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2WorldThousands hit the streets in fresh Algeria protests
Thousands demonstrated in Algeria's capital and other cities Friday, AFP journalists said, as a revived protest movement takes root again in the...
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2News
China says wants economy to grow over 6% in 2021
China's leaders said Friday they had set a target for GDP to grow more than six percent this year, as the world's...
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4News
Irish economy grew in 2020 despite pandemic
Ireland's economy powered higher last year, bucking the coronavirus-driven global downturn, as the eurozone member enjoyed booming pharma and IT exports on...
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4News
Covid origins report due out week of March 15: WHO
The international investigation into the Covid-19 pandemic's origins in China will publish its report in the week of March 15, the World...
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4News
Sweden stabbing suspect remanded in custody
A 22-year-old Afghan man was remanded in custody in Sweden on Friday, after he was accused of stabbing seven people earlier in...
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7News
Clashes in Indian Kashmir over chief cleric’s detention
Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in Indian-administered Kashmir Friday after authorities reversed a decision to release the region's chief Islamic...
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7News
Coup-hit Myanmar sees temporary nationwide electricity outage
Electricity supply was briefly cut across many areas of Myanmar on Friday because of a "system breakdown", according to multiple government agencies....
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14News
US Senate meets under tight security after new extremist threat
Armed US National Guard troops patrolled the US Capitol on Thursday after officials warned of a new attack plot by extremists, but...
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9News
Brazil reports 2nd straight day of record Covid deaths
Brazil registered a record of Covid-19 deaths for the second straight day Wednesday, with 1,910 lives lost to the pandemic. The post...
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9News
Bowing to pressure, Merkel eases virus curbs
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday agreed to gradually ease virus curbs in Europe's top economy, caving to political pressure and public...
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11News
Greece assesses damage from 6.3 magnitude quake
Engineers in central Greece on Thursday were assessing the damage from a strong 6.3 magnitude quake that injured at least 11 people,...
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14News
With threat of US Capitol ‘breach,’ House scraps Thursday session
Washington's security posture has been bolstered after threats of a possible Thursday "breach" of the US Capitol, with the House of Representatives...
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12News
Putin says Russia vaccinated two million against virus
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia had vaccinated more than two million people with its two-dose Sputnik V vaccine, while another...
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20News
‘It’s over’: Macron risks losing left in Le Pen battle
A leading French daily has rattled the ruling party and sparked intense speculation about next year's presidential election by suggesting that voters...
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21News
Myanmar anti-coup protesters return as UN urges end to violence
Defiant anti-coup protesters returned to the streets across Myanmar on Thursday after the deadliest day of the junta's crackdown, as the United...
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17News
French court acquits ex-PM Balladur in corruption trial
A French court on Thursday acquitted former prime minister Edouard Balladur on corruption charges after he was accused of using kickbacks from...
