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Power outages and more disruption in US storm

25-02-2023 MICHIGAN: A massive winter storm that brought blizzards and subfreezing temperatures to much of the US has left nearly a million households without power. The number of customers without electricity has grown to over 945,000 across five states on day two of the storm – 820,000 in Michigan alone. …

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Australia uncovers Russian espionage ring, expels spies

25-02-2023 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australia has exposed and quietly expelled a large Russian spy ring whose members were posing as diplomats, a local newspaper has reported just days after Australia’s intelligence chief revealed that his agency had scored a major counterespionage success. The spy ring comprised purported embassy and …

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Two Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years

24-02-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report GUANTANAMO BAY/ KARACHI: Officials from the United States have returned two Pakistani brothers to their home country after holding them for 20 years without charges at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Abdul, 55, and Mohammed Rabbani, 53, were the latest inmates to be …

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Revolutionary leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso

24-02-2023 OUAGADOUGOU: The body of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary and charismatic leader Thomas Sankara has been reburied alongside 12 comrades at the spot of their assassination nearly 30 years ago. Soldiers and community leaders paid tribute during a ceremony on Thursday at the site in the capital, Ouagadougou, which has since …

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Australia & Philippines consider joint patrols in China Sea

24-02-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MANILA: Australia and the Philippines are exploring the possibility of joint patrols in the disputed South China Sea, where recent “aggressive activities” by the Chinese Coast Guard towards a Philippine vessel saw Beijing’s envoy in Manila summoned by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “As …

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‘One woman dies every 2 minutes during pregnancy’

24-02-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ KARACHI: The World Health Organization (WHO) says one woman dies every two minutes during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest data, with too few countries in the world managing to substantially reduce maternal death rates since 2016. The report, Trends in Maternal Mortality, showed that while …

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