Iraqi Kurd farmers battle drought as Lake Dukan retreats
BSS :Farmers in Iraqi Kurdistan seeking to irrigate crops face seeing their economic lifeline slip away as the waters of Lake Dukan recede and dams...
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The money is gone: Evacuated Ukrainians forced to return
Reuters :The missile’s impact flung the young woman against the fence so hard it splintered. Her mother found her dying on the bench beneath the...
24 die after bus plunges into river in Kenya
Xinhua :At least 24 people died on Sunday evening after a bus plunged into a river along a highway in Kenya, local media reported, citing...
Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine wins EU approval
Reuters :Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic (BAVA.CO) said on Monday the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as protection...
Italy’s oldest student graduates again aged 98
Reuters :Giuseppe Paterno, who is 98, has become Italy’s oldest graduate – again.Paterno has added a masters in history and philosophy from the University of...
17 suspected Haitian migrants die off Bahamas coast
AFP :Haiti died in a boat accident off the coast of the Bahamas early on Sunday, officials from the two countries said.Human smugglers are known...
China confirms warnings to US on Nancy Pelosi’s possible Taiwan visit
Reuters :China confirmed that it had delivered sterner warnings to US officials about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s possible visit to Taiwan, as first reported by...
Lavrov says Russian goal is to oust Ukraine’s president
AP News :Russia’s top diplomat said Moscow’s overarching goal is to topple the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, making Russian war aims more explicit...
Almost 700 migrants rescued off the Italian coast, 5 found dead
Reuters :Almost 700 migrants, including five dead bodies, were rescued on Saturday off the southern coast of Italy, a coastguard statement said on Sunday, as...
North Korea accuses US of biological warfare in Ukraine
BSS/AFP :North Korea accused the United States on Sunday of manufacturing biological weapons in Ukraine, echoing a Russian claim dismissed by the United Nations in...
Russia says Odessa strikes against Western arms
BSS :Russia said on Sunday that its missile barrage on a Ukrainian port central to a freshly-inked grain export deal had destroyed Western-supplied weapons, after...
Greece battles fierce wildfires amid heatwave
BSS :Greece on Sunday battled three ferocious bwildfires across the country which forced hundreds to evacuate, as higher temperatures raised concern over more blazes.The country...