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EU plans 300 bn euros in development aid to rival China
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
"Global Gateway will aim at mobilising investments of up to 300 billion euros between 2021 and 2027... bringing together resources of the EU, member states, Eur...
After Channel boat disaster, Iraqi families fear worst
Nov 29, 2021 (AFP)
That was on November 23. The next day, France announced the sinking of a boat in the busy waterway, killing at least 27 people, in a disaster that has made glob...
Tunisian navy 'rescues' almost 500 migrants: ministry
Nov 26, 2021 (AFP)
"A sea patrol supported by units from the navy and the National Guard at dawn on Friday rescued 487 clandestine migrants of various Arab, Asian and African nati...
DLR inaugurates its Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures
Nov 26, 2021 (SPX)
Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the DLR Executive Board, opened the DLR Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures on 23 November 2021 in a virt...
Iraq sends extra planes to Belarus to repatriate migrants
Nov 26, 2021 (AFP)
Hundreds of Iraqis, most of them Kurds, have been flown back since repatriation flights began on November 18 from the ex-Soviet state. Thousands of migrants hav...
Iraq sends planes to Belarus to collect over 600 migrants
Nov 25, 2021 (AFP)
Hundreds of Iraqis, most of them Kurds, returned home last week on a voluntary repatriation flight from Belarus, where thousands of migrants have camped on the ...
Despite hurdles in Belarus, Iraqi migrants still long for way out
Nov 23, 2021 (AFP)
But despite the "cold" and "hunger" of their arduous and fruitless journey, Khodr dreams of making the trip out once again. The family was among 400 Iraqis, mos...
EU agrees to continue aid to Palestinians after 'careful' review of funds
Nov 22, 2021 (UPI)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the results of the review on Tuesday, while emphasizing the convoluted dynamics of the conflict on ...
Guns, stress and politics: US road rage shootings on the rise
Nov 21, 2021 (AFP)
A woman in Texas was shot in the back last week while shielding her seven-year-old daughter from gunfire toward their vehicle, and another driver in Kentucky is...
Hundreds of migrants arrive back in Iraq on flight from Belarus
Nov 18, 2021 (AFP)
It was the first repatriation flight of migrants -- many of them fleeing war and poverty-wracked Middle Eastern countries -- since the Poland-Belarus border cri...
All roads lead to Belarus on Iraq 'package deals'
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
As thousands of migrants remain stuck in the cold at the razor wire fence along the Belarus-Poland border, AFP spoke with travel agents and migrants involved. T...
U.N.: Israel allows fuel shipment into Gaza, but nothing for hospitals
Nov 15, 2021 (UPI)
However, the 6,083-gallon delivery -- restricted by Israel for transport of aid from the Rafah crossing and banned from going to hospitals or being used for wat...
Belarus will respond to attacks; Iraq offers repatriate volunteers
Nov 12, 2021 (AFP)
In an effort to tackle a migrant crisis on the border with Belarus, Poland has moved 15,000 troops to the frontier, put up a fence topped with barbed wire and a...
Belarus warns Poland against 'provocations,' denies migrant claims
Nov 09, 2021 (AFP)
Poland this week said it had blocked a bid by hundreds of migrants to enter from Belarus and warned of an "armed" escalation with thousands more massed near the...
Poland blocks migrants at Belarus border, warns of 'armed' escalation
Nov 09, 2021 (AFP)
As the latest grim chapter of Europe's migrant crisis unfolded, Washington and Brussels called on Minsk to stop what they described as an orchestrated influx. N...
Hard hit nations demand 'loss and damage' help at COP26
Nov 08, 2021 (AFP)
The country asked for $3 billion to help rebuild infrastructure, secure supplies and handle outbreaks of waterborne diseases. Instead it received a $120 million...
Expert warns on the perils of climate anxiety
Nov 05, 2021 (AFP)
Barnwell has for years worked with communities struggling with environmental problems, said people in poorer countries like South Africa where inequalities are ...
'Sad sight': Astronaut reports back on Earth's climate disaster
Nov 04, 2021 (AFP)
Thomas Pesquet, on his second tour at the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting the planet, told Macron by video link that the destructive impact of human ...
Senegalese navy rescues 82 migrants
Nov 04, 2021 (AFP)
The canoe left neighbouring The Gambia on Monday and was spotted by a Spanish military plane, according to the armed forces. It began taking on water and capsiz...
Year-round daylight saving time could reduce deer collisions, study says
Nov 02, 2021 (UPI)
The University of Washington study, published Wednesday in the journal Current Biology, estimates permanent daylight saving time would also save dozens of peopl...
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