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Indonesian Students Protest Against Soaring Fuel Price

Hundreds of Indonesian students rallied in country’s capital on Thursday to protest sharp increases in fuel prices by the government. The protesters, from several student...

Australia Enshrines 43% Greenhouse Gas Reduction Aim In Law

Australia’s Parliament on Thursday enshrined in law the government’s elevated target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by the end...

UK To Cap Domestic Energy Prices, End Fracking Ban

British Prime Minister Liz Truss said Thursday that her government will cap domestic energy prices for homes and businesses to ease a cost-of-living crisis...

European Central Bank Joins US Fed In Outsized Rate Increase

The European Central Bank is set to join the U.S. Federal Reserve in making a jumbo interest rate hike Thursday as it tries to...

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Panama Earthquake: 200+ Aftershocks Hit After 7.7-Magnitude Quake

Two days after one of the strongest tremors in the country’s recent history, rural Panama is sleeping in the streets. The government has declared a national emergency and unlocked $100 million — while seismologists insist the shaking is finally calming. Panama has recorded more than 200 aftershocks since...

Djibouti-Yemen Boat Capsizes: At Least 139 Migrants Dead, 84 Missing

The IOM says a vessel carrying 305 people, mostly Ethiopians, sank near Guhere north of Obock on the night of Oct. 8–9. Only 82 survived. It is among the deadliest maritime disasters yet on the Eastern Route to the Gulf — a crossing made more desperate by...

Gunmen Kill 20 Travellers Under Military Escort

Armed bandits overran a trader convoy bound for Nasarawa market in Bukkuyum district, killing four soldiers, three policemen, a civil defence officer and 12 civilians, and wounding 19 — the latest strike paralysing commerce across northwestern Nigeria.  At least 20 people were killed on Saturday when gunmen ambushed...