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Barack Obama gets his groove back

YoopyaJuly 3, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 3, 2015July 2, 202308

Washington (CNN)Barack Obama is hanging as loose as the pinky and thumb salute of his native Hawaii. With his White House on a roll and...

Europe

Confusion reigns in Greece on last day of campaigning before referendum

YoopyaJuly 3, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 3, 2015July 2, 202305

ATHENS — Confusion reigned across Greece on Friday as a court weighed whether to allow a referendum planned for Sunday that could shape the country’s...

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France rejects asylum request by Wikileaks founder Assange

YoopyaJuly 3, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 3, 2015July 2, 202303

France swiftly rejected on Friday a request for asylum by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The founder of the transparency website had appealed directly to President...

Africa Health World

Liberia quarantines community where corpse tested for Ebola

YoopyaJune 30, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJune 30, 2015July 2, 2023021

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities have quarantined the Nedowein area where the corpse of a 17-year-old boy tested positive for Ebola, sparking fears the...

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Obama Making Millions More Americans Eligible for Overtime

YoopyaJune 30, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaJune 30, 2015July 1, 202303

President Obama announced Monday night a rule change that would make millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay. The rule would raise the salary threshold...

Africa World

Mali’s separatist war ends at last

YoopyaJune 30, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaJune 30, 2015July 1, 2023013

Northern Azawad rebels agree to ‘federalism in all but name’ with Bamako, formally ending conflict that erupted in January 2012. The rebels of northern Mali,...

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How Britain’s khat ban devastated an entire Kenyan town

YoopyaJune 26, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaJune 26, 2015July 1, 2023012

Mild stimulant used to be Maua’s most valuable export, bringing prosperity to all involved. A year since it was outlawed, the local economy has been...

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Karachi Heat Wave Death Toll Tops 650 During Ramadan Fast

YoopyaJune 24, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJune 24, 2015July 2, 2023020

KARACHI, Pakistan — Karachi’s poor learned long ago to cope with the many adversities that afflict Pakistan’s most crowded and chaotic city, including flooding, street...

Asia World

Islamic State seen overtaking al Qaeda in South Asia social media war

YoopyaJune 19, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJune 19, 2015July 2, 202301

Islamist militant propaganda websites and social media accounts in South Asia are promoting Islamic State at the expense of al Qaeda, analysts said on Friday,...

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Chad arrests five and bans burqa after suicide bombings

YoopyaJune 18, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJune 18, 2015July 2, 2023018

N’DJAMENA Chad said on Wednesday it had arrested at least five suspects and had banned religious burqas after suicide bombings blamed on the Islamist Boko...