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PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he would curb the practice of foreign countries sending imams and teachers to France to crack down on what he called the risk of “separatism”. French President Emmanuel Macron addresses … Continue reading Wary of ‘separatism’, Macron unveils curbs on foreign imams, teachers
FILE PHOTO: Britta Nielsen, a Danish woman accused of embezzling 117 million crowns ($17 million) of Danish government funds, looks on during her appearance at Randburg Magistrates Court, South Africa, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A … Continue reading Danish clerk gets six years’ prison for stealing $17 million meant for the poor
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan urged the World Health Organization on Tuesday not to be “kidnapped” by China, as more countries put travel curbs on its citizens because the health agency groups the island’s coronavirus cases with China in the battle … Continue reading ‘Don’t be kidnapped by China’: Taiwan tells WHO in bid for separate virus tally
ZURICH (Reuters) – The world football players’ union FIFPRO said on Monday it will support players or teams who walk off the pitch due to racism, after the abuse suffered by FC Porto forward Moussa Marega during a Portuguese league … Continue reading FIFPRO to support players who walk off over racism
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir delivers a speech inside Parliament in Khartoum, Sudan April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan could send former leader Omar al-Bashir and other suspects to The Hague for trial before … Continue reading ICC trial in The Hague one option for Sudan’s Bashir: minister
LUANDA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola, where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from … Continue reading Pompeo blasts corruption, promotes U.S. business in Africa trip
CAIRO/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s combatants are readying for a long conflict, as foreign weapons flood in, tribesmen close oil ports and rival alliances wrangle over revenues from Africa’s largest petroleum reserves. Security forces stand guard during a celebration of … Continue reading Libya’s rival factions dig in for long conflict
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa has lifted a two-month ban on livestock auctions that halted trade in cattle, sheep and other animals following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Limpopo late last year, the agriculture minister … Continue reading South Africa lifts foot-and-mouth auction ban: farm minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army said on Monday it had taken full control of dozens of towns in Aleppo’s northwestern countryside and it would press on with its campaign to wipe out militant groups “wherever they are found”. The … Continue reading Syrian forces consolidate control of Aleppo, pledge to eradicate remaining insurgents
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Cadino Chipanga decided 20 years ago to take up a trade then seen as taboo in Mozambique: a male hairdresser looking after women. He also resolved to focus on dreadlocks – a style unacceptable in some African … Continue reading Mozambican hairdresser breaks taboos to keep ‘Afro’ love alive
JERUSALEM/THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Israel’s prime minister on Sunday hailed what he called efforts by friendly states to stop the International Criminal Court opening an investigation into alleged war crimes against Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly … Continue reading Israel hopes Germany, other ICC members will help stave off Palestinian investigation
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi’s opposition CNL on Sunday picked the current chairman of the National Assembly as its candidate in the presidential election in May which the United Nations says is likely to be marred by violence. FILE PHOTO: Burundi … Continue reading Burundi opposition picks presidential contender as U.N. warns of rights abuses
