Wed 08 February 2023: The US embassy in Moscow has received a warning from Russia to stop disseminating “fake” news regarding its military operation in Ukraine. According to TASS, Moscow has threatened to expel US diplomats if they violate Russian law and are discovered to be involved in what Moscow refers to as “subversive activities.” […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: A joint bid has been made by the South American nations of Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which will occur one hundred years after the first competition was hosted in Montevideo, Uruguay. Officials from the four countries came together on Tuesday with Alejandro Dominguez, […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: Thousands of people across swathes of Turkey and Syria were killed in Monday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake and the various aftershocks that followed. Tens of thousands more were left injured and without shelter in the freezing winter weather. More than 8,000 people have so far been pulled from the debris in Turkey, but it’s thought […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: On Monday, strong earthquakes shook Turkey and several areas of Syria, wreaking havoc on both human life and property. The death toll from the earthquake is currently above 7,000, but it is anticipated to grow. Meanwhile, disturbing news has emerged that the tectonic plate it rests on may have moved by […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: Hospitals in earthquake-hit Syria are “absolutely overloaded,” UNICEF representative in Aleppo, Angela Kearney, told CNN’s Christina Macfarlane on Tuesday. Kearney said hospitals are full of patients with trauma, broken bones and lacerations, and that some people are also going to the hospital to seek help for the mental trauma they endured […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: Following the dismissal of a key ally last month over questionable tax dealings, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled several government ministries and named a new Conservative Party leader on Tuesday (February 7). Sunak, who celebrated his 100th day in office at 10 Downing Street last week, announced that party leader […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: In Geneva, Unicef spokesperson James Elder has told reporters: “The earthquakes … may have killed thousands of children.” While verified numbers were not yet available, Reuters reports he said “we know that scores of schools, hospitals and other medical and educational facilities have been damaged or destroyed by the quakes, vastly impacting children”. […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning, and Syria has appealed to the United Nations for help following devastating earthquakes that killed more than 5,000 people and toppled buildings across southeast Turkey and northern Syria. Authorities fear the death toll from Monday’s predawn magnitude 7.8 temblor, followed by […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: Two years into his term as president, a majority of Americans believe that incumbent US President Joe Biden has not accomplished much since assuming office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. Based on the survey, 62% of Americans believe the US president has accomplished “not very much” or “little or […]
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Tue 07 February 2023: Allegations of stock market manipulation and fraud have halved the net worth of Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, one of the wealthiest people in the world, in less than two weeks and wiped more than $110bn from his listed firms in India. With investor confidence shaken, legislators have demanded an investigation into […]
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