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NEW ZEALAND MOURNS AS HOSTEL FIRE CLAIMS LIVES AND LEAVES MISSING PERSONS, PRIME MINISTER CHRIS HIPKINS SPEAKS OUT.

The Prime Minister of New Zealand Chris Hipkins has disclosed that not less than six people have died and others remain unaccounted for following a fire in a hostel. Emergency services were called to the four-storey Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington just after midnight local time where dozens were rescued from the building, but police said several people remained unaccounted for. Upon arrival at the fire, firefighters found the top […]

todayMay 16, 2023 91

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US AND CANADA STRIKE DEAL TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT.

The United State US and Canada have agreed on a deal to reject asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings. The President of the US, Joe Biden, and the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau will announce the pact today during BIDEN'S visit to Ottawa. The treaty is expected to allow officials on both sides of the border to turn back such asylum seekers heading in either direction as part of […]

todayMarch 24, 2023 40

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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FACES BACKLASH FOR ALLOWING MAJOR OIL AND GAS DRILLING PROJECT IN ALASKA.

The President of the United State Joe Biden has approved a major oil and gas drilling project in Alaska that faced strong opposition from environmental activists. The company behind the Willow Project, Conocophillips said it would create local investment and thousands of jobs but the 8 billion dollars proposal faced a lot of online activism in recent weeks, particularly among youth activists on TikTok, with opponents arguing that it should […]

todayMarch 14, 2023 110

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looted ancient sarcophagus has been returned to Egypt from the United States

A looted ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus that was on display at a United State US museum has been returned to Egypt. The 2.9meters long Green Coffin dates back to the Late Dynastic Period, which spanned 664BC to 332BC, and belonged to a priest called Ankhenmaat before it was looted from the ABU Sir necropolis in north Egypt by a global art trafficking network, which smuggled it through Germany into the US […]

todayJanuary 3, 2023 30

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Viking Orion passengers stranded after ship is grounded due to marine growth

Hundreds of passengers have been stranded on a cruise ship The Viking Orion off the Australian coast after a potentially harmful growth was found on its hull. The Viking Orion was reportedly denied permission to dock in Adelaide after authorities discovered Biofoul, an accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae, or small animals. This can allow invasive species to be imported into non-native habitats, with officials maintaining that the ship's hull must […]

todayJanuary 2, 2023 75

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The United States has become the most recent country to mandate Covid tests

The United State US has become the latest country to impose mandatory Covid tests on visitors from China after it announced it would reopen its borders next week. Tighter measures have also been brought in by Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, and India, with China set to allow people to travel more easily from 8 January after almost three years of restrictions, At the same time, the country is facing a surge […]

todayDecember 29, 2022 48

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Ukraine War: Three people are killed in a drone attack on a Russian bomber base

Russia has claimed that a Ukrainian drone attack on an airbase for bombers in southern Russia left three people dead. The defence ministry said air defences shot down the drone near the Engels base but falling debris fatally wounded three technical staff, Earlier this month Russia accused Ukraine of a similar attack on the airfield, home to bombers that have carried out missile attacks on Ukraine. The Ukrainian military has […]

todayDecember 26, 2022 28

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US Capitol has Released Its Final Report on the January 6 Committee Investigation.

The January 6 committee investigating the attack on the United State US Capitol has released its final report. They have outlined their case that former President Donald Trump was primarily responsible for the 2021 riot at the US Capitol, which was one of the most thorough accountings yet of the forces that contributed to the deadly attack. Trump did not cooperate with the committee and declared the investigation a witch […]

todayDecember 23, 2022 32

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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Extradited to US on Fraud Charges.

The former boss of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried is aboard a plane flying from the Bahamas to the United State US where he faces fraud charges. The 30-year-old is being extradited on suspicion of committing one of the biggest financial frauds in US history. Bankman-Fried, who denies the allegations, may have his first court appearance this morning after FTX filed for bankruptcy, leaving many people unable to withdraw […]

todayDecember 22, 2022 57

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