World
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International
3/23/2023 11:26:24 PM
Protesters clashed with French security forces Thursday in the most serious violence yet of a three-month revolt against President Emmanuel Macron's hugely controversial pension reform.
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Sports
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Omni sports
3/23/2023 10:47:04 PM
Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/23/2023 4:48:35 PM
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday was visiting the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson partially controlled by Russian forces, after Kyiv's troops captured the regional capital late last year, the presidency said.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/23/2023 3:17:18 PM
A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war and blasted a German minister for threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with arrest, saying that such action would amount to a declaration of war and trigger a Russian strike on Germany.
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Egypt
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Society
3/23/2023 12:14:01 PM
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi marked the advent of the holy month of Ramadan on Thursday by joining labourers and engineers working in the construction of the New Administrative Capital for Sohour (pre-dawn meal).
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World
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International
3/23/2023 11:14:24 AM
French unions on Thursday are holding their first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote.
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Egypt
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Defence
3/22/2023 10:05:21 PM
During a tour of the Police Academy on Wednesday, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi attributed the country's resilience during difficult times to God and the sacrifices made by young officers in the army and police.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/22/2023 6:59:23 PM
The legislative body of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday it regretted "threats" against the tribunal over its war crimes arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/22/2023 6:00:06 PM
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that he visited military positions near the frontline town of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, as a Russian strike battered a residential building leaving dozens injured.
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World
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International
3/22/2023 3:22:17 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that the pension bill that he pushed through without a vote in parliament needs to be implemented by the "end of the year.”
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
3/22/2023 2:54:24 PM
Egyptian authorities released 30 more pretrial detainees pending investigation on Wednesday, announced member of the Presidential Pardon Committee Tarek El-Khouly.
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World
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Africa
3/22/2023 2:20:28 PM
Nigeria's main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, who came second in last month's election, has filed a formal petition in court seeking to overturn the ballot won by the ruling party.
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World
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International
3/22/2023 10:31:10 AM
For 40 years, former President Donald Trump has navigated countless legal investigations without ever facing criminal charges. That record may soon come to an end.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/22/2023 9:40:50 AM
Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Russia on Wednesday after a summit with President Vladimir Putin that was a display of unity against the West, with no apparent signal of a breakthrough to end the fighting in Ukraine.
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World
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International
3/21/2023 10:14:52 PM
A New York grand jury investigating hush payments made on Donald Trump's behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case. Alvin Bragg's decision to convene the grand jury early this year could lead to the first criminal charge against a former U.S. president.
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World
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Region
3/21/2023 8:38:02 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Tuesday to step up the flow of water along the Tigris River to drought-stricken Iraq for one month.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/21/2023 7:10:33 PM
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday said Beijing backs a diplomatic resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.
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Business
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Economy
3/21/2023 2:56:12 PM
Egypt's parliament – the House of Representatives – approved Monday a bill amending the current FY2022/23 budget to earmark an additional EGP 165 billion to fund President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's new package of wage and pension hikes and social protection programmes.
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COP27
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Climate change
3/21/2023 1:39:01 PM
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) Sameh Shoukry reaffirmed the importance of climate finance, especially for developing countries, during the opening session of the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial on Monday.
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World
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International
3/21/2023 1:12:49 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to give a televised interview on Wednesday, with the 45-year-old seeking to calm public anger over his pension reform and tamp down spiraling protests and strikes.
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