Thu 09 February 2023: Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, was due to meet officials in Sudan on Thursday, part of an African tour seeking to expand influence at a time when Western nations have sought to isolate Moscow with sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Reuters reports. Lavrov arrived in Khartoum late on Wednesday, seeking to bolster […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: The impact area of the earthquakes that hit southern Turkiye on Monday was equivalent to twice the total area of neighbouring Lebanon, according to a Lebanese geologist, Anadolu News Agency reports. “The fault line that broke in Turkiye is nearly 350 kilometres (217.5 miles) long. It is a very long fault line covering […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: China claimed on Thursday that American claims that a Chinese balloon that crashed was a part of a comprehensive surveillance program amounted to “information warfare against China.” The Pentagon stated on Wednesday that the balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday was a part of […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: The world “must know the truth” about who was behind explosions affecting Nord Stream gas pipelines, the Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday, after a U.S. investigative journalist alleged U.S. involvement in last September’s blasts. Speaking to reporters, Dmitry Peskov also said the blog post by journalist Seymour Hersh should prompt an international investigation into the incidents. […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: All eyes will be on President Cyril Ramaphosa this evening as he takes to the podium to outline government’s programme of action through his 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall. The Cape Town City Hall was declared a Parliamentary precinct from 1 to 23 […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: Temperatures in the quake-stricken Turkish city of Gaziantep plunged to minus five degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit) early on Thursday but thousands of families spent the night in cars and makeshift tents, too afraid to return to their homes – or banned from doing so. Parents walked the streets of the […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: TotalEnergies of France has put a planned investment in Adani Group’s USD 50 billion hydrogen project on hold pending the results of an audit launched in response to allegations made by a US short-seller, said CEO Patrick Pouyanné on Wednesday. The hydrogen partnership announced by the two groups last year “hasn’t […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday urged the UK government to send fighter jets to Ukraine. In a surprise visit to the UK on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. During his address to the British parliament, he thanked the UK saying: “London has stood with Kyiv since […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a plea for assistance for the victims of two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye and affected Syria. “I remain close with all my heart to the people affected by the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. I continue to pray for those who have lost their lives, as well […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: The White House on Wednesday said that China has operated a global fleet of espionage balloons similar to the one shot down last week after crossing the United States. “These balloons are all part of a (Chinese)… fleet of balloons developed to conduct surveillance operations,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One. “Over the […]
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