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Tokyo elects first woman Governor Reuters, Tokyo Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday, after two predecessors stepped down over...
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French Muslims to create foundation to finance mosques
AP, Paris :A new foundation will be created to help finance mosques in France and keep out radical benefactors, the head of the French Muslim...
Sole Afghan woman Governor in a man’s world
AFP, Nili :Surrounded by male advisors and condescending “mansplainers”, Masooma Muradi holds her own against a deep underswell of sexism in a society unaccustomed to...
Hillary slams Trump for his ‘absolute allegiance’ to Russia
PTI, Washington :Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has slammed Donald Trump for his “absolute allegiance” to Russia that raises “national security” concerns, prompting her Republican...
French Muslims to create foundation to finance mosques
AP, Paris :A new foundation will be created to help finance mosques in France and keep out radical benefactors, the head of the French Muslim...
French Muslims to create foundation to finance mosques
AP, Paris :A new foundation will be created to help finance mosques in France and keep out radical benefactors, the head of the French Muslim...
Theresa May vows to defeat ‘evil’
BBC Online :Britain will lead the fight against modern slavery, Theresa May has said, vowing to make it her mission to help rid the world...
Amid South China Sea tensions, Xi pushes 2.3m-strong army to win wars
PTI, Beijing :Undergoing radical transformation to increase its combat capability amid rising tensions over the disputed South China Sea, President Xi Jinping is pushing China’s...
Philippine crime war packs decaying jails
AFP, Manila :Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines’ most overcrowded jails, and conditions are getting worse as...
Erdogan reforms military after failed coup
AP, Istanbul :A new presidential decree has introduced sweeping reforms to Turkey’s military in the wake of the failed coup in the country.Sunday’s decree gives...
US-backed forces advance in IS Syria stronghold
AFP, Beirut :Advancing Kurdish and Arab fighters backed by US-led air strikes now control 40 percent of the Islamic State stronghold of Manbij in northern...
Theresa May vows to defeat ‘evil’
BBC Online :Britain will lead the fight against modern slavery, Theresa May has said, vowing to make it her mission to help rid the world...