French prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into alleged rape by Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi, a source close to the case said.
Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said Monday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping.
Mexican state energy giant Pemex on Monday reported its first annual profit in a decade thanks to higher oil demand and prices.
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Argentina's World Cup-winning coach Lionel Scaloni has signed a new contract until the 2026 World Cup, the Argentine football federation announced on Monday.
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The United Nations appealed for $4.3 billion on Monday to deliver aid this year to millions of people going hungry in war-ravaged Yemen -- and urged authorities to turn a fragile truce into lasting peace.
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Nigeria's outsider candidate Peter Obi has won the key state of Lagos, according to provisional results on Monday from the tight race for the presidency of Africa's most populous nation.
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Russia's war in Ukraine loomed large as the top UN rights body and a global disarmament forum met Monday, amid warnings that rights worldwide were backsliding.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has bestowed a prestigious award on US actor Steven Seagal for his work on strengthening international "cooperation," according to an official decree released Monday.
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Italy's coastguard on Monday searched the sea and beaches for bodies following a shipwreck off Calabria, as authorities tried to identify the dead and the government's migrant policy came under scrutiny.
February 27, 2023
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US and European equities rebounded Monday after sinking last week on renewed fear of more aggressive US interest rate hikes, dealers said.
Britain and the European Union on Monday agreed a crucial overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland, a breakthrough aimed at resetting seriously strained relations since Brexit.
Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City cannot afford to drop any more points if they are to catch leaders Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
Brussels hosts the rival leaders of Kosovo and Serbia on Monday as the European Union turns up the pressure to reach a deal it hopes will lead to a de facto normalisation of ties between the bitter foes.
February 27, 2023
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Swiss food giant Nestle will halt all production in Myanmar, a spokesperson said Monday, the latest firm to draw back from the country after a military coup two years ago.
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Temba Bavuma will start his Test captaincy career against the team that he grew up supporting when South Africa start the first Test against the West Indies at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.
Pope Francis will visit Hungary in April and meet far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the Vatican said Monday, with the Ukraine war and migrants expected to dominate talks.
European equities rebounded Monday after sinking last week on renewed fear of more aggressive US interest rate hikes, dealers said.
An agreement between Britain and the European Union over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland appears imminent.
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