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US-Laid Trap for Russia Has Trapped West Instead
Scheerpost 07 Feb 2023
President Joe Biden departs after delivering remarks on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Thursday, February 24, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) ... The ruble did not collapse despite sanctions on the Russian central bank. Nor has the economy ... It is the final collapse of Western colonialism ... The U.S ... .
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What is behind China’s growing interest in high-altitude balloons?
Dawn 07 Feb 2023
BEIJING. As China and the United States tussle over what Washington says was a Chinese surveillance balloon over US territory, dozens of Chinese documents point to surging interest in using balloon technology for military purposes ... China condemned what it called an “over-reaction” and warned of possible retaliation ... .
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Turkey, Syria Earthquake Death Toll Passes 4,800 With Numbers Expected to Rise
Khaama Press 07 Feb 2023
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 4,800 people and the numbers are expected to rise, according to official sources. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkey reported that at least 2,921 people have died and thousands more are injured ... .
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Why Was The Turkey-Syria Earthquake So Devastating?
Huffington Post 06 Feb 2023
A damaged vehicle is seen on top the rubbles after an earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey. A series of earthquakes have devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, killing more than 3,000 people and toppling thousands of buildings ... What happened? ... The epicentre was about 16 miles (26 km) east of the Turkish city of Nurdagi on the East Anatolian Fault ... .
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Gangs, cholera and political turmoil leave half Haiti’s children relying on aid
The Guardian 07 Feb 2023photo: US DoS / Freddie Everett
Iraq to ask US how to pay Russian energy firms
The New Arab 06 Feb 2023
The goal is to "protect Iraqi banks and central banks from sanctions". Iraq's foreign minister is due to fly to the United States on Wednesday to discuss recent tight regulations imposed by the New York Federal Reserve on international dollar transactions by commercial Iraqi banks and their impact on Iraq's economy, official sources said ... ....
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UN chief fears world is heading toward a wider war
Wtop 07 Feb 2023
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said experts who surveyed the state of the world in 2023 set the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight — the closest ever to “total global catastrophe,” ... The proposed new U.N ... Multilateral development banks must change their business model to invest more capital in developing countries to achieve U.N ... ___ ... Source .
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DNA Special: Why Turkey sees catastrophic earthquakes and what causes them
DNA India 07 Feb 2023
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and neighbouring Syria on Monday morning, killing more than 2,300 people and injuring thousands. Hours later two more earthquakes hit the country. The epicentre of the earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale was in Kahra-Man-Maras in Turkey's Gaziantep province ... READ . Turkey earthquake.
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Deadly landslide strikes southern Peru amid heavy rainfall
Al Jazeera 07 Feb 2023
A landslide in southern Peru has left at least eight people dead and five more missing, as torrential rain washes through the region on Monday ... Located on the banks of the Ocoña River in Camaná province, Secocha is among the areas in the department of Arequipa facing high water levels as heavy rain continues to fall ... .
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Powerful earthquakes strike Turkey and Syria, killing more than 1,600 people
Live Mint 06 Feb 2023photo: AP / Andrii Marienko
Russian forces keep up pressure as Ukraine anniversary nears
The News-Gazette 06 Feb 2023
Weeks of intense fighting continued to rage around the city of Bakhmut and the nearby towns of Soledar and Vuhledar, Ukraine’s presidential office said ... Ukraine’s presidential office said Monday that at least one civilian had been killed and 10 others wounded by Russian shelling over the past 24 hours.
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US strategies toward China and Russia remain a mix of contradictions
The Hill 06 Feb 2023
A Chinese surveillance balloon discovered over Montana has prompted the Biden administration to postpone Sec. of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing — the first high level trip in four years ... relations with an adversary continue to worsen. And they prompt the question. Would the U.S ... First, the U.S ... .
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Dallas Mavericks Welcome Kyrie Irving After Trade is Made Official
NBC News 07 Feb 2023
The Dallas Mavericks welcome Kyrie Irving to the team on social media after their trade with the Brooklyn Nets was made official. . The trade that sent the All-Star guard from the Brooklyn Nets to Dallas was finalized by the NBA on Monday, with the Mavs welcoming Irving on social media ... Irving will wear No ... The former No. 1 overall pick wore No ... .
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Japan's new security policy: normalizing or remilitarizing?
Korea Times 06 Feb 2023
By Kim Won-soo. The Japanese government has announced a new security policy aimed at acquiring counter-strike capabilities and doubling its defense expenditure over the next five years. This is a significant departure from Japan's long-held policy of limiting its security posture strictly to self-defense ... Two opposing views exist ... Security Council ... .
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‘They used our hijabs to gag us’: Iran protesters tell of rapes, beatings and torture by police
The Observer 06 Feb 2023
The checkpoint was chaotic; 25 to 30 heavily armed security officers were shouting and screaming at people to get out of their vehicles ... She says she was arrested during that first wave of protests and sexually assaulted by security officers.skip past newsletter promotion ... “There were eight officers and they dragged me to a waiting car.