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Thousands of Canadian port workers go on strike over labor dispute
Jul 02, 2023 05:50Several thousand port workers have gone on strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver in the western province of British Columbia after failing to reach a deal with the government to renew an industry-wide contract that expired in March.
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World Food Program says food assistance for Afghans running out
Jul 02, 2023 05:46The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has announced that it lacks the funds to provide food assistance to millions of hungry people in cash-strapped Afghanistan.
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US review blasts failures of humiliating Afghanistan withdrawal
Jul 02, 2023 05:42The US State Department has released a report on “detrimental consequences” of the country's humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan, criticizing the government for its failure to prepare for the swift collapse of the Afghan government in 2021.
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Nationwide rioting forces Macron to postpone Germany trip as slain teen laid to rest
Jul 02, 2023 03:31France's President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany in order to stay in Paris to deal with mass protests over the police killing of French Arab teenager, Nahel M, as the family members lay the deceased to rest.
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Police killing of teen exposed France’s false claims about equality: Syria
Jul 02, 2023 03:22Syria has condemned in the strongest terms the fatal shooting of a teenager of Algerian descent by French police, stating that the incident exposed the hollow nature of claims by French authorities about equality and fight against racial discrimination.
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Venezuela says US interfering in its presidential election
Jul 01, 2023 14:21Venezuela says the United States is interfering in its upcoming elections, a day after Washington criticized Caracas for barring an opposition candidate from holding public office for 15 years.
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World Food Program says food assistance for Afghans running out
Jul 01, 2023 14:19The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has announced that it lacks the funds to provide food assistance to millions of hungry people in cash-strapped Afghanistan which has been under US occupation for two decades.
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Rama warns MKO terrorists to leave Albania if it's after fighting Iran
Jul 01, 2023 12:28Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama says the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) must leave the country if it wants to use Albanian soil to fight against Iran.
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China's UN envoy calls for greater humanitarian funding for Syria
Jul 01, 2023 11:56China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has called upon concerned parties to increase support and bridge humanitarian funding gaps in Syria so that aid is reaching where it is most needed.
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EU condemns desecration of Holy Qur’an in Sweden
Jul 01, 2023 11:52The European Union has strongly denounced the recent Qur'an burning outside a mosque in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, calling it “a clear act of provocation.”