Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect resigns hours after appointed

Stockholm, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday tendered her resignation just hours after her appointment by parliament, after her budget failed to pass and the junior Greens Party left the coalition government. “There is a constitutional practice that a coalition government should […]

Pompeii online: Italy launches cultural streaming platform

Rome, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Italy’s top cultural institutions are happily welcoming back visitors after months of online-only events, but digital skills learned during the pandemic are being repurposed into an innovative national streaming service. The new “ITsART” (Italy is art) platform, launched Tuesday in the spectacular […]

EU observers report irregularities in Venezuela vote

Caracas, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):An EU observer mission on Tuesday reported irregularities in Venezuelan elections for governors and mayors over the weekend, in which opposition parties participated for the first time since 2017. Despite “better conditions” than in previous elections, the observers noted a “lack of […]

Snow leopards roam into hydropower station

LANZHOU, Nov. 22 (Xinhua/APP):Two snow leopards roamed into the working area of a hydropower station in northwest China’s Gansu Province, according to the station on Monday. The station, which belongs to the Longyang Hydropower Co., Ltd in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, is located in the […]

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