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Voters in Comoros head to polls to elect 33-seat parliament
Voters in Comoros were heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the Indian Ocean archipelago's 33-seat parliament, a year after the re-election of President Azali Assoumani in a poll which the opposition alleged was marred by widespread irregularities. Officials from the ruling party have denied those allegations. Comoros last had parliamentary elections in January 2020.
AFP
Toll from French tram crash rises to 68 injured
The toll from a collision of two trams in Strasbourg has risen to 68 injured in a rare accident that sowed panic near the eastern French city's main train station, authorities said Sunday.As a result of the collision, 68 people were injured, according to the prefecture, which released an updated toll Sunday.
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Germany says sanctions against Syrian war crimes suspects must stay but people need relief
Germany’s foreign minister said Sunday that sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called for a “smart approach” to provide relief to the Syrian population after last month's overthrow of President Bashar Assad. Annalena Baerbock spoke to reporters after arriving in Saudi Arabia for a conference on Syria's future attended by top European and Middle Eastern diplomats. Germany is one of several countries that imposed sanctions on the Assad government over its brutal crackdown on dissent.
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The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says
The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus, causes flu or cold-like symptoms including fever, cough and nasal congestion. The symptoms often clear up by themselves, though they can cause lower respiratory tract infections among children, older adults and those immunocompromised.
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Pope Francis baptizes 21 babies in annual ceremony at the Sistine Chapel
Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican. Francis celebrated the Lord’s gift of faith to the children, stressing they were the protagonists of the ceremony. The pontiff personally administered the sacrament of baptism on the infants, who are the children of Vatican employees working at the Holy See.
AFP
Malala Yousafzai tells Muslim leaders not to 'legitimise' Taliban
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to "show true leadership" over their assault on women's rights.You can show true leadership.
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Comoros holds a parliamentary election boycotted by some opposition parties
Comoros held a parliamentary election Sunday that some opposition leaders pledged to boycott, accusing President Azali Assoumani and his ruling party of adopting an increasingly authoritarian stance and raising concerns over the integrity of the vote. Results are expected next week, according to the national electoral commission. Assoumani's Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros party and its coalition partners won 20 out of the 24 seats that were contested in the last parliamentary election in 2020.
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15 killed in an explosion and fire at a gas station in central Yemen
An explosion at a gas station triggered a massive fire in central Yemen, killing at least 15 people, health officials said Sunday. The explosion occurred Saturday at the Zaher district in the province of Bayda, the Houthi rebel-run Health Ministry said in a statement. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the explosion.
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A firefighter with Parkinson's lost her health benefits. Supreme Court weighs if she can sue
The issue of whether retirees can sue their former employers under the Americans with Disabilities Act has divided lower courts.
AFP
Alice Weidel, German far right's unlikely hope for chancellor
As someone born in West Germany who is openly gay and has a non-German partner, Alice Weidel is in some ways a surprising choice as the far-right AfD's candidate for chancellor ahead of February elections.Weidel, who lives in Switzerland and has two sons with her Sri Lankan partner, was officially crowned as the AfD's chancellor candidate at an upbeat party conference this weekend.
Reuters
Syria talks being held in Riyadh with Western and regional participation
Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries are meeting Syria's new foreign minister in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday at the first such regional meeting on Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month. German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Riyadh on Sunday morning ahead of the meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani.
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Fire in a restaurant in northern Czech Republic kills 6 people
A fire broke out in a restaurant in northern Czech Republic, killing six people and leaving six others with serious injuries, officials said Sunday. Firefighters said the U Kojota restaurant in the city of Most, some 100 kilometers (63 miles) north of Prague, was still open when the fire started before midnight Saturday. Police and firefighters said the likely cause was a gas heater that overturned.
Reuters
Chad ruling party wins parliamentary majority, provisional results show
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's ruling party won two-thirds of the seats in the legislative election which was boycotted by many in the opposition last month, provisional results showed on Sunday, reinforcing President Mahamat Idriss Deby's hold on power. Results of the Dec. 29 election seal the oil-producing Central African nation's transition to constitutional rule more than three years after Deby seized control following the sudden death of his father and long-standing predecessor Idriss Deby Itno. Deby's party, the Patriotic Salvation Movement, secured 124 of the 188 seats at the National Assembly, the national electoral body said.
TODAY
Walmart empanadas under public health alert for mislabeling, potential allergen
Some frozen empanadas sent to Walmart stores nationwide are under a public health alert for potential mislabeling and containing an allergen not listed on the label.
CNN
Trump’s Cabinet picks face tests of loyalty during upcoming confirmation hearings
Senate confirmation hearings set to begin this week are likely to reveal a defining trait uniting Donald Trump’s incoming Cabinet, regardless of their diverse political backgrounds and uneven qualifications: an unflinching allegiance to the president-elect.
AFP
Apple wants to keep diversity programs disavowed by other US firms
Apple's board of directors has recommended shareholders vote against a proposal to end the company's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, going against the grain of decisions by other large US corporates.But the Apple board has recommended voting against the proposal when it meets late this month.
AFP
Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers
South Korea's intelligence service on Sunday backed up Ukraine's account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being questioned.Seoul's National Intelligence Service (NIS) told AFP it has "confirmed that the Ukrainian military captured two North Korean soldiers on January 9 in the Kursk battlefield in Russia".
CNN
Fiscal hawks draw red lines on Trump’s first big bill, risking GOP support
Rep. Tim Burchett has never voted to increase the U.S. borrowing limit in his life. And that might not change just because Donald Trump is the one to ask for his vote.
AFP
Indian Hindu pilgrims take the plunge ahead of largest gathering
Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the "land of the gods" -- just one among legions of Hindu pilgrims joining the largest gathering of humanity."It feels great to be in the land of the gods for the Kumbh Mela," said the 53-year-old Singh, who came from a village in Madhya Pradesh state, a journey of more than 600 kilometres (375 miles).
AFP
Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria
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