Tue 30 August 2022: On Tuesday, the UN made a quick request for $160 million to assist Pakistan in dealing with the disastrous floods that have claimed more than 1,100 lives since mid-June, according to officials. The pledge drive began simultaneously in Geneva and Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. “United Nations is issuing a flash […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: The EU defense ministers have decided to begin the procedures necessary to establish an EU military assistance mission for Ukraine, EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. “There are many training initiatives on the way but the needs are enormous and we need to ensure the coherence of […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr told his followers to leave their protests in central Baghdad on Tuesday and apologised to the Iraqi people after nearly two days of violent clashes between rival Shi’ite Muslim groups. “This is not a revolutionary (anymore) because it has lost its peaceful character,” Sadr said in a televised address. “The spilling of […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: In order to restrict Covid-19 ahead of a significant ruling Communist Party meeting this year, officials enforced a lockdown on millions of people in the districts surrounding China’s capital on Tuesday, AFP reported. As authorities scramble to contain a small virus flare-up, nearly four million residents of Hebei province, which encircles […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: The Kremlin on Tuesday slammed calls by some European leaders for a visa ban on Russian tourists, saying the proposals were “irrational” and the latest manifestation of the West’s anti-Russian agenda. At a meeting in Prague this week, European Union foreign ministers will discuss calls from the Baltic states and some others to stop […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: With six million people at risk of famine, the UN’s top humanitarian official has pleaded with donors to unfreeze funds for development in Afghanistan that were cut off when the Taliban seized power a year ago. Martin Griffiths informed the United Nations Security Council that there are many problems facing Afghanistan, […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: Fighting has continued in the Iraqi capital between supporters of Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr and his Iran-backed opponents, as well as Iraqi security forces, killing at least 30 people. Residents of Baghdad woke up on Tuesday to the sound of intermittent gunfire and explosions from the fortified Green Zone, an area that houses government […]
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Al-Sadr announced he is quitting political life for good and closing his political offices — a move that prompted protests by supporters and led to deadly violence. Gunfire rang out in the Green Zone of the capital Baghdad as al-Sadr followers converged on the government area. At least 10 people have been killed and dozens […]
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M0n 29 August 2022: The Ukrainian nuclear reactor has turned into a dangerous frontline in the ongoing conflict, and the White House stated on Monday that Russia should agree to a demilitarized zone surrounding it. White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters the Biden administration supports a visit led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) […]
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M0n 29 August 2022: Tesla’s owner Elon Musk said on Monday that oil and natural gas are still needed in the short term. “Realistically I think we need to use oil and gas in the short-term, because otherwise civilisation will crumble,” Musk told reporters at a conference in Norway. Musk also voiced concerns about the birth rates, and “that people should […]
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