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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort partially closed over Covid outbreak
Former US president, Donald Trump’s Florida resort Mar-a-Lago has been partially closed after some members of staff tested positive for the coronavirus, US media reported Friday. “As some of our
North Koreans leave Malaysia after ties cut over US extradition row
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends an enlarged meeting of the Politburo of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. PHOTO: AP North
Internet blackout as Congo votes, with president set to secure fourth term
Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso The Republic of Congo voted Sunday in a presidential election boycotted by the main opposition and attacked by critics as tilted towards veteran leader
‘Organisations of sin’: Pope Francis rails against mafia
Pope Francis Pope Francis launched a fresh attack on the mafia Sunday, Italy’s day of remembrance for victims of the mob, describing them as “organisations of sin” who have exploited
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,
