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Former ANC President Thabo Mbeki looks on during an election campaign trial, as South Africa prepares for national and provincial elections to be held on May 29, in Soweto, South Africa, April 25, 2024.

Support for South Africa's ANC near 40% weeks before election, Ipsos poll shows

Bhargav Acharya |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

By Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Support for South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has fallen to just over 40%, an Ipsos opinion poll showed, weeks before a general election that could usher in the biggest political ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks with Yuxuan Zhou during a visit to Li-Pi record store in Beijing, China, April 26, 2024.     Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS

Bad blood with China? Blinken buys Taylor Swift album in Beijing

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken snapped up a Taylor Swift album along with one by classic Chinese rocker Dou Wei during an unexpected detour to a Beijing record store on Friday after talks in China meant to ease ...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a conference held by the North America's Building Trades Unions at the Washington Hilton in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2024.

Biden appears in live interview with Howard Stern

Reuters |Updated 13 minutes ago |1 min read

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden appeared on a live radio broadcast with interviewer Howard Stern on Friday, telling family stories and saying his stutter prepared him for the hard knocks of life. Biden said the stutter that he has had ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 26, 2024.

Azerbaijan's Aliyev rejects criticism over journalists' arrests

Rachel More |Updated 31 minutes ago |2 min read

By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Friday rejected criticism over the arrests of journalists and said the fact that people had access to the internet meant press freedom was assured. "We must protect our ...

Taiwanese flags are seen at the Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan, December 26, 2022.

U.S., Taiwan to hold trade talks in Taipei starting on Monday

Reuters |Updated 31 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. and Taiwan will hold another round of negotiations toward their "21st Century" trade agreement starting on Monday in Taipei, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Friday. The talks, led by USTR and the ...

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf holds a press conference as he announces the Scottish National Party (SNP) will withdraw from the Bute House Agreement, at Bute House, Edinburgh, Scotland April 25, 2024. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via

Scottish First Minister Yousaf vows to win no-confidence vote

Reuters |Updated 40 minutes ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) -Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Friday he intended to fight a vote of no confidence called by political opponents following his decision to withdraw from a coalition agreement and try to run a minority government.

Activists sit on the ground in a pro-Palestinian protest camp near the chancellery, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, Germany, April 26, 2024.

Berlin police clear pro-Palestinian camp from parliament lawn

Riham Alkousaa |Updated 40 minutes ago |2 min read

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin police on Friday began clearing a pro-Palestinian camp set up in front of the German parliament by activists demanding the government stop arms exports to Israel and end what they say is the ...

Israeli soldiers operate next to the UNRWA headquarters, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, February 8, 2024.

U.S. review on IDF unit over rights allegations still ongoing, source says

Reuters |Updated 52 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has received new information from the Israeli authorities about a specific Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) unit that Washington was reportedly going to designate over human rights allegations in the West ...

P.E.I. businesses and organizations in the skilled trades sector will participate in recruitment events in England and Ireland between April 24-27. - Stock Image

N.B. rebrands trades certification program in bid to foster more apprenticeships

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 47 minutes ago |2 min read Premium content

New Brunswick has launched a new initiative aimed at enhancing the future of skilled trades and apprenticeship in the region.  Skilled Trades NB is designed to elevate the apprenticeship program’s profile among employers and potential participants, ...

Cardigan resident Parnell Hughes recently voiced concerns to the province about pipes from a local fish hatchery’s pond extending into a nearby brook. Hughes said these pipes had not been that long previously. Contributed

Cardigan, P.E.I., resident raises alarm over fish hatchery pipe extensions

Thinh Nguyen |Updated 59 minutes ago |4 min read Premium content

A Cardigan resident recently voiced concerns to the province about pipes extending from a fish hatchery into a nearby brook. Earlier this month, Parnell Hughes started to notice long pipes leading from a pond of the hatchery, which is owned by Mowi ...

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