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Europe faces the strongest drought over last 500 years: researchers

Shawdesh Desk: Europe is probably facing the most severe drought over the last 500 years, the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commission said on Tuesday. “Cumulatively, 64% of

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US to give $3 bn in military aid as Ukraine marks 6 months of war

Shawdesh Desk: The United States will announce $3 billion in fresh military aid to Kyiv on Wednesday as Ukraine marks its independence day as well as the six-month anniversary of

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US says Ukraine grain exports near pre-war levels

Shawdesh desk: Ukraine is on course to ship nearly as much grain this month as it did before the Russian invasion, in a triumph for international efforts to ease food

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Global Covid cases top 602 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 602 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to the latest global

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Thai court suspends PM Prayuth Chan-ocha

Shawdesh desk: Thailand’s top court has suspended prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duty while it considers a legal challenge to his term limit. Opposition parties have filed a case

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Eight more grain silos collapse in blast-ravaged Beirut port

Shawdesh desk; Eight more grain silos at Beirut port toppled Tuesday, succumbing to damage from a devastating 2020 explosion in the third such collapse in a month, AFP correspondents reported.

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ISIS bomber planned attack on Indian leader, detained in Russia

Shawdesh Desk: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the ISIS terrorist group, who was plotting a

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Japan mulls long-range missile upgrades due to China threat: report

Shawdesh Desk: Japan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to counter growing regional threats from China, local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on

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