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Kenya vaccinates over 21 mln children against typhoid, measles
NAIROBI, July 16 (Xinhua) — Kenya has vaccinated some 21.3 million children against typhoid and measles in its latest campaign against the two infectious diseases, the biggest vaccination drive in […]
Cameroon’s Biya, 92, reshuffles military top brass ahead of vote
YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, has overhauled the military’s top ranks in what analysts say is an effort to ensure the armed […]
Analysis-Zelenskiy aims to woo both public and Trump with fresh-faced Ukraine cabinet
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine will get its first new prime minister of the war on Thursday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tries to wrestle wartime defence spending into shape and win over […]
US has told Armenia it is ready to manage transport corridor with Azerbaijan, Armenpress reports
(Reuters) -Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the U.S. had offered to manage a potential transport corridor that would link the bulk of Azerbaijan to an Azerbaijani exclave via Armenian […]
Syria’s Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says
(Reuters) -Syria’s Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect, Druze religious leader Sheikh Yousef Jarbou said in a video broadcast […]
Violence erupts at Bangladesh youth rally, media report four killed
DHAKA (Reuters) -Violence erupted on Wednesday at a rally of Bangladesh’s youth-led National Citizen Party in the southern town of Gopalganj, with four people killed and more injured according to […]
Prosecutors seek arrest of Coima boss and others in Milan property planning probe
MILAN (Reuters) -Prosecutors on Wednesday sought the arrest of Milan’s councillor for urban planning, the head of real estate firm Coima and four others as part of investigations into planning […]
French PM’s plan to scrap two holidays stirs outcry, and memories of a toppled predecessor
PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France’s finances back on track. It’s a brave move: The last French leader to try […]
Ukraine’s parliament votes to dismiss prime minister in wartime reshuffle
KYIV (Reuters) -The Ukrainian parliament voted to dismiss Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Wednesday, lawmakers said, part of a government overhaul aimed at strengthening wartime economic and military management. Read […]
Italy may release up 10,000 people from prison to ease overcrowding
ROME (Reuters) -Italy may release up to around 10,000 people from prison, or about 15% of the total population of inmates, to ease overcrowding, the Justice Ministry has announced. Read […]