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Controversial Covid-19 study retracted over links to vaccine misinformation

France, Aug. 14 -- The study, published in the British journal BMJ Public Health in 2024, was withdrawn "on the grounds of misinformation on causes of death and limited original work conducted by the ... Read More


Zambia suspends vote counting nationwide citing violence

France, Aug. 14 -- The copper-rich southern African nation went to the polls on Thursday in an election focused on economic hardship. President Hakainde Hichilema, who has been in power since 2021, f... Read More


Renewed fighting in Tigray raises risk of a wider regional war

France, Aug. 14 -- For several months, the Ethiopian federal army (ENDF) and Tigrayan forces (TDF) have been massed on either side of the Tigray border. This buildup comes as animosity grows between ... Read More


A war on words: why Russian strikes are targeting Ukrainian publishers

France, Aug. 14 -- In a northern district of the city of Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, the street leading to one of the country's largest book storage and distribution centres is quiet and green. ... Read More


France and 30 other countries condemn Iran's executions of protestors

France, Aug. 13 -- Joined by the European Union's top diplomat, the countries said they "condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing executions of protesters and use of the death penalty" by Iran. "Th... Read More


Farage wins UK by-election as Count Binface claims 'moral victory'

France, Aug. 13 -- Farage, who triggered the vote by resigning the parliamentary seat he had held since 2024 over an investigation into his finances, swept 63 percent of the ballots in the English con... Read More


Romania shuts down nuclear plant due to low level of drought-hit Danube

France, Aug. 13 -- Nuclearelectrica last month shut down one of two reactors at the Cernavoda power plant, which generates a fifth of the country's electricity supply. The second reactor is now also ... Read More


Morocco steps up border security over fears of new mass crossing into Ceuta

France, Aug. 13 -- The Moroccan Interior Ministry said on Thursday that security monitoring had been reinforced in areas close to both crossings, while Spanish authorities warned that the border remai... Read More


Voters in Zambia to deliver verdict on president's economic record

France, Aug. 13 -- Thirteen other candidates are challenging Hichilema for the presidency, with opponents claiming his economic reforms have failed to reduce the cost of living for ordinary people and... Read More


Iran faces growing isolation and uncertain future amid 'dire' economic situation

France, Aug. 13 -- Iran has been unable to export oil since 1 August after a United States naval blockade shut down its main export terminals, adding to pressure on an economy already struggling with ... Read More