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Saudi Aramco 2020 profits slump on lower crude prices
Energy giant Saudi Aramco on Sunday posted a 44.4 percent slump in 2020 net profit due to lower crude prices, as the coronavirus pandemic weighed heavily on global demand. Aramco,
US man accused of one murder says he really killed 16
An American man charged with beating to death a New Jersey resident he says sexually abused him as a child now claims he has killed a total of 16 people,
US ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines
U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as the nation’s president, Joe Biden, tries to assert America’s place in the world and distinguish himself from
Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women
Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign 10 years ago and which bears the name of
Congo opposition candidate hospitalized with COVID-19
The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member said, casting Sunday’s election into doubt
Tanzanians pay their respects to late president Magufuli
Women cry as attendees mourn the death of the coffin of fifth Tanzanian president John Magufuli during the national funeral at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam on March 20,
Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday parade cancelled for second year
Queen Elizabeth The annual military parade in central London for Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday has been cancelled for a second year owing to the coronavirus pandemic, Buckingham Palace said
Joe Biden stumbles multiple times as he boards Air Force One
US President Joe Biden on Friday lost his footing and tripped multiple times while walking up the steps to Air Force One. The American leader, 78, had proceeded swiftly about
Finland again ranks world’s happiest country despite pandemic
Covid-19 has done little to alter the ranking of the world’s happiest countries, with Finland at the top for a fourth year running, an annual UN-sponsored report said on Friday.
9 children, 10 others die in Madagascar after eating turtle
Image representation Nineteen people, nine of them children, have died from food poisoning in Madagascar after eating a turtle, sources said Thursday. Thirty-four people were hospitalised on Monday in Vatomandry,
