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Germany's Angela Merkel Gets Standing Ovation At Her Last EU Summit

Agence France-Presse | Friday October 22, 2021, Brussels, Belgium

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday received a standing ovation from EU counterparts at her final European summit after 16 years as the bloc's most influential leader.

Colin Powell: First Black US State Secretary, Public Face Of 1991 Iraq War

Agence France-Presse | Monday October 18, 2021, Washington

Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died on Monday of Covid-19 complications. He was 84.

UK MP David Amess, Stabbed To Death In London, Was Lifelong Eurosceptic

Agence France-Presse | Friday October 15, 2021, London

A British lawmaker since 1983 from the Conservatives' right wing, David Amess was a maverick Eurosceptic long before the party leadership embraced all-out opposition to the EU.

Attacks On British MPs In Last Two Decades

Agence France-Presse | Friday October 15, 2021, London

The killing of British Conservative MP David Amess on Friday while he held an open-doors session for constituents follows several similar attacks in the last two decades.

Scandal Dents IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva's Image Of Integrity

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 12, 2021, Washington

Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva, whose tenure as head of the IMF remained uncertain Monday amid allegations of data tampering, is described as a respected economist with a strong background in international finance.

"Biased Against Facts, Journalism": Nobel Peace Winner Criticises Facebook

Reuters | Saturday October 09, 2021, Manila

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticise Facebook as a threat to democracy, saying the social media giant fails to protect against the spread of hate and disinformation and is "biased against facts".

Without Facts, No Truth, No Democracy: Nobel Peace Winner Maria Ressa To NDTV - Full Transcript

NDTV News Desk | Friday October 08, 2021, New Delhi

Investigative journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work promoting freedom of expression.

Meet Kerala's Sword-Fighting Great-Grandmother Keeping Martial Art Alive

Agence France-Presse | Friday October 01, 2021, Vatakara

Deftly parrying her son with a bamboo cane, Meenakshi Amma belies her 78 years with her prowess at kalari, thought to be India's oldest martial art.

Imagine That: Unheard John Lennon Tape Goes On Sale

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 28, 2021, Copenhagen

A 1970 tape of John Lennon singing a hitherto unheard song called "Radio Peace" and expressing frustration at his Beatles image to a group of Danish schoolboys goes under the hammer on Tuesday in Copenhagen

Amarinder Singh: The Man Who Steered Congress To Victory In Punjab

Press Trust of India | Saturday September 18, 2021, Chandigarh

One of the strongest regional satraps of the Congress, Amarinder Singh was the leader who put the party back in the saddle in Punjab after an intensely fought poll battle.

A New-Look Gujarat BJP Ministry Dominated By First-Timers

Deepika | Thursday September 16, 2021

Making a clean break from his predecessor Vijay Rupani's ministry, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel on Thursday inducted 24 members in his new-look council of ministers, 10 of them of cabinet rank.

Winners And Losers From UK Government Reshuffle

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 15, 2021, London

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday carried out a major reshuffle of his government, replacing his foreign secretary and giving his former nemesis a key role.

Everything About SpaceX's All-Civilian Space Crew Headed For Orbit

Reuters | Wednesday September 15, 2021

The quartet of private citizens who make up the Inspiration4 team, poised to make history aboard a SpaceX rocketship as the first all-civilian crew launched into orbit, may appear at first glance to be everyday people, but they are far from ordinary.

Who Is Bhupendra Patel? 5 Points On New Gujarat Chief Minister

Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday September 12, 2021, New Delhi

Fifty-nine-year-old MLA Bhupendra Patel was named the next Gujarat Chief Minister at a meeting of BJP legislators on Sunday, a day after the unexpected resignation of Vijay Rupani.

Taliban's Mohammad Hasan Akhund New Afghan PM, Abdul Baradar Deputy

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 07, 2021, Kabul

Afghanistan's Taliban on Tuesday announced key posts for their new government, after the hardline Islamists seized control of the country and ousted the previous regime last month.