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Benin opposition wins seats in parliament, first time in 4 years
Benin’s opposition has returned to parliament after a four-year absence, winning 28 seats in elections dominated by President Patrice Talon’s allies, according…
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El Salvador passes law on cryptocurrency transfers
El Salvador, which became the first country in the world to recognise Bitcoin as a legal tender two years ago, has approved…
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Five dead in China after car ploughs into pedestrians: Media
Five people have been killed and 13 others injured when a car ploughed into crowds of people at two busy…
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Did China deliver a snub to Myanmar’s military regime?
Beijing’s apparent failure to pick up on an invitation for China’s Premier Li Keqiang to attend a regional meeting in…
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Australia finalising new security pact with Papua New Guinea
The leaders of Australia and neighbouring Papua New Guinea say they are finalising a new security treaty – a move…
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UAE names oil company chief to lead UN’s COP 28 climate talks
The United Arab Emirates has named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabi’s state-run oil company and oversees its…
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S Korea considers compensating forced labourers with public funds
South Korea’s government has proposed compensating Koreans who were forced to work for Japanese firms during World War II using funding from…
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New Zimbabwe law threatens health workers with jail over strikes
Zimbabwe has brought in a law banning health workers such as nurses and doctors from prolonged strikes, imposing punishments of…
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Israel kills Palestinian man ‘standing on roof’ of his home
The Israeli army has killed a Palestinian man as he was standing on the roof of his home during a…
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HRW’s 2023 report finds hope amid ‘litany of human rights crises’
Authoritarianism across the world is leading to a “sea of human suffering”, Human Rights Watch has said in its annual…
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