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Extreme poverty rising in Latin America: UN
Extreme poverty rising in Latin America: UN
World
by  AFP

Extreme poverty is likely to affect 82 million people in Latin America in 2022, an increase spurred by a slow pandemic recovery and high inflation, the UN economic commission for the region said Thursday.

Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests
Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests
World
by  AFP

Iran on Thursday arrested a former international football player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported the protests that have rocked the country since September, news agencies said. International footballer Hossein Mahini was arrested in October for supporting the protests but was later released.

Germany's Scholz dims lights on Christmas tree amid energy squeeze
Germany's Scholz dims lights on Christmas tree amid energy squeeze
World
by  AFP

The Christmas tree outside Chancellor Olaf Scholz's office in Berlin will not be lit as long this year, a government spokesman said Thursday, as Germany seeks to save energy through the winter. Last year, the tree was put up while conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel was still in office.

French MPs vote to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
French MPs vote to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
World
by  AFP

Lawmakers in the French parliament voted Thursday to add the right to abortion to the constitution in response to recent changes in Poland and the United States. "The assembly is speaking to the world, our country is speaking to the world," said jubilant MP Mathilde Panot from LFI, dedicating the vote to women in Hungary, Poland and the United States.

ICC prosecutor seeks charges against fugitive warlord Kony
ICC prosecutor seeks charges against fugitive warlord Kony
World
by  AFP

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday he would ask judges to confirm charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, head of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), even though Kony remains at large. Khan said he had asked judges for authorisation to hold a hearing to confirm the charges against Kony in his absence.