Mon 08 May 2023: The death toll from floods and landslides in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to to at least 401, according to Theo Ngwabidje Kasi, governor of South Kivu province in the east of the central African country. “Deaths from floods and landslides continue to increase and 300 bodies have […]
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Mon 08 May 2023: Australia’s centre-left Labor government has pledged to include 14.6 billion Australian dollars ($9.88bn) in the federal budget for cost-of-living relief for families and businesses, promising it will not stoke inflation. The plan announced on Monday is designed to directly ease price pressures and inflation, the federal government said, which retreated slightly […]
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The strikes in the Odessa region were carried out not far from the Transnistrian section of the Moldovan-Ukrainian border. Mon 08 May 2023: Russian missiles have hit several cities across Ukraine overnight, killing at least one person and injuring five, Ukrainian authorities have said. “The Russian Federation (also) launched 16 missile strikes last night, in […]
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Sun 07 May 2023: The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a “severe” shortage of funds, the group’s senior official for the Palestinian territories said on Sunday, reports Reuters. “In light of the severe funding shortages, WFP is forced to make painful choices to stretch […]
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Sun 07 May 2023: The head of the Wagner group has said he has been promised as much ammunition and weaponry as he needs to continue his assault on the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Yevgeny Prigozhin made the comment in a recorded message posted on his Telegram channel on Sunday morning. It comes just days after he […]
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Sun 07 May 2023: The Belt and Road Initiative will now include Afghanistan, following an agreement between the Taliban, China, and Pakistan. This could bring in billions of dollars to support infrastructure development in the sanctioned nation, Bloomberg reported. During their Saturday meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and China’s Qin Gang […]
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Sun 07 May 2023: Some 25,000 Canadians have been forced to flee their homes as 103 wildfires flared across Alberta province, burning in what a top official said was an “unprecedented situation.” Thousands more have been told to be ready to leave on a moment’s notice. The Canadian province — one of the world’s largest […]
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Sun 07 May 2023: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called for the release of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during his trip to London. The left-wing leader was in the city to attend the coronation of King Charles III. Assange is currently locked up in the Belmarsh Prison, located in southeast London. […]
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Sun 07 May 2023: Foreign ministers from Arab League member states have agreed to reinstate Syria’s membership after its suspension more than 10 years ago, according to Iraqi state media. The ministers voted for Syria’s return into the fold at the Arab League’s headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. The decision was made in advance of […]
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Sun 07 May 2023: The head of private Russian military company Wagner said on Saturday that he has sought authorization to transfer combat positions in Ukraine’s city of Bakhmut to Chechen forces. ‘I’M PULLING WAGNER UNITS OUT OF BAKHMUT’ ON MAY 10: WAGNER BOSS In a statement on Telegram, Evgeny Prigozhin said his group cannot […]
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