'Midnight hour of need': St. Vincent pleads for global help
The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines made a heartfelt plea Monday to the international community to help his country recover from a volcanic eruption that has displaced 20,000 people, saying the island nation is "in its midnight hour of need."
Rwanda report blames France for 'enabling' the 1994 genocide
The French government bears "significant" responsibility for "enabling a foreseeable genocide," a report commissioned by the Rwandan government concludes about France's role before and during the horror in which an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered in 1994.
EU warns "spark" could set off escalation at Ukraine borders
The European Union's foreign policy chief said Monday that in the face of the big military buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders, it will only take "a spark" to set off a confrontation.
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Merkel defends German/Russian pipeline construction
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her country's ongoing cooperation with Russia on the building of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline amid growing criticism of Moscow's treatment of opposition politician Alexei Navalny and aggression toward Ukraine.
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Malaysian opposition urges king to end coronavirus emergency
Malaysian opposition lawmakers led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad submitted a petition to the country's king on Tuesday seeking an end to a coronavirus emergency so Parliament can resume.
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Merkel's bloc chooses Laschet as candidate to succeed her
Armin Laschet has won his rival's backing to lead Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc into the German election in September, after a bruising power struggle.
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EU regulator prepares to issue advice on use of J&J vaccine
Experts at the European Medicines Agency are preparing to present Tuesday the conclusions of their investigation into possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and very rare cases of unusual clotting disorders detected in the U.S.
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China rejects accusations of abuses in Xinjiang
China's government on Tuesday rejected accusations of abuses in the Xinjiang region after a human rights group appealed for a U.N. investigation into possible crimes against humanity.
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Reports: UK to toughen climate target before Biden summit
The U.K. government will set itself a more ambitious climate target, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by three-quarters of their 1990 levels by 2035, British media reported Tuesday.
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Many global stocks lower after Wall St. decline
Major global stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday after Wall Street retreated from record highs.
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UK job figures show young hardest hit by COVID restrictions
The number of workers on U.K. corporate payrolls dropped by 0.2% in March as young people were hardest hit by coronavirus restrictions that closed bars, restaurants and hotels, according to the latest government statistics.
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US Ambassador in Moscow heads home for consultations
The U.S. ambassador in Moscow said Tuesday he will head home for consultations — a move that comes after the Kremlin prodded him to take a break after Washington and Moscow traded sanctions.
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Israeli police scuffle with protesters in Arab neighborhood
Israeli police scuffled with protesters in an Arab neighborhood near Tel Aviv for a second night late Monday after the assault of a rabbi over the weekend.
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Kosovar biologist calls newly found insect after coronavirus
Kosovar biologist Halil Ibrahimi believes the pandemic restrictions haven't all been bad — as a result of them, he completed his research, raised public awareness of the pollution of river basins and named a newly discovered insect after the virus.
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EU expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companies
The European Union expanded its sanctions against Myanmar's military leaders and army-controlled companies ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the worsening crisis after army leaders deposed the elected government.
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Hungary's poor Roma children struggle with digital education
Mihaly Horvath, a 12-year-old in a village in northeastern Hungary, can't wait for his school to reopen.
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Queen enters 'twilight' of reign after farewell to Philip
Now that the Royal Family has said farewell to Prince Philip, attention will turn to Queen Elizabeth II's 95th birthday on Wednesday and, in coming months, the celebrations marking her 70 years on the throne.
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Learning to breathe: German clinic helps COVID long haulers
Simone Ravera rolls up her trousers, slips off her shoes and socks, then gingerly steps into the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea.
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Byron Bay locals protest planned Netflix reality series
Angry Byron Bay locals are protesting the filming of a reality television series that some fear will damage the reputation of their trendy Australian tourist town.
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Pakistan Parliament to consider French envoy's expulsion
Pakistan's Parliament is expected to consider a resolution on Tuesday about whether the French envoy should be expelled over the publication of controversial cartoons depicting Islam's Prophet, testing whether the government gives in to threats from radical Islamists.
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Amid US strains, China's Xi warns against 'unilateralism'
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for more equitable management of global affairs and, in an implicit rejection of U.S. dominance, said governments shouldn't impose rules on others.
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Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St decline
Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street was pulled lower by tech stock declines.
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Watchdog: Media freedom has deteriorated during pandemic
There's been a "dramatic deterioration" of press freedom since the pandemic tore across the world, Reporters Without Borders said in its annual report published Tuesday.
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