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Death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day quake rises above 200
Jan 09, 2024 12:56The death toll from a New Year’s Day earthquake in Japan climbed to 202 on Tuesday, as 100 people are still unaccounted for amid ongoing relief operations, authorities said.
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Bolivia says will join South Africa's ICJ case against Israel for genocide in Gaza
Jan 09, 2024 05:11Bolivia says it will join South Africa in a legal case filed against the Israeli regime in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for committing genocide against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Pro-Palestine activists set 'global day of action' to stop Israel’s Gaza genocide
Jan 09, 2024 04:58Activists in several countries worldwide have signed up for a global day of action that will see marches take place on January 13 demanding an end to Israel’s genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Italian admiral: Red Sea standoff proves NATO’s weakness in tough times
Jan 09, 2024 03:36A veteran Italian admiral says the recent standoff over the strategic shipping lane in the Red Sea demonstrates weak cohesion among NATO member states at a time of rising tensions in the region.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block Brooklyn Bridge in New York
Jan 09, 2024 03:31Pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Monday morning blocked off entrances to the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges.
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Hundreds of flights cancelled across US as winter storms cause chaos
Jan 08, 2024 12:16Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across the US as winter storms battered most of the country on Sunday, putting millions at risk.
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Bangladesh's Hasina celebrates 'absolute victory' after polls without opposition
Jan 08, 2024 12:08Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured a fifth term in power on Monday with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament after polls boycotted by the opposition, who described it as "illegitimate".
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Italian ex-admiral: Red Sea standoff proves NATO’s weakness in tough times
Jan 08, 2024 10:52A veteran Italian admiral says the recent standoff over the strategic shipping lane in the Red Sea demonstrates weak cohesion among NATO member states at a time of rising tensions in the region.
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‘Shocking political failure’: Health inequalities led to 1m early deaths in UK in last decade
Jan 08, 2024 12:22More than one million premature deaths occurred in England in the last decade, due to a combination of poverty, austerity, and COVID, according to new research by one of the UK’s leading public health experts.
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UK charged with double standards for not backing genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Jan 08, 2024 04:47The British government has been charged with double standards after submitting detailed legal arguments to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to support claims that Myanmar has committed genocide, but refraining from doing the same in the case of Israel.