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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government on Wednesday nominated Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a leading advocate for the return of disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum, to become the country’s next president. Tassoulas, a 65-year-old lawyer and member of the governing center-right New Democracy party, served as culture minister a decade ago and helped reinvigorate Greece’s campaign to reclaim the 2,500-year-old Parthenon Marbles. During his tenure he hosted […]

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government on Wednesday nominated Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a leading advocate for the return of disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum, to become the country’s next president. Tassoulas, a 65-year-old lawyer and member of the governing center-right New Democracy party, served as culture minister a decade ago and helped reinvigorate Greece’s campaign to reclaim the 2,500-year-old Parthenon Marbles. During his tenure he hosted […]

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country,” the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday after Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s two-day visit to Hanoi. “The Russian side welcomed Vietnam’s active participation in BRICS events in 2024 and expressed its readiness to create favorable conditions if Vietnam joins BRICS as a partner country,” the statement said. […]

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country,” the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday after Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s two-day visit to Hanoi. “The Russian side welcomed Vietnam’s active participation in BRICS events in 2024 and expressed its readiness to create favorable conditions if Vietnam joins BRICS as a partner country,” the statement said. […]

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Brett Holmgren got woken up early on New Year’s Day by alerts that a driver had plowed into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans. The rampage, which killed 14 people, was the deadliest attack on U.S. soil in years and was inspired by the Islamic State group. The National Counterterrorism Center, which Holmgren leads, sprang into action to help the FBI run down information on […]

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Brett Holmgren got woken up early on New Year’s Day by alerts that a driver had plowed into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans. The rampage, which killed 14 people, was the deadliest attack on U.S. soil in years and was inspired by the Islamic State group. The National Counterterrorism Center, which Holmgren leads, sprang into action to help the FBI run down information on […]

By Isabel Teles SAO PAULO (Reuters) – In the tiny community of Ilha da Jussara, at the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, growing acai berries – a superfood known for its nutritional benefits – is a major source of income. Production has grown around 50% in the last decade, driven by a dozen or so women in the village who fought to secure sources of credit. “At first, the […]

By Isabel Teles SAO PAULO (Reuters) – In the tiny community of Ilha da Jussara, at the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, growing acai berries – a superfood known for its nutritional benefits – is a major source of income. Production has grown around 50% in the last decade, driven by a dozen or so women in the village who fought to secure sources of credit. “At first, the […]

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria’s new authorities have detained an Egyptian Islamist militant who fought against Bashar al-Assad’s rule over threats he made to the government in Cairo, a Syrian interior ministry source and an Arab security source told Reuters on Wednesday. The move could help ease concern in Cairo over the rise to power of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, who led the overthrow of Assad last month, in light of […]

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria’s new authorities have detained an Egyptian Islamist militant who fought against Bashar al-Assad’s rule over threats he made to the government in Cairo, a Syrian interior ministry source and an Arab security source told Reuters on Wednesday. The move could help ease concern in Cairo over the rise to power of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, who led the overthrow of Assad last month, in light of […]