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Alitalia will lay off over 2,000 remaining employees as liquidation nears
ROME (AP) — Italy’s former national carrier Alitalia has started procedures for the collective dismissal of its remaining 2,059 employees, its administrators told unions. The move comes as the...
Putin offers African countries Russia’s ‘total support’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered what he called "total support" for Africa, including in the struggle against terrorism and extremism.The speech was read out at a summit in...
Germany’s far-left party picks lead candidates for expected election
Germany's embattled far-left party, Die Linke (The Left), has selected its lead candidates for anticipated early elections, it announced at a press conference on Sunday.The election campaign, once a...
German industry: Plenty of paper for early ballots
Germany will not lack for paper in the event that snap elections are called early in the New Year, the head of the country's paper-producing industry has said.Asked by...
Mauritius holds an election with the ruling party seeking a new term
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — People in Mauritius voted Sunday for a new Parliament with the ruling party seeking to secure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in...
Israeli strike on Gaza house kills many, medics and rescuers say
Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics and rescuers say.The official Palestinian news agency...
As Russian forces close in on Kurakhove, hundreds of residents remain in the front-line city
KURAKHOVE, Ukraine (AP) —Set on Ukraine's eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the devastated city center.Yet between...
Israel continues attacks on Gaza Strip and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Israel has launched renewed attacks on targets in the Gaza Strip and in Lebanon, the military said early on Sunday, adding that it had "eliminated dozens of terrorists."In the...
Music stars sing praises of team sweeping Ghana clean
Known as Buz Stop Boys, a group of mostly young professionals and tradespeople are driving a new wave of civic responsibility in Ghana, picking up brooms and shovels to...
