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Aug 14, 2024
Athens [Greece], August 14: Greek authorities on Tuesday announced measures to assist displaced people driven from their homes by catastrophic fires near Athens in recent days, as the country's European Union partners offered assistance to combat the deadly blazes.
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 14: Deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six of her loyalists were accused in a murder case more than a week...
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Tehran [Iran], August 14: Iran on Tuesday rejected European attempts at mediation amid rising tensions in the Middle East, as Tehran insisted on its right...
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Aug 13, 2024
Washington DC [US], August 13: A Muslim advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Monday against the FBI and leaders of other U.S. government agencies over...
US says it has not offered Maduro amnesty since election
Caracas [Venezuela], August 13: President Joe Biden's administration has not made an offer of amnesty to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Copenhagen [Denmark], August 13: Denmark will put pressure on Sweden to contain growing cross-border gang violence, including armed Swedish teenagers acting as "child soldiers" in...
US says it had no role in ousting of Bangladesh's Hasina
Washington DC [US], August 13: The United States had no role in ousting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently quit her position and fled...
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Jordan-Syria region
Damascus [Syria], August 13: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Jordan and Syria late on Monday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), with...
IAEA unable to determine cause of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant fire
Vienna [Austria], August 13: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said late that its representatives inspected a damaged cooling tower.
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