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April 26, 2023
WHO: 2023 Covid Deaths Sharply Down

GENEVA - The WHO said Wednesday that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 percent since the start of the year - but warned the virus was still on the move.
April 26, 2023
Nigerian Soldiers Killed by Mine

KANO - Five Nigerian soldiers died after their vehicle hit a mine suspected to have been planted by Islamic State group aligned jihadists near the border with Niger, security sources said Wednesday.
April 26, 2023
Mozambique OKs TotalEnergies Gas Project

MAPUTO - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said on Wednesday the conditions were right for French energy giant TotalEnergies to restart a major gas project after the scheme was halted following a 2021 jihadist attack.
April 26, 2023
UN: Haiti Violence 'Alarming'

UNITED NATIONS HQ, NEW YORK - Gang violence in crisis-torn Haiti is expanding at "an alarming rate" in areas previously considered quite safe, the UN's envoy to the country told a Security Council meeting Wednesday.
April 26, 2023
WHO Worried About Sudan Lab Breach

GENEVA - The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was assessing the threat posed to public health after fighters in Sudan occupied a national laboratory holding samples of deadly diseases.
April 26, 2023
Nigeria Evacuates Citizens From Sudan

LAGOS - Nigeria on Wednesday started evacuating the first of around 3,500 of its nationals, mostly students, from Sudan to neighboring Egypt Wednesday as a fragile ceasefire allowed foreigners to flee, emergency services said.
April 26, 2023
US Manufactured Goods Post Strong March

WASHINGTON - Orders of big-ticket manufactured items in the US jumped in March following a two-month slump, buoyed by a sharp rise in transportation goods, according to US government data released Wednesday.
April 26, 2023
Dutch Court Stops Asylum Expulsions

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government cannot send asylum seekers back to Italy, where they risk facing mistreatment and human rights violations, a judge in the Netherlands ruled Wednesday.
April 26, 2023
US Dollar Challenged by Other Currencies

PARIS - The US dollar has been used for almost everything in terms of international trade and global finance, from ordering planes, buying oil, or issuing debt. But a number of developing economies, particularly China, have been leading a drive against over-reliance on the US "buck."
April 26, 2023
Wagner Boss Says Mercenaries in Mali Unhurt

MOSCOW - The head of Russia's Wagner military group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Wednesday denied that any of his fighters were among casualties in a jihadist-claimed attack in central Mali.
April 26, 2023
UK Stops Microsoft Activision Takeover

LONDON - Britain on Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69-billion takeover of US video game giant Activision Blizzard, arguing it would harm competition in cloud gaming and leaving the blockbuster deal in peril.
April 26, 2023
EU Clamps Down on Pesticides

COPENHAGEN - The EU environment agency on Wednesday urged member states to reduce pesticide usage over concern that sales of harmful chemicals remain strong despite its effects on human health and biodiversity.
April 26, 2023
Burkina Massacre Survivors Describe Horror

OUAGADOUGOU - Survivors of a massacre in northern Burkina Faso have described an hours-long ordeal in which men in army uniforms carried out brutal and arbitrary killings, including women who were carrying their babies on their backs.
April 26, 2023
Kenya Cult Relatives Await News

UPDATED WITH NEW DEATH COUNT: MALINDI, KENYA - The number of victims linked to a suspected starvation cult in Kenya climbed to 95 on Wednesday, a government official said, with weeping relatives anxiously awaiting news of loved ones after investigators unearthed mass graves last week.
April 25, 2023
Ed Sheeran Sued for Marvin Gaye 'Rip'

NEW YORK - Ed Sheeran arrived at US federal court Tuesday for a trial over whether the British pop star plagiarized American music icon Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" in his own 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud."
April 25, 2023
Sudan: No Fuel, No Escape

KHARTOUM - With more and more residents of Khartoum fleeing the fighting, and shops and other services almost completely shut down, fuel shortages are growing worse. Hundreds of cars and buses queue for fuel at every petrol station, no matter the price. And this is stranding some Sudanese.
April 25, 2023
US April Consumer Confidence Falls

WASHINGTON - US consumer confidence fell more than many predicted in April, fueled by a deterioration in expectations among over-55s and households with annual incomes over $50,000, according to survey data released Tuesday.
April 25, 2023
US New Home Sales Had Strong March

WASHINGTON - New home sales in the United States grew more than anticipated in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, as a lack of existing homes continued bolstering demand in the market for new properties.
April 25, 2023
France Court Halts Mayotte Expulsions

MAMOUDZOU, FRANCE - A French court halted the controversial clearance of a slum due Tuesday aimed at expelling migrants from its Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte -- a plan that has sparked clashes between locals and security forces and sparked tensions with neighboring Comoros.
April 25, 2023
EU Creates Carbon 'Border Tax'

BRUSSELS - The EU's 27 member countries gave final approval Tuesday to a sweeping reform of the bloc's carbon market to accelerate the reduction in greenhouse gases, including a new carbon border tax on imports.

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