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April 17, 2024 6:43 PM
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The United Arab Emirates has been hit by an unprecedented downpour, receiving more rain in the past few days than it typically sees in a year. Official figures reveal that some areas received at least 200mm of rain, double the country's average annual rainfall. The highest amount was recorded in Kha...
April 17, 2024 5:50 PM
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In Ukraine, 14 people, including two children, were killed in a Russian missile strike in the northern city of Chernihiv today. Authorities said that three Russian Iskander missiles slammed into residential buildings, a hospital, and a higher education institution. The attack also injured more than ...
April 17, 2024 2:02 PM
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The White House has said that President Joe Biden is set to impose new sanctions on Iran’s missile and drone programs. The move came after Iran’s unprecedented air attack against Israel last week. According to the US National Security Adviser, President Biden is coordinating with allies and p...
April 17, 2024 1:33 PM
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Devastating rain and flooding battered normal life in the United Arab Emirates. The portions of major highways have been inundated following heaving down pore. Authorities have urged residents to stay at home after large parts of the region were lashed by torrential rain, hail and thunderstorms yest...
April 17, 2024 11:22 AM
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Polling is underway across the Solomon Islands today in the South Pacific nation’s first general election. As many as 420,000 registered voters will have their say across 50 national seats. More than 1,000 polling stations are scattered across villages and town centers across the Solomons archipelag...
April 17, 2024 10:38 AM
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British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The bill would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born af...
April 17, 2024 9:42 AM
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. Maduro and other presidents participating in a virtual meeting of the Communi...
April 17, 2024 9:03 AM
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In Denmark, a fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings destroying about half of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange and collapsing its iconic dragon-tail spire. The blaze broke out on the building’s roof during renovations, but police said it was too early to pinpoint the cause. The r...
April 16, 2024 9:30 PM
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The United Arab Emirates is in the grip of a severe weather crisis as heavy rains batter the region, resulting in widespread flooding and travel chaos. Meanwhile, neighboring Oman mourns the loss of several lives following devastating flash floods. In the early hours today, torrential rain an...
April 16, 2024 1:57 PM
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International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, a United Nations nuclear watchdog, has expressed concern over the possibility of Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has appealed for extreme restraint. He informed that Iran has temporarily closed its nuclear fa...
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