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Egypt’s foreign minister on Thursday called on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Syria, a sign of lingering tensions despite efforts by Ankara and Cairo to restore ties. “I said that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria should be preserved. I also said that foreign forces should withdraw from the territory of Syria,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Choukri said.… Read More

Downed electric pylons in Pretoria, now being repaired, are adding to the ongoing power woes for residents.  At least seven large electricity pylons collapsed onto a highway near the South African capital of Pretoria, causing a multiple-vehicle crash, city authorities and emergency services said Monday. “It is affecting us in a very bad way,” said one local student, Zinhle Nkosi,… Read More

Bayern striker Sadio Mané will be absent from the Munich squad for the Bundesliga match against Hoffenheim on Saturday (3:30 p.m.), due to a heated argument with Leroy Sané on Tuesday after the match at Manchester City, the Bavarian club announced Thursday in a statement. The 31-year-old Senegalese is suspended by Bayern and fined after a “misbehavior after the Champions… Read More

Italy on Thursday vowed a host of investments in Tunisia and help negotiating an International Monetary Fund bailout as Rome seeks to stabilize the North African country’s economic crisis and stem the increased number of migrants coming to the European nation. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani outlined Italy´s efforts and pledges during a meeting with his Tunisian counterpart, Nabil Ammar, who… Read More

Swiss President Alain Berset, whose country will preside over the UN Security Council in May, pledged on Thursday in Kinshasa to work for the civilian population victims of the conflicts in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “We want to focus on those who are the first victims of insecurity,” said the president of the Swiss Confederation at… Read More

New films by Wes Anderson, Alice Rohrwacher, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Todd Haynes and Wim Wenders will compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s coveted top honor, the Palme d’Or, as will a record number of films directed by women. Cannes artistic director Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch, who took over the post last year from Pierre Lescure, announced a lineup heavy… Read More

Three defendants accused of repeatedly raping a Moroccan girl pleaded not guilty Thursday as the case went to appeal, after their light sentences shocked the country. The victim was only 11 when she was “repeatedly raped” and became pregnant, according to rights groups in the North African kingdom. The legal team of the girl, who is now 12, had appealed… Read More

The Ethiopian government’s decision to disband local “special” military units in the Amhara region has brought calm to the main towns and cities of the region, residents said on Thursday, after several days of unrest. “Today, it’s quiet. Banks are open and stores are starting to open. Transport resumed yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon,” a resident of Bahir Dar, the administrative capital… Read More

A blanket on the ground, a tarpaulin stretched over a tree: “we have no place to go, no water or food,” said Nasra, a Yemeni woman who is nine months pregnant and has been a refugee since Wednesday, along with a hundred other asylum seekers, near the headquarters of the International Organization for Migration in Tunis. Until the day before,… Read More

A new malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University has been given the green light by Ghanaian authorities for use in that country, a first for the much-hyped vaccine, according to a statement released Thursday. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by Oxford University scientists and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, “has been approved for use in children aged 5-36 months,… Read More