18 September 2023
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Libya’s Derna was hit by the devastating Storm Daniel, causing severe floods that weakened the capacity of the city’s 2 dams and made them collapse. As a result, Derna was submerged by about 23.5 million m3 of water, and 7,000 people were killed.A cl...
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Even if it is predicted that the United Kingdom will not enter a recession this year, the nation’s economy is projected to be difficult. The recovery has been hindered by the energy price shock brought on by Russia's war in Ukraine.The Intranational...
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By AFPWorld leaders meet Monday at the United Nations in a bid to salvage ambitious promises to lift the planet's poorest, at a time when vulnerable nations are facing a volley of crises.But the development summit, on the eve of the annual UN General...
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By AFPArmed men on Sunday took over two military camps in northern Mali, two elected officials told AFP, with a spokesman for an alliance of predominantly Tuareg armed groups claiming the attack.The Malian military confirmed on social networks that t...
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By AFPFour members of a Greek humanitarian aid team, sent to Libya after the devastating floods that hit Derna, were killed in a road accident on Sunday, a Libyan minister said.Othman Abdeljalil, health minister in the administration that runs the ea...
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By AFPThe rights situation in Russia has substantially worsened since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year, a top UN expert said Monday, decrying the "persistent use of torture" and sexual violence.The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right...
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By AFPThe European Union presented Sunday an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals after a record number of people landed on its island of Lampedusa over the past week.The surge in asylum seekers on the Italian island of Lampedu...
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By AFPAn Iranian projectile that veered off course during a military test fell Monday in the north of the country, wounding two people, officials and local media said.The incident took place when Iran's military was conducting tests for its drone and...
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By AFPUN agencies warned Monday that Libya's flood-stricken city of Derna, where thousands were killed a week ago, faces the threat of disease outbreaks that could bring "a second devastating crisis".The massive flash flood that has killed over 3,000...
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By AFPTaiwan told China on Monday to stop its "destructive unilateral actions" after more than 100 Chinese warplanes and nine navy ships were detected in areas around the self-ruled island.Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one d...
