World
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Best pictures from New Year’s celebrations from around the world
Countries around the world have celebrated New Year’s Eve in style following two years of Covid restrictions. Fireworks and countdowns marked the end of a difficult 2022 in which war returned to Euro…
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Russia launches ‘100 missiles’ across multiple Ukraine Cities
Ukraine has been rocked by a fresh round of Russian missile strikes this morning as blasts were heard in several cities. Ukraine’s presidential office adviser Oleksiv Arestovych wrote on Facebook: “A…
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Winter storm Elliott: Buffalo blizzard deaths hit 34
One of the coldest Christmases in modern memory has left more than 60 people dead across the US, with 34 people killed in the hardest-hit area of Erie County, New York, where the city of Buffalo was …
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Winter storm Elliott: Over 50 deaths reported across the US as brutal weather grounds 17,000 Christmas flights
One of the coldest Christmas storms in modern memory has left at least 55 people dead across the United States. Winter Storm Elliott’s icy bite saw temperatures plunge to record lows in parts of Mont…
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Three dead’ as Ukrainian Army attacks Russian air base
Military facility situated 300 miles from Ukrainian border has been used to launch strikes, analysts say. Three servicemen have been killed as a Ukrainian drone was shot down near an air base deep in…
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Rail fares in England to rise by 5.9% in March
Regulated rail fares in England will rise by up to 5.9% in March, less than half the 12.3% inflation rate in July the increase would have been based on historically, Britain’s transport department sa…
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IMF board approves $149.3m disbursement to Chad
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board on Thursday approved a $149.3 million disbursement to Chad under a three-year $571 million programme, after it reached a long-delayed debt deal l…
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IMF board approves $71 million for Guinea under food shock window
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved a disbursement of $71 million for Guinea under its new “food shock window,” to help it address urgent balance of payment needs related t…
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Putin says Russia wants end to war ‘the sooner the better’
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia wants an end to the war in Ukraine, and all armed conflicts end with diplomatic negotiations. “Our goal is not to spin the flywheel of military c…
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Germany arrests foreign intelligence employee suspected of spying for Russia
Germany arrested a foreign intelligence service agent on Wednesday on suspicion of sharing state secrets with Russia this year, raiding his home and workplace as well as that of another person. “The …