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Women’s World Cup: Spain make it to the final
Women's World Cup: Spain make it to the final
Algeria bans Barbie film for promoting homosexuality
Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, the movie sends Mattel Inc's (MAT.O) doll on an adventure into the real world.
No goals for Benzema on league debut as Al Ittihad cruise past Al Raed
Benzema, who joined the Jeddah club from Real Madrid, created the opening goal for Al-Ittihad teammate Abderrazak Hamdallah. The third was created by N’Golo Kante, the former Chelsea midfielder whose fierce shot was parried by the goalkeeper into the path of Igor Coronado to score.
Wine from Brazil’s unsung savannah makes a splash
With its predominantly tropical climate, Brazil is far less known for wine than fellow South American producers Argentina and Chile -- never mind France.
At least 5 Tunisian migrants dead and 7 missing in shipwreck
Five Tunisian migrants are dead and seven other people are missing after the sinking of a makeshift boat that left the coast of Sfax in central-eastern Tunisia on Monday, AFP learned from judicial sources.
Niger scraps jail sentence for head of group supporting military
The Niamey Court of Appeal overturns the nine-month prison sentence handed to Abdoulaye Seydou, head of a leading activist group which supports the ruling military, his entourage said.
Ethiopian MPs approve state of emergency in Amhara region
An air strike has killed at least 26 people in Ethiopia's embattled Amhara region, a hospital official and a resident said on Monday, as deadly clashes rock the region.
US expresses worry over Niger junta plan to charge President Bazoum
"We are incredibly dismayed by reports that President Bazoum's unjust detention has gone even a step further," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.
Egypt’s Sissi hosts Jordanian, Palestinian leaders to discuss ‘two-state solution’
Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Monday (Aug. 14) welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan in the northern coastal city of El Alamein. The leaders were then joined by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas.
Senegal’s main opposition coalition loses one of its founding parties
The block formalized its breakaway with one of its founding parties late last week.