NIAMEY, June 16, (APP/AFP) – The bodies of 34 migrants, including 20 children, who were trying to reach neighbouring Algeria were found in a Niger desert, authorities said Wednesday. “Thirty-four people, including five men, nine women and twenty children died trying to cross the desert,” Niger’s Interior Ministry said in a statement.
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34 migrants, including 20 children, found dead in Niger desert:
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France becomes first major nation to ratify UN climate deal
PARIS, (APP/AFP) – President Francois Hollande on Wednesday finalised ratification of the Paris climate accord reached in December 2015, making France the first industrialised country to do so. “Signing is good, ratifying is better,” Hollande quipped at the Elysee Palace ceremony, flanked by Environment Minister Segolene Royal, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and other top officials. […]
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Pro-govt forces repel IS counter-attack in Libya’s Sirte
TRIPOLI, (APP/AFP): Forces allied with Libya’s unity government said Wednesday they had repelled a counter-attack by the Islamic State group in the militants’ coastal stronghold of Sirte. IS militants hit positions controlled by fighters loyal to Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord west of the city with tank, mortar and sniper fire on Tuesday, according […]
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French PM vows no climbdown on reforms after violent demos
PARIS, (APP/AFP) – A defiant French prime minister on Wednesday vowed to stand firm on a disputed set of labour reforms, despite mass protests against them that spiralled into violence. “The government will not change a text which is already the outcome of a compromise sealed several months ago with reform-minded unions,” Manuel Valls told […]
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Clinton wins final 2016 primary as debate turns to terror fight
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – Hillary Clinton captured the mostly symbolic Democratic primary Tuesday in the US capital, the final vote of the 2016 presidential primaries, as the race shifts to her showdown with Republican rival Donald Trump. Clinton won nearly 79 percent of the vote against 21 percent for Bernie Sanders, with nearly all votes counted, […]
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Obama to meet Dalai Lama at White House, defying Beijing
BEIJING, (APP/AFP) – US President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama at the White House Wednesday, a move condemned by China which portrays the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader as a dangerous separatist. Obama has met the Dalai Lama several times before and calls the monk “a good friend,” but the pair will — as […]