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Aug 18, 2024
Moscow [Russia], August 18: The Russian domestic Federal Security Service (FSB) has initiated criminal proceedings against three Western war reporters for illegal stays in the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine, the FSB said on Saturday in Moscow.
Ukrainian Air Force destroys key bridge in Russia's Kursk area
Canada remembers Harris as homesick student who loved to dance
Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on
Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level
Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music festival
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Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area
Vienna [Austria], August 18: Following a thunderstorm on Friday evening, the Austrian town of Hollabrunn has now been declared a disaster area.
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Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer than ever"
Washington DC [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said a ceasefire deal in the Middle East is "closer than ever," while noting...
U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year
New York [US], August 17: There was a 31 percent rise in U.S. school shootings during the 2023-24 academic year compared to the previous year,...
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Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year - or more - than...
Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children against polio
Gaza [Palestine], August 17: Hamas supports the UN's call today for a seven-day truce to vaccinate thousands of children against polio, the movement said on...
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in S. Yemen
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Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media
Jerusalem [Israel], August 17: The Israeli army's fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported late Friday night.
Nordic ministers discuss migration challenges, security concerns
Experts say mpox epidemic is low-risk in Europe despite new variant
Czech Republic, Slovakia agree on cooperation in medicines policy
Builders of Malaysia's mega railway project join hands to rehabilitate mangrove forest
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand agree to step up joint efforts to combat cross-border crimes
Ukraine collapses bridge in Kursk, accused of plotting to attack nuclear facility with dirty bomb
WFP welcomes opening of Adra border crossing from Chad to Sudan
Biden urges support for Gaza ceasefire efforts
Harris vows to cut costs, build homes, lower taxes
Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia
