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Tanzania, UNICEF launch campaign to end child marriage

The government of Tanzania and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a campaign aimed at ending child marriage in the country, said a statement reac

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Iran says the U.S. needs to show it wants nuclear deal revived

Iran said Wednesday the United States needs to show "in practice" that it wants a revival of the 2015 nuclear agreement, after an EU coordinator urged parties to accept

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Philippine president arrives in earthquake-hit Abra

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos arrived in the earthquake-hit Abra province on Thursday with other government officials."I agree to what we usually do –

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China's industrial profits rebound 0.8% in June

Profits of China's major industrial enterprises rebounded by 0.8 percent year on year in June, after declining over the previous two months due to COVID-19 curbs, accor

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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan president

Sri Lanka's six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the crisis-hit South Asian nation.Wickremesinghe, 73, who was elected by

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Wildfires rage across Europe as climate alarm sounded

Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as warnings sounded in London after Britain's hottest day tha

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Sri Lanka starts the process of selecting a new president

The nominations for candidates in Sri Lanka’s new presidential election will be heard on Tuesday, according to Dhammika Dasanayake, secretary general of the parliament.

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Xi Jinping inspects Urumqi in China's Xinjiang

President Xi Jinping inspected a university, an international land port area, a residential community and a museum in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygu

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UK's new PM to be announced on September 5, says Tory lawmaker

The new British prime minister will be announced on September 5, replacing incumbent Boris Johnson, said Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party's backbench 19

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Sri Lankan president tells PM he will resign

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially told Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will be resigning as previously announced, the prime minister's

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EU approves end to combustion engine sales by 2035

The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) announced early Wednesday the Commission's plan to ban the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by 2035 in Europe, i

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Lavrov in Iran to discuss nuclear deal, cooperation

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Iran on Wednesday, Iranian state TV reported, as world powers and Tehran are struggling to revive their 2015 nuclear p

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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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Macron calls on opposition to 'leave in-fighting behind'

French President Emmanuel Macron called on the opposition parties to "leave in-fighting behind" and to move "beyond politics," France 24 has reported.Macron addressed t

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Lavrov in Iran to discuss nuclear deal, cooperation

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Iran on Wednesday, Iranian state TV reported, as world powers and Tehran are struggling to revive their 2015 nuclear p

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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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Asian shares up after Fed lifts rates to tame inflation

Asian stocks rose on Thursday, while longer-dated U.S. government bond yields fell and the dollar was down from two-decade highs after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivere