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Africa
7/24/2023 10:50:00 PM
Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday.
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Region
7/24/2023 4:54:24 PM
Israel's hard-right government on Monday pushed through parliament a key clause of its controversial judicial reform package despite months of mass protests and concerns voiced by foreign allies.
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Africa
7/24/2023 2:51:30 PM
Lagos state government has annouced plans for a mass burial of more than 100 people killed during Nigeria's 2020 anti-police brutality rallies, sparking renewed criticism over a crackdown on protesters.
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Region
7/24/2023 1:40:44 PM
Israeli lawmakers on Monday prepared for a final vote on a major component of the hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms even as US President Joe Biden called for postponing the "divisive" bill that has triggered mass protests.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
7/21/2023 2:55:32 PM
Egyptian singer Hamza Namira released Raye2 (Cool) online on Wednesday, with the song trending massively on social media within hours.
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World
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International
7/20/2023 11:08:52 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday launched the first part of Arctic LNG 2, a massive liquified natural gas (LNG) project at Murmansk, in the Arctic.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/19/2023 12:30:21 PM
Ukraine said Wednesday its forces had carried out a successful operation in the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula after authorities there said a fire at a military facility prompted mass civilian evacuations.
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World
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International
7/17/2023 10:46:13 PM
After the death toll in a Kenyan cult massacre in which members were believed to have starved crossed 400, we look at other notorious killer sects.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
7/14/2023 5:37:00 PM
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Art Centre announced its full program for the International Summer Festival, which includes performances by Massar Egbari, Omar Khairat, Hisham Kharma, Ali El-Haggar, Dina El-Wedidi, Jadal, Hisham Abbas, Hani Shenouda, and many other musicians, as well as various artistic activities.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
7/13/2023 9:34:07 PM
The bodies of at least 87 people allegedly killed last month by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group and their allies have been buried in a mass grave in Darfur, the UN said on Thursday.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
7/13/2023 12:15:54 PM
The bodies of at least 87 people allegedly killed last month by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group and their allies have been buried in a mass grave in Darfur, the UN said on Thursday.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
7/12/2023 2:15:58 PM
Three of the Arab world’s biggest female indie stars – Souad Massi (Algeria), Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia) and Dina El-Wedidi (Egypt) – are being featured in the 2023 album of French electronic music producer Dominique Dalcan.
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International
7/8/2023 3:47:01 PM
A solemn peace march started on Saturday through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II.
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World
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International
7/5/2023 9:32:09 PM
The Pentagon on Wednesday announced plans to tighten protection for classified information following the explosive leaks of hundreds of intelligence documents that were accessed through security gaps at a Massachusetts Air National Guard base.
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International
7/5/2023 4:09:00 PM
The United Nations called Wednesday for massive investment in clean energy in developing countries, saying there was otherwise little hope of achieving any climate goals by 2030.
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International
7/3/2023 10:21:24 AM
France's mayors have called on members of the public and elected officials to gather at town halls across the country on Monday in a show of mass opposition to violent protests that have dragged on for nearly a week.
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World
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International
7/2/2023 2:05:04 PM
At least two people were killed and 28 wounded in a mass shooting early Sunday in the US city of Baltimore, police said.
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World
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International
7/1/2023 12:32:48 PM
Violence and looting hit France in a fourth night of protests as massively deployed police made more than 1,300 arrests and the country braced for more riots ahead of the funeral Saturday of the teenager who was killed by an officer during a traffic stop.
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World
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Africa
6/28/2023 3:43:39 PM
The Russian mercenary group that briefly threatened President Vladimir Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses.
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World
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Region
6/28/2023 12:29:03 PM
Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close.
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