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Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101
Aug 17, 2023 06:42Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and a major access road reopened in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed over 100 people, even as officials raised concerns Wednesday that the very young and old were among the dead on Hawaii's second-largest island.
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UK's MI6 spy agency formed Ukraine sabotage team for Africa deployment
Aug 17, 2023 06:38UK's foreign intelligence service, commonly known as MI6, has made preparations for a Ukrainian unit to be sent to Africa to carry out sabotage operations against Russia-linked targets, according to an unnamed military source, cited by the Russian media.
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India, China pledge to maintain peace along contested border
Aug 16, 2023 13:14Chinese and Indian military commanders have agreed to de-escalate tensions and pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border, which has seen violent clashes over the past few years.
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Entire police force of US city in Minnesota resigns over low wages
Aug 16, 2023 09:37The entire police department of Minnesota state's Goodhue city has quit work over a pay dispute with the mayor of the Upper Midwestern US city.
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Libya clashes leave 27 people dead in capital Tripoli
Aug 16, 2023 08:49Intense fighting between rival military factions in Libya’s capital Tripoli has reportedly killed 27 people.
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Russia downs three Ukrainian drones over Kaluga region
Aug 16, 2023 06:43Russian air defense systems have destroyed three Ukrainian drones over the Kaluga region bordering Moscow.
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UN warns situation in war-torn Sudan ‘spiraling out of control’
Aug 16, 2023 05:43The United Nations has warned that millions of people across Sudan are running out of food and are on the brink of famine as the situation in the war-torn Northeast African country is spiraling out of control.
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Ukraine war proves weakness of Western weapons: Russian defense minister
Aug 16, 2023 05:37Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says despite the West’s comprehensive arms supplies to Ukraine, the military resources in the country were "almost exhausted.”
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Kennedy Jr. confirms existence of American biolabs in Ukraine
Aug 16, 2023 03:17US politician Robert Kennedy Jr. has confirmed the existence of American biological laboratories in Ukraine which are used to produce banned biological weapons.
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Russian forces stop Ukraine sabotage group near border
Aug 16, 2023 03:05Russian security forces stopped a Ukrainian sabotage team that attempted to infiltrate the border region of Bryansk, officials say.