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Pharma groups to pay $590 mn to US Native Americans over opioids

New York, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):A group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors agreed to pay $590 million to settle lawsuits connected to opioid addiction among US Native American tribes, according to a US court filing Tuesday. The companies include Johnson & Johnson and McKesson, according to […]

Ukraine leader hails ‘biggest’ military, diplomatic support since 2014

Kyiv, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Western military and diplomatic support had reached it highest level since the year Crimea was annexed, as fears swirl over a potential Russian invasion. “Support for Ukraine is the biggest since 2014, unconditional and […]

Rebels kill 4 Senegalese soldiers, hold 7 hostage in The Gambia: army

Dakar, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Rebels have killed four Senegalese soldiers and are holding seven hostage in the Gambia after clashes on the border last week, the Senegalese army said in a statement. Three soldiers died in the fighting on January 24 between the Senegalese army […]

Germany arrests two suspects in double police killing

Kusel, Germany, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): German police on Monday arrested two suspects in a major manhunt triggered by the fatal shooting of two police officers during a routine traffic stop. A 38-year-old suspect was taken into custody in the western state of Saarland shortly after […]

UK youth return to insecure jobs after pandemic: study

London, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): Britain’s young people were disproportionately hit by unemployment during the Covid-19 pandemic and many have since returned to work in more insecure jobs, a think-tank said Monday. Three-quarters of Britons aged 18-24 who lost their jobs during the early stages of […]

Canada PM Trudeau says tests positive for Covid-19

Ottawa, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19, while calling out truckers protesting against vaccine mandates. “I feel well and have no symptoms,” the 50-year-old premier told a news conference. Trudeau had announced last week he […]

Amnesty to release ‘apartheid’ report despite Israeli protest

Jerusalem, Jan 31 (AFP/APP):The head of Amnesty International told AFP on Monday the rights group will publish a report labelling Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians as “apartheid” despite Israeli calls to withdraw it. In a report due to be launched on Tuesday, Amnesty is set […]

Turmoil ahead for Italy after bruising presidential vote

Rome, Jan 30 (AFP/APP): The re-election of President Sergio Mattarella in Italy has temporarily averted a political disaster and may ease the passing of key reforms, but Machiavellian plotting by political parties has just begun, analysts warn. After six days of deadlock and amid fears […]

Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leaving Draghi as PM

Rome, Jan 29 (AFP/APP): Italy’s parties were set Saturday to vote for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to stay on for another term, averting the political chaos a failure to elect his successor could have sparked in the eurozone’s third-largest economy. Electing the 80-year-old would end […]

Kazakh leader rejects international probe into deadly unrest

NurSultan, Kazakhstan, Jan 29 (AFP/APP): Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Saturday rejected calls for an international probe into a bloody crisis in the ex-Soviet country and said he had no plans to change the constitution to extend his rule. Over 200 people were killed and thousands […]

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