South Africa prepares to bury Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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The funeral mass for South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is set to take place on Saturday morning in Cape Town. Tutu, a Nobel...

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France’s Macron takes EU reins as election looms

January 1, 2022January 1, 2022

PARIS: France takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union today, affording President Emmanuel Macron the chance to pose as the EU's de facto...

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In New Year’s speech, Taiwan president warns China against ‘military adventurism’

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen marked the new year with a message for China: military conflict is not the answer. “We must remind the Beijing...

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North Korean leader Kim talks food not nukes for 2022

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un capped off his 10th year in power with a speech that made more mention of tractor factories and school...

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Biden says he warned Putin of ‘heavy price’ over Ukraine

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

WILMINGTON: President Joe Biden said yesterday he told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that a move on Ukraine will draw sanctions and an increased US...

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Anti-vax community blasts Trump after pro-shot comments

December 30, 2021December 31, 2021

WASHINGTON: Former Republican President Donald Trump’s recent comments touting Covid-19 vaccines as safe and a major achievement of his presidency have roiled extreme anti-vaxers, which...

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China warns US will ‘face unbearable price’ on Taiwan

December 30, 2021December 31, 2021

BEIJING: China’s foreign minister said today the United States will “face an unbearable price” over its actions towards the self-ruled island of Taiwan, in Beijing’s...

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Germany’s long anti-nuclear protest ends

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

Opening in late 1986, Brokdorf was the first nuclear reactor in the world to go into operation after the Chernobyl disaster. An icy wind is...

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How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021

December 29, 2021December 30, 2021

Returned to China in 1997, Hong Kong has endured an overhaul of its political system and a crackdown on political dissent. As the days of...

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NATO scrambled jets 290 times due to Russian planes in 2021

December 28, 2021December 29, 2021

Around 80% of NATO's missions in the past year were in response to flights by Russian military aircraft flying too close to members' airspace, the...