Month: December 2024

China's Xi swears in new Macau leader

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19/12/2024 0 1 mth

Macau (AFP) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday presided over the inauguration of new Macau leader Sam Hou-fai, capping off a three-day visit as the former Portuguese colony marks 25 years since being returned to China.

Issued on: 19/12/2024 – 22:09Modified: 20/12/2024 – 03:20

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Macau is regarded by China as a shining example of its "One Country, Two Systems" model, and Xi praised the city as a "pearl in the nation's palm" at the start of his three-day visit

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19/12/2024 0 1 mth

IMF confirms talks with Argentina about new loan agreement

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Rizwan, Babar steer Pakistan to ODI series win over South Africa

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Snack bars out, salmon in: US revamps 'healthy' food labels

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US announces $200 mn additional aid for Sudan

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Blinken hopes Trump picks up work on Saudi

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US announces $200 mn additional aid for Sudan

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Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children

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Yemen rebels say Israeli strikes kill 9, after missile attack

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UN members seek ICJ opinion on Israel aid obligations to Palestinians

23/01/2025 17 hrs

New rider in town: Somalia's first woman equestrian turns heads

Mogadishu (AFP) – A strange sight appears on the streets of Mogadishu: a figure dressed all in black, including a cowboy hat, riding a horse through the beeping traffic of tuk-tuks and motorbikes.

Issued on: 23/01/2025 – 05:53Modified: 23/01/2025 – 06:28

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Shukri Osman Muse, Somalia's first female equestrian, rides through the streets of the capital Mogadishu

23/01/2025 17 hrs

Melbourne doubles feud as Kichenok accuses Mladenovic of 'direct threat'

Melbourne (AFP) – Ukraine’s Lyudmyla Kichenok accused France’s Kristina Mladenovic Thursday of making a “very direct threat” against her during a testy women’s doubles clash at the Australian Open.

Issued on: 23/01/2025 – 05:45

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Kristina Mladenovic (L) was accused of 'verbal threats' at the Australian Open

23/01/2025 17 hrs

Trump to take virtual centre stage in Davos

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president’s days-old second term.

Issued on: 23/01/2025 – 05:39Modified: 23/01/2025 – 05:35

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