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China's Guangxi region hit by 5.2-m...

China's Guangxi region hit by 5.2-mag earthquake as 2 die and building...

China's Guangxi region hit by 5.2-mag earthquake as 2 die and buildings collapse ## Guangxi Province Grapples with Aftermath of Moderate Earthquake, Casualties Reported **NANNING, China –** A seismic event registering a magnitude of 5.2 has struck the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in... read more »

Uganda responds with emergency measures ...

Uganda responds with emergency measures to Ebola outbreak

Uganda responds with emergency measures to Ebola outbreak **Uganda Mobilizes Rapid Response to Contain Emerging Ebola Threat** KAMPALA, UGANDA – In a swift and decisive move, Ugandan authorities have initiated a series of stringent emergency measures following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus... read more »

When are Hajj and Eid al-Adha 2026? A vi...

When are Hajj and Eid al-Adha 2026? A visual guide to the Muslim pilgrimage

When are Hajj and Eid al-Adha 2026? A visual guide to the Muslim pilgrimage ### Anticipating the Sacred Journey: Hajj and Eid al-Adha 2026 Dates Announced **Mecca, Saudi Arabia** – As the global Muslim community looks ahead, the dates for the profoundly significant Hajj pilgrimage and the... read more »

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Former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting...

Former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting announces bid to replace Starmer

Former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting announces bid to replace Starmer ## Wes Streeting Launches Bid to Lead Labour Party, Challenging Keir Starmer This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

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Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban on him travelling out of the... read more »

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

MANILA – Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4... read more »

Saudi Arabia officially rejects term on UN Security Cou...

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for... read more »

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday cancelled a tender published by the housing ministry to build 1,200 housing units in the... read more »

Typhoon relief operations pick up pace in Philippines

Relief supplies sent for Philippines typhoon victims

Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and medical... read more »

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