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Japan: Tokyo sakura season begins with Ueno Park picnics/in /by
Japan officially entered cherry blossom season in Tokyo on Thursday after the Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the first blooming of Somei Yoshino trees at Yasukuni Shrine.
Dubai hit by heavy overnight rain as floods snarl traffic and flights/in /by
Heavy overnight rain flooded Dubai roads, stranding cars and disrupting commutes, as authorities warn of more storms and airport delays in the UAE.
UN slave trade resolution welcomed in West Africa, African Union/in /by
The UN passed a resolution on Wednesday to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity". The decision was welcomed across West Africa and also at the African Union.
WTO director-general says world order has changed irrevocably/in /by
Speaking at the opening of the 14th ministerial conference, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said countries must look to the future to consider how to reform the global trade system.
Algeria and Spain discuss increasing gas supplies to the European nation/in /by
The visit by Spain’s top diplomat to Algeria comes as the Iran conflict upends global energy markets.
Gulf council accuses Iran of charging ships to transit Strait of Hormuz/in /by
About 25 per cent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas usually passes through the waterway which is being blocked by Tehran.
Immersive tech explores the legend of Cleopatra/in /by
Egypt's last queen is the subject of a major new immersive experience opening in London, bringing her world to life through a combination of original artefacts and Virtual Reality technology
Violence against journalists surges in eastern DR Congo/in /by
Journalists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing mounting threats as conflict intensifies in the east, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The group warns the country has become one of the most dangerous places for media workers in Africa’s Great Lakes region.
More Africans die fighting for Russia on the frontline of its war in Ukraine/in /by
Zimbabwe has become the latest to report the death of its nationals, saying 15 people have died on the frontlines of the war.
Somalia football slowly becomes a women’s game/in /by
Hundreds of Somali spectators cheered as they watched two teams of young women play football in a Mogadishu stadium -- an unimaginable scene in the conservative, conflict-hit country just a few years ago