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Emergency aid of $160 million to be sought by the UN for Pakistan floods
It is anticipated that the United Nations (UN) and Pakistan will appeal on behalf of the nearly half a million displaced persons as a result of the record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people in the country since…
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Rockets land in the Baghdad Green Zone after a day of clashes
The Iraqi military said Tuesday that Iraqi militants fired several rockets at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on Tuesday as sporadic clashes continued for a second day in Baghdad. A majority of ordinary people were not seen on the streets at…
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Two Egyptian migrants have died and 19 are missing after a boat capsized
There were two people killed and 19 others missing and presumed dead as a result of a capsized boat carrying Egyptian migrants off the coast of Libya. There were 27 migrants on board the boat. The Department for Combatting Illegal Migration…
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Six million Afghans face famine due to growing crises, warns UN
As the economic situation in Afghanistan is deepening, and six million people are at risk of famine, the United Nations chief of humanitarian affairs has urged donors to restore funding for economic development and provide $770 million to…
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Zombie ice from Greenland will cause sea levels to rise by ten inches
In a newly published study Monday, researchers predicted that Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea levels by 10.6 inches (27 centimeters). It's caused by a phenomenon called zombie ice. In this case, doomed…
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Remains of a large dinosaur skeleton have been discovered in Portugal
University of Lisbon researchers have discovered what they believe to be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe in an undeveloped Portuguese backyard thanks to the efforts of paleontologists. In a report by Reuters, an owner of a…
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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Sumatra, Indonesia
The country's geophysics agency has reported that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island this morning, the third tremor to shake the area since early Monday morning. The Indonesian meteorology and…
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Texas woman arrested for hate crime against Indians following viral video
In an incident brought to the attention of federal authorities in Texas, police arrested a woman who shouted racial abuse at four Indian women in a viral video, telling them to "Go back to India." "This incident is a hate crime under Texas…
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Office building for the National Investigation Agency inaugurated in Chhattisgarh
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) branch office in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, was inaugurated by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday. The government has a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and left-wing extremism, Mr Shah said…
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Caracas suburb is lit up by a Venezuelan mural artist using recycled plastic
A colorful mural is being painted on a cement wall on the outskirts of Caracas by dozens of children and older residents. They are carefully gluing plastic bottle caps to the surface. In only two weeks, a colorful mural displaying the edges…
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