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NewsAFP NewsScholz looks to quell coalition divisions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will battle on Sunday to put out the fires threatening his government as the three-way coalition meets for crisis talks on a growing series of disputes."Everywhere you look in the government there are fires," German magazine Spiegel said, with the partners wrangling over priorities and struggling for compromises.
NewsAFP NewsNitrous oxide no laughing matter in UK as govt vows ban
Britain's government said Sunday it plans to ban sales of small canisters of laughing gas as part of a wider crackdown on anti-social behaviour heading into elections.Police will gain new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour on the spot -- but critics warned that public trust in UK police forces was already at a low ebb after a series of shocking crimes by serving officers.
BusinessReutersIndia's Paytm wins regulator extension for payment aggregator licence application
Paytm Payments Services, in the meantime, can continue with the online payment aggregation business for its existing partners, without taking on any new merchants, the company said in a notification to stock exchanges on Sunday. Paytm Payments Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of One 97 Communications. Payment aggregators, platforms that bring together various online payment options, must be licensed by India's central bank and banking regulator, Reserve Bank of India.
NewsAFP NewsProtester fighting for life after France water protest clashes: prosecutor
A protester with trauma to the head was fighting for his life on Sunday after clashes with police during a demonstration over water storage facilities in France, a prosecutor said.Prosecutor Julien Wattebled said a 30-year-old man with a head trauma was fighting for his life after being among the three protesters admitted for emergency treatment.
NewsAFP NewsTurkmenistan stages parliamentary election under ruling family
Gas-rich Turkmenistan on Sunday held the first parliamentary polls since the ruling family tightened its iron grip on the Central Asian nation that does not tolerate political dissent or a free press.No election has been judged free or fair by Western poll observers.
NewsAFP NewsKyiv seeks Security Council meet to stop Russian 'nuclear blackmail' in Belarus
Kyiv on Sunday said it was seeking an emergency meeting of the United Nation's Security Council to counter Russia's "nuclear blackmail" after President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus.On Sunday secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danilov wrote on Twitter that "the Kremlin took Belarus as a nuclear hostage."
PoliticsHuffPostTrump Draws From His Bag Of Roasts With An Over-The-Top DeSantis Impression
The former president continued his war of words with the Florida governor during a rally in Waco, Texas.
NewsAFP NewsKenya police bans new opposition protests
Kenya's police chief announced a ban on fresh opposition demonstrations called for Monday, after protests last week degenerated into riots.And last week, Kenya's energy regulatory body announced a hike in electricity prices from April 1, despite Ruto insisting in January there would be no such increase. str-txw/gw
NewsAFP NewsResearchers unearth 2,000 ram heads in Egypt temple
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the tourism and antiquities ministry said Sunday.Ramses II reigned over Egypt for nearly seven decades, from 1304 to 1237 BC. Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the finds will help people know more about the temple of Ramses II and the activities which took place there from its construction between 2374 and 2140 BC and the
BusinessAFP NewsIMF chief warns risks to financial stability have increased
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Sunday that risks to financial stability had increased and stressed "the need for vigilance" following the recent turmoil in the banking sector."It is also clear that risks to financial stability have increased," she added.
NewsAFP NewsColombia police chief says used exorcism and prayer to fight crime
Colombia's chief of police said he and other officers have used exorcism and prayer to tackle crime and the country's most powerful criminals, including drug cartel leader Pablo Escobar.As examples, he recalled police operations in which Escobar (in 1993), FARC guerrilla leader Alfonso Cano (2011) and his military chief known as "Mono Jojoy" (2010) were killed.
NewsAFP News"Like a war zone": volunteers travel miles to tornado-hit Mississippi
Outside, houses are torn open and trees lie with their roots in the air.Their house is "in pieces," Anna Krisuta says, putting on a brave smile.
NewsAFP NewsHonduras and China establish diplomatic ties in blow to Taiwan
China and Honduras began formal diplomatic relations on Sunday, with Taiwan accusing Beijing of using "coercion and intimidation" to lure away its few remaining allies.- 'Pressure and intimidation' - Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu confirmed the severing of ties, accusing China of offering "financial incentives" to lure away the island's allies.
NewsAFP NewsNorth Sea shell survey brings out volunteers
Hundreds of volunteers descended on the beaches of the North Sea coast this weekend to collect sea shells as a measure of the sea's biological diversity.The volunteers were also on the lookout for shells with holes in them, trying to measure the spread of predatory sea snails preying on shellfish.
PoliticsHuffPostAlvin Bragg Rips House GOP Chairs After Additional Inquiries Into Trump Case
Bragg told top House Republicans they were "not appropriate" after their follow-up letter on the Trump probe on Saturday.
NewsAFP NewsCoronation souvenirs boost struggling English ceramics industry
With an expert flick of a gilt-covered paint brush, a craftswoman puts the finishing touches to commemorative mugs marking the first coronation of a British monarch in 70 years.Design expert Simms said the style of the commemorative coronation range was meant to be "bold" and "impactful".
PoliticsAFP News'Not a crime': Trump dismisses NY probe at Texas rally
Donald Trump staged his first presidential campaign rally in Texas Saturday, brushing off his potential indictment as he railed against multiple criminal probes threatening his bid for the White House.In the early hours of Friday, Trump issued a dark warning about the consequences of an indictment, predicting "potential death & destruction" that "could be catastrophic for our Country."
NewsAFP News'Great misery': Kuwait political crisis drags down economy
A seemingly never-ending political crisis is plunging oil-rich Kuwait's economy into the mire, affecting basic services and causing mounting public concern.This is "apparent in systemic malaise, in failures of planning and in mounting social woes", including over the deterioration of public services, the expert said.
NewsAFP News'Stuck in a swamp': Saudi Arabia seeks exit from Yemen war
Eight years after launching its military campaign in Yemen, Saudi Arabia wants to extricate itself from the conflict, despite slim hopes of lasting peace, to focus on ambitious projects at home."We did see some progress of course, and we want to build on that progress to achieve lasting peace to open up for a political solution," the official said.
NewsAFP NewsAs winter ends, a garden takes shape near Ukraine frontline
Galyna hunches over her small garden in Chasiv Yar, her frail silhouette in stark contrast with the powerful tanks rumbling past her home near the frontline in eastern Ukraine.Already facing regular bombings, Chasiv Yar, home to 13,000 people before the war, could be the next target of Moscow's army if Bakhmut falls.
PoliticsHuffPostBranch Davidian Pastor Says Trump Is Making A ‘Statement’ With Waco Rally
A current leader of the anti-government sect involved in the 1993 standoff said the rally "implies" Trump supports their cause.
NewsAFP News'Everything wiped away': Tornado kills at least 25 in Mississippi
Search efforts were underway Saturday after at least 25 people were killed by devastating tornadoes that ripped across the southern US state of Mississippi, tearing off roofs, smashing cars and flattening entire neighborhoods.Tornadoes, a weather phenomenon notoriously difficult to predict, are relatively common in the United States, especially in the central and southern parts of the country.
NewsHuffPostIdaho Governor Signs Firing Squad Execution Bill Into Law
Idaho is the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment amid a nationwide shortage of lethal-injection drugs.
NewsHuffPost4 Ex-Cops Charged In Tyre Nichols' Death Barred From Being Cops In Tennessee
Four of five former Memphis officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee.
NewsHuffPost10-Year-Old Girl Armed With Sand Bucket Helps Save Stranded Giant Octopus
The cephalopod was twisting in a mud flat before a group of people sprang to the rescue.
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