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One dead as Morocco forest fires rage
Fires ravaging remote mountain forests in northern Morocco have killed at least one person and forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 families, officials said on Friday. The rapid spread of the fires forced 1,100 families to flee some 15 villages in Larache, while about another 645 residents were evacuated in the provinces of Taza and Tetouan.
French foreign, defence ministers in Niger as Mali pullout nears
Key ministers from France and Niger met on Friday as French forces revamp their mission in the Sahel following a planned pullout from Mali. French forces who have been supporting Mali for nearly a decade are expected to complete their pullout in the coming weeks after France and the Malian junta fell out.
Bones unearthed at Waterloo two centuries after battle
A British-led archaeological dig has uncovered new human bones at the site of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. The dig was then interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Senegalese circus troupe teaches kids to dream
Marietou Thiam's slender figure twists and twirls, suspended in mid-air by a hoop, under the spellbound gaze of onlookers at Dakar's first-ever circus festival. Thiam is the artistic director -- and one of only two women members -- of Sencirk, Senegal's premier circus troupe, which organised the festival.
Italy's government on shaky ground ahead of new confidence vote
Italians woke to political uncertainty Friday amid an unprecedented government crisis that has put Mario Draghi's future as prime minister on tenterhooks and raised the spectre of snap elections. Accounts of behind-the-scenes political jostling filled Italian newspapers Friday.
Search operations continue after deadly Russian strikes on Ukraine's Vinnytsia
Ukrainian rescuers on Friday continued search operations in the central city of Vinnytsia, where Russian strikes killed at least 23 people, including children. Ukrainian rescuers said they were continuing to clear debris on Friday and over four hundred people were involved in the operations.
China asks UN Security Council for ban on small arms to Haiti
China has asked the UN Security Council to vote on banning small arms to Haiti, setting up a potential stand-off Friday with the United States whose revised draft resolution does not reflect Beijing's proposal.
UK owes apology for 'grave wrong' of forced adoptions: inquiry
Britain should formally apologise to unmarried mothers who were forced to give up their babies for adoption, according to an official report Friday that gave harrowing detail of the anguish suffered by the women. "The mothers' only 'crime' was to have become pregnant while unmarried.
US, Canada condemn Russia's war on Ukraine at Indonesia G20 talks
Western finance ministers condemned Moscow's invasion of Ukraine at G20 talks in Indonesia Friday, accusing Russian officials of complicity in atrocities committed during the war. She was joined by Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who told Russia's delegation they were responsible for "war crimes" in Ukraine because of their support for the invasion, a Canadian official said.
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