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India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
February 8, 2019
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…
Thai princess makes unprecedented political run for PM
February 8, 2019
Thai princess makes unprecedented political run for PM
A Thai princess will run for prime minister in March elections in an unprecedented entry by a royal into frontline…
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
February 7, 2019
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are calling for a Green New Deal intended to…
The race for Nigeria presidency in 2019
February 7, 2019
The race for Nigeria presidency in 2019
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerians will on Feb. 16 choose between two septuagenarians to lead Africa’s largest democracy: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu…
Macedonia signs accord to join NATO despite Russian misgivings
February 6, 2019
Macedonia signs accord to join NATO despite Russian misgivings
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO members signed an accord with Macedonia on Wednesday allowing the tiny ex-Yugoslav republic to become the…
Attacks on activists as Ukraine struggles with graft reform
February 6, 2019
Attacks on activists as Ukraine struggles with graft reform
Last summer, Vitaliy Ustymenko was brutally attacked by two men in broad daylight in an assault he believes was linked…
‘Special place in Hell’ for Brexiteers: EU leader
February 6, 2019
‘Special place in Hell’ for Brexiteers: EU leader
European Union leader Donald Tusk on Wednesday condemned those calling for Brexit with no idea how to carry it out,…
Silence echoes across Pyeongchang Olympic venues
February 6, 2019
Silence echoes across Pyeongchang Olympic venues
Just one year after the world’s best skiers and skaters gathered in South Korea to compete for Olympic gold, many…
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
February 6, 2019
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited camps in Bangladesh for Muslim Rohingya…
‘Worst over’: Australia begins flood clean-up
February 6, 2019
‘Worst over’: Australia begins flood clean-up
Weary residents in Australia’s flood-hit northeast returned home Wednesday to begin a massive clean-up after almost two weeks of heavy…