Fri 24 February 2023: Turkiye has begun initial work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as a UN Development Program (UNDP) estimated 1.5 million people have been left homeless, Reuters reports. More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed, or were severely damaged, in the 6 February earthquakes that killed […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: At least 5,909 irregular migrants died in 2022 in the quest for a “better life,” a UN report said. The report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 2,406 of the migrants died in the Mediterranean, followed by the Americas where 1,318 migrants died. This was followed by Africa […]
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On the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a vigil is being held on London’s Trafalgar Square.. Fri 24 February 2023: Western leaders are voicing their support of Ukraine on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II. Ukrainian […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: Police have recorded a surge in child abuse image offences in the UK, with more than 30,000 reported in the most recent year, according to a report from the NSPCC. That is an increase of more than 66% on figures from five years ago, when police forces across the country recorded […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: Researchers from the Italian Institute of Astrophysics (Inas) have located new fragments of a meteorite that fell last week in the city of Matera (southern Italy) and that would be 45,000 million years old, as many as the solar system, according to the first results. of the investigations. The meteorite, which […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: India is the worst performer in 2023 among the top 10 countries of the world when it comes to market capitalisation, Business Standard has reported, noting that the dent in Adani Group stocks following the Hindenburg report triggered the fall. India has now slipped to seventh position. The United Kingdom is now on […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: Canada launched an investigation into social media giant TikTok on Thursday, amid concerns that its parent Chinese company may be collecting data on Canadians. The announcement follows the settlement of class action lawsuits in Canada and the United States. “The investigation was initiated in the wake of now settled class action […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) witnessed a historic vote in which nations denounced Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Moscow was “overwhelmingly” asked to leave Kyiv by the countries, along with a request for a “just and lasting” peace. In the assembly, seven people voted against the motion, […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: US President Joe Biden announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga, an India-American businessman who has served as the CEO of Mastercard, to be the president of the World Bank. The decision was described by Bloomberg as a “surprise pick”, as the World Bank said on Wednesday that it would “strongly encourage” women […]
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Thu 23 February 2023: The World Health Organization (WHO) says one woman dies every two minutes during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest data, with too few countries in the world managing to substantially reduce maternal death rates since 2016. The report, Trends in Maternal Mortality, showed that while there was significant progress in reducing […]
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