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Romanov heir to wed in Russia a century after revolution

Saint Petersburg, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):Russia on Friday was to hold its first royal wedding since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution toppled the Romanov monarchy, with royals from across Europe expected at the lavish ceremony. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov, 40, and his Italian fiance Rebecca Virginia […]

Australia to ease 18-month-old border closure ‘within weeks’

Sydney, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):Australia will begin to reopen its borders next month, the country’s prime minister said Friday, 18 months after citizens were banned from travelling overseas without permission. Scott Morrison said vaccinated Australians would be able to return home and travel overseas “within weeks” […]

UK butcher shortage fuels fears for Christmas food

London, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):Visa restrictions could be eased for hundreds of foreign butchers, British media reported on Friday, after industry warnings that a shortage could hit Christmas food supplies. The Times quoted the British Meat Processors Association as saying the sector is short of 15,000 […]

Exiled ex-president Saakashvili says back in Georgia

Tbilisi, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):Ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili said Friday he had returned from exile to Georgia, despite a looming arrest and ahead of local elections in the Caucasus country gripped by a protracted political crisis. “I risked my life and freedom to be back,” Saakashvili said […]

UN reports ‘unprecedented’ malnutrition in Tigray

Addis Ababa, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):The UN warned of “unprecedented” malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, in a report published hours after the government sparked outrage by expelling senior UN officials. The latest situation report from the UN’s humanitarian coordination office, […]

US lawmakers grill Facebook on spiking mental health fears

Washington, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):US lawmakers Thursday demanded pledges from Facebook to address escalating worries over its platforms’ impact on teens’ mental health, but a top executive instead offered assurances the sites are already safe. Senators grilled the social media giant’s Antigone Davis in an hours-long […]

UN chief ‘shocked’ after Ethiopia expels seven UN staff: statement

United Nations, United States, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “shocked” Thursday by Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven senior United Nations officials from the African country, which is facing the threat of famine in its war-torn Tigray region. “I was shocked by […]

Former Nazi death camp secretary, 96, tries to flee start of trial

Itzehoe, Germany, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary was detained on Thursday after trying to flee before the opening of her trial in Germany, in a dramatic start to the proceedings. One of the first women to be prosecuted for Nazi-era crimes […]

Head of Dutch right-to-die group arrested

The Hague, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):Dutch authorities on Wednesday arrested the chief of a right-to-die campaign group on suspicion of involvement in assisted suicide, prosecutors and his group said. Jos van Wijk leads the Last Will Cooperative (CLW), which campaigns for the right for people to […]

Last of 39 trapped Canadian miners climb out, all safe

Ottawa, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):The last of 39 miners trapped one kilometer underground in eastern Canada for nearly three days climbed to the surface early Wednesday and were greeted by family, officials said. Brazilian mining company Vale congratulated rescuers in a statement for “bringing our 39 […]

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