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Egyptian tourist province to ban single-use plastics

An Egyptian province on the Red Sea is to impose a ban on disposable plastics, prohibiting everything from single-use straws to plastic bags in...

Dozens granted White House clearance despite concerns

Dozens of people in President Donald Trump’s administration were granted security clearances despite “disqualifying issues” in their backgrounds, a career official in the White...

28 dead as rescuers struggle to reach storm-hit southern Nepal

Rescuers struggled Monday to reach villages in southern Nepal cut off by a powerful rainstorm that killed at least 28 people and injured hundreds...

Jean-Claude Juncker says Westminster ‘sphinx’ must make its mind up on Brexit

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has said it is time for Westminster to spell out what it wants on Brexit, saying the mythical sphinx...

Cholera outbreak fuels death toll in cyclone-hit Mozambique city

Mozambique’s cyclone-hit city of Beira has confirmed its first death from cholera, as the number of cases of the disease has jumped to 517. To...

New Zealand initiates bill to ban guns used in mosque attack

New Zealand’s government on Monday introduced a bill it plans to rush into law that would ban the types of weapons a gunman used...

Venezuela’s Maduro announces power rationing amid outages

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has announced a 30-day plan to ration electricity following nationwide power cuts that have inflicted misery on millions of people...

Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party is leading mayoral elections but suffered setbacks as the opposition regained hold of the capital Ankara and...

Slovakia elects first female president

An environmental activist has been elected as the first female president of Slovakia. Relative newcomer Zuzana Caputova took 58% of the vote with almost 95%...

Joe Biden defends behaviour towards women

Former US vice president Joe Biden has said he does not believe he ever acted inappropriately towards women but will “listen respectfully” to suggestions...

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