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Syria’s White Helmets- ‘heroes’ who run towards bombs

Syria’s White Helmets- ‘heroes’ who run towards bombs

Oct 09, – Footage of the daring, often heart-rending rescues carried out by the group’s nearly 3,000 volunteers has frequently gone viral, earning it plaudits around the world. Before war broke out they were bakers, decorators or students. Now Syria’s volunteer rescuers known as the White Helmets risk their lives trying to pull victims from […]

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Russia under fire at UN as air strikes pound Syria’s Aleppo

Russia under fire at UN as air strikes pound Syria’s Aleppo

Sep 26, – At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to demand Russia rein in its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and halt intense air strikes, Moscow and Damascus were repeatedly accused of war crimes. The US accused Moscow of “barbarism” over the worsening carnage in Aleppo, as Syrian and Russian warplanes pounded […]

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Syrian troops advance in Aleppo amid war’s heaviest bombing

Syrian troops advance in Aleppo amid war’s heaviest bombing

Sep 25, – The U.N. meanwhile said that nearly 2 million people in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and onetime commercial center, are without running water following the escalation in fighting over the past few days. Syrian troops captured a rebel-held area on the edge of Aleppo on Saturday, tightening their siege on opposition-held neighborhoods in […]

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South Korea says North’s nuclear capability ‘speeding up’, calls for action

South Korea says North’s nuclear capability ‘speeding up’, calls for action

Sep 10, – North Korea conducted its biggest nuclear test on Friday and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. South Korea’s foreign minister said on Saturday that North Korea’s nuclear capability is […]

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Islamic State claims Brussels attacks that kill at least 30

Islamic State claims Brussels attacks that kill at least 30

Mar 22, – The Amaq agency said suicide bombers from the group, strapped into explosive belts, had staged both attacks. Belgian media said police were hunting one attacker who had survived. Islamic State claimed responsibility for attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday which killed at least […]

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Bus carrying foreign students crashes in Spain, killing 13

Bus carrying foreign students crashes in Spain, killing 13

Mar 20, – The students, who were on a European exchange programme in the northeastern region of Catalonia, came from several countries including Britain, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Switzerland, Norway and Sweden but also Japan and Peru. Thirteen students of various nationalities were killed and dozens more injured in Spain Sunday when a bus carrying them […]

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‘Visible’ progress in Syria ceasefire as civilian deaths fall

‘Visible’ progress in Syria ceasefire as civilian deaths fall

Mar 03, – France and Britain said further efforts were needed, calling on Russia to halt attacks on moderate rebel groups in Syria as the country suffered an hours-long nationwide blackout, evidence of the damage nearly five years of war has inflicted. The UN’s Syria envoy said Thursday that visible progress was being made on […]

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Britain ‘to take 15,000 Syrian refugees’- report

Britain ‘to take 15,000 Syrian refugees’- report

Sep 06, – Prime Minister David Cameron has been under pressure internationally and domestically to address the refugee crisis. The British government is poised to accept 15,000 Syrian refugees and hopes next month to get backing for air strikes against Islamic State jihadists, the Sunday Times reported. On Thursday, he said he was “deeply moved” […]

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At least four killed in Spain military air crash

At least four killed in Spain military air crash

Apr 09, – Andalusia’s regional prefect Antonio Sanz, who heads the local administration, said a burnt body had been found in the wreckage, raising the death toll to four. A spokeswoman for the emergency services had earlier said there were at least three dead and two seriously injured. At least four people were killed when […]

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Ebola-hit Sierra Leone goes back to school

Ebola-hit Sierra Leone goes back to school

Apr 14, – Classrooms have been empty since the government announced a state of emergency in July last year in response to an outbreak which has killed around 10,500 people, almost all of them in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Sierra Leone’s 1.8 million children prepared on Tuesday to return to school, eight months after […]

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