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Kremlin says EU move not to recognise Lukashenko amounts to meddling in Belarus

Russia said on Friday that the European Union’s decision not to recognise Alexander Lukashenko as the legitimate president of Belarus contradicted international law and

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EU-Turkey ties at 'watershed moment', EU's top envoy says

The European Union’s relationship with Turkey is at a turning point, the bloc’s top diplomat said on Tuesday, urging Ankara to back down from conflict in the Eastern Me

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Germany boosts own vaccine makers in race for COVID-19 jab

Germany says it is providing up to 750 million euros ($892 million) to support three domestic pharmaceutical companies that are developing vaccines against the new coro

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Irish PM: Country focused on achieving a decent EU-UK free-trade pact

Ireland says it is focused on achieving a "decent free-trade deal”between Britain and the European Union. /Getty Images Ireland says it is focused on achieving a "decent free-trade deal" betwe

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Eurozone Q2 GDP down 11.8%, employment rate falls 2.9%

Reuters Gross domestic product (GDP) in the eurozone shrank by 11.8 percent while the employment rate decreased by 2.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, E

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Lithuania says EU's inaction over Belarus undermines foreign policy credibility: FT

The European Union’s lack of action over Belarus is undermining the credibility of its foreign policy, Lithuanian foreign affairs minister Linas Linkevicius told the Fi

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EU demanding potential veto on Britain's post-Brexit laws, regulations: The Times

The European Union is demanding a potential veto on Britain’s post-Brexit laws and regulations, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing senior government offic

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AU mulls guarantee scheme for small businesses

VCG Image The African Union (AU) is planning to put in place a guarantee scheme for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) to speed up the continent's economic transformation, an off

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Hainan gibbons, rarer than pandas, get a new baby

00:42 A female gibbon in the fifth family group of Hainan gibbons recently gave birth to a baby, raising the population of the world's rarest primate to 33.The sole wil

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UN honors Ugandan troops for their service in Somalia

The Secretary-General of the United Nations has awarded medals to over 600 Ugandan Officers and Militants serving under the sixth United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU VI) in Somalia. /Social Media

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Industrialized countries have "special responsibility" to tackle climate, say Merkel and activists

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and representatives of Fridays for Future, a global climate strike movement, Thursday agreed that industrialized countries had a "special responsibility" to tack

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Kremlin says oppose foreign meddling in Belarus

Moscow is concerned about foreign interference in the internal affairs of Belarus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. "I will not specify these forces and countries. There is indirect

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UN Security Council strongly condemns mutiny in Mali

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the mutiny, which happened in Kati, Mali on Tuesday and led to the arrest of Malian president, prime minister and several other mem

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Moscow worried about foreign interference in Belarus crisis: Russian FM

Moscow is worried about attempts to use the internal difficulties that Belarus and its leadership are facing to impose on its citizens procedures that external players consider beneficial for thems

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Detained Malian president Keita announces resignation

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, currently detained by mutinous Malian soldiers in a military camp, announced late Tuesday his resignation and the dissolution of the National Assembly and P

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AfCFTA targeting first trade deal in 2021-African Union

FILE PHOTO: African Continental Free Trade Area Secretary-General Wamkele Mene (right) poses for a photo with African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Ambassador Albert Muchanga (left) d

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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 1.1 mln mark

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surged to 1,108, 837 as the death toll rose to 25,337, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Sunday. The A