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At least 100 feared dead after tornadoes devastate midwestern US
Joe Biden promises aid after ‘one of the largest’ tornado outbreaks in US history rips through several midwestern states. US...
Italy fines Amazon record $1.3 bln for abuse of market dominance
Italian antitrust regulators on Thursday slapped e-commerce giant Amazon with a massive $1.28 billion fine for abusing its market dominance. The Autorita Garante della...
Legal immigrants have one less hurdle to getting a U.S. green card
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated a key requirement to obtain permanent residence or a green card in the United States...
Appeals court rules against Trump in documents fight with House committee
A federal appeals panel ruled Thursday that a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection should get access to Donald...
U.S. Senate passes Republican bill to overturn Biden vaccine mandate
The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a Republican measure that would overturn President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for...
Burkina Faso president fires PM amid security crisis
West African nation is struggling to contain attacks by groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS). Burkina Faso President Roch...
British PM Johnson imposes COVID ‘Plan B’ to contain Omicron
Johnson announces tighter restrictions in England, amid allegations that his staff partied during lockdown last year. British Prime Minister Boris...
UN halts food aid in Ethiopia’s Kombolcha, Dessie after looting
Mass looting of WFP warehouses in the Amhara region prompts suspension of food distribution in two towns. The World Food...
Passengers burnt to death in Nigeria bus attack
At least 21 passengers, including children, were burnt to death when their bus was ambushed by gunmen in the north-western...
U.S. hits Ugandan military intelligence chief with sanctions over abuses
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on Uganda's chief of military intelligence, Major General Abel Kandiho, over...
