Wed 08 February 2023: The US embassy in Moscow has received a warning from Russia to stop disseminating “fake” news regarding its military operation in Ukraine. According to TASS, Moscow has threatened to expel US diplomats if they violate Russian law and are discovered to be involved in what Moscow refers to as “subversive activities.” […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: Thousands of people across swathes of Turkey and Syria were killed in Monday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake and the various aftershocks that followed. Tens of thousands more were left injured and without shelter in the freezing winter weather. More than 8,000 people have so far been pulled from the debris in Turkey, but it’s thought […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: On Monday, strong earthquakes shook Turkey and several areas of Syria, wreaking havoc on both human life and property. The death toll from the earthquake is currently above 7,000, but it is anticipated to grow. Meanwhile, disturbing news has emerged that the tectonic plate it rests on may have moved by […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of HIMARS launchers, ATACMS and GMLRS rockets to Poland for up to $10 billion, an U.S official said on Tuesday. The U.S. State Department will in the coming hours give a positive opinion on selling high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) to Poland, the Polish defence minister […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: Following the dismissal of a key ally last month over questionable tax dealings, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled several government ministries and named a new Conservative Party leader on Tuesday (February 7). Sunak, who celebrated his 100th day in office at 10 Downing Street last week, announced that party leader […]
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Charlie Hebdo’s caricature [@Charlie_Hebdo_/Twitter] Tue 07 February 2023: French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, has sparked outrage with a new cartoon mocking Turkiye after the country was hit on Monday by two deadly earthquakes, Anadolu News Agency reports. The cartoon, posted on Twitter under the heading “cartoon of the day”, shows buildings near collapse and lying in rubble, a […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: In Geneva, Unicef spokesperson James Elder has told reporters: “The earthquakes … may have killed thousands of children.” While verified numbers were not yet available, Reuters reports he said “we know that scores of schools, hospitals and other medical and educational facilities have been damaged or destroyed by the quakes, vastly impacting children”. […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning, and Syria has appealed to the United Nations for help following devastating earthquakes that killed more than 5,000 people and toppled buildings across southeast Turkey and northern Syria. Authorities fear the death toll from Monday’s predawn magnitude 7.8 temblor, followed by […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: The number of people in Scotland who are classed as homeless has hit an all-time high, according to new figures released by the Scottish Government on Tuesday. In September 2022, there were 28,944 open homelessness cases recorded, the highest since records began in 2002 and an 11% rise on the previous […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: An 82-year-old woman was declared dead in a nursing facility in New York, but three hours later, she was discovered breathing at the funeral home where she had been taken, according to the authorities. At 11:15 on Saturday morning (February 4), the lady was declared dead at the Water’s Edge Rehab […]
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