Iran activists brush off claim morality police abolished
Campaigners backing Iran's protest movement on Monday dismissed a claim that the Islamic republic is disbanding its notorious morality police, insisting there was no change to its restrictive dress rules for women.
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Pakistan-England Test delicately poised at tea on last day
Hosts Pakistan need 86 runs and England five wickets in the final session Monday as the first Test heads for an exciting finish on the fifth day in Rawlpindi.
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S.Africa's ruling ANC debates embattled president's future
The top leaders of South Africa's ruling party went into talks on Monday to discuss the fate of embattled President Cyril Ramaphosa on the eve of a parliamentary vote that could lead to his impeachment.
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Vodafone CEO to step down after four years at helm
Vodafone chief executive Nick Read is stepping down, the British telecoms group said Monday, after a four-year tenure marked by a steep fall in the company's share price.
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Head of UK broadcaster Sky News resigns after 17 years
The head of Sky News will step down after 17 years, having steered the broadcaster through a tumultuous period in British political history and journalism's digital revolution.
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England's Bellingham 'has everything' but now comes biggest test yet
Jude Bellingham's outstanding display in England's 3-0 World Cup win over Senegal announced the 19-year-old's arrival among the global elite but now comes the biggest test so far of his young career.
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Turkey inflation slows for first time since 2021
Turkey's inflation slowed in November for the first time since May 2021, official data showed on Monday, delivering a boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of next year's election.
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Putin ally joins tech giant Yandex
A long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Kudrin, said Monday he will be joining Yandex as the Kremlin seeks to tighten its grip on Russia's top technology giant.
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Stocks rise as China eases more Covid measures
Most stocks rose on Monday as traders welcomed more easing of strict Covid containment measures in China that have hammered the world's number-two economy.
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Ghana offers local debt swap as part of IMF talks
Ghana offered investors a domestic debt swap on Monday to ease a crunch in payments as the government negotiates an IMF bailout during its worse economic crisis in decades.
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