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Fears for rights under Italy's 'Christian mother' Meloni
Fears for rights under Italy's 'Christian mother' Meloni
by  AFP

From abortion to gay marriage, civil rights activists in Catholic-majority Italy fear a significant set-back with the expected election triumph of a far-right party dedicated to defending "traditional family values".

Nigeria's 2020 protesters look to the ballot box
Nigeria's 2020 protesters look to the ballot box
by  AFP

Two years after Samuel Ashola was shot in the leg during a peaceful protest in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, the unemployed artist boils with anger as he prepares to vote. - Challenges - Five out of seven protesters AFP interviewed in Lagos and the political capital Abuja said they would vote for Obi.

Australian rescuers race to save stranded pilot whales
Australian rescuers race to save stranded pilot whales
by  AFP

Australian rescuers battled Friday to refloat the last surviving pilot whales from a mass stranding that killed nearly 200 of the animals on a surf-battered beach in Tasmania. The latest stranding came days after a dozen young male sperm whales were reported dead in a separate mass stranding on King Island -- between Tasmania and the Australian mainland.

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