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Record number of migrant deaths at sea, in deserts this year – IOM

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 20230

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – A record 4,077 migrants have died already this year crossing deserts and seas worldwide, three-quarters of them in perilous...

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American becomes a rebel with a cause in east Ukraine

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014June 19, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – With his face hidden behind a camouflage balaclava and an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, Hunter looks like other separatist fighters in...

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Rains complicate delivery of Ebola supplies in West Africa

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 20230

By Stella Dawson WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The rainy season in West Africa is compounding difficulties in getting supplies delivered and new treatment centres...

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India’s rock-star PM wowed Madison Square Garden—but can he deliver more than a great show?

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014June 27, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014June 27, 20230

“They used to think of us as snake charmers!” boomed Narendra Modi, shortly after receiving an electrifying welcome at New York City’s Madison Square Garden...

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Hong Kong protesters stockpile supplies, prepare for long haul

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters extended a blockade of Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, stockpiling supplies and erecting makeshift barricades ahead of...

Asia

Japan resumes search for victims of volcanic eruption

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2014July 15, 20230

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – More than 500 rescuers in Japan resumed searching on Monday for victims of a volcano that erupted without warning...

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Liberia’s top doctor in quarantine after assistant dies of Ebola

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2014July 15, 20230

MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s chief medical officer, who is also a deputy health minister, has put herself in quarantine as a precaution against Ebola after...

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Obama: U.S. intelligence underestimated militants in Syria – CBS

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated Islamic State activity inside Syria, which has become ground zero for jihadists worldwide, President Barack Obama said in a...

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UAE’s 1st Female Fighter Pilot Carried Out Strikes

YoopyaSeptember 26, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 26, 2014July 15, 20230

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first female air force pilot in the United Arab Emirates led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria...

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Collateral death toll expected to soar in Africa’s Ebola crisis

YoopyaSeptember 26, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 26, 2014July 15, 20230

LONDON, Sept 26 – By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent (Reuters) – Deaths from infectious diseases like malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia are likely to...