Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has appointed the country’s first female prime minister.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will resign amid pandemic and political turmoil
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Rome Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will resign on Tuesday morning, his office said in a statement on Monday, heightening political turmoil in the country as it battles Covid-19. "The Council of Ministers is ...
Facebook suspends Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-linked chatbot for breaking its privacy rules
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Jerusalem Facebook has deleted a post by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and suspended a chatbot linked to his account for violating the company's privacy policy. Visitors to the Prime Minister's Facebook p...
Biden names acting agency heads as his Cabinet nominees remain unconfirmed
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a slate of acting agency heads after taking office without a single one of his Cabinet nominees in place and confirmed by the US Senate. "These individuals, nearly all of ...
Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies after contracting Covid-19
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Zimbabwe's foreign minister, Sibusiso Moyo, has died at a local hospital after catching Covid, said government spokesman George Charamba, on Wednesday. Moyo was the army officer who went on state television on Nove...
New York Mets fire general manager Jared Porter after reportedly sending explicit pictures to female reporter
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The New York Mets have fired general manager Jared Porter after he reportedly sent explicit pictures to a female reporter in 2016. ESPN reported that Porter sent unsolicited, explicit texts and photos "culminating ...
UK Prime Minister imposes harsh lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and hospitalizations in the country. "It is clear that we need to d...
100 people killed in attacks on Niger villages, says prime minister
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One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said following one of the deadliest days in recent memory for a country ravaged by Islamist violence...
Biden names Kathleen Hicks as first woman deputy defense secretary
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Joe Biden's transition team announced Wednesday that former Obama Pentagon official Kathleen Hicks is the President-elect's pick to serve as deputy secretary of defense, and she would be the first woman to serve in ...
Female jockey makes history in famous Boxing Day steeplechase
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Bryony Frost made horse racing history as she became the first woman jockey to win the prestigious King George VI Chase with a "dream" Boxing Day success on 20-1 outsider Frodon. The 25-year-old Frost led from start...
Flights to UK canceled as health minister says new coronavirus variant is ‘out of control’
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London The Netherlands and Belgium on Sunday imposed a ban on flights to the UK after a new variant of coronavirus, said by officials to spread faster than other strains, caused renewed restrictions in large parts of...
Air Force graduates its largest class of female test pilots and engineers in history
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They soar into the desert skies, piloting some of the most sophisticated aircraft the world has ever seen. They have an innate understanding of high-performance aircraft and are always pushing the boundaries on perf...
New variant of Covid-19 identified in UK, minister says, as London heads back into strict lockdown
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London A new variant of Covid-19 has been identified in the southeast of England, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Monday, as he announced that London would return to a strict lockdown this week, after coronavir...