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Editor 7 January 2024 No Comment

Pope Francis warns against ideological splits in the Church, says focus on the poor, not

By Associated Press VATICAN CITY: Amid resistance to some Vatican policy by more conservative factions of the Catholic church, Pope
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Editor 5 January 2024 No Comment

Italian Premier Meloni says curbing migrant arrivals from Africa is about investment, not charity

By Associated Press ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her European Union partners Thursday that curbing migration flows from African
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Editor 5 January 2024 No Comment

With 2024 being a UK election year, the opposition wants an early vote; PM Rishi

By Associated Press LONDON: The politician favoured to become Britain’s next prime minister accused the governing Conservatives on Thursday of
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Editor 5 January 2024 No Comment

Vatican says no heresy in allowing blessings for same-sex couples after pushback by some bishops

By Associated Press ROME: After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the
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Editor 3 January 2024 No Comment

Somalia rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland deal as ‘aggression’

By AFP The government in Mogadishu has issued an appeal to the international community to stand by its side over
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Editor 3 January 2024 No Comment

Iran says at least 103 were killed in blasts at a ceremony honouring slain general

By Associated Press Two bombs exploded and killed at least 103 people Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian
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Editor 3 January 2024 No Comment

Peter Magubane: South African photographer who captured 40 years of apartheid, dies at age 91

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s apartheid
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Editor 3 January 2024 No Comment

Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea,

By Associated Press MOGADISHU: Landlocked Ethiopia took the first steps toward gaining access to the sea on Monday, signing an
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Editor 2 January 2024 No Comment

Planes collide and catch fire at busy Japan airport, killing 5; Hundreds evacuated safely

By Associated Press TOKYO: A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s
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Editor 2 January 2024 No Comment

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast

By Associated Press JAPAN: A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 48 people dead
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