Vatican tribunal rejects auditor’s wrongful termination lawsuit in a case that exposed dirty laundry | AP News

Vatican tribunal rejects auditor’s wrongful termination lawsuit in a case that exposed dirty laundry | AP News

ROME (AP) — The Vatican tribunal has rejected a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by the Holy See’s former auditor general and ordered him to pay restitution in a case that exposed the unseemly side of Pope Francis’ financial reforms.Libero Milone and his late deputy had sued the Holy See for 9.3 million euros, claiming they

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Vučević i Bocan-Harčenko razgovarali o bezbednosnoj situaciji na Kosovu

Vučević i Bocan-Harčenko razgovarali o bezbednosnoj situaciji na Kosovu

Vučević je zahvalio Rusiji što podržava srpski suverenitet i teritorijalni integritet i istakao da dugoročno strateško opredeljenje Srbije ostaje status vojno neutralne države, bez članstva u bilo kojoj od postojećih vojno-političkih organizacija.”Ministar odbrane  je informisao ambasadora o trenutnoj bezbednosnoj situaciji u južnoj srpskoj pokrajini Kosovu i Metohiji i jednostranim potezima koje povlače privremene institucije u Prištini

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With Moldova now on the path to EU membership, the foreign minister resigns | AP News

With Moldova now on the path to EU membership, the foreign minister resigns | AP News

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Moldova’s Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu announced his resignation Wednesday, saying he needed a break from what he described as a period of difficulty, but also of achievement in the country’s progress toward one day joining the European Union.Popescu, who has led the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration since August

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Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds | AP News

Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds | AP News

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Human-induced global warming, and not El Niño, was the primary driver of last year’s severe drought in the Amazon that sent rivers to record lows, required deliveries of food and drinking water to hundreds of river communities and killed dozens of endangered dolphins, researchers said Wednesday.Both climate change and El Niño

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Greece faces growing opposition from the Orthodox Church over plans to legalize same-sex marriage | AP News

Greece faces growing opposition from the Orthodox Church over plans to legalize same-sex marriage | AP News

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right government is speeding up its timetable to legalize same-sex marriage despite growing opposition from the powerful Orthodox Church.Government officials said Wednesday that the draft legislation would be put to a vote by mid-February. Greece would become the first Orthodox-majority country to legalize same-sex marriage if the law passes.The Ecumenical

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Argentina’s Milei faces general strike at outset of his presidency, testing his resolve | AP News

Argentina’s Milei faces general strike at outset of his presidency, testing his resolve | AP News

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Just over a month after taking office in Argentina, right-wing President Javier Milei on Wednesday faced a general strike in rejection of his decree targeting unions as well as his economic and labor reform proposals. Argentina’s largest labor union, known by its acronym CGT, organized the strike and was joined

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UN court to issue ruling Friday on South Africa’s request for order to halt Israel’s Gaza offensive | AP News

UN court to issue ruling Friday on South Africa’s request for order to halt Israel’s Gaza offensive | AP News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa’s request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza.The decision is a preliminary stage of a case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice alleging

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