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Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge

New Delhi, May 2 -- Rising diesel prices linked to the Iran war are adding urgency to a shift already underway across Africa to move cellphone towers off fossil fuels and onto solar power. Diesel, wh... Read More


Trump says he's 'not satisfied' with Iran's proposal to end the war

New Delhi, May 2 -- U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal to end the war between the countries, saying Friday he still was not satisfied while blaming Iran's "fractured" leadersh... Read More


Exorbitantly expensive tickets for early World Cup games still on general sale

New Delhi, May 2 -- Tickets for most of the World Cup group games remain on general sale with just over a month to go until the tournament kicks off on June 11. But prices are exorbitantly high, topp... Read More


Mali holds funeral for key junta figure killed in militant assaults

New Delhi, May 2 -- A funeral was held Thursday for Mali 's former defense minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, a key architect of the military government's security partnership with Russia. Camara was kille... Read More


Brazil's Congress overrides Lula's veto of a bill to reduce Bolsonaro's sentence

New Delhi, May 2 -- Brazil's Congress voted Thursday to override a presidential veto and adopt a bill to reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup, in a blow... Read More


Ukraine says a strike hit Russian Black Sea oil terminal in Tuapse

New Delhi, May 2 -- Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal in the Russian Black Sea city of Tuapse, Ukraine's General Staff said on Friday, marking the fourth attack targeting the region's oil infras... Read More


China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1

New Delhi, May 2 -- A China policy giving Africa's biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years came into effect Friday while its economic rival the United States seeks to... Read More


EU-Mercosur trade deal takes provisional effect, boosting hopes and concerns for millions

New Delhi, May 2 -- The long-awaited trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union took effect Friday, at least provisionally. The initiative creates a trans-Atlantic market e... Read More


Florida sheriff identifies body found in Tampa Bay as 2nd missing student from Bangladesh

New Delhi, May 2 -- A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday. He described their killings... Read More


Ukraine is hitting oil facilities deep inside Russia. Soaring fuel prices could blunt the impact

New Delhi, May 2 -- Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities, sending up plumes of smoke that can be seen from space and bringing toxic rain to tourist destinations on the... Read More