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Botswana auctions elephant hunting licenses after lifting ban

Botswana auctions elephant hunting licenses after lifting ban

Licences to hunt 60 elephants sold, the first to be allowed since President Masisi scrapped a blanket ban on hunting. Botswana, home to the world's largest...
Ireland votes in 'three-horse race' to form next government

Ireland votes in ‘three-horse race’ to form next government

Historically dominated by Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, three-way race led by Sinn Fein is new dynamic for Ireland. The Republic of Ireland has begun voting in...
Eight die, dozens wounded in southern Kazakhstan clashes

Eight die, dozens wounded in southern Kazakhstan clashes

Officials said clashes and group fights between residents took place in the Kordai district of Jambyl region. A brawl and a series of clashes in several villages...
Two 'bomb' cyclones form at once in one ocean

Two ‘bomb’ cyclones form at once in one ocean

A 'bomb' cyclone is defined as a low-pressure area that deepens by at least 24mb in 24 hours. A "bomb" cyclone with a central pressure of 929 millibars...
El Paso Walmart gunman hit with 90 federal hate charges

El Paso Walmart gunman hit with 90 federal hate charges

A man accused of killing 22 people at a Walmart in el paso , Texas, last year, where he was targeting victims of Hispanic origin, has been charged with 90...
Suspected rebels kill several civilians in DR Congo

Suspected rebels kill several civilians in DR Congo

DRC has been hit by months of attacks blamed on the ADF, which is the target of a military offensive. At least eight people have been killed...
Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam resigns after spying scandal

Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam resigns after spying scandal

Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam has resigned after acknowledging that two spying scandals last year had "disturbed" the Swiss bank. The board of directors unanimously accepted Thiam's resignation at a meeting on...
Yemen al-Qaeda leader al-Rimi killed in US operation, says Trump

Yemen al-Qaeda leader al-Rimi killed in US operation, says Trump

Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of AQAP, was killed in counterterrorism operation in Yemen, US president says. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that US forces have killed Qassim...
China halves tariffs on $75 billion worth of US goods, as coronavirus outbreak escalates

China halves tariffs on $75 billion worth of US goods, as coronavirus outbreak escalates

China announced on Thursday that it will halveadditional tariffs on $75 billion worth of US imports, as the world's two largest economies continue to step back from a years-long trade...
China virus death toll jumps past 550, more cases on cruise ship

China virus death toll jumps past 550, more cases on cruise ship

Hubei has been sealed off for nearly a two weeks as China battles virus that has shut down cities and prompted airlifts. The death toll from a...

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