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Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique
World
April 28, 2019
Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Rescuers were moving in to help people trapped by rapidly rising floodwater in the northern Mozambique city…
Air raids on Libya’s capital: AFP, witnesses
Middle East
April 28, 2019
Air raids on Libya’s capital: AFP, witnesses
Air raids were carried out Saturday night on the Libyan capital Tripoli, according to AFP journalists and residents who heard…
Thousands of migrants rounded up in southern Yemen: IOM
Middle East
April 27, 2019
Thousands of migrants rounded up in southern Yemen: IOM
GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemeni authorities have rounded up about 3,000 irregular migrants, predominantly Ethiopians, in the south of the country,…
After Tripoli assault, Libya’s next battle could be over banks
Middle East
April 25, 2019
After Tripoli assault, Libya’s next battle could be over banks
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Eastern Libya commander Khalifa Haftar has thrown much of his military forces into attacking Tripoli, but the…
One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report
Environment
April 24, 2019
One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report
Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP…
Loud explosion, gunfire rock downtown Kabul in attack near ministry
Middle East
April 20, 2019
Loud explosion, gunfire rock downtown Kabul in attack near ministry
Suicide bombers and gunmen launched an attack near a government ministry in central Kabul on Saturday, officials said, in an…
Mortar bombs land on Tripoli suburb as two-week battle rages on
Middle East
April 19, 2019
Mortar bombs land on Tripoli suburb as two-week battle rages on
AL-SUANI, Libya/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Mortar bombs crashed down on a suburb of Tripoli on Thursday, almost hitting a clinic and…
AP interview: Palestinian PM accuses US of ‘financial war’
Middle East
April 18, 2019
AP interview: Palestinian PM accuses US of ‘financial war’
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The new Palestinian prime minister on Tuesday accused the United States of declaring “financial war”…
Egypt’s Investment Minister, UN Deputy Secretary General discuss development
Egypt
April 16, 2019
Egypt’s Investment Minister, UN Deputy Secretary General discuss development
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met with Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Amina Jane Mohamed,…
Global measles cases up 300 percent year-on-year: WHO
World
April 16, 2019
Global measles cases up 300 percent year-on-year: WHO
Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year,…