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New Zealand pilot taken hostage by West Papua separatist group after plane set alight
Date: 2023-02-08 05:55:55 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:4 - ID:10008259
JAKARTA, Feb 8 (MENA) - Separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region have taken a New Zealand pilot hostage after setting a small commercial plane alight when it landed in a remote highland area on Tuesday, ABC reported. The West Papua ....
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AP: Biden aims to deliver reassurance in State of Union address
Date: 2023-02-07 14:49:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:10007413
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - President Joe Biden is ready to offer a reassuring assessment of the nation’s condition rather than roll out flashy policy proposals as he delivers his second State of the Union address on Tuesday night seeking to overcome ....
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PM finally replaces Zahawi, but Raab survives
Date: 2023-02-07 12:57:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:10007315
LONDON, Feb 7 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a mini-reshuffle as he replaces his sacked Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi and tries to boost his party’s disastrous poll ratings, The Independent reported. The prime minister’s ....
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Estonia recalls ambassador to Russia
Date: 2023-02-07 12:57:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:10007319
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) - Estonia’s President Alar Karis has recalled the ambassador to Russia, Margus Laidre, the portal of the Estonian state radio and television ERR said on Tuesday. "The corresponding decree was signed by the head of state on ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases surpass 671mn
Date: 2023-02-07 12:51:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:10007174
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 671 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Tuesday that the current ....
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PH to send healthcare workers, basic goods to Turkey, Syria
Date: 2023-02-07 12:41:29 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:44 - ID:10006835
MANILA, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Philippines will be sending over healthcare workers and engineers and donating basic goods to victims of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that left thousands of people from Turkey and Syria hurt and homeless, Philippine News ....
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Around 23 million may be affected by earthquake in Turkey, Syria: WHO
Date: 2023-02-07 10:53:34 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:40 - ID:10006980
GENEVA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said that Syria's humanitarian needs were the highest after a major earthquake killed thousands there and in southern Turkey. Some 23 million people, including 1.4 ....
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At least four die as migrant boat sinks off Lesvos, Greece
Date: 2023-02-07 10:37:18 GMT - Greece - World - SN:36 - ID:10006787
ATHENS, Feb 7 (MENA) - At least four migrants died and several are missing after a migrant boat capsized and sank off the island of Lesvos. The boat carrying at least 41 migrants sank after crashing into rocks off the island’s coast, according ....
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EU allocates 181.5 mln euros in humanitarian aid to West, Central Africa in 2023 - Commission
Date: 2023-02-07 09:59:07 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:31 - ID:10006720
BRUSSELS, Feb 7 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) has allocated 181.5 million euros in humanitarian aid for countries of West and Central Africa so far in 2023 to help the region, which is facing a number of serious challenges, the EU Commission said ....
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Landslides kill at least 15 people in southern Peru
Date: 2023-02-07 09:54:22 GMT - Peru - World - SN:29 - ID:10006869
LIMA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Landslides in southern Peru have left at least 15 people dead, 20 injured and two missing, authorities said, warning that the toll from the disaster could rise. "The number of people dead so far has risen to 15," said the ....
