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Guinea-Bissau witnesses attempted coup - president

Two army factions clashed in the West African country's capital late Thursday; at least two people were killedDeadly violence erupted ...


Nigeria Calls for Niger Junta to Free Ousted President

Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria is calling for the release of ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum and for the military junta ...


In Change, Autocratic UAE Allows Protests at UN COP28

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - As participants at the United Nations' COP28 climate talks filed in Sunday for another day ...


Russian chocolate going global data

The country supplied 170,000 tons of confectionary in January-September, according to a RIA Novosti reportRussian chocolate exports rose 9% in ...


Burkina Faso, Niger Join Mali in Leaving G5 Anti-Jihadi Force

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger said Saturday they would quit the G5 anti-jihadi ...


Chad's Opposition, Civil Society Ask French Troops to Leave

Yaounde, Cameroon - Chad's opposition and civil society groups are asking France to immediately withdraw troops who arrived in Chad ...


Russia and Algeria sign judicial cooperation agreement

The Russian prosecutor general has arrived in Algiers for a working visitRussia and Algeria have signed a judicial cooperation agreement ...


German Court Sentences Gambian Death Squad Member to Life in Prison

Celle, Germany - A German court on Thursday sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in ...


GCTP signs MoUs with parliaments of Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau

LUANDA, 29th October, 2023 (WAM) -- Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace ...


African country reveals LNG export plan

Mauritania will commence shipments next year, the nation's energy minister says Mauritania is set to launch its first liquefied natural ...


Three African states move to launch a federation

The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are seeking to expand their new partnership The foreign ministers of ...


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Microsoft president denies super-intelligent AI possible in 12 months

REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft President Brad Smith said there is no chance of super-intelligent artificial intelligence (AI) being developed within the ...

EVs not as reliable as conventional cars, trucks: Consumer Reports

NEW YORK: A survey by Consumer Reports found that electric vehicles (EV) from 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly ...

Singapore, Zurich, Geneva are among world's costliest cities

LONDON, UK: In a report released this week, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said that Singapore and Zurich tied for ...

FAA's new aircraft certification policy changes key flight controls

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it implemented a new aircraft certification policy, which requires ...

US economy grew faster than forecast in third quarter

WASHINGTON D.C.: As businesses built more warehouses and accumulated machinery equipment, the U.S. economy grew faster than initially forecast in ...

RSV vaccine makers must meet demand: White House

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the White House said that Senior Biden administration officials met with the makers of respiratory syncytial ...

International

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US CDC says life expectancy for newborns in 2022 gained a year

ATLANTA, Georgia: After two consecutive years of declines mainly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, babies born in the U.S. in ...

Three more Israeli troops die in Gaza conflict, death toll hits 400

The number of soldiers in the Israeli army killed in the current Israel-Hamas war has topped 400. Three hundred and ...

Detention extended by Russian court of WSJ's US reporter

MOSCOW, Russia: A Russian court has extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. reporter for the Wall Street Journal, ...

Casualties mount again in Gaza as bombardments gather pace

Israel intensified its deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip Saturday as renewed fighting with Hamas entered a second day following ...

Nikki Haley's 2024 Republican presidential bid endorsed by Koch Group

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the conservative U.S. political network Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action), led by billionaire Charles Koch, ...

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Israeli research opens door to reversing effects of early childhood trauma on brain

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 4 (ANI/TPS): Untold numbers of Israeli children will have lasting psychological scars from the trauma of ...


Russia's trade with fellow BRICS country soaring envoy

Brazil may boost supplies of industrial goods to the sanctions-hit country, Ambassador Rodrigo Baena Soares saysWestern sanctions on Russia intended ...


EAM Jaishankar calls on President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto

New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday called on Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, ...


Guinea-Bissau witnesses attempted coup president

Two army factions clashed in the West African country's capital late Thursday; at least two people were killedDeadly violence erupted ...


Update: China helps Egypt send new satellite into orbit

© Provided by Xinhua JIUQUAN, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- China helped Egypt send a remote-sensing satellite into orbit from the ...


Britain Persists with Rwanda Plan for Migrants

Britain is continuing its efforts to have migrants seeking asylum in Britain sent instead to Rwanda to seek asylum there.In ...


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Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...