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Spanish PM sets sights on international role
Spanish PM sets sights on international role
by  AFP

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will on Sunday become president of an international socialist grouping, a potential springboard to a major post on the world stage. A year before a general election in Spain, which polls suggest he will struggle to win, Sanchez is the only candidate to head the Socialist International (SI) -- an umbrella group of 132 centre-left parties from around the world.

Ukraine battles to restore power after latest Russian barrage
Ukraine battles to restore power after latest Russian barrage
by  AFP

Ukraine struggled Thursday to repair its battered power and water services after Russia targeted the electricity grid with dozens of cruise missiles and temperatures plunged. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said more than two-thirds of the capital was still cut off on Thursday despite municipal workers in Kyiv restoring some water service overnight.

Grace follows tragedy with birth of babies after Indonesia quake
Grace follows tragedy with birth of babies after Indonesia quake
by  AFP

Death descended on Cianjur when an earthquake struck the central Indonesian town this week, but several new mothers also provided some joy for grief-stricken residents. The name Gempita was inspired by the Indonesian word for earthquake, he said, before giving her his own last name.

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