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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 ....
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Difficult conditions frustrate rescue efforts after Turkey and Syria earthquakes as toll reaches 5,000
Date: 2023-02-07 09:49:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:10006851
LONDON, Feb 7 (MENA) - Dozens of powerful aftershocks continued to jolt southern Turkey and northern Syria on Tuesday, a day after an earthquake struck the region killing more than 5,000 people and destroying thousands of buildings, as difficult ....
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European Commission proposes up to €100 million in assistance for North Macedonia
Date: 2023-02-07 09:45:02 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:27 - ID:10006716
BRUSSELS, Feb 7 (MENA) - The European Commission is proposing to provide up to €100 million in Macro-financial Assistance (MFA) to North Macedonia. With this proposal, the Commission is standing by North Macedonia in challenging times, as, ....
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US, UAE discuss promoting bilateral cooperation
Date: 2023-02-07 09:41:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:10006702
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - The US and the UAE discussed ways of broadening wide-ranging cooperation, including their joint commitment to peace in Yemen. This came in a phone call held between US State Secretary Antony Blinken and UAE President ....
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes central Turkey
Date: 2023-02-07 09:05:42 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:20 - ID:10006688
ANKARA, Feb 7 (MENA) - An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck central Turkey on Tuesday, AlArabiya news channel quoted the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) as saying. The quake was at a depth of 2 km, EMSC said. Tuesday’s ....
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Russia assembles troops for possible offensive in Luhansk, Ukraine says
Date: 2023-02-07 08:54:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:19 - ID:10006680
LONDON, Feb 7 (MENA) - Ukraine has said Russian forces are attempting to tie down Ukrainian forces with fighting in the eastern Donbas region as Moscow assembles additional troops there for an expected offensive in the coming weeks, perhaps ....
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Ukrainian defense forces kill 1,030 Russian troops over past day
Date: 2023-02-07 08:29:09 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:10006620
KIEV, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated nearly 133,190 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to February 7, 2023, including 1,030 Russian soldiers over the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of ....
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Sri Lanka in talks with Russia on construction of low-power NPP - amb.
Date: 2023-02-07 08:22:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:10006601
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) - Sri Lanka is holding talks with Russia on the construction of a low-power nuclear power plant (NPP), representatives of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom are expected to visit the country, Sri Lankan Ambassador to ....
