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• March 03, 2023

  Key US Economic Indicator Up

  The US services sector remained resilient last month, helped by healthy demand and as employment picked up, according to survey data released Friday.

• March 03, 2023

  France, Angola Ink Agricultural Agreement

  French President Emmanuel Macron and his Angolan counterpart President Joao Lourenço have sealed an agreement to boost the agriculture sector in Angola.  Macron, who arrived in the capital Luanda late Thursday from Gabon on the second leg of his Africa tour, said that at the "heart of this visit is the strengthening of agricultural partnerships" with Angola. France, he added, is seeking to "build a balanced and reciprocal partnership" with the southern African nation.

• March 03, 2023

  Italy Probes Deadly Migrant Shipwreck

  Prosecutors in Crotone opened an investigation on Thursday into what went wrong in the rescue operation of migrants off the southern Calabrian coast of Italy, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 68.

• March 03, 2023

  EU Delays Petrol/Diesel Vehicle Ban

  The European Union on Friday delayed a vote to ban sales of new petrol or diesel-engine cars from 2035, after Germany made a last-minute push on the use of synthetic fuels.

• March 03, 2023

  Macron Pledges Angola Economic Ties

  In the Angolan capital Luanda, Macron chaired an economic forum, attended by more than 50 French companies, and focused on agriculture. "This fits in with the idea I have of this economic partnership between the African continent and France," Macron told around 100 delegates.

• March 03, 2023

  SpaceX Dragon Delivers ISS Crew

  Four astronauts entered the International Space Station on Friday after their SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission successfully docked, a NASA livestream showed.

• March 03, 2023

  Morocco Footballer Faces Rape Charge

  Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape, French prosecutors told AFP on Friday.

• March 02, 2023

  Cindy McCain to Head WFP

  U.S. diplomat Cindy McCain has been appointed new executive director of the World Food Program (WFP), the Rome-based U.N. agency said Thursday.

• March 02, 2023

  TikTok to Limit Screen Time for Young Users

  TikTok on Wednesday said it would introduce automatic daily screen time limits of one hour for accounts belonging to minors under 18, as the social media platform faces criticism over its addictiveness among young users.

• March 02, 2023

  US Sets Bounty on DRC ADF Chief

  The United States announced a reward of up to $5 million on Thursday for information leading to the capture of Seka Musa Baluku, the leader of the ADF militia, which is primarily active in DRC.

• March 02, 2023

  Africa Cholera Down But Still Dangerous: WHO

  Cholera cases are falling across Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday, but the number of deaths remains stable and heavy flooding is increasing the risk of the disease spreading.

• March 02, 2023

  Somaliland Slaughter Substantial: Official

  UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: 24 days of clashes between security forces and clan members in a town in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has resulted in hundreds of casualties, a government official said Thursday.

• March 02, 2023

  Murderer Pistorius May Get Parole

  South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend 10 years ago, will know in about a month whether he will be released on parole, his lawyer said Thursday.

• March 02, 2023

  Guinea, Ivory Coast Repatriate From Tunisia

  The West African states of Guinea and Ivory Coast are bringing home hundreds of their citizens from Tunisia, officials said Wednesday, after Tunisian President Kais Saied triggered a storm by accusing sub-Saharan migrants of crime.

• March 02, 2023

  Deforestation Cuts Tropical Rainfall: Study

  From the evergreen forests of Africa and Southeast Asia to the Amazon, large-scale deforestation threatens reductions in rainfall across the tropics, according to new research.

• March 02, 2023

  Gender Equality Greatly Slowed: World Bank

  Legal reforms toward equal rights for women around the globe fell to the slowest pace in more than two decades last year, despite positive developments in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank said Thursday.

• March 02, 2023

  Leaders Pound Out Oceans Pact

  UPDATED TO INCLUDE EU FUNDING PLEDGE: Leaders gather in Panama on Thursday to discuss the world's oceans and the multiple threats they face, from climate change and pollution to overfishing and mining.

• March 02, 2023

  Moscow Accuses G20 of 'Blackmail'

  UPDATED AGAIN WITH ADDITIONAL BLINKEN STATEMENT IN BLINKEN - LAVROV MEETING: A G20 meeting in New Delhi on Thursday was in disarray after Russia accused the West of "blackmail and threats" against other countries.

• March 02, 2023

  ‘South Africa’s Eskom Crippled by Corruption’: Experts

  Experts argue that South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom has been crippled by debt and beset by corruption scandals that are preventing the company from keeping the lights on nationwide.

• March 01, 2023

  Jabeur Counters Sub-Saharan Africa Migrant Contempt

  Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur spoke out against "discrimination" on Wednesday, a week after President Kais Saied ordered "urgent measures" against irregular sub-Saharan migrants, sparking mass evictions and international criticism.

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