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Russian lawmakers approve tax hike bill to boost economy as the war with Ukraine nears 4 years

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Russian lawmakers endorsed new tax hikes on Tuesday as Moscow looks for new revenue sources to boost its economy during its nearly four-year war with Ukraine. Legislators in the... Read More


South Africa deploys 3,500 extra police officers and braces for protests around the G20 summit

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- South African police and army units held a parade Wednesday involving helicopters, K-9 dog units and officers on motorcycles in a show of force ahead of expected protests around ... Read More


Brazil's Supreme Court sentences military officials for planning to kill Lula

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced high-ranking military officials and a federal police officer to up to 24 years in prison on Tuesday after finding them guilt... Read More


Australian prisoner sues for his 'human right' to eat Vegemite

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- A prisoner is challenging an Australian state's ban on inmates eating Vegemite, claiming in a lawsuit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right ... Read More


Curacao makes history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Curacao salvaged a 0-0 draw with Jamaica on Tuesday to become the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup and will be joined by CONCACAF sides Panama and Haiti w... Read More


UN estimates over 2,000 Sudanese pregnant women have fled el-Fasher to escape conflict

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- A few weeks before the fall of her hometown to Sudan's paramilitary group, Nadra Mohamed Ahmed, seven months pregnant at the time, trekked for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) acr... Read More


MI5 warns UK lawmakers that Chinese spies are trying to reach them via LinkedIn

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Britain's domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned U.K. lawmakers that Chinese spies were actively reaching out to "recruit and cultivate" them via headhunters or cover com... Read More


What to know about the F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted Amer... Read More


A family affair: Lleyton Hewitt to play doubles with son Cruz at an Australian tennis event

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Two-time Grand Slam singles champion Lleyton Hewitt planned to come out of retirement on Wednesday to play doubles with his 16-year-old son Cruz at the New South Wales Open ATP C... Read More


Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention injection hailed by global health officials as a game-changer i... Read More