MORE THAN 130,000 UK CIVIL SERVANTS STRIKE OVER PAY DISPUTE

Sat 29 Apr 2023: More than 130,000 civil servants across the UK walked out on Friday over an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions, redundancy terms, and job security. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) members’ all-out strike affected 132 departments and public bodies ranging from the British Museum to the Cabinet Office. The British Museum […]

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ERDOĞAN ANNOUNCES TÜRKIYE’S FIRST SPACE TRAVELER CANDIDATES

Sat 29 Apr 2023: Türkiye has selected Alper Gezeravcı and Tuva Cihangir Atasever as the country’s first space travelers to be sent into space in the last quarter of this year, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Saturday. Speaking at the country’s major technology event TEKNOFEST, he said Gezeravci, a pilot in the Turkish Air Force, will […]

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SUDAN: FIGHTING ENTERS THIRD WEEK AS BOTH SIDES IGNORE CEASEFIRE

Sat 29 Apr 2023: The sounds of air strikes, anti-aircraft weaponry, and artillery could be heard in Khartoum and dark smoke rose over parts of the city as fighting in Sudan entered a third week. Despite the announcement of a 72-hour ceasefire extension, fighting between the army and its rival paramilitary force was also ongoing […]

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FIREBALL RAGES IN CRIMEA AS ‘UKRAINE DRONE STRIKE’ HITS MAJOR FUEL DEPOT IN SEVASTOPOL

Sat 29 Apr 2023: Following a suspected drone attack on a fuel storage tank, a massive fire broke out in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol. The fire was given the highest rating in terms of how difficult it will be to extinguish, according to Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed governor, on Telegram on Saturday. The […]

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AT LEAST 20,000 REFUGEE ARRIVALS IN EASTERN CHAD SINCE SUDAN CLASHES ERUPTED

Fri 28 Apr 2023: At least 20,000 people have taken refuge in eastern Chad since clashes erupted in neighboring Sudan some two weeks ago, according to International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Anadolu News Agency reports. “Most of the people who came to Chad need urgent humanitarian needs, such as food, water and accommodation,” IOM Mission Chief in […]

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MULTIPLE DEAD IN DNIPRO AND UMAN IN NEW MASS MISSILE ATTACK BY RUSSIA

Fri 28 Apr 2023: An apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Uman was been hit during a series of early morning airstrikes across the country on Friday, killing at least 20 people, according to Ukraine’s Internal Affairs Ministry. The commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny, said Ukraine managed to shoot down 21 […]

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SAUDI ARAMCO OVERTAKES MICROSOFT AS WORLD’S 2ND LARGEST COMPANY BY MARKET VALUE

Fri 28 Apr 2023: Saudi oil giant Aramco has displaced American technology giant Microsoft to become the world’s second-largest company by market value at 7.92 trillion Saudi Riyals (2.11 trillion dollars) as the company’s stock prices hit 36 Saudi Riyals (9.60 dollars) on Wednesday, local media reported. Apple still holds the top of the ranking, […]

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