A bloody civil war has been raging in the Central African Republic (CAR) since 2012. The country, which gained independence from France in 1960, has had a tumultuous history of various factions seeking to usurp power, and the violence in the resource-rich nation has dragged on well into the 21st …
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Filed in a Manhattan court on Wednesday by plaintiff Amy Cooper, the federal suit alleges the woman’s ex-employer – investment firm Franklin Templeton – discriminated against her on the basis of her race and gender when it fired her last year. Disputing the company’s public statements, Cooper claims no “legitimate …
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Holding signs reading “Freedom is non-negotiable” and “No health passports,” the demonstrators gathered in the capital on Saturday. Billed by its organizers as the “biggest street party London has ever seen,” the rally drew thousands of participants unhappy with the lingering restrictions on gatherings and movement, and opposed to the …
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The gathering, on the central Arbat Street, coincided with Valentine’s Day and was dubbed “Love is stronger than fear.” Some of the participants were given flowers, balloons and leaflets with black hearts. Those involved told reporters the “chain of solidarity” was aimed at showing support to figures they referred to as “female political prisoners” …
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The year-on-year growth of 8.4 percent to $103.45 billion was faster than China’s annual trade turnover with Europe as a whole, and faster than the country’s yearly foreign trade growth rate for the year, spokesman Gao Feng said. China’s trade volume with Central and Eastern European states has seen a …
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“I’ve been wearing brooches for a long time, but this year, I was using them to try to signal our understanding of the current situation,” the head of the regulator said in an interview with RTVi, a New York-based privately run TV network broadcasting in Russian. READ MORE:Russia to slash …
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Macron “ordered a flyover of Central African territory by fighter planes” at the request of CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, and it took place on Wednesday, the Elysee Palace said in a readout of the phone call between the two leaders. The flyover was conducted in agreement with MINUSCA, the UN …
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UPDATE: ‘Heavily armed and dangerous’ terrorists on the loose after Vienna attack – Austrian interior minister In one video, filmed from above, a man dressed in white with a black balaclava can be seen going down a cobblestone-lined street and firing off several shots. Someone yells out a profanity in English, …
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The Bank of Russia on Friday published an updated block of macroeconomic forecasts, which sharply worsened the assessment of the level of living of the population and the outflow of capital from the country. Despite the rise in oil prices to levels above $ 40 per barrel and support measures, …
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