La Paz hopes the deal, awaiting final authorisation by the IMF’s executive board, will open other lines of finances from different institutions, like the World Bank, as the country works to restore its struggling credit status. Bolivian lawmakers approved a $1.9 billion (€1.65bn) loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund on Friday,…
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0 claims checkedGermany news: Doctors offer Oktoberfest flu jabs Published September 19, 2026last updated September 20, 2026 What you need to know - Polls have opened in key state elections in Berlin and…
Federal law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under age 21 is unconstitutional and can't be enforced, the Justice Department said in a legal opinion released on…
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The reported prosecution of social-service activist Mr. Chirantha Amarasinghe over his assertion that COVID-19 does not spread through water raises serious questions about the proportionality of such…
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In 1991, when Saddam Hussein’s Iraq came under attack from United States‑led coalition forces, some 120 Iraqi fighter jets landed in Iran to avoid being hit. Iran did not return the aircraft.
By Rajitha Weerakoon The quip that “once the mud is washed off, the man working in a paddy field is fit to be king” which famously evolved into the colloquial paraphrase, did not originate from a…