TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to take care of his health and do his utmost best in his job, he said on Monday, after a second visit to the hospital in days, raising concerns about whether he could remain leader. the third largest in the world. …
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Protests erupt in Wisconsin over Jacob Blake police shooting
Anti-police protests erupted Sunday night in Kenosha, Wisconsin, just hours after a police officer was filmed shooting a black man in the back as he tried to enter his car. Crowds of protesters gathered at the shooting scene – where 29-year-old Jacob Blake was beaten several times in the back …
Read More »Netanyahu of Israel accepts compromise, avoids elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that he had accepted a proposal to extend budget negotiations, and prevented the government from collapsing and plunging the country into a new electoral mandate. In a national television address, Netanyahu said now was not the time to drag the country into its …
Read More »Mali: Military wants three years transition, Keita is released | News
The military government that took power in Mali wants a military transitional body to rule the country for three years and has agreed to release Deputy President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a source in a visit by West African delegation said on Sunday. “The junta has confirmed that it wants a …
Read More »Arab gas pipeline blast kills Syrian state media | World news
A possible attack on a pipeline in Syria caused a nationwide blackout a quarter of a century ago, the state news agency quoted Monday. According to SANA news agency, electricity minister Mohammad Kharboutli said an explosion on a pipeline in the Damascus area on Sunday night “led to an electricity …
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