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October 08, (THEWILL) - The United States’ Senate voted narrowly to raise temporarily the nation's debt limit in order to prevent a record default many agree would have hurt the economy. Senators agreed to increase the limit by $480 billion, which...

October 08, (THEWILL) - The Spanish government is planning to offer citizens who turn 18 next year €400 to spend on cultural activities. The goal is to help the country's culture sector recover from the pandemic. Teenagers would be able to spend...

October 08, (THEWILL) - Russia will invite the Taliban to international talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said Thursday. Afghanistan shares a border with ex-Soviet Tajikistan where Russia maintains a...

October 08, (THEWILL) - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki welcomed a Polish court ruling that said some parts of European Union treaties are incompatible with the Polish Constitution in a Facebook post on Friday. The ruling, announced on Thursday, challenges...

October 08, (THEWILL) - A doctor and a businessman have been kidnapped in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, leaving residents shaken. The kidnappers carried firearms, and fired shots into the air to threaten the victims or possible rescuers. The businessman was kidnapped inside...

October 08, (THEWILL) - Taiwan does not seek military confrontation, but will do whatever it takes to defend its freedom, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, amid a rise in tensions with China that has sparked alarm around the...

October 08, (THEWILL) - A US nuclear submarine was damaged after hitting an unidentified object while operating underwater in Asia, the American Navy has reported. The vessel is reportedly now headed to the US base at Guam. The USS Connecticut, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine,...

October 07, (THEWILL) - Tanzanian novelist, Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah, has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for  Literature. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14m/£840,000). The Nobel Prizes, which have been awarded...

October 07, (THEWILL) - Guinea's military leader has named former civil servant and United Nations official, Mohamed Beavogui, as Prime Minister to oversee the country’s transition to civilian rule following last month's coup. Beavogui, 68, has a notable career in...

October 07, (THEWILL) - Events are being held in South Africa to mark the 90th birthday of the Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Desmond Tutu. Although frail, Tutu is expected to attend a service on Thursday, his birthday, at St. George’s...