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Senegal to elect parliament in important test for presidential vote
Senegal to elect parliament in important test for presidential vote
by  AFP

Senegal will vote Sunday in parliamentary elections the opposition hopes will force a coalition with President Macky Sall and curb any ambitions he may hold for a controversial third term. The opposition also wants to force Sall to give up any hope of running in 2024.

Hundreds of war-displaced Afghans return east
Hundreds of war-displaced Afghans return east
by  AFP

Hundreds of internally displaced Afghans who had taken refuge in the capital left for their homes in the country's eastern provinces Thursday, almost a year after the war that forced them to flee ended. On Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR facilitated the return of some 1,600 Afghans who were living in Kabul to their homes in provinces to the east.

Berlin monuments fall dark to save energy
Berlin monuments fall dark to save energy
by  AFP

The city of Berlin started switching off spotlights illuminating its historic monuments as part of a national effort to save energy in the face of Russian gas shortages. The centre-left-led government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for weeks for a national effort to save energy amid soaring prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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