World
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3.2KNicolas Sarkozy in police custody over campaign funding
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken into police custody to be questioned over allegations that he received millions of euros in illegal election...
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3.2KPutin secures fourth term for another six years
Russian President Vladimir Putin won a landslide re-election victory on Sunday (March 18), extending his rule over the world’s largest country for...
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4.4K2018 World Happiness Report: Burundi among the 10 unhappiest countries
Burundi in east Africa, scarred by bouts of ethnic cleansing, civil wars, and coup attempts, is the unhappiest place in the world...
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3.0KRussian spy: Police appeal over Sergei Skripal’s red BMW
Police investigating the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter have appealed for witnesses who saw the pair’s red BMW...
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3.4KCIA chief Mike Pompeo replaces Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo, named Tuesday to be US secretary of state, comes from a one-year stint leading the Central Intelligence Agency where he...
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2.7KU.S. pledges $533 million in aid to Africa, criticises Chinese investment
US. pledges $million in aid to Africa, criticises Chinese investment.533 The United States will give more than $533 million in humanitarian aid...
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2.9KUS sanctions blow for Mnangagwa, as Trump says Harare ‘still a threat’
The US President Donald Trump has reportedly “extended sanctions against Zimbabwe for another year”, saying that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration “remained a...
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2.7KChina to increase 2018 defense budget by 8.1 percent
China will raise its defense budget by 8.1 percent in 2018, according to a budget report to be submitted to the national...
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3.1KEthiopian FM: No Security Concerns in Country
Ethiopia’s foreign minister has said there are no security concerns in the country, despite a state of emergency imposed by the government...
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4.9KMadonna: ‘My son is Malawi’s future president’
Pop star Madonna has called her son, David Banda, “the future president of Malawi” in a tweet praising the 12-year-old adopted from...
