Tue 16 May 2023: The violent storm that hit Myanmar on Sunday killed at least 40 people, and the death toll could grow further, BBC reported. One relief organisation has warned that rescuers are ready for “a large scale loss of life” in Myanmar after devastating Cyclone Mocha slammed into the country’s west coast, ripping […]
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Tue 16 May 2023: The cost of food has increased in Britain over the past year, with prices for some meat items, yogurt, and vegetables doubling, according to the latest findings from the ‘Which?’ consumer insight tracker. Inflation in the categories that had previously seen the biggest increases, such as milk, butter, spreads, and bakery […]
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Tue 16 May 2023: Observers surprised after results show president leading his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu by more than 4 percentage points in the first round. Days before Turkey headed into the most consequential presidential election in its modern history, most opinion polls showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan trailing behind opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. However on Sunday, observers […]
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On October 7, 2022 a military aide takes the “nuclear football,” which holds nuclear launch codes, to the White House in Washington. (File photo) Tue 16 May 2023: The United States has announced it has 1,419 deployed nuclear warheads in its arsenal, as it urged Russia to release its data. The US Department of […]
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Mon 15 May 2023: President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that authorities are looking at several individuals mentioned in Al Jazeera. South Africa has launched an investigation into several people involved in a gold smuggling and money laundering scheme exposed by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. In a speech to the Parliament of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa said this […]
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Tue 16 May 2023: Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has said that the bloc will act against the importation of Indian petroleum products that use Russian oil, in rare explicit criticism of India’s role in helping Russia evade Western sanctions amid the war in Ukraine. In an interview with the Financial Times, […]
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Palestine Action Occupy Roof of Israeli Weapons Factory in Newcastle on Nakba Day Mon 15 May 2023: Israel said, Monday, that it is communicating with other countries to boycott the commemoration of the Nakba, or Catastrophe, a day marked by the Palestinians on 15 May to refer to the expulsion of thousands from their homes […]
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Mon 15 May 2023: Turkey’s high-stakes presidential election is headed for a run-off vote, Turkey’s electoral chief Ahmet Yener, has said, citing official results from the country’s Supreme Election Council. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took 49.5 percent of Sunday’s vote, with his main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, getting 44.89 percent, the Council said. As neither secured more […]
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Mon 15 May 2023: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) of the United Nations reports that international tourism is returning to pre-pandemic levels, with twice as many individuals traveling during the first quarter of 2023 as during the same period in 2018. According to the most recent statistics, there were almost 235 million visitors who traveled […]
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Mon 15 May 2023: Ukrainian forces have advanced further in the vicinity of the hotly disputed eastern city of Bakhmut, according to the Kiev. “Our units have captured more than ten enemy positions north and south of Bakhmut and cleared a large forest area near Ivanivske of the enemy,” Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar […]
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