administration to sustain ISS operations through 2030

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has committed to extending the operations of the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday.Nelson asserte

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U.S. airline short-staffing causing flight cancelations: Chinese embassy

Cancelations of China-U.S. flights are being caused by short-staffing at U.S. airlines rather than any reported Chinese ban on entry, said a spokesperson for the Chines

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Kenya's Central Bank raises 2021 growth prospects

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) expects the Kenyan economy to now grow by 6.4 percent this year from a lower 6.1 percent earlier.This is after the receipt of a strong o

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Xi calls for efforts in cultivating military talents in new era

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to implement the strategy of "strengthening the military through talent cultivation" in the new era.Xi, also general

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Protest in Belgium demands stronger climate action ahead of summit

Thousands of people marched through Brussels, Belgium on Sunday to push world leaders to take bolder action to fight climate change at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgo