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Thailand's parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill on Wednesday, paving the way for the kingdom to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise LGBTQ marriage equality. The bill sailed through on 399 to 10 votes in the lower house, although it must still be approved by the Senate before it is endorsed by the…
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Four people were condemned to death and two sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after a decade-long investigation into the 2013 killing of Tunisian secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid. Tunisia still hands down death sentences, particularly in "terrorism" cases, even though a de facto moratorium in effect since 1991 means they are effectively commuted…
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An Argentine court handed down 10 lifetime prison sentences Tuesday as part of a long-running, mass prosecution of incidents of kidnapping, torture, rape and disappearances during the country's 1976-83 military dictatorship. Along with the lifetime sentences, one defendant was sentenced to 25 years, while another was acquitted. Six others have died in the three years…
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Authorities on Tuesday suspended their search for six people missing after a packed cargo ship slammed into a Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse and blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbors. "Based on the length of time that we've gone in this search, the extensive search efforts that we put into it, the…
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The son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau was sentenced to more than six and a half years in prison for involvement in a transnational heroin trafficking conspiracy, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday. Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, 52, planned to use the proceeds to finance a coup in the West African country that would…
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A new report released yesterday by the United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and launched by the African Union Commission (AUC) has shown alarming trends in migrant deaths and disappearances over the past decade
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The African Steward Advocacy (AFSTAD) has welcomed Senegal’s fifth President, Basirou Diomaye Faye.Its acceptance of the new 44-year-old leader was contained in a congratulatory statement issued yesterday by its Global Coordinator, Hammed Saheed Oloro...
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Poland's deputy foreign minister on Tuesday said that NATO was considering the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles that stray too close to the alliance's borders, two days after Poland reported a breach of its airspace.
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US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the collapse of a Baltimore bridge a "terrible accident," and pledged to get the major East Coast port up and running as soon as possible after a cargo ship struck one of the span's support pylons.
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Planting trees in the wrong places can actually contribute to global warming, scientists said on Tuesday, but a new map identifies the best locations to regrow forests and cool the planet. Trees soak up carbon dioxide and restoring areas of degraded woodlands or planting saplings to boost forest cover is one tool in the fight…
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Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country. The president will be chosen "without debate" by lawmakers "for a single six-year term", and not by the public, according to the…
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Four people, including three police officers, have been killed in a suspected attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists in a Kenyan town near the border with Somalia, police said. The explosion occurred on Monday at a hotel near a police station in Mandera, northeastern Kenya, an area often targeted by the Somalia-based group. Police said several other…