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Syria's interim authority takes over pri...
Syria's interim authority takes over prison in Raqqa holding suspected IS fighters
Syrian security authorities said Friday they had taken control of Al-Aqtan Prison near the city of Raqqa, northern Syria, after it was handed over by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).In a statement, authorities said security personnel were deployed to secure the facility and maintain
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To Lam re-elected Vietnam's communist pa...
To Lam re-elected Vietnam's communist party chief
To Lam has been re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, an official press release said on Friday.General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam attends the 14th National Congress of the CPV in Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan. 21,
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Kremlin says nearly 5 bln US dollars in ...
Kremlin says nearly 5 bln US dollars in Russian assets frozen in US
Around five billion U.S. dollars in Russian assets were frozen in the United States by the previous administration, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday."As for the money that was seized in the United States, I won't name the exact amount, but I will say that it is slightly less than five
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Kremlin says nearly 5 bln US dollars in ...
Kremlin says nearly 5 bln US dollars in Russian assets frozen in US
Around five billion U.S. dollars in Russian assets were frozen in the United States by the previous administration, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday."As for the money that was seized in the United States, I won't name the exact amount, but I will say that it is slightly less than five
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Indian rupee hits record low of 92 again...
Indian rupee hits record low of 92 against USD
The Indian rupee on Friday hit a new low, closing at nearly 92 against the U.S. dollar.This marked the currency's steepest weekly decline in six months.Analysts attributed this drop primarily to persistent foreign outflows and hedging activities by importers.
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Africa CDC lifts mpox emergency status...
Africa CDC lifts mpox emergency status
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced the lifting of a multi-country mpox outbreak in Africa as a public health emergency of continental security.The Africa CDC, in a statement issued late Thursday, said the decision, following recommendations from the
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Israeli military says 14 arrested in ove...
Israeli military says 14 arrested in overnight West Bank operation
Israeli forces arrested 14 Palestinians during an overnight operation in the West Bank city of Hebron, the military said Friday.In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said troops, working with the Shin Bet security agency and Israeli police, carried out searches in Hebron's Jabal Johar
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Philippines' Mayon Volcano in state of u...
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Philippines' Mayon Volcano in state of unrest
Philippines' Mayon Volcano in state of unrest
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4 soldiers killed, 1 injured in S. Phili...
4 soldiers killed, 1 injured in S. Philippine ambush
Four soldiers were killed and another wounded in an ambush staged by suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group in Lanao del Norte province in the southern Philippines on Friday morning, the military said.Philippine Army Chief Lieutenant General Antonio Nafarrete said the attack occurred
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Central African leaders order urgent ref...
Central African leaders order urgent reforms to shore up weakening economies
An extraordinary summit of Central African leaders in Brazzaville has resulted in a push for urgent fiscal and monetary measures to stabilize the region's weakening economies, including the repatriation of state assets and export revenues held abroad.According to a communique issued after the
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Bulgarian Constitutional Court approves ...
Bulgarian Constitutional Court approves resignation of President Rumen Radev
Constitutional Court approves resignation of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev
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Archaeologists restoring Hindu temple's ...
Archaeologists restoring Hindu temple's tower in Cambodia's famed Angkor complex
Archaeologists have been restoring the ruined brick tower and laterite floor of Pre Rup temple in Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Friday.So Pot, an archaeologist at the ANA's Department of Conservation of Monuments and
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3 killed in crashes on icy motorway in w...
3 killed in crashes on icy motorway in western Germany
A series of accidents caused by icy road conditions on a major motorway in western Germany left three people dead and more than 10 others injured early Friday, police said.In one accident near the city of Paderborn, a lorry collided with an articulated truck carrying paper, causing the trailer to
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French gov't survives no-confidence vote...
French gov't survives no-confidence votes over budget issue
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's government survived a no-confidence vote over state budget on Friday after the deputies of the French National Assembly voted against two motions.
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