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Warnings of more flooding in Sydney as dam spills

07-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Flood waters are expected to rise in Sydney after torrential rainfall on Friday caused flash flooding in parts of Australia’s second-largest city, the authorities have warned. Heavy rain pummelled parts of the city for 24 hours, forcing thousands to evacuate the city’s outskirts. The …

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Netanyahu shows no signs of losing his grip on power

07-04-2024 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s week began with the chants of thousands of protesters demanding a hostage deal and early elections outside the Knesset and his official residence. It ended with a scolding from US President Joe Biden over the Israeli military’s killing of seven humanitarian aid workers …

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Thousands evacuated after Russian dam breached

07-04-2024 ORSK: Thousands of people are being evacuated in the Russian Urals after a section of the embankment dam burst in the mountain city of Orsk, officials say. Heavy earth-moving machinery is on site trying to shore up the dam. Earlier, an emergency was declared across the entire Orenburg region …

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US & EU collaborate on Chinese legacy chips in accord

06-04-2024 WASGINGTON/ LEUVEN, BELGIUM: The United States and the European Union committed to extend by three years their cooperation on identifying disruptions in the semiconductor sector, with a particular emphasis on mainstream “legacy” chips from China. The two sides concluded a two-day session of their Trade and Technology Council on …

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‘Mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people’

06-04-2024 RIO DE JANEIRO: Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living closer to illegal gold mining sites presenting higher levels of contamination, a study released on Thursday found. The study by Brazil’s state-run Fiocruz institute collected hair samples …

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