Fri 24 February 2023: Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades have been freed by US officials and have returned home, officials said. Abdul, 55, and Mohammed Rabbani, 53, will be reunited with their families after a formal questioning by Pakistani authorities, security officials and a Pakistani senator […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: Oman has officially opened its airspace to all airlines that comply with its rules for civil aviation, including Israeli airlines to fly over it. Eli Cohen, the foreign minister of Israel, thanked Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said on Thursday for making the choice that will speed up flights to Asia. […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: Canada launched an investigation into social media giant TikTok on Thursday, amid concerns that its parent Chinese company may be collecting data on Canadians. The announcement follows the settlement of class action lawsuits in Canada and the United States. “The investigation was initiated in the wake of now settled class action […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: The detection of positive Covid cases has dropped, according to Chinese health officials, who also claimed that the pandemic had “basically” ended. The authorities, speaking at a news event, assured that China’s “major conclusive triumph” over the coronavirus has set an example of counteraction and control for populous nations, as reported […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) witnessed a historic vote in which nations denounced Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Moscow was “overwhelmingly” asked to leave Kyiv by the countries, along with a request for a “just and lasting” peace. In the assembly, seven people voted against the motion, […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: Catastrophic consequences of the multi-year drought will continue in 2023 in the Horn of Africa region, leaving communities in urgent need of assistance, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned. According to a new seasonal forecast, below-normal rainfall is expected in most parts of the region over the next three months, […]
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Thu 23 February 2023: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he personally shared with Zelenskyy, in October 2021, Washington’s assessment that Russia would likely invade Ukraine. “He took it very stoically, very seriously,” Blinken said, describing the Ukrainian president’s response. The top US diplomat said he delivered the news to Zelenskyy on the […]
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Thu 23 February 2023: Mohamed Salah, a senior official of the Qatar Red Crescent, said they are seeking funding to initiate reconstruction activity in the earthquake-hit zone of Turkiye and Syria, Anadolu News Agency reports. In an interview with Anadolu, Salah stressed the need for concerted efforts by the international community to mitigate the effects of the earthquake […]
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Protesters on Bondi Beach in Sydney wear masks of Australia’s ex-Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull and Gautam Adani (right). Photo: (EPA) Thu 23 February 2023: The recent freefall in the Adani group’s stock prices has exposed tens of millions of dollars in Australian retirement savings, The Guardian reported. The group companies have been facing a continuing decrease in […]
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Thu 23 February 2023: Over 2,000 prisoners have been exchanged between Russia and Ukraine since the start of the war on Feb. 24 last year, according to figures compiled by Anadolu. The first prisoner exchange in the war was announced on March 17 by Daria Zarivna, press secretary for the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office. Ukraine’s Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov […]
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