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Details: Written by CARA ANNA Associated Press; Published: 23 July 2023

A crucial grain deal has been terminated. The Wagner military group's future is in question. It's a challenging time for Russia to host a summit for African countries that rely heavily on Moscow for agricultural products and security. As Russia seeks more allies in the region, African delegations might try again to broker peace in Ukraine. The United States is encouraging representatives to visit Kyiv during their travels

Details: Written by DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press; Published: 07 May 2023

King Charles III was crowned at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevant in a fractured modern Britain. Outside, thousands of troops, hundreds of thousands of spectators and scores of protesters converged

Details: Written by FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press; Published: 20 March 2023

A major new United Nations report being released Monday will provide a sobering reminder that time is running out if humanity wants to avoid passing a dangerous global warming threshold. The report by hundreds of the world’s top scientists is the first to summarize the research on global warming compiled since the Paris climate accord was sealed in 2015

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia; Published: 15 February 2023

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This week, WHO officials confirmed that the Marburg virus was first found in the west African country, where it has already killed at least nine people.

Details: Written by By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer; Published: 03 February 2023

(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Blinken’s long-anticipated meetings with senior Chinese officials had been seen in both countries as a way to find some areas of common ground at a time of major disagreements

Details: Written by By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press; Published: 25 January 2023

(AP Photo/Yesica Fisch)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most recognized symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade

Details: Written by Blessing-Miles Tendi, University of Oxford; Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University; Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University; Carl LeVan, American University, and Eduardo Gamarra, Florida International University; Published: 27 December 2022

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What’s at stake as millions head to the ballot box around the globe

Details: Written by By DAKE KANG Associated Press; Published: 14 December 2022

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The change in reporting practices comes the week after the country announced its most significant easing yet of antivirus measures.

Details: Written by HUIZHONG WU and DAKE KANG Associated Press; Published: 27 November 2022

Protests against China's strict anti-virus controls spread to Shanghai and other cities as President Xi Jinping’s government faces mounting anger at its “zero-COVID” policy that has shut down access to areas throughout China in an attempt to isolate every case at a time when other governments are easing controls and trying to live with the virus.

Details: Written by ZARAR KHAN Associated Press; Published: 28 August 2022

Tens of thousands of people have lost their homes and livelihoods as villages are swept away and crops aredevastated

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