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Venice honours Liliana Cavani and Tony Leung

dpaRomeItalian director Liliana Cavani and Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai are to receive Golden Lions for their work at this years Venice International Film Festival the Biennale board of directors announced o

Mar 28, 2023
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Lebanon’s caretaker premier reverses time change decision

dpaBeirutLebanons caretaker premier Nagib Mikati and his cabinet on Monday reversed a decision on moving the start of daylight savings time which has caused confusion and divided the multi-faith country.

Mar 28, 2023
Israeli protesters lift a banner depicting Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally against judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv (AFP)

Fearing civil war, Netanyahu halts judicial reforms

Agencies JerusalemAfter weeks of mass protests in Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed a temporary halt to his governments controversial judicial reforms. I have decided to suspend

Mar 28, 2023
This image released by the Metro Nashville Police Department on their Twitter account shows officers responding to a shooting at Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Woman shoots dead 6 in Nashville school attack

Agencies Nashville A 28-year-old woman shot dead three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville Tennessee before police killed her On Monday.The woman had at least two semi-automatic rifles and a handgun police said. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department began receiv

Mar 28, 2023
City trains sit idle on the tracks in east Berlin on March 27, 2023. - Germany's transport network was almost brought to a complete standstill on Monday as two of the country's largest unions went on strike.
Unions demanding higher wages to help their members cope with the rising cost of living
saw staff at airports, and public transport walk out after midnight for a 24-hour strike. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Germany at a standstill as huge strike halts planes, trains & buses

Agencies BERLIN Airports bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday disrupting millions during one of the largest walkouts in decades in Europes biggest economy as soaring inflation stokes wage demands. The 24-hour warning strikes called by the Verdi union and railway and transpor

Mar 28, 2023
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No election in sight as Myanmar marks Armed Forces Day

Bangkok:The Myanmar military government marked Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on Monday with a large military parade including a flypast of Russian-made jets. Junta head General Min Aung Hlaing said the countrys military would continue to act against opponents but did not say when elections promised following the February 2021 coup would b

Mar 28, 2023
Employees hold banners and unions' flags as they block the entrance of the Musee du Louvre to denounce government's controversial pension reform, in Paris, on March 27, 2023. - A spokeswoman for the Parisian museum told AFP that this blocking of entries was carried out "by employees of the Louvre museum and other cultural sites". (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

More strikes as Paris workers clear trash

dpaParisMore industrial action is expected across France on Tuesday with the government showing no signs of major concessions as Paris workers removed thousands of tons of refuse from the streets following a three-week strike. France has been gripped by protests after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through plans to increase the pension age to 64 from 62.

Mar 28, 2023
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Cyberattack hits German vehicle supplier SAF Holland

Munich: A major Germany-based truck and trailer parts manufacturer SAF Holland said on Monday that it had been hit by a cyberattack that caused some of its productions lines to shut down. The announcement led to a temporary fall in the share price of the company which is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchanges SDAX index and had a turnover $1.34 billion in 2021. SAF Holland said its sy

Mar 28, 2023
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Two women leave Spanish cabinet to campaign for mayor jobs

Madrid:Two influential female ministers in the Spanish cabinet have left the government to campaign in elections for mayor in Madrid and the Canary Islands respectively Prime Minister Pedro Snchez announced in Madrid on Monday. Health Minister Carolina Darias is to be replaced by Jos Manuel Miones. Darias is to seek election as mayor in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria the city of her birt

Mar 28, 2023
Humza Yousaf speaks following the SNP Leadership election result announcement at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on March 27, 2023.(AFP)

Scotland ruling party’s Humza Yousaf ‘luckiest man in the world’

dpaEdinburgh ScotlandHumza Yousaf said he felt like the luckiest man in the world after being elected as the new leader of Scotlands ruling Scottish National Party (SNP). Yousaf who has been Scottish Health Secretary since 2021 succeeds Nicola Sturgeon in the role and will now be formally elected by Scottish parliament membersas Scotlands sixth first

Mar 28, 2023
Ukrainian activists attend a rally against Russian and Belarus' participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic games in Tbilisi on March 26, 2023. (AFP)

Russia says no retreat from nuclear weapons in Belarus despite criticism

dpa Moscow/KievMore criticism of Russias plans to install nuclear-capable weapons in Belarus surfaced on Monday but Russia brushed it off saying the negative comments would do nothing to change its decision. Of course such a reaction cannot influence Russias plans government spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Russian President Vladi

Mar 28, 2023
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Putin’s arrest warrant gives Russian journo hope for resistance

dpa London Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova said the International Criminal Courts decision to issue an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin has given her some sort of hope that resistance might be sparked within the countrys elite.Ovsyannikova worked for the Russian state broadcaster Channel One Russia TV for more than 10 yea

Mar 27, 2023
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Netanyahu sacks defence minister for criticising judicial reform

dpaTel AvivIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Galant after he called on the government to halt controversial judicial reform a Likud party spokesman said.Out of concern for Israels ability to defend itself Galant had in a speech on Saturday evening called on Netanyahus right-wing coalition to halt its pla

Mar 27, 2023
US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) addresses the crowd after arriving at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, on March 26, 2023. - US Vice President Kamala Harris starts a three-country tour of Africa, promoting the White House's positive vision of the continent as the "future of the world."
Harris' trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia is the latest salvo in deepening US engagement with a continent largely ignored under Republican Donald Trump -- and long viewed in Washington as more of a problem area than a land of opportunity. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP)

Kamala Harris in Ghana says ‘excited about Africa’s future’

Agencies ACCRA GhanaSchoolchildren dancers and drummers greeted US Vice President Kamala Harris as she arrived Sunday in Ghana for a weeklong visit to Africa to deepen US relationships amid global competition over the continents future. We are looking forward to this trip as a further statement of the long and enduring very important relationship and friends

Mar 27, 2023
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Tesla producing 5,000 cars per week in Brandenburg, half of target

Potsdam Germany:USelectric carmaker Tesla is now producing 5000 cars per week half way to its first production target for the site in Germany. Tesla announced the progress in a tweet with the number corresponding to 250000 vehicles per year. The companys initial aim is to produce 10000 vehicles per week or 500000 per year. Tesla has been producing electric cars at the Grnheide

Mar 27, 2023
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Britain to ban sale of laughing gas to curb anti-social behaviour

dpa LondonIn Britain the sale of laughing gas to the public will be banned as part of a wider crackdown on anti-social behaviour a Cabinet minister has confirmed. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said the scourge of nitrous oxide is turning public spaces into drug-taking arenas and is helping fuel anti-social behaviour that ministers are determined

Mar 27, 2023
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Amir appoints Sheikh Khalifa as commander of Lekhwiya

QNADohaHis Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday issued Amiri Decision No (24) of 2023 appointing Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as Commander of Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya). The deci

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Qatar calls for greater synergy in fight against global menace of drugs

QNA CairoQatar has affirmed that the drug problem takes on international and regional dimensions affecting all sectors and areas of life stressing the importance of strengthening cooperation in the development prevention and protection of Arab peoples from threats

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Al Duhail-Umm Salal all set for Ooredoo Cup title clash

Tribune News NetworkDohaUmm Salal face an uphill task as they take on league leaders Al Duhail in the final of the Ooredoo Cup at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday night. The title clash which kicks-off at 10pm is expected to be an exciting one as both teams a

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Listed GCC banks continue post-COVID recovery: KPMG

Satyendra PathakDohaListed banks in the GCC region continued their post-COVID recovery with strong double-digit asset while maintaining a conservative approach to credit provisioning tight cost control and healthy capital levels amid a future outlook based on cautio

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