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Senegal’s first woman presidential candidate in years takes on historic campaign

Anta Babacar Ngom, Senegal’s sole female presidential candidate, faces slim odds of winning Sunday’s election, but her candidacy is seen as a milestone.Ngom, a business executive, has promised to create millions of jobs and establish a women’s bank to promote economic independence.Ngom’s supporters have voiced hope for change under a…

Dutch court orders authorities to rein in noise pollution at Amsterdam airport

The Dutch government has systematically put the interests of the aviation sector above those of people who live near Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, a Dutch court ruled Wednesday, saying that the treatment of local residents amounts to a breach of Europe’s human rights convention.”The state has…

Mexican authorities find 5 dead bodies loaded into bulletproof SUV

Prosecutors in the violent western Mexican state of Jalisco said Wednesday they found five dead bodies piled in a bulletproof SUV.3 MEXICAN POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN HIGHWAY ASSAULTThe state prosecutors’ office said someone called an emergency number to report the vehicle Tuesday. Inside, police found the bodies of five men…

8 militants dead after Pakistan fends off separatist attack near China-funded port

Pakistani security forces Wednesday killed at least eight insurgents as they repulsed an attack by a separatist group on a sprawling government building outside the Chinese-funded Gwadar port in the volatile southwest, officials said.Three security forces were also killed in the ensuing shootout. All the Chinese nationals working at the…