Thu 10 August 2023: In an effort to defuse tensions, Lebanese army vehicles have been deployed in a Christian village where residents and members of the Shia militia Hezbollah engaged in a fatal shooting. On Thursday, some ten army vehicles were positioned around Kahaleh, a day after a Hezbollah truck overturned while travelling on a […]
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Thu 10 August 2023: Following the July 26 coup, West African chiefs of state declared that all options, including the use of force, were on the table and ordered the activation of their reserve force. The ECOWAS emergency conference, which was held in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja on Thursday to discuss responses to last […]
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Thu 10 August 2023: Rapidly spreading wildfires have claimed the lives of at least 36 people on the Hawaiian island of Maui, officials say. Strong winds from a far-off hurricane fueled the fires in the city of Lahaina, the island’s primary tourist attraction, resulting in the fatalities. At least 36 killed as wildfires tear through […]
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Thu 10 August 2023: Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has cast the spotlight on investing in young scholars, as a number of academics in public universities are nearing retirement. Citing the 2023 Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Indicators Report, Nzimande noted that the proportion of staff over the age of 60 […]
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Investigators look into a damaged building in Moscow’s “Moscow City” commercial sector following an alleged drone strike, early Sunday, July 30, 2023. Thu 10 August 2023: Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report […]
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A police officer is assisted after being wounded. Thu 10 August 2023: 60-days state of emergency declared in Ecuador in response to the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio during a campaign rally in Quito. Villavicencio, 59, a prominent critic of corruption and organized crime, was assassinated during a campaign event on Wednesday, amid […]
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Thu 10 August 2023: Kuwait has announced a ban on the film Barbie in a bid to protect “public ethics and social traditions”, shortly after a Lebanese minister asked authorities in his country to bar the movie from cinemas for “promoting homosexuality”. A spokesman for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information said late on Wednesday that […]
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Thu 10 August 2023: The US State Department in a meeting on March 7, 2022 encouraged the Pakistani government to remove Imran Khan as the country’s Prime Minister over his neutrality in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, US-based news outlet The Intercept reported citing a classified Pakistani government document. The meeting between the Pakistani […]
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Wed 09 August 2023: Just one day before an ECOWAS summit on Thursday, where heads of state from the ECOWAS will discuss the possible use of force, a former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the military government that took power in a July 26 coup. In a statement seen […]
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At least two people killed and 30 others missing after a migrant boat sinks off Italian coast of Lampedusa. File Photo (06/08/2023) Wed 09 August 2023: At least 41 people are dead after a boat accident involving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Wednesday, citing survivor accounts. Some […]
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