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6 firefighters have died battling a bushfire in South Africa after storms batter other areas
[ad_1] CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Six firefighters have died battling a bushfire in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa and another two are in a critical condition,...
Argentina economy snapshot: faltering recovery after plateau
[ad_1] By Hernan NessiBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's battered economy is expected to plateau and begin a fluctuating recovery in the second half of the year, according to forecasts by...
China’s third plenum: the 5 burning questions heating up debate – and our take
[ad_1] China has - after some delay - scheduled the much-anticipated third plenum of its Communist Party's Central Committee for Monday, with the four-day meeting expected to shape the country's...
Germany shuts one of its busiest rail routes for 5 months, launching drive to improve reliability
[ad_1] BERLIN (AP) — One of the busiest railway lines in Germany, the 70-kilometer (45-mile) stretch between Frankfurt and Mannheim, is closing for five months starting Monday as the country...
Top German diplomat: West Africa stability key for European security
[ad_1] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is set to travel to West Africa on Monday, is hoping to expand cooperation with Senegal and Ivory Coast in order to prevent...
Video shows religious gathering in western India and is unrelated to July 2024 stampede
[ad_1] Screenshot of the false X post, captured on July 9, 2024The video surfaced online as a deadly stampede in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state killed 121 people, a vast...
Cocked rifles and infrared cameras along Cyprus buffer zone stoke tensions that could spread farther
[ad_1] NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The clang of unseen assault rifles being cocked carries across the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in ethnically cleaved Cyprus, ratcheting up concerns that the embers...
Lammy urges immediate ceasefire during Israel visit
[ad_1] David Lammy has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories as foreign secretary."I’m here to push for a ceasefire,"...
China June new home prices fall at fastest pace in 9 years
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) -China's new home prices fell at the fastest pace in nine years in June, official data showed on Monday, with the battered sector struggling to find a...
Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori plans to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says
[ad_1] FILE - Peru's jailed, former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, June 28, 2016....
