Astana, Kazakhstan, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - 'Angela, forgive me': Putin denies intentionally scaring Merkel with dog

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2024-11-28

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday, saying he did not mean to scare her when he brought his pet Labrador to a meeting with her in 2007. Merkel, who has a well-documented fear of the animals, recalled the tense encounter in her memoir released Tuesday, accusing Putin of inviting the pet as a "demonstration of power" and taking glee in her discomfort. "I did not know that she was afraid......

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Madrid, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - Flood-hit Spain introduces 'climate leave' for workers

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Nairobi, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - 15 people dead, 113 missing in Uganda landslides: police

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Jakarta, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - Indonesia's North Sumatra landslide death toll rises to 27

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Paris, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - COP16 biodiversity talks to restart in February: UN

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Bangkok, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - One dead, thousands displaced as floods hit southern Thailand

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Colombo, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - Six children among 12 killed in Sri Lanka, storm heads to India

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Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - In Bosnia, the path to renewables runs through its coal mines

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Paris, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - COP16 biovidersity talks to restart in February: UN

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