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Germany donated 12 million euros (13.7 million dollars) to Russia on the 75th anniversary of the end of the Nazi-led Siege of Leningrad to “benefit historical reconciliation,” the countries said Sunday. The “humanitarian gesture” will contribute to upgrading a veteran’s hospital

The Church of Pentecost in Ghana has banned sexually suggestive pre-wedding photo shoots. According to the church, a lot of would-be couples abuse the act by going to the extreme of “touching” vital areas of each other as if they were

Hope that loved ones had survived a tsunami of iron ore mine waste from a dam collapse in Brazil was turning to anguish and anger over the increasing likelihood that many of the hundreds of people missing had died. By Saturday

Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where militant groups are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 81 others during a Sunday Mass, officials said. Witnesses said the first blast inside

A dozen immigrant workers at one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs in New York who are in the U.S. illegally were fired this month even though managers had known about their legal status for years, a lawyer for the workers

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments Mr McCallum made about an extradition case involving a senior executive from the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Mr Trudeau said in a statement he had

Japan’s Naomi Osaka battled past Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-4 to win her first Australian Open crown Saturday and become the new world number one. The fourth seed and US Open champion made it two Grand Slam

Germany, France and Spain said Saturday they will recognize Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president unless a plan for fresh elections is announced within eight days. The current president, Nicolas Maduro, has refused to step down after disputed elections