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‘Austria stabbing was Islamist attack’

17-02-2025 VIENNA: A stabbing in Austria that killed a 14-year-old boy and wounded five others was an Islamist attack, Austrian officials have said. The attack took place on Saturday at Villach, a town near the border with Italy and Slovenia. A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker was detained at the scene. …

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Gunfire & looting in DR Congo city as rebels advance

17-02-2025 KINSHASA: Chaotic scenes have been unfolding in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the M23 rebel group continues its offensive in the region. On Saturday there were reports of sporadic gunfire and widespread looting in the city, including at a World Food Program depot, with residents sheltering …

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Iran’s abandoned bases in Syria

17-02-2025 DAMASCUS: Mouldy half-finished food on bunk beds, discarded military uniforms and abandoned weapons, these are the remnants of an abrupt retreat from this base that once belonged to Iran and its affiliated groups in Syria. The scene tells a story of panic. The forces stationed here fled with little …

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China seeks stronger cooperation with Germany & EU

16-02-2025 BEIJING: China considers Germany and the European Union as a whole as strategic partners, and it wants stronger cooperation with them in the spirit of free trade and multilateralism, the Chinese foreign minister told the German chancellor on Saturday. Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Chancellor Olaf Scholz China was …

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Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse

16-02-2025 BAMAKO: More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kenieba, in Mali’s western, gold-rich Kayes region. The victims had climbed into open-pit areas left by industrial miners to look for scraps of gold when …

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Malaysia’s economy grows 5.1% in 2024 on domestic demand

16-02-2025 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy grew 5.1 percent in 2024, as strong domestic demand and investment offset a downturn in the commodities sector, according to the Southeast Asian country’s central bank. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 5 percent in the October-December quarter, Bank Negara Malaysia said on Friday, down from …

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