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Protesters in Panama leave part of key highway
Protesters in Panama leave part of key highway
World
by  AFP

Panama's government and indigenous leaders reached a deal Sunday to clear demonstrators from part of the Panamerican Highway in exchange for lower fuel prices, but other stretches of the strategic route remained blocked by protesters demanding more concessions.

EU mulls tightening Russia sanctions, Ukraine says cities hit
EU mulls tightening Russia sanctions, Ukraine says cities hit
World
by  AFP

The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Kyiv accused Moscow of launching fresh strikes on multiple residential areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. The fresh strikes came after Moscow announced that it would step up its military operations and Kyiv accused Russia of installing missile launchers at Europe's largest nuclear plant.

Ethiopia's Tola wins world men's marathon
Ethiopia's Tola wins world men's marathon
Africa
by  AFP

Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola produced a decisive kick 8km from the finish line to win gold in the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. Tola, who won Olympic 10,000m bronze at the 2016 Rio Games and marathon silver at the 2017 London worlds, clocked a championship record of 2hr 5min 37sec, smashing the previous best of 2:06.54 set by Kenyan Abel Kirui in Berlin in 2009.

Nigeria's main opposition party has won the governorship election in southwest Osun state, the electoral commission said on Sunday, in a major upset to President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling All Progressives Congress.
Nigeria's main opposition party has won the governorship election in southwest Osun state, the electoral commission said on Sunday, in a major upset to President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling All Progressives Congress.
Africa
by  AFP

Nigeria's main opposition party has won the governorship election in southwest Osun state, the electoral commission said on Sunday, in a major upset to President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling All Progressives Congress. Osun is one of eight of Nigeria's 36 states where governorship elections are not being held at the same time as the rest of the country because of legal challenges to previous results.

La Bulgarie et la Macédoine du Nord ont signé dimanche à Sofia un protocole bilatéral, dernier pas avant la première réunion intergouvernementale qui marquera le début des négociations de l'UE avec Skopje et Tirana.
La Bulgarie et la Macédoine du Nord ont signé dimanche à Sofia un protocole bilatéral, dernier pas avant la première réunion intergouvernementale qui marquera le début des négociations de l'UE avec Skopje et Tirana.
World
by  AFP

EU member Bulgaria and North Macedonia on Sunday signed a deal in Sofia opening the way for European Union membership talks for the tiny Balkan nation and its Albanian neighbour. North Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani on Sunday hailed the "historic opportunity" at the signing ceremony for his country to start EU membership talks.

'War is war' but Ukraine sushi bar serves lunch on time
'War is war' but Ukraine sushi bar serves lunch on time
World
by  AFP

Working in a sushi restaurant in eastern Ukraine, Igor Besukh turns up the music to drown out the sound of air raid sirens as he prepares the next order. But the music could not mask the deafening sound of a missile that struck central Kramatorsk on Friday, landing in the city's Peace Square near the town hall, culture centre and the sushi bar where Besukh works.