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Built in the late 1800s by Emperor Menelik II, who founded Addis Ababa, the palace was the residence of Ethiopia's rulers for more than a century
World
25.06.2024
Ethiopia turns former palace, torture site into tourist draw
A man wearing a kippah skullcap places a candle at a makeshift memorial a day after two people were shot dead as Halle's Jewish community marked Yom Kippur
World
25.06.2024
'They're shooting at us!': inside the Halle synagogue
The US Treasury has sanctioned close associates of South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma, pictured here, who is at the center of a massive corruption scandal
World
25.06.2024
US blacklists S.Africa's Zuma-allied Guptas over 'corruption'
The opposition accuses Talon, a cotton mogul, of taking over key sectors of the economy for personal gain
World
25.06.2024
Benin president launches 'dialogue' without key opponents
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The movement is spearheading two weeks of action across the globe
World 25.06.2024
Climate protesters lay siege to London City Airport
Britain will commission a commemorative coin to mark the 90th anniversary of the final visit by Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi; a girl poses for a picture, August 15, 2019, with her face painted depicting a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi
World 25.06.2024
Britain to mark Gandhi's 1931 visit with commemorative coin
Captured British Islamic State fighters El Shafee el-Sheikh (L) and Alexanda Kotey (R), two of the notorious "Beatles" kidnap and torture cell, have been moved to US custody in Syria
World 25.06.2024
Pressure mounts to repatriate and try IS foreign fighters
An advertising billboard in Kenya shows Olympic marathon champion and World record holder Eliud Kipchoge who will attempt to break the two-hour marathon barrier on Saturday
World 25.06.2024
Kipchoge, the monastic marathon man, aims for the moon
Pacific Gas & Electric has begun switching off power in California, in a bid to prevent a repeat of last year's catastrophic infernos which killed around 90 people
World 25.06.2024
'Unacceptable' power cuts blasted as California fire risk spreads south
Jailed Tunisian media magnate and presidential candidate Nabil Karoui has courted controversy for his business dealings but promises to rule for the poor
World 25.06.2024
Nabil Karoui: media mogul linked to fraud seeks Tunisia's presidency
Kais Saied is a political newcomer who espouses strongly conservative views
World 25.06.2024
Kais Saied, an austere upstart vying for Tunisia's presidency
After a week of violent protests in Iraq, hardline Shiite factions in Baghdad are looking to consolidate power, experts say.
World 25.06.2024
After Iraq violence, Shiite hardliners seize advantage
An expanding fleet of eco-friendly lavatories in the Nairobi slum of Mukuru is helping cut down on people throwing their waste out of the window in a bag
World 25.06.2024
In Nairobi, recycling poo is cleaning up the slums
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