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  2. The Presidency of the Council of Ministers ...
  • 21
  • Apr.
  • 2025

The Presidency of the Council of Ministers declares a three-day mourning period on the occasion of Pope Francis death

The mourning period will begin today and end on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Flags on public buildings and institutions will be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning, and the usual programming of radio and television stations will be modified to take account of this momentous event.

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S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records on hopes for US-Iran peace deal

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22:37

Russia urges 'timely evacuation' of foreign embassy staff from Kyiv amid strike threat

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22:05

Trump says Iran deal 'very possible' following latest talks

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21:12

Hantavirus ship evacuees need new plane to leave Canaries: ministry rs-imm/giv

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20:56

Senior Hezbollah commander killed by Israel in Beirut suburbs: source from group to AFP

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20:50

Plane thought to carry passenger from hantavirus-ship lands in Netherlands: AFP

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20:29

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship departs from Cape Verde: AFP

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20:20

Israel PM says targeted a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike

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Israeli strike hits Beirut's southern suburbs: state media

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20:15

Explosion heard in Beirut's southern suburbs: state media

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20:08

Plane with hantavirus ship evacuees in Spain to fix 'broken isolation bubble': regional govt rbj/imm/giv

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20:05

Israel 'ready for all scenarios' regarding Iran: PM

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20:04

US warplane disables ship that tried to break Iran port blockade: US military

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20:00

Strikes on UAE and ships 'unjustified', Macron tells Iran

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19:45

Plane with hantavirus ship evacuees in Spain to refuel after Morocco refusal: regional govt rbj/imm/mdm/jj

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18:32

Plane that left Cape Verde after hantavirus ship evacuations lands in Canaries: AFP du-mdm/imm/giv

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18:24

Iran's top negotiator says US aiming to force Tehran's 'surrender'

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18:19

Person who died of hantavirus 'briefly' on KLM flight: airline

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18:03

Trump praises late Ted Turner as 'one of the Greats of Broadcast History'

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17:15

Pioneering CNN founder Ted Turner has died: CNN

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16:57

Iran says US proposal to end war 'under review': local media

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16:44

French flagship pre-positions for possible Hormuz mission: presidency

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16:35

Iran FM says seeking China support for 'new post-war' regional framework

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16:30

Israel army on alert to resume 'powerful, broad' operation in Iran: military chief

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16:27

Israel army chief vows in Lebanon to seize opportunity to dismantle Hezbollah

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16:16

G7 trade ministers decry 'economic coercion'

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16:01

Zelensky says Hungary returned assets seized from Ukraine bank workers

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15:54

France resumes genocide probe against Rwanda ex-president's widow

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15:53

Israeli court rejects flotilla activists' appeal challenging detention: lawyer 

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15:34

WHO chief tells AFP hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic

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15:22

Passengers on hantavirus ship, except seriously ill, to fly home from Tenerife: Spanish minister

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15:20

Hantavirus ship will dock at Granadilla in Tenerife: Spanish minister

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15:05

Hantavirus ship owner has requested to dock Saturday in Tenerife: Canary Islands official

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15:04

Air ambulance for suspected hantavirus patients leaves Cape Verde airport: AFP

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14:56

Trump threatens to restart bombing Iran if deal not agreed

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14:02

Musk to invest $55 bn in SpaceX 'Terafab' AI chip project: document seen by AFP

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14:00

Paris, Frankfurt stock markets rally 3% on Mideast peace hopes

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13:53

Disney shares jump after results top expectations

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13:39

Brent oil price drops under $100 on US-Iran deal hopes

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13:29

Pope Leo XIV to celebrate Mass at Sagrada Familia in Barcelona on June 10: official

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13:15

Israeli strike kills 4 in east Lebanon: health ministry

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13:13

Israel army says striking Hezbollah targets across Lebanon

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13:06

16 killed in bus-oil tanker crash in Sumatra: Indonesian official

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12:56

Public health risk from hantavirus outbreak 'remains low': WHO chief 

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12:53

Three suspected hantavirus cases 'evacuated' from cruise ship: WHO chief 

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12:53

Zelensky says Russia 'spurning' ceasefire and efforts to save lives

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12:33

Indonesia eyes e-commerce ban for under-16s: minister to AFP

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12:22

Two disease specialists heading to hantavirus cruise boat: operator

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12:20

Hantavirus evacuation flight to Canary Islands for sick doctor cancelled: official

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12:05

Pakistan PM 'hopeful' current momentum will bring Mideast peace

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11:54

Brent oil price tumbles over 5% on Mideast peace hopes

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11:37

Cruise ship passenger hospitalised with hantavirus in Zurich: Swiss ministry

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11:27

Evacuation of three people from hantavirus-hit cruise ship 'ongoing': WHO

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10:49

Hantavirus strain transmissible between humans confirmed in cruise passenger: S. Africa

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10:48

China defends Iran's 'legitimate right' to 'peaceful use of nuclear energy'

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10:44

UN demands Israel 'immediately' release Gaza flotilla activists

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10:41

Beijing urges US and Iran to reopen Hormuz 'as soon as possible'

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10:36

China calls for 'complete' and immediate cessation of hostilities in Middle East

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10:08

French shipping firm says container ship 'target of attack' in Hormuz

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09:42

Israel military issues evacuation warning for dozen villages in south Lebanon

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09:25

Fire at Iran commercial complex kills 8, injures dozens: state media

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09:18

Kyiv says Russia broke unilateral ceasefire with drone and missile attacks

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08:31

North Korea drops reference to unification from constitution: document seen by AFP

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06:22

Ukraine reports Russian attack during Kyiv's unilateral ceasefire

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05:51

Nephew of Cambodia's ex-leader says owned 30% of scam-linked firm suy/sco/tc

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05:47

Bondi Beach mass shooting accused faces 19 extra charges: court records

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05:11

China, Iran foreign ministers hold talks in Beijing: state media

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04:31

Australia to establish 1 billion litre national fuel stockpile: PM

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04:15

South Korea's Kospi stock index jumps more than 5% on chip boom

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04:12

Samsung Electronics market value tops $1 trillion

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03:39

Australia says 13 citizens linked to alleged IS members returning from Syria

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03:09

Iran FM Araghchi arrives in Beijing: Iran local media

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01:56

Trump says pausing US operation to help ships leave Hormuz

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01:49

Brazil's Lula to meet Trump on Thursday: White House

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01:10

Ukrainian drone strike in Crimea kills 5: Moscow-installed authorities

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00:12

Teen shooter kills two at Brazil school: authorities

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05/05 23:54

Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid to reach Champions League final

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05/05 23:52

Spain says hantavirus ship due in the Canaries in '3 or 4 days'

05/05 23:52
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05/05 23:01

S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh records as oil prices retreat

05/05 23:01
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05/05 22:49

Rubio says offensive stage of Iran war is 'over'

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