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Ravaged by Omicron, Hong Kong patient gurneys parked in open as hospitals run out of isolation space
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is in the throes of its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak, as residents are suddenly confronted with a severely overstretched healthcare system and a tightening of restrictions even as much of the world opens up. The city's strict but...
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association to sue federal government over Emergencies Act
OTTAWA: The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced Thursday that it plans to sue the federal government over its decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to ongoing protests and blockades. "Emergency powers cannot and must not...
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Urgently! A hurricane hits Germany! Storm Ylenia brings great destruction
BERLIN: The German weather service on Wednesday issued the second-highest severe weather warning for all of northern and eastern Germany as the country prepares for Storm Ylenia. Storm Ylenia is expected to bring hurricane force gusts with wind speeds...
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More US troops deploy to Europe to counter Russia: U.S. already has about 80,000 troops throughout Europe at permanent stations and on rotational deployments
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is sending another 3,000 combat troops to Poland to join 1,700 others who already are assembling there in a demonstration of American commitment to NATO allies worried at the prospect of Russia invading Ukraine. The soldiers are...
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UK: Armed cops storm WRONG house and arrest WRONG man:
London: Armed police hunting a man in connection with a shooting stormed a house in Oldham only to arrest the wrong person - who has the same surname as the suspect. West Yorkshire Police officers who were searching for Kashif Hussain, 43, in relation...
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Over 30 injured in clashes in East Jerusalem: Red Crescent
JERUSALEM: More than 30 people were injured in clashes with Israeli police in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The Israeli police reported riots in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood on...
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Iran's army sets up missile unit: senior commander as saying
TEHRAN: The Iranian army has set up a missile unit, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, quoting a senior commander as saying. The missile unit has been established in the army' Ground Force, Xinhua quoted the force's Commander Kiomars Heidari as saying....
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India - Karnataka hijab row: A look at nations that have banned veils, hijabs, burqas, or any kind of headscarves; see list here
NEW DELHI: The world has been divided over banning the hijab or headscarf worn by Muslim women. The issue accelerated into a massive controversy in Karnataka followed by protests and vandalism. The row began last month in Karnataka when six students of...
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Mass graves being prepared for earthquake victims in Afghanistan
KABUL: Mass graves are being prepared for earthquake victims in Paktika, where over 1,000 have been killed and around 1,500 have been wounded. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck early on Wednesday about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul, in arid...
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NATO ready for dialogue with Russia if Moscow takes de-escalation measures
BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Council confirmed it had received Russia’s proposals on European security and said it was ready to engage in confidence-building dialogue if Moscow takes measures to reduce tensions, the NATO Council said in a statement. "We...
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Attorney General Merrick Garland makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
WASHINGTON: Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced visit to Ukraine Tuesday to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss the prosecution of war crimes in the Russian invasion. While there he announced the creation of a “War Crimes Accountability...
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255 killed, 500 injured in 6.1 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday leaving at least 255 people dead and over 500 injured in the provinces of Paktika and Khost. The quake, with a magnitude of 6.1, jolted 44 km southwest of Khost, Afghanistan,...
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Japan: 27 feared dead as fire breaks out in commercial building in Osaka: 9 people died 18 people cardiopulmonary arrest Suspected of arson in Osaka Building fire
Osaka: Nine people were confirmed dead in a fire that broke out in the psychosomatic medicine department of a building in Kitashinchi, Osaka, where 27 people had cardiopulmonary arrest. At around 10:20 am on the 17th, there was a report that "the 4th...
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New Zealand police arrest 120 demonstrators against vaccine mandate
Wellington: New Zealand Police have arrested 120 people at the convoy protest on Parliament grounds on Thursday amid vaccine mandate demonstrations, Wellington District Commander Superintendent Corrie Parnell said. "In terms of the 120 arrested today...
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Negotiations between the presidents of Russia and France in Moscow.
MOSCOW:Talks with President of France Emmanuel Macron It is a pleasure to see you. Last time we met was two years ago and, of course, there is a backlog of issues that we can and should discuss in a direct format. Still, over these years, our contacts...
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Tensions in Ukraine: First US Army forces land in Europe
BERLIN: 300 US troops have landed in Germany to set up headquarters, and dozens more have landed as a preliminary force in Poland, the joint headquarters of NATO and US armies announced this morning (Saturday). The preliminary force that arrived in Poland...
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Ex-British mercenary who joined Nazi extremists killed in Ukraine
BERLIN: A British mercenary was killed while fighting for Nazi extremists in Ukraine. Today, Agence France-Presse quoted the family of the dead man as saying that Jordan Gatley was killed in the city of Severodonetsk while participating in the fighting...
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Ukraine results February 3, 2022 || Ukraine received the seventh batch of weapons from the United States
MOSCOW: Erdogan criticized the West for escalating the situation around Ukraine: Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov announced that almost immediately after the sixth and fifth batches of US military aid, the seventh arrived at the Boryspil airport....
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7 people killed as small plane with tourists crashes in Nazca Desert in Peru
LIMA: A small plane that transported tourists to observe the ancient Lines of nazcaone of the archaeological attractions of Peru, fell this Friday, killing its seven occupants, including two Chileans and three Dutch. The accident occurred after noon,...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Moscow.
MOSCOW,: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks in Moscow. The head of state highlighted the role of energy in the cooperation between the two countries. "Despite all the restrictions, over the 11 months...
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Zelenskyy signs decree to expand Ukrainian army by 100,000 people over 3 years
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree, which provides for the army's increase by 100,000 people over the next three years, the creation of an additional 20 brigades and an increase in the term of service under the contract. "This...
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Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds bilateral talks with Israeli Defence Minister
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi. Gantz, who arrived in India on Thursday, received a Tri-Service Guard of Honour in the presence of Rajnath Singh and laid a wreath...
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Swiss block re-export of armoured vehicles to Ukraine
GENEVA: The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) recently rejected Denmark's bid to provide about 20 Piranha III infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, Swiss public television, SRF, said on Wednesday. SECO said the ban was in line with Switzerland’s...
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Russian troops arrive in Belarus ahead of joint military drills
MOSCOW: The units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation involved in the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State continue to redeploy to the Republic of Belarus. The drills will take place from February 10 to February 20 and aimed...
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London hopes to improve relations with Moscow after ministers’ visit to Russia - statement
LONDON: UK Secretary of State Liz Truss and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace are supposed to improve London’s relations with Moscow during their upcoming visits to Russia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said in a statement, published Saturday. According...