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African Union invites Ethiopia’s warring parties to peace talks

October 5, 2022

A man crosses near a destroyed truck on a road leading to the town of Abi Adi, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on May 11, 2021. (BEN CURTIS / AP) NAIROBI - The African Union has invited Ethiopia's government and rival Tigray forces to peace talks in South...

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National Archives: Trump staffers not returning White House records

October 3, 2022

A letter from acting archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall to former President Donald Trump's legal team is photographed on Aug 23, 2022. (JON ELSWICK / AP) WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump's administration has not turned over all presidential records and the National Archives will consult with...

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Colombian govt, dissident FARC explore potential peace talks

September 19, 2022

This handout picture released by Colombian President Gustavo Petro's twitter account shows Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Danilo Rueda (in white t-shirt) during a meeting with members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in Caqueta, Colombia, on Sept 17, 2022. (GUSTAVO PETRO'S OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT / AFP) Colombian government...

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Minister: Hungary will keep promises to access EU funds

September 19, 2022

Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Minister of Regional Development and Utilization of EU Funds, addresses a press conference at the ministry building on Sept 18, 2022 in Budapest. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) BUDAPEST - The Hungarian government is committed to fulfilling its promises made to the European Commission (EC) in order to...

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Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over cyberattack

September 8, 2022

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks during the Wine Vision fair, part of the "Open Balkan" economic forum for regional cooperation in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept 1, 2022. (DARKO VOJINOVIC / AP) TIRANA – Albania has decided to terminate diplomatic ties with Iran after authorities found that Iran was behind the...

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Demonstration held in Prague against Czech govt, NATO, EU

September 4, 2022

In this file photo dated Jan 9, 2022, demonstrators march with a dog on their shoulder and the Czech national flag as they take part in a protest against compulsory vaccination against the COVID-19 in Prague. (MICHAL CIZEK / AFP) PRAGUE - An estimated 70,000 people participated in a rally...

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Ethiopian, Eritrean forces clash with Tigrayan forces in north

September 1, 2022

A young man walks past a tank said to have belonged to Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels near Debre Tabor, on Dec 6, 2021. (SOLAN KOLLI / AFP) NAIROBI - Ethiopian and Eritrean government forces launched an attack in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray on Thursday, targeting Tigrayan forces,...

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Colombia’s ambassador-designate to renormalize ties with Venezuela

August 29, 2022

Pedestrians use the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to cross between San Antonio, Venezuela (behind) and Cucuta, Colombia at sunrise on Aug 8, 2022, along the border which Venezuela partially closed in 2015. (MATIAS DELACROIX / AP) CARACAS – Colombia's new ambassador-designate to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, arrived here on Sunday for...

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Residents: Fighting flares for 2nd day in northern Ethiopia

August 26, 2022

Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of a truck on a road near Agula, north of Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on May 8, 2021. (BEN CURTIS / AP) NAIROBI – Fighting flared for a second day in northern Ethiopia, residents said on Thursday, an outbreak...

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Fighting erupts along border of Ethiopia’s Tigray region

August 24, 2022

In this May 8, 2021 file photo, Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of a truck on a road near Agula, north of Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. (BEN CURTIS/AP) NAIROBI - Fighting between forces from Ethiopia's rebellious northern region of Tigray and central government forces...

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Sierra Leone president says protests aimed to overthrow the govt

August 13, 2022

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio arrives for an EU Africa summit at the European Council building in Brussels on Feb 17, 2022. (JOHN THYS / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) FREETOWN - Sierra Leone's president, Julius Maada Bio, said on Friday that this week's anti-government protests, which led to the...

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Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM) Experts are Ready

August 13, 2022

Washington, DC, Aug 12, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) has trained its inaugural class of Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM) experts. These GBA BMM professionals will do Blockchain consulting and participate on Blockchain enterprise appraisals. GBA's first class of blockchain experts mean Blockchain Maturity...

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Congo expels UN peacekeeping mission spokesman after protests

August 4, 2022

Indian soldiers from MONUSCO, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, attend a ceremony honoring peacekeepers who died during violent protests against Monusco, in Goma, on Aug 1, 2022. (ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP) KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the spokesman of the UN peacekeeping mission,...

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French lawmakers vote bill ending virus mandates on Aug 1

July 27, 2022

French Minister for the Economy and Finances Bruno Le Maire addresses Members of Parliament during a session of questions to the government at The National Assembly in Paris on July 19, 2022. (CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) PARIS / WASHINGTON / MEXICO CITY - The French Parliament adopted on Tuesday a bill ending the...

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Gray Wolf Analytics Joins the Government Blockchain Association (GBA)

July 23, 2022

FREDERICTON, N.B., Jul 22, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Gray Wolf Analytics announced that it has joined the ranks of the Government Blockchain Association (GBA), a professional association promoting international collaboration between government and blockchain solutions providers.Comprised of over 5,000 leading industry experts, the GBA represents a large...

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WB to fund $100m in food insecurity aid to Sudan via WFP

July 22, 2022

A demonstrator throws a tire on a fire during a protest over economic conditions, in Khartoum, Sudan on June 30, 2021. (MARWAN ALI / AP PHOTO) While funding under agreements signed with the Government of Sudan remains paused, development partners are pleased to provide direct support to the Sudanese people...

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UK’s top court to hear Scottish independence case in Oct

July 21, 2022

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon delivers a speech during a press conference to launch a second independence paper, at the Bute House, in Edinburgh, on July 14, 2022. The paper is titled "Renewing Democracy Through Independence" and will set out the Scottish Government's view that people living in Scotland have...

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Estonia’s new coalition government takes office

July 19, 2022

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas addresses media representatives during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, on June 30, 2022. (GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) TALLINN - The members of Estonia's new government coalition of the Reform Party, the conservative Isamaa (Fatherland) Party and...