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Xi awarded 3rd term as China’s president, extending rule

YoopyaMar 10, 2023March 10, 20230

Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as the nation’s president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life

Nigeria’s Peter Obi wins in Lagos state in presidential election

YoopyaFeb 27, 2023February 27, 20230

Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi, whose campaign attracted young people and urban voters fed up with corrupt politics, won most votes in the commercial hub

Election results only announced for 1 of Nigeria’s 36 states

YoopyaFeb 26, 2023February 26, 20230

Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country’s closely watched presidential election, but it could days before a winner is declared.

Europe: Migrant boat breaks up off Italian coast, killing nearly 60

YoopyaFeb 26, 2023February 26, 20230

A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly

Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 1,900

YoopyaFeb 6, 2023February 6, 20230

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,900 people. Hundreds

Archaeology: Ancient royal tomb discovered in Luxor, says authorities

YoopyaJan 14, 2023January 14, 20230

Authorities said on Saturday that a pharaonic-era tomb had been discovered by archaeologists in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor. The royal tomb was discovered

Africa: 40 people killed, dozens injured in bus crash in Senegal

YoopyaJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, the country’s president said Sunday. President Macky Sall tweeted

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil’s top government offices

YoopyaJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace Sunday, a week

Sports: Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died

YoopyaDec 30, 2022December 30, 20220

Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy appeals for bipartisan support in speech to U.S. Congress

YoopyaDec 22, 2022December 22, 20220

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that the tens of billions of dollars of aid it had approved to help it