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Read More UN announces regime leader’s acceptance of border crossing points for humanitarian aid to reach rebel-held province Syrian rebel leader pleads for outside help a week on from earthquakes The Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, has agreed to open two border crossing points to allow in a greater volume of emergency aid for victims of…

Read More One week after a massive earthquake struck eastern Turkey and northern Syria, residents are dealing with burying the tens of thousands of dead. One week after a massive earthquake struck eastern Turkey and northern Syria, residents are dealing with burying the tens of thousands of dead.

Read More The L.A. County Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team helps pull a teenage boy alive from a quake-damaged building in Hatay, Turkey. The L.A. County Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team helps pull a teenage boy alive from a quake-damaged building in Hatay, Turkey.

Read More Government says new rules could help protect 10 million consumers from ‘unconstrained borrowing’ Ministers have promised to clamp down on unregulated buy now, pay later firms and offer stronger protection for consumers, as the government launched a long-awaited consultation on rules to regulate the booming sector. The Treasury said new proposals would mean…

Read MoreAdani Group’s seven listed stocks have together lost about $120bn in market value since US short-seller raised concerns.Adani Group’s seven listed stocks have together lost about $120bn in market value since US short-seller raised concerns.

Read More Daniel Duggan, now an Australian citizen, has allegedly been held by Canberra for 115 days without conviction The family of detained Australian citizen and former US marine Daniel Duggan plans to petition the UN Human Rights Committee to intervene to stop his “inhumane treatment,” his wife, Saffrine Duggan, said in a statement on…

Read MoreA scene from the film shows a group of soldiers wearing uniforms very similar to those of French troops deployed in Africa’s Sahel region.A scene from the film shows a group of soldiers wearing uniforms very similar to those of French troops deployed in Africa’s Sahel region.

Read MoreIt is the third time in the nation’s history a state of emergency has been declared.It is the third time in the nation’s history a state of emergency has been declared.

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Read More High school girls are ‘engulfed in a growing wave of violence and trauma,’ federal researchers say High school girls are ‘engulfed in a growing wave of violence and trauma,’ federal researchers say

Read More PORTLAND, USA, Feb 13 (IPS) – With one in ten people in the world going hungry, food prices hitting record highs, and the worsening conditions of the environment and climate, it’s time for the world’s population of 8 billion to eat something that is available, abundant and inexpensive: plastics. Read the full story,…

Read More Environmental publication the Narwhal argues Amber Bracken’s rights were violated for being detained while working A Canadian environmental publication has announced plans to sue the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), arguing it violated the rights of a photojournalist after she was arrested and detained while on the job. The lawsuit, if successful, could…

Read More After suppressing anti-Ukrainian content in Poland, the tech giant will now target Germany Google is expanding its campaign against what it calls online “disinformation,” and will roll out ads in Germany aimed at “prebunking” content it disagrees with. Tested in Poland last year, the ads are the product of a Google research unit…

Read More FDA decries lack of formal process for keeping MPs out of parliament if accused of serious misconduct A proposal that could mean MPs are barred from parliament if they are arrested for a violent or sexual offence has been welcomed by the civil service union. The FDA union, which also represents some parliamentary…

Read More The south-west of the state has multiple fires in hot conditions; climate change tops the agenda as Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau arrives in Canberra Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is on ABC radio RN Breakfast still has questions over Aukus. Mostly over sovereignty and whether we will have control over the submarines that are…

Read More Measure invoked for only the third time in country’s history as cyclone wreaks havoc across North Island People are trapped on homes and roofs by flooding, landslides have destroyed homes, and a national state of emergency has been declared as Cyclone Gabrielle continues to batter New Zealand. The country announced a national state…

Read MoreNATO members meet on Tuesday to drum up more weapons and ammunition for war-torn Ukraine.NATO members meet on Tuesday to drum up more weapons and ammunition for war-torn Ukraine.

Read More The shootdowns came in steady succession over the weekend, after alarms were raised in early February over an object spotted over Montana. (Image credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson/U.S. Navy Photo) The shootdowns came in steady succession over the weekend, after alarms were raised in early February over an object spotted over…

Read MoreQuestions remain over what the three objects shot down over North America this weekend were.Questions remain over what the three objects shot down over North America this weekend were.

Read More PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 13 (IPS) – Last year’s devastating floods in Pakistan cost the country more than US$30 billion, about 6.4 trillion rupees. The entire Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for 2021-2022 was valued at 900 billion rupees. This means that the floods wiped out development gains worth more than six PSDPs. This…

Read MorePortions of special panel’s report on push to overturn 2020 vote to be made public, but not recommendations on charges.Portions of special panel’s report on push to overturn 2020 vote to be made public, but not recommendations on charges.

Read MoreScientists say the megalopolis of 16 million people should get ready now for the inevitability of a powerful quake.Scientists say the megalopolis of 16 million people should get ready now for the inevitability of a powerful quake.

Read More Turkish rescue efforts wind down amid grief and anger while UN calls for aid access to north-west Syria A diminishing number of survivors have been pulled from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria as the death toll climbed to over 35,000 and UN aid officials pushed for more aid access to…

Read More ‘Cable cowboy’ John Malone rules out takeover bid but says he believes UK telecoms firm is undervalued The US telecoms group chaired by “cable cowboy” John Malone has snapped up a stake in Vodafone in a bet on the UK company’s revival – but has ruled out making a takeover bid. Liberty Global,…

Read More Military aircraft patrol above Lake Huron, on the US-Canada border, as a Canadian coast guard icebreaker searches for debris • What do we know about the four flying objects shot down by US? It was a mild, sunny winter afternoon when Tara Shannon learned all the airspace above her community in south-eastern Ontario…

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Read MoreIt is almost a year since Camilla, 75, tested positive for the virus for the first time, a few days after her husband caught the disease.It is almost a year since Camilla, 75, tested positive for the virus for the first time, a few days after her husband caught the disease.

Read More Fulton county judge approves release of report’s introduction and conclusion, and a chapter on jurors’ concerns Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email “I told you so”. That’s more or less what Republican senator Marco Rubio has to say about the three downings of unidentified objects over North…

Read More Several people have been struck by a U-Haul truck in Brooklyn, New York. Several people have been struck by a U-Haul truck in Brooklyn, New York.

Read More Days after the Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, hopes of finding people alive is waning. One U.S.-based team uses search-and-rescue dogs to try to find people still trapped days after the quake. (Image credit: Jason Beaubien/NPR) Days after the Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, hopes of finding people alive…

Read MoreKilling has not halted US city’s plans to build a police training centre in the heart of majority-Black neighbourhoods.Killing has not halted US city’s plans to build a police training centre in the heart of majority-Black neighbourhoods.

Read More PM says he does not want to prejudge inquiry and that appointment was made after the ‘correct process’ Rishi Sunak has rejected calls for Richard Sharp to stand down as BBC chairman, despite the businessman failing to declare his role in arranging a secret £800,000 personal loan for Boris Johnson. Sharp has been…

Read More Such aircraft were “not something of concern” for the Pentagon, General Alexus Grynkewich said The US military observed a number of alleged Chinese surveillance balloons over the Middle East in recent years, Air Forces Central Command chief Lt. Gen Alexus Grynkewich said on Monday. Washington and Beijing have thrown accusations of espionage at…

Read More The Independent filed a public records request with the Pullman Police Department earlier this year The Independent filed a public records request with the Pullman Police Department earlier this year

Read More Alex Murdaugh’s high-profile trial got underway at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, on 23 January. Rachel Sharp explains the most crucial moments so far Alex Murdaugh’s high-profile trial got underway at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, on 23 January. Rachel Sharp explains the most crucial moments so far