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EU set to suspend 2007 visa deal with Russia, but not ban Russian tourists
Aug 31, 2022 10:32Putting speculation to rest, European Union foreign ministers on Wednesday decided to fully suspend a 2007 visa facilitation agreement with Russia, stopping short of slapping blanket ban on Russian tourists.
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Deadly floods triggered by seasonal rains destroy houses, farmland in northeastern Nigeria
Aug 31, 2022 10:31Heavy floods triggered by seasonal rains destroy crops and precarious housing at displacement camps in the city of Maiduguri, the regional capital of Borno state, north-eastern Nigeria.
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Rwanda genocide survivors left homeless by UK’s refugee deal
Aug 31, 2022 06:44The former residents of a hostel in Rwanda who were ejected under a controversial deal to host refugees to be flown from the UK have complained of being left homeless while the property remains unoccupied.
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Trump team may have moved classified papers amid probe: Justice Dept.
Aug 31, 2022 06:42The US government says it is in possession of evidence showing that former president Donald Trump's team tried to obstruct a probe into the discovery of classified documents at the former president's residence.
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UN calls for elections in Libya, warns of potential for violence
Aug 31, 2022 06:06The United Nations has voiced concern about Libya's security situation, stressing that elections are the only way to break the current impasse in the North African country.
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UN calls for elections in Libya, warns of potential for violence
Aug 31, 2022 03:44The United Nations has voiced concern about Libya's security situation, stressing that elections are the only way to break the current impasse in the North African country.
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Pakistani minister says floods caused by climate change effects fueled by ‘developed world’
Aug 31, 2022 03:36A senior Pakistani official says the devastating floods that have hit the South Asian nation are estimated to have incurred more than $10 billion loss as the country continues to appeal for international help to cope with the effects of climate change fueled by “the developed world”.
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Kabul airport resumes normal operations a year after US withdrawal
Aug 31, 2022 03:26Kabul International Airport has resumed normal operations, gradually picking up the number of flights as before, after the US troops withdrew from the war-torn country and left the airport in a mess a year ago.
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Russia’s UN envoy tells US to ‘return money stolen from Afghans’
Aug 31, 2022 03:14Russia's UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya has called on the US to "return the money stolen from the Afghan people" rather than demanding others to contribute more to fund the reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan.
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Biden declares emergency over Mississippi water crisis
Aug 31, 2022 03:04US President Joe Biden's administration has declared a state of emergency over a water crisis in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal assistance to supplement the state's response.