All posts tagged "Current Affairs"
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1.1KCurrent AffairsBattles loom in UK over competing Brexit demands
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Britain could remain closely aligned with the rules of the European Union’s single market under its...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsTrump salutes civil rights heroes at boycotted museum opening
Jackson, United States | AFP | Donald Trump called for an end to racial hatred Saturday at the launch of a museum...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsZuma ex-wife calls for calm in push for ANC top job
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a front-runner for the leadership of South Africa’s ruling ANC party, called...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsRussian strongman appears as “Superputin” in new exhibition
Moscow, Russia | AFP | From a musclebound Superman to ice hockey player to jet pilot, Vladimir Putin plays various heroic roles in...
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1.2KCurrent AffairsPrivate funeral held for Bosnian-Croat war criminal Praljak: report
This videograb taken from live footage of the International Criminal Court, shows Croatian former general Slobodan Praljak swallowing what is believed to...
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697Current AffairsEx-Georgian president Saakashvili on hunger strike after Ukraine arrest
Mikheil Saakashvili: Former Georgian president Kiev, Ukraine | AFP | Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has gone on hunger strike to protest his arrest...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsUK foreign minister in Iran to push for Briton’s release
Tehran, Iran | AFP | Britain’s foreign minister visited Iran on Saturday to press for the release of British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe amid...
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1.2KCurrent AffairsAbu Dhabi authorities ‘acquired’ $450 mn Da Vinci: museum
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | AFP | The Louvre Abu Dhabi said Friday that local Emirati authorities had “acquired” a $450-million painting...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsUS leaning towards 2030 Winter Games bid
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | The United States Olympic Committee said Friday 2030 was the preferred option as it eyes a...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsS.Africa court orders prosecution chief to leave job
Shaun Abrahams Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A South African court on Friday overturned President Jacob Zuma’s appointment of the head of...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsCourt orders Dakar mayor’s trial to open next week: lawyer
Dakar, Senegal | AFP | A lawyer for Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall, detained since March on corruption charges, on Friday said the prosecutor’s...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsIndia’s PM Modi faces test as his home state votes
Ahmedabad, India | AFP | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat began voting on Saturday, in a key electoral...