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15/06/2025

Goal to end AIDS by 2030 'more off-track' after cuts, UNAIDS head says


Donald Trump's cuts to HIV/AIDS programmes will further derail an already faltering plan to end the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said on Friday.


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Nicaragua's first female president Chamorro passed at 95


Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the first female president of Nicaragua, died early Saturday morning in Costa Rica at the age of 95, her family announced in a statement.


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What is known about the Air India crash and its investigation


Air India's deadly plane crash that killed at least 270 people has triggered a wave of speculation about what led to the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade, but authorities are slowly narrowing down areas of investigation.

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02/06/2025

Indonesia quarry collapse kills 19, search continues for victims trapped under rubble


A rock collapse at a quarry at Cirebon in West Java province has killed 19 people, injured eight and there are six still missing, local police said on Sunday.


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UK backs Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, Lammy says


Britain's foreign minister, David Lammy, said on Sunday that the UK considers Morocco's autonomy proposal as the most feasible basis to resolve the conflict over Western Sahara.


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Thailand's stalled cash handout scheme sours voters on ruling party


Rungthiwa Pimphanit waited months for a long-promised cash handout of 10,000 baht ($307) from Thailand's ruling party, which she backed in 2023 elections, but now the scheme to stimulate a stalling economy has been put on ice.


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25/05/2025

Australia begins clean-up after floods damage 10,000 properties


ustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday the clean-up had begun in the country's southeast after floods killed five people and inundated more than 10,000 properties.


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Hungarian opposition leader Magyar walks to Romania, courting ethnic Hungarians


Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar walked across the border to Romania on Saturday after a week-long journey, in a attempt to win support of the ethnic Hungarians in Romania and appeal to conservative voters in the run-up to the 2026 elections.


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EU, US authorities take down malware network


European, American and Canadian authorities have taken down over 300 servers worldwide and issued international arrest warrants against 20 suspects in a crackdown on malware, EU agency for criminal justice cooperation Eurojust said in a statement, the latest phase in Operation Endgame.


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18/05/2025

Guyana lawmakers pass bill making companies liable for oil spill damages


Guyana's parliament passed an oil pollution bill late on Friday that holds parties liable for damages caused by oil spills, including from vessels.


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