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Cairo to be free of slums by end of 2019: Governor
Society

Cairo to be free of slums by end of 2019: Governor

Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel-Aal announced Friday that the governorate has devised a plan to focus on development for dangerous and…
Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap
World

Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap

PENITAS, Panama (AP) — Venise Felizor lay on a mattress in a warehouse-turned-shelter on a hot, sticky afternoon with her…
Garbage clogs once-clear rivers in Bosnia, govt is blamed
World

Garbage clogs once-clear rivers in Bosnia, govt is blamed

VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Plastic bottles, rusty barrels and even old washing machines are among the tons of garbage clogging…
Egypt’s economy seen growing 5.5 pct in year to end of June
Business

Egypt’s economy seen growing 5.5 pct in year to end of June

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s economy is expected to grow 5.5 percent in the fiscal year that ends in June, according…
German income inequality a cause for concern as east-west divide deepens
World

German income inequality a cause for concern as east-west divide deepens

A new study released by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) in Düsseldorf on Wednesday starkly outlines the divide…
More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN
World

More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN

More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced “acute hunger” last year because of wars and climate disasters, with…
Teacher from remote Kenya village is world’s best, wins $1 mn
World

Teacher from remote Kenya village is world’s best, wins $1 mn

A maths and physics teacher from a secondary school in a remote village in Kenya’s Rift Valley has won the…
President Sisi supports World Food Program in Africa, Middle East
Egypt

President Sisi supports World Food Program in Africa, Middle East

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed Egypt’s support for the World Food Program (WFP) expanding it’s activities in developing countries, especially…
Jobless millions to haunt India election
World

Jobless millions to haunt India election

Vishal Chowdhary is young, bright and armed with an MBA. But he has spent two years struggling to find work…
Photographer McCullin’s lifetime of war shown in London
Culture

Photographer McCullin’s lifetime of war shown in London

A retrospective of Don McCullin, one of Britain’s greatest living photographers, opens in London on Tuesday, spanning 60 years of…
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