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Prince Harry, Meghan and baby Archie kick off family tour in Africa - 09/24/2019

CAPE TOWN, Alexandra Mayer-Hohdahl and Leizl Eykelhof (dpa)- Britain's Prince Harry, his wife Meghan Markle and their 4-month-old son Archie arrived in Cape Town on Monday to kick off a 10-day visit...

40 civilians killed in US-backed Taliban raid, Afghan officials say - 09/23/2019

Kabul – At least 40 civilians were killed in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province on Sunday night after a US-backed action by Afghan forces against the Taliban in the southern Helmand province,...

Tens of thousands stranded as travel company Thomas Cook collapses - 09/23/2019

Athens (dpa) - The collapse of British travel company Thomas Cook left tens of thousands of holidaymakers stranded on Monday in the Mediterranean region. Greece alone has an estimated 50,000 people...

Greta Thunberg helps kicks off youth climate summit at the UN - 09/22/2019

NEW YORK (dpa)- Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg helped kick off a youth climate summit at the United Nations in New York on Saturday, ahead of a key gathering of world leaders next...

Tribal clashes in South Sudan leave 11 dead - 09/22/2019

JUBA (dpa)- Eleven people were killed and 14 wounded in South Sudan overnight to Sunday during tribal clashes over contested land, an official told dpa. The clashes between the Nuer and Dinka clans...

UNICEF: 29 million babies born into conflict in 2018 - 09/20/2019

NEW YORK (dpa)- More than 29 million babies were born into conflict zones in 2018, UNICEF said on Friday. Globally, at least one in five infants start their lives in highly dangerous and stressful...

Fear and hope are behind the youth movement to tackle climate change - 09/20/2019

LOS ANGELES, Julia Rosen, Los Angeles Times (tca/dpa)- Ella Shriner doesn't remember learning about climate change. It was always just there - a somber backdrop to her young life. But the older she...

German coalition agrees key climate package after lengthy wrangling - 09/20/2019

Berlin - The German government has agreed a major package of measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions after weeks of coalition wrangling and an all-night negotiation session, dpa learned from...

UN Security Council fails to adopt ceasefire resolution for Idlib - 09/19/2019

New York (dpa) - Attempts by the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire in north-west Syria failed on Thursday.   The 15-member council voted on two rival...

EU lawmakers pledge to reject any Brexit deal without backstop - 09/18/2019

Strasbourg, France (dpa) - EU lawmakers overwhelmingly approve a resolution that rules out any Brexit withdrawal deal that does not include any form of backstop.   The resolution is passed by...
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