NewsReutersVenezuelan shopkeepers alarmed by Maduro's latest economic moves
In a set of sweeping announcements that shocked many Venezuelans, the socialist Maduro on Friday ordered a 96 percent currency devaluation, pegged the bolivar currency to the government’s petro cryptocurrency and boosted taxes as part of a plan aimed at pulling the OPEC member out of its economic tailspin
NewsReutersMerkel, Putin tackle tough topics in meeting outside Berlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met outside Berlin on Saturday for talks ranging from the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, to Iran and a gas pipeline project that has drawn U.S. ire. Standing beside Putin, Merkel said both countries - but especially Russia as a permanent
NewsAFP NewsAutostrade boss says 500 mn euros available to help Genoa
The head of the Italian infrastructure giant under fire over the deadly bridge collapse in Genoa said Saturday that 500 million euros will be made available to help the city and to rebuild the viaduct. "Doing the sums we arrive quickly at half a billion euros... these are funds that will be available
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NewsReutersAutostrade vows to rebuild bridge; stops short of apology
Italian toll-road operator Autostrade per l'Italia pledged on Saturday to rebuild a bridge that collapsed in Genoa this week killing at least 40 people, but its chief executive stopped short of apologising for the disaster. Autostrade, controlled by infrastructure group Atlantia, manages the section
NewsReutersUkraine, Iran and human rights on agenda for talks with Putin: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as Iran and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on Saturday.
NewsReutersFactbox: Tributes laud Annan as man of peace and champion of rights
ACCRA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Leaders around the world paid tribute to former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan, who died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday aged 80. "In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations. "Consummate
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Putin says everything must be done for refugees to return to Syria
MESEBERG, Germany (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that everything must be done for Syrian refugees to return to their conflict-torn country.
NewsAFP NewsItaly bids farewell to bridge collapse dead as outrage simmers
Thousands of mourners attended a state funeral in the Italian city of Genoa to bid a solemn farewell to victims of a bridge collapse that has sparked nationwide anger, while rescuers pulled more bodies from the rubble. Large crowds packed inside an exhibition hall turned into a makeshift chapel where
NewsReutersNigeria's President Buhari to return from leave, allaying health fears
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will return from leave on Saturday, a presidential aide said, easing concerns over the leader's health in the run-up to elections in early 2019. "President @MBuhari will return today after his 10 working days vacation," Bashir Ahmad wrote on Twitter
NewsAFP NewsIsrael rejects UN report on protecting Palestinians
Israel has rejected a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlining options for strengthening the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories. Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon said in a statement late Friday that "the only protection the Palestinian people need
NewsReutersFormer cricketer Imran Khan sworn-in as Pakistan's prime minister
Former cricket star Imran Khan was sworn-in as prime minister of Pakistan on Saturday, taking on the challenge of forming a coalition to govern as a currency crisis looms over the turbulent, nuclear-armed South Asian country. Khan won the national election last month promising to fight corruption and
NewsAFP NewsVenezuela on edge as Maduro unveils raft of economic reforms
Uncertainty reigned in Venezuela on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro unveiled a major economic reform plan aimed at halting the spiraling hyperinflation that has thrown the oil-rich, cash-poor South American country into chaos. Ahead of a major currency overhaul on Monday, when Caracas will start
NewsAFP NewsArmed robbers flee with luxury watches after Paris heist
Two armed men fled with several luxury watches after bursting into a branch of Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet in Paris's chic eighth arrondissement on Saturday, police said, the latest in a string of robberies in the French capital. The pair, who were armed with handguns, made their escape by
NewsReutersAutostrade pledges to rebuild collapsed Italy bridge
GENOA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian toll-road operator Autostrade per l'Italia, which managed a bridge that collapsed in Genoa this week, pledged on Saturday to rebuild the viaduct.
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Rouhani to appear before Iranian parliament soon, says lawmaker
An Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday that President Hassan Rouhani would appear before parliament on Aug. 28 to answer questions on his government's handling of Iran's economic struggles, but an aide to Rouhani denied a date had been set. It would be the first time parliament has summoned Rouhani
NewsReutersFormer U.N. chief and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan dies aged 80
ACCRA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Former U.N. Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80, his foundation said, after decades of championing efforts to try to end protracted conflicts in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. In Geneva, the Kofi Annan Foundation announced
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Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who died on Saturday, lashed out at the state of global leadership in an exclusive interview with AFP last year, urging more cooperation to deal with terrorism, migration and climate change. "Honestly speaking, we are in a mess," the Nobel peace laureate said on
NewsReutersFor some Egyptians, camels make a bigger and better Eid sacrifice
Muslims often slaughter sheep at the annual Eid al-Adha "feast of the sacrifice" which falls next week, but some Egyptians are thinking bigger. Wealthier customers are flocking to the Birqash market, northwest of Cairo, where traders from across east Africa bring animals for auction - not
NewsReutersIran says its economy not at 'dead end' from U.S. sanctions
Iran said on Saturday it would resist the pressures of U.S. sanctions by relying on its natural and human resources, as Washington pushes allies to cut economic ties with Tehran. "It is a critical moment for our economy, but we are not in a dead end," Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri was quoted
NewsAFP NewsErdogan vows Turkey will not be cowed by US
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Saturday that his country would not be cowed by the United States, his latest broadside in the bitter feud between Ankara and Washington. The two NATO members are at odds over Turkey's detention of an American pastor, which has triggered a trade row
NewsReutersChina's top diplomat says supports Turkey's efforts to safeguard stability
China supports the Turkish government's efforts to safeguard security and economic stability and believes that it will overcome its "temporary difficulties", China's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, told Turkey's foreign minister on Saturday. China's foreign ministry
NewsAFP NewsCricket hero Imran Khan sworn in as PM, taking power in Pakistan
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad on Saturday, ushering in a new political era as the World Cup cricket hero officially took the reins of power in the nuclear-armed country. A tearful Khan smiled as he stumbled over some of the words of the oath administered
NewsAFP News'Allahu akbar' prayers for Muslim victims of Genoa tragedy
Chants of "Allahu akbar" rang out Saturday at a solemn Catholic state funeral in the Italian city of Genoa for the victims of a bridge collapse, who included two Albanian Muslims. An imam was invited to the ceremony, a particularly poignant move in a staunchly Catholic country, where the far-right
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