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May 17, 2023
UN: Next Five Years May Be World's Hottest

GENEVA - It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned Wednesday as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring.
May 16, 2023
Tunisia Hikes Jailed Journalist's Sentence

TUNIS - A Tunisian appeals court has handed a five-year jail term to radio journalist Khalifa Guesmi for disclosing information about the security services, his lawyer said Tuesday.
May 16, 2023
Libyan Parliament Suspends Bashaga

TRIPOLI - Libya's parliament, in the east of the divided country, on Tuesday suspended Fathi Bashagha as head of an administration challenging the authority of the country's western-based prime minister. Parliament also announced an investigation into Bashagha.
May 16, 2023
Ghanaian 'Influencer' Charged in US Scam

NEW YORK - Mona Faiz Montrage, a Ghanaian social media influencer, has pleaded not guilty in the United States to deceiving older, single Americans out of $2 million through lonely hearts scams.
May 16, 2023
Lesotho Imposes Night Curfew

MASERU, LESOTHO - A night curfew will take effect in Lesotho on Tuesday, as authorities hope that curtailing movement will help curb gun violence in the small southern African kingdom.
May 16, 2023
Celebration as Namibia Recognizes Foreign Same-Sex Marriages

In the Namibian capital Windhoek on Tuesday, people celebrate as the country's Supreme Court recognized same-sex marriages legally performed overseas between its citizens and foreign spouses. It is a landmark ruling in a country where homosexuality remains illegal. The decision overturns a ruling reached last year by the High Court, which refused to accept same-sex marriages performed outside the country.
May 16, 2023
Libyan Official Slams Tunisia Jailing Ghannouchi

TRIPOLI - Khaled el-Mechri, president of Libya's Tripoli-based High Council of State, deplored the "return of dictatorship" in neighboring Tunisia, expressing solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi, a jailed opposition leader and high-profile critic of Tunisia President Kais Saied.
May 16, 2023
US April Retail Sales Up

WASHINGTON - Retail sales in the United States returned to growth in April, data released Tuesday showed, but not by as much as many had anticipated.
May 16, 2023
Burkina Backs Mali Against UN Report

OUAGADOUGOU - Military-run Burkina Faso expressed its support for neighboring Mali on Tuesday after a long-awaited U.N. report said Malian troops and "foreign" fighters had executed at least 500 people in a 2022 anti-jihadist operation.
May 16, 2023
Hippo Causes Fatal Malawi Incident

LILONGWE - A baby died and 23 people are missing after a hippopotamus hit a boat travelling on Malawi's Shire River, authorities said on Tuesday.
May 16, 2023
UK Hunting Trophy Bill Riles S. African Taxidermists

RAYTON, SOUTH AFRICA - Pieter Swart's business in South Africa has thrived for years, but the 58-year-old says it is now threatened by a British law which bans the import of hunting trophies. That could open the way for a deluge of similar legislation, Swart worries.
May 16, 2023
African Leaders Launch Ukraine Peace Mission

CAPE TOWN - Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine "as soon as is possible" to help find a resolution to the war, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday.
May 16, 2023
EU Tightens Crypto Tax Loopholes

BRUSSELS - E.U. ministers agreed stronger rules Tuesday to crack down on the use of cryptocurrencies in tax fraud, as Brussels bolsters its efforts to regulate the volatile sector.
May 16, 2023
Namibia OK's Certain Same-Sex Marriages

WINDHOEK - Namibia's Supreme Court on Tuesday recognized same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses, a landmark ruling in a country where homosexuality is illegal.
May 16, 2023
Russia: No Grain Deal Extension - Yet

MOSCOW - Russia said Tuesday it was still undecided on the extension of a landmark grain export deal with Ukraine, brokered by the UN and Turkey and due to expire May 18.
May 16, 2023
Fatalities as Sonko Supporters Fight Police

DAKAR - Three people died during clashes Monday between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the authorities said, raising the toll by two.
May 16, 2023
Yellen: Debt Ceiling Fight Raising Borrowing Costs

NEW YORK - The U.S. government is facing increased borrowing costs due to the political crisis surrounding the nation's borrowing limit, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday.
May 16, 2023
WHO Voices Concern Over Artificial Sweeteners

GENEVA - Artificial sweeteners, used to replace sugar in a vast range of products, do not help in losing weight and can have serious health effects, according to the World Health Organization.
May 15, 2023
France: More 'Harkis' Fighters to Get Reparations

France has paved the way leading to the payment of reparations to more relatives of Algerians who sided with France in its independence war but were then interned in French camps, the government said Monday.
May 15, 2023
France Probes iPhone 'Planned Obsolescence'

PARIS - France is investigating U.S. tech giant Apple over it allegedly planning for smartphones to become out of date through restricting their repair, prosecutors and an association said on Monday.

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