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US, Iran hold technical talks on Hormuz shipping flow

DOHA/DUBAI, July 01 (Agencies): The US and Iran held technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said.US President Donald...

Global ocean heat hits record high

LONDON, July 01 (Reuters): Global sea surface temperatures have reached record highs for this time of year, with European Union climate monitors warning the trend could fuel sea level rises and more extreme weather on land.New data released by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service and Copernicus Marine Service...

Myanmar mourns as post-coup conflict death toll hits 100,000

YANGON (Myanmar), July 01 (AFP): More than 100,000 people have been killed across all sides in Myanmar since a military coup five years ago triggered civil war, a conflict monitor said on Wednesday.The military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, detaining the Nobel Peace...

France sets presidential election dates

PARIS, July 01 (Reuters): France will hold the first round of its next presidential election on April 18, 2027, with a run-off set for May 2, the government spokeswoman, Maud Bregeon, said on Wednesday following a cabinet meeting to officially approve the dates.The race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron -...

120 dead in Sudan cholera outbreak: WHO

CAIRO, July 01 (AFP): A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 120 people, with another 1,102 suspected cases since May in isolated war zones, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.More than three years of war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have decimated the country's healthcare...

WFP seeks $50m after Venezuela quakes

UNITED NATIONS, July 01 (AFP): The World Food Programme on Tuesday appealed for $50 million to feed some 500,000 people for three months in Venezuela after two deadly earthquakes devastated the country. Stephanie Hochstetter, head of the UN agency in Venezuela, told reporters the twin quakes-which have killed more than...

UN changes budget rule to cope with financial crisis

UNITED NATIONS, July 01 (AFP): The UN General Assembly on Tuesday made a new rule to bar member states from demanding return of unspent funds before paying their contributions to the financially troubled organization."Since very early in my mandate, I have called for this change, and I am grateful to...

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14 children killed in Pakistan when tutoring centre roof collapsesPUNJAB, July 01: Fourteen children died after the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday, rescue officials said, as authorities opened the way for a possible negligence investigation. Punjab's emergency service said rescuers found...