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EU eyes repatriating more people to Africa, Middle East, Asia

January 26, 2023

In this Oct 30, 2022 photo, a boy fishes as police border guards on a boat patrol along the Evros River that forms a natural border between Greece and Turkey, on Sunday. The EU ministers recently discussed visa restrictions to repatriate more migrants non-eligible for asylum. (PHOTO / AP) STOCKHOLM...

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Meta to restore Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts

January 26, 2023

Former US president Donald Trump announces a third run for president as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov 15, 2022. (REBECCA BLACKWELL / AP) SAN FRANCISCO - Meta announced on Wednesday that the company would restore former US president Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the...

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Victims in Half Moon Bay mass shooting identified

January 26, 2023

Matt Jones and his son Ryder Jones pay their respects at a makeshift memorial for those killed during a shooting in Half Moon Bay, Californi on Jan 25, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) SAN FRANCISCO – The seven farmworkers killed in the Monday mass shootings in Half Moon Bay, Northern California,...

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At least 1 dead, several injured in machete attack at Spain churches

January 26, 2023

The body of a dead man lays on the ground as police secure the area in Algeciras, southern Spain, on Jan 25, 2023. Spain opened a terror probe on Jan 25 after a man wielding a bladed weapon stormed a church in southern Spain killing one and wounding several others,...

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France to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within a month

January 26, 2023

In this file photograph taken on November 11, 2019, an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) of the French Army patrols a rural area during the Bourgou IV operation in northern Burkina Faso along the border with Mali and Niger. (MICHELE CATTANI / AFP) PARIS - France will withdraw its troops from...

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OAS backs Peru’s president as protests mount

January 26, 2023

Riot policemen take position during a protest against the government of Dina Boluarte asking for her resignation and the closure of Congress, in Lima on Jan 24, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) The Organization of American States' permanent council expressed its "full support" for Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday, following...

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Biden announces equipping Ukraine with US-made tanks

January 26, 2023

US President Joe Biden speaks about the continued support of Ukraine in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan 25, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration will provide Ukraine with 31...

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Germany approves sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

January 26, 2023

This file photo taken on May 20, 2019 shows soldiers on a Leopard 2 A7 main battle tank of the German armed forces Bundeswehr driving during an educational practice of the "Very High Readiness Joint Task Force" (VJTF) as part of the NATO tank unit at the military training area...

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Russia says frigate tests strike capabilities in Atlantic

January 25, 2023

In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Jan 10, 2023, a sailor is on duty onboard of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian navy. (RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA AP) MOSCOW - The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday the...

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Decentralized Art Financial Platform ‘Art de Finance’, Partners with Incheon Airport Art Hub Consortium ‘ARSHEXA’

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

Zug, Switzerland, January 25, 2023 - (SEAPRWire) - Art de Finance, a decentralized art financial platform, announces its partnership with the ARSHEXA Corporation Limited which has the Incheon airport art storage project underway on Dec 27. With its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, Art de Finance is a platform that transforms physical art into NFT and...

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DR Congo, Rwanda trade blame on attack on fighter jet

January 25, 2023

This file photo created on Nov 19, 2022 shows traders on tricycles cross the border between Rwanda (in the background) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Petite Barrière border post in Goma. DRC) and Rwanda exchanged accusations on Jan 24, 2023 after a fighter jet from the...

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US to test nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2027

January 25, 2023

The silhouette of US engineer and NASA astronaut Megan McArthur is seen past the NASA logo in the Webb Auditorium at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022. (STEFANI REYNOLDS / AFP) WASHINGTON - The United States plans to test a spacecraft engine powered by nuclear fission by...

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Classified documents found at former US VP Pence’s home

January 25, 2023

In this file photo taken on April 12, 2022 former US vice-president Mike Pence speaks at a campus lecture hosted by Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. (RYAN M. KELLY / AFP) WASHINGTON - Documents marked as classified were discovered at former US vice-president...

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Bulgaria gears up for its fifth election in two years on April 2

January 25, 2023

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Dec 15, 2022. (VIRGINIA MAYO / AP) SOFIA - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday said he would set April 2 as the date for the country's fifth parliamentary election within two...

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IAEA deploys permanent mission at Ukraine’s nuclear plant

January 25, 2023

This handout photo taken on Sept 1, 2022 and obtained from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sept 7, 2022 shows a general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during an IAEA Support and Assistance Mission in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The IAEA has deployed its permanent monitoring...

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Lula floats shared ‘trading currency’ during Argentina trip

January 24, 2023

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as he gives a joint statement with Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez on Jan 23, 2023. (GUSTAVO GARELLO / AP) BUENOS AIRE - Brazil and Argentina are in early talks to establish a shared unit...

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Finland: Timeout needed in talks with Türkiye over NATO bid

January 24, 2023

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto talks to the press during an EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Jan 23, 2023. (JOHN THYS / AFP) HELSINKI- Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday a timeout of a few weeks is needed in the talks between Finland, Sweden and Türkiye on the...

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WHO ‘probing links between cough syrup deaths, eyes advice’

January 24, 2023

A photograph shows collected cough syrups in Banjul, Gambia on Oct 06, 2022. (MILAN BERCKMANS / AFP) The World Health Organization is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three countries, a person...

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California staggered by deadly back-to-back mass shootings

January 24, 2023

A suspect is arrested by law enforcement personnel after a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay, California, US, January 23, 2023 in a still image from video. (ABC AFFILIATE KGO / REUTERS) MONTEREY PARK, Calif., Jan 24 (Reuters) - Just two...