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Italy's far-right PM Meloni meets EU chiefs
Italy's far-right PM Meloni meets EU chiefs
World
by  AFP

Italy's new far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets European Union chiefs in Brussels Thursday for the first time since her election, with the energy crisis expected to dominate the agenda. In her first international trip since taking office, Meloni meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council chief Charles Michel and European Parliament speaker Roberta Metsola.

Kenyan athletics mired in new doping scandal
Kenyan athletics mired in new doping scandal
Africa
by  AFP

Kenya's athletics reputation is once again taking a pummelling after the suspension this year of an unusually large number of long distance runners for suspected doping. Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) head Sarah Shibutse attributed the surge in cases in part to the long Covid-enforced lull in competitions that left runners idle.

Arizona Republican who crossed Trump sees bad omens
Arizona Republican who crossed Trump sees bad omens
World
by  AFP

In three decades of involvement in conservative politics, Rusty Bowers has never been so worried by the gap between perception and reality that currently plagues Arizona's Republican Party. But a toxic political climate that has swirled since the last election has persisted, and ensnared Bowers.