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Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…
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