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Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury

Published 30 March 2023

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By Kara Scannell, CNN

CNN — 

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter – the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges.

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Pope Francis in hospital with respiratory infection

Published 29 March 2023

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  • By Davide Ghiglione & Alys Davies
  • in Rome and London

Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend “a few days” in hospital in Rome, the Vatican has said.

The pontiff had breathing difficulties in recent days but does not have Covid, the statement said.

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U.S. Travel Visa Fees to Increase by 15%

Published 29 March 2023

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Publication of Final Rule on Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases

The State Department announced it would increase fees for certain nonimmigrant visa applications

The U.S. Department of State announced Tuesday it would increase fees for certain nonimmigrant visa applications, including travel visas.

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American activist Randall Robinson died

Published 25 March 2023

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PRESS RELEASE Friday, March 24, 2023
(Basseterre, St. Kitts) Randall Robinson, founder and former president of the Washington-DC based foreign policy advocacy organization TransAfrica, and leader of the Free South Africa Movement which galvanized public energies to end apartheid, has died.

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French plan to raise retirement age by two years to 64

Published 16 March 2023

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By Lucy Williamson & Alexandra Fouché

in Paris and London

France’s government has proposed raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030 in a major reform to the pension system.

PM Elisabeth Borne said the changes were necessary to prevent a major deficit in the system in the future.

Reforming pensions was one of President Emmanuel Macron’s main promises when he was first elected in 2017.

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