Ukraine orders evacuation from several eastern towns
KYIV, Aug 04 (AFP/BBC): Ukraine on Sunday announced the mandatory evacuation of children and their guardians from areas in the Donetsk region, where Russia has been claiming advances.Just hours earlier, Russia said its forces had seized a nearby village, after claiming a string of villages in recent weeks-many just consisting...
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Machado addresses rally
CARACAS, Aug 04 (Reuters): Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has addressed a mass rally in the capital Caracas, defying government calls for her arrest.Ms Machado went into hiding earlier this week after accusing President Nicolás Maduro of defrauding the opposition candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, of a clear victory in the...
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Iran won't avenge Haniyeh's killing, hopes Biden
NEW YORK, Aug 04 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden expressed hope Iran would stand down despite its threat to avenge the assassination of Hamas' leader in Tehran, as fears mounted that Israel's war against Palestinian militants in Gaza could escalate into a wider Middle East conflict.Regional tensions have soared following...
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Extreme heat breaks records in E China
BEIJING, Aug 04 (AFP): Swathes of eastern China baked under a scorching heat wave on Saturday, with temperatures in some areas reaching record highs, weather authorities said.China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with unseasonable heat searing parts of the north and east while torrential rains have triggered floods...
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News in Brief -2024-08-05
Biggest iceberg spins in ocean trapLONDON, Aug 04: Something remarkable has happened to A23a, the world's biggest iceberg. For months now it has been spinning on the spot just north of Antarctica when really it should be racing along with Earth's most powerful ocean current. Scientists say the frozen block,...
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