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The United States military, on Friday, February 2, 2024, launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the militias it backs, in retaliation for last weekend’s attack in…
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The adult minimum wage rate of New Zealand will increase by 2 per cent to 23.15 NZ (New Zealand) dollars, (14.12 U.S. dollars) an hour from April 1, 2024. The government is committed to striking the right balance between protecting the…
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Pakistan has hit Iran with what it described as “highly coordinated” military strikes, a little more than 24 hours after Iranian air raids in Balochistan, further raising tensions between the neighbours and sparking fears of a broader…
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34-year-old Gabriel Attal, on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, became France’s youngest-ever prime minister as President Emmanuel Macron sought to revamp his government following a year of protests and criticism. “The president of the republic…
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Window of a passenger plane has blown out mid-air, forcing it to make an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon. The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 turned back 35 minutes into its flight to California after an outer section,…
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Israeli troops killed a Hamas commander who helped lead the Oct. 7 terror attack that killed some 1,200 people and saw about 240 others taken hostage. Adil Mismah, the Nukhba Company Commander of the city of Deir al-Balah, was…
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At least 40 people have died after a gas tanker exploded in northcentral Liberia, the country’s Chief Medical Officer Francis Kateh said on Wednesday. Late Tuesday, a fuel truck crashed in Totota, Lower Bong Country, about 130km (80…
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Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S. president and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, the state’s top court…
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Three people have been killed and nine wounded in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines, officials say. The incident occurred in a gymnasium at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in the city of Marawi on Sunday morning. …
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A 70-year-old woman in Uganda, Safina Namukwaya, has given birth to twins, following IVF treatment at a hospital in the country. Namukwaya, on Thursday, described her joy at the arrival of the twins who were born via caesarean on…
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