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UN chief 'strongly condemns' coup in Burkina Faso: spokesman

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday condemned army officers who seized power in Burkina Faso and called on all parties to refrain

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BP abandons 19.75% stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft

BP is abandoning its 19.75 percent stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft after Russia's military operation in Ukraine."I have been deeply shocked and saddened by the situa

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Afghanistan: UNDP calls for peace and respect for human rights

UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. /UNDP United Nations Development Programme-UNDP issued a statement on Afghanistan on Friday saying that it joins the call of millions of Afghans and others ar

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Plateau is getting ready to welcome its summer vibe

Renowned as one of the most beautiful highways in China, G318, which connects Sichuan Province and Tibet in southwest China, is slowly unfolding into midsummer.As the t

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Russia takes over two-year term as rotating chair from Iceland

02:44 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Wednesday for the first high-level, face-to-face meeting since President Joe Biden took offic

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Sri Lankans celebrate Sinhalese New Year

01:23 Sri Lankans are celebrating the Sinhalese New Year Wednesday with their families. It is a public holiday that, due to the pandemic last year and the Easter Sunday bomb attacks th

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13 dead dolphins wash up on Mauritian shores after huge oil spill

A satellite image shows MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, August 1, 2020. /Maxar Technologies At least 13 dead dolphins washed up on Mauri

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Police officer died in New Zealand's West Auckland shooting incident

One police officer died and another was seriouslyinjured in a shooting incident in New Zealand's West Auckland. The officer died after being rushed to the hospital, the police said on Friday."At arou

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Malawi president, ministers take 10% salary cut to fight coronavirus

Malawi's President Peter Mutharika addresses guests during his inauguration ceremony in Blantyre, Malawi, May 31, 2019./Reuters Malawi's president and cabinet will take a 10% salary cut and re