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Berlin passes first-ever state plan to combat anti-Semitism
March 14, 2019
Berlin passes first-ever state plan to combat anti-Semitism
There have been many reports about anti-Semitism in Berlin over the past year or so, ranging from the story of…
Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
March 14, 2019
Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
In the world’s coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees…
Congo’s president pardons hundreds of political prisoners
March 14, 2019
Congo’s president pardons hundreds of political prisoners
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has pardoned around 700 political prisoners jailed under his predecessor. Among those to be freed on…
Eight killed in Brazil school shooting, two suspects dead
March 14, 2019
Eight killed in Brazil school shooting, two suspects dead
Two former pupils shot dead eight people, most of them students and staff, at a high school near Sao Paulo,…
China offers help to Venezuela to restore power
March 13, 2019
China offers help to Venezuela to restore power
BEIJING (Reuters) – China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused US…
Ethiopia to send black boxes to Europe as questions mount over crash
March 13, 2019
Ethiopia to send black boxes to Europe as questions mount over crash
Ethiopia said Wednesday it would send the black boxes from last weekend’s deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash to Europe for analysis…
Trump: today’s airplanes ‘too complex to fly’
March 13, 2019
Trump: today’s airplanes ‘too complex to fly’
As investigators probe the latest deadly crash of Boeing’s bestselling airliner, US President Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday with his…
Cardinal Pell victim says ‘hard to take comfort’ from sentencing
March 13, 2019
Cardinal Pell victim says ‘hard to take comfort’ from sentencing
The former choirboy molested by Australian Cardinal George Pell led the response to his sentencing Wednesday, saying it was “hard…
EU needs to hear UK plan before deciding Brexit delay: Barnier
March 13, 2019
EU needs to hear UK plan before deciding Brexit delay: Barnier
The European Union must hear from Britain how it plans to proceed with Brexit before deciding whether to delay the…
Two days on, loved ones of plane crash victims await closure
March 13, 2019
Two days on, loved ones of plane crash victims await closure
Shimon Misha flew from Israel to Ethiopia to collect the remains of his colleague, Avi Matzliah, one of 157 people…