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Putin announces partial military mobilization

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting on the military-industrial complex at the Kremlin, September 20, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announ…

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Africa: Education Transformation Needed for 'Inclusive, Just and Peaceful World' - UN Chief

Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres' "guide and touchstone," he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit , warning that it is in "a deep crisis". "I regard myself as a lif…

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Africa: Exciting Clashes in the Group Stage of Mozambique 2022

The first round of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022, scheduled for 21-28 October, will be hotly contested. The groups of the final tournament were revealed on Friday following the draw held in the Mozambican capital Maputo…

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Africa: Aero-Manufacturers Urged to Leverage African Market

Africa is considered the next big buyer of airplanes in the few years to come, yet there are no plane manufacturing companies operating on the continent. Also, with the increasing number of planes on the continent, Africa continues to buy spare…

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Africa: Zimbabwe's NoViolet Bulawayo Shortlisted for Top Literary Prize

Cape Town — The celebrated Zimbabwean novelist, NoViolet Bulawayo, has been short-listed for one of the world's most prestigious literary awards for her latest work, Glory . Describing the book's relevance to the issues facing today'…

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King Charles proclaimed Britain's monarch at historic ceremony

Britain's King Charles gestures outside Buckingham Palace, following the passing of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 9, 2022. Henry Nicholls | Reuters King Charles was officially proclaimed as Britain's new mon…

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Trump Save America PAC eyed by federal grand jury

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in support of candidates Doug Mastriano and Mehmet Oz during a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, September 3, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters A federal grand jury is investigating the creation and spendin…

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Africa Food Prize Winner Backs Highly Productive, Resilient Crops

Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, a Ghanaian plant geneticist, who has won the 2022 Africa Food Prize, has said that for the continent to achieve food security, it needs to fund the development of more highly productive and resilient crop varieties that ca…

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Digital World Acquisition Corp doesn't have votes to delay Trump merger

This illustration photo shows Donald Trump's new social media app Truth Social, glitching on a smartphone in Los Angeles, February 21, 2022. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images Digital World Acquisition Corp ., the SPAC aiming to take former Pr…

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DOJ close to having evidence to indict Trump, but shouldn't do it

Former Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he thinks the Department of Justice is "getting very close" to having the evidence to indict Donald Trump — but hopes the agency declines to charge the ex-president. Barr, who served …

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California Gov. Newsom on climate change, extreme prolonged heat

A sign warns of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, U.S., July 11, 2021. Bridget Bennett | Reuters Speaking during a heat wave that brought California temperatures into the triple digits in much of the state, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom sa…

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