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Gunmen kill 3 students, 1 teacher in attack on Cameroonian school
The assailants stormed Government Bilingual High School in Ekondo Titi locality on Wednesday when students were studying, and detonated an improvised explosive device, Xinhua news agency quoted the Divisional Officer of Ekondo Titit, Timothe Aboloa as saying. Three students, namely 12-year-old Emmanuel Orume, 16-year-old Joyceline Iken, 17-year-old Kum Emmanuel, and a French language teacher Celestina Fien were killed in the attack.
Iran's FM says agreement with IAEA possible
Amir Abdollahian said on Wednesday that in "cordial, frank and fruitful" talks he held with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Tehran on Tuesday, they reached "good agreements on continuing cooperation", Xinhua news agency reported. "Yet, to work out a text, we need work on a few words," he added, while warning that "politicisation of technical matters is unproductive."
Sweden elects 1st female PM
Andersson is scheduled to take office after a meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf on Friday, giving her less than 10 months to prepare for the country's 2022 general elections, reports Xinhua news agency. Sweden is the only Nordic country never to have elected a woman as national leader before.
China bans celebrities from showing off wealth on social media
The Cyberspace Administration of China announced on Tuesday that celebrities in the country will not be allowed to 'show off wealth' or 'extravagant pleasure' on social media, the report said. The rules also prevent celebrities from publishing false or private information, provoking fans against other fan groups and from spreading rumours.
Germany to get 'traffic light' government led by SPD's Scholz
Announcing a deal with the Greens and Free Democrats, SPD leader Olaf Scholz, who will be the new Chancellor, highlighted greater progress in a coalition "on equal terms", the BBC reported. cholz, who was for long Merkel's Vice Chancellor, however, noted that the three parties' rank and file had to approve what has been labelled their "traffic-light" coalition, because of the parties' red, yellow and green colours.
Boris Johnson's ratings hit record low
The premier suffered another blow as a Savanta ComRes poll suggested the chaos is cutting through to voters, with his net favourability score dropping to minus 14. That was down from minus nine last month, and worse than during the bleak second coronavirus surge last autumn. The research also showed Labour hanging on to the lead in overall support, although the advantage has narrowed from six points last week to two.
Putin's visit to India clouds timing of India-US ministerial dialogue
Asked at his briefing in Washington on Tuesday if the annual meeting has been pushed to January 2022, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said: "We have never announced a date for the 2+2... I can assure you that there will be an opportunity for a 2+2 before long."
Einstein relativity theory manuscript sold for $13 mn in Paris
The manuscript was sold on Tuesday by Christie's in Paris to an anonymous buyer, Xinhua news agency reported. Christie's said on its website that the 54-page working manuscript, co-written by Einstein and Michele Besso between June 1913 and early 1914, was a crucial stage in the development of the General Theory of Relativity.
President Putin stresses two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The current conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians must be resolved in accordance with previously adopted resolutions at the UN Security Council, Xinhua news agency quoted Putin as saying during a meeting with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Sochi. The problem must be solved on an equitable basis that takes into account the interests of all people living in the region, Putin stressed.
Trump's pollster predicts win in 2024, so do others, but most Americans indifferent
As per a media leak, Trump minders have tested the mood in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - five states that delivered a total of 73 electoral votes in 2020, and a decisive Electoral College victory for Joe Biden to become president. In a Trump-Biden matchup in all five - decided in 2020 by fewer than 3 percentage points - the former president is shown whipping Biden in Arizona by 8 percentage points, Georgia by 3 points, Michigan by 12 points, Pennsylvania by 6 points and Wisconsin by 10 points.
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