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Ankara had previously opposed to the Scandinavian countries' bids to join the alliance.
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Turkey supports Finland and Sweden Nato bid
Ankara had previously opposed to the Scandinavian countries' bids to join the alliance.
Ex-aide paints devastating picture of Trump
Donald Trump's top team knew days in advance of the potential for violence, a former staffer has said.
Mexico blames border crisis for Texas migrant deaths
Migrants of Mexican, Honduran and Guatemalan origin were among 50 found dead in a truck in Texas.
Maxwell sentenced to 20 years over sex trafficking
Ghislaine Maxwell told victims she had helped Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse she was sorry for their pain.
Singer R. Kelly faces long sentence for sex crimes
The disgraced pop star will be sentenced on Wednesday after being found guilty of sex trafficking.
Egypt outcry as iconic Nile houseboats destroyed
The last homes are being removed as part of what officials say is a plan to beautify the waterfront.
Gang in brazen daylight raid on Dutch art fair
Two suspects are arrested after a gang smashes display cases at a major European fair in Maastricht.
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Turkey supports Finland and Sweden Nato bid
Ankara had previously opposed to the Scandinavian countries' bids to join the alliance.
Ex-aide paints devastating picture of Trump
Donald Trump's top team knew days in advance of the potential for violence, a former staffer has said.
Mexico blames border crisis for Texas migrant deaths
Migrants of Mexican, Honduran and Guatemalan origin were among 50 found dead in a truck in Texas.
Maxwell sentenced to 20 years over sex trafficking
Ghislaine Maxwell told victims she had helped Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse she was sorry for their pain.
Singer R. Kelly faces long sentence for sex crimes
The disgraced pop star will be sentenced on Wednesday after being found guilty of sex trafficking.
Egypt outcry as iconic Nile houseboats destroyed
The last homes are being removed as part of what officials say is a plan to beautify the waterfront.
Gang in brazen daylight raid on Dutch art fair
Two suspects are arrested after a gang smashes display cases at a major European fair in Maastricht.
Ex-aide paints devastating picture of Trump
Donald Trump's top team knew days in advance of the potential for violence, a former staffer has said.
Mexico blames border crisis for Texas migrant deaths
Migrants of Mexican, Honduran and Guatemalan origin were among 50 found dead in a truck in Texas.
Maxwell sentenced to 20 years over sex trafficking
Ghislaine Maxwell told victims she had helped Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse she was sorry for their pain.
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Copyright: Various/TwitterImage caption: Nayera Ashraf, 21, had previously reported her fears about being attacked An Egyptian court has recommended the death sentence for a man who murdered a student after she had refused to marry him.
The defendant, Mohamed Adel, pleaded guilty to stabbing Nayera Ashraf to death outside Mansoura University north of the capital, Cairo.
The case caused outrage across Egypt when a video of the killing went viral after being posted online.
Ms Ashraf had previously reported her fears about being attacked after receiving death threats on her phone.
The verdict was met with celebrations in front of the courthouse.
The AFP news agency explains that the verdict will now be referred to Egypt's top theological authority - the grand mufti - which is a formality in death penalty cases.
Egypt carried out the third-highest number of executions in the world last year, according to Amnesty International.
Experts urge return of SA Covid rules amid monkeypox
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Copyright: Getty ImagesImage caption: Monkeypox infections are usually mild South African scientists have urged the government to bring back some coronavirus-curbing measures, after the country recorded its first case of monkeypox.
The plea from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) comes a week after South Africa ended mandatory mask-wearing, border checks for Covid-19, and size limits on social gatherings.
A 30-year-old Gauteng man tested positive for monkeypox last week, Health Minister Joe Phaahla recently confirmed.
He said the patient had no travel history and the virus could not have been acquired outside South Africa.
Monkeypox, caused by a similar virus to smallpox, can be spread when someone is in close contact with an infected person. Infections are usually mild.
It occurs mostly in remote parts of central and west African countries, near tropical rainforests.
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