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World
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Africa
7/1/2022 4:21:20 PM
Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak there as an emergency and are calling on rich countries to share the world's limited supply of vaccines in an effort to avoid the glaring equity problems seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
6/28/2022 9:17:00 PM
A High Emergency State Security Criminal Court sentenced on Tuesday 10 to death and 56 others to life imprisonment for carrying out premeditated deadly attacks on police personnel and civilians among other terror crimes in the case known as “Helwan Brigades”.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/27/2022 11:15:42 PM
Ukraine has called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council over Russian strikes on civilian targets, the UN body said, scheduling the event for Tuesday at 1900 GMT.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/23/2022 10:26:17 AM
Germany activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies Thursday, saying the country faces a ``crisis'' and warning that storage targets for the winter are at risk due to dwindling deliveries from Russia.
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World
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Africa
6/21/2022 2:35:54 PM
Four children have died after torrential rain overnight led to flooding in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan, the emergency services said on Tuesday.
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World
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International
6/16/2022 12:53:16 PM
Emergency services battled several wildfires Thursday as Spain remained in the grip of an exceptional heatwave that has seen temperatures reach 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Farenheit).
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/15/2022 5:04:17 PM
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday chastised the oil industry over soaring fuel prices at the heart of 40-year high inflation, warning of unspecified emergency measures.
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World
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International
6/14/2022 9:12:04 PM
The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency.
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World
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Region
6/11/2022 10:12:29 PM
Seven bodies were found Saturday in the wreckage of a helicopter that disappeared in the mountains of northern Italy two days ago, with no survivors, emergency services said.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
6/2/2022 11:44:10 AM
The war in Ukraine is heaping further pressure on Africa's fast-growing population of vulnerable people, a UN refugee official says.
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World
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International
5/31/2022 8:18:15 PM
Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 100 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers searched for bodies and survivors.
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World
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Region
5/29/2022 9:57:37 PM
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday lifted a state of emergency imposed since last year's military take over, the ruling sovereign council said.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
5/26/2022 10:29:00 AM
Russia's central bank cut its key interest rate Thursday following an emergency meeting, as authorities seek to rein in the ruble which has surged in value despite the conflict in Ukraine.
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World
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International
5/21/2022 10:39:17 PM
Five people, including four members of the same family, were killed in a tourist plane crash in the French Alps on Saturday, rescue services said.
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World
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Region
5/12/2022 4:11:58 PM
China said Thursday it was ready to "fully support" North Korea in its pandemic prevention efforts after Pyongyang reported its first official Covid-19 case and declared a national emergency.
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Life & Style
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Health
5/8/2022 6:13:16 PM
A whistleblower group is accusing Facebook of deliberately blocking websites for Australian hospitals and emergency services.
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World
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Africa
4/24/2022 12:24:02 PM
An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency services said on Sunday.
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World
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Region
4/20/2022 12:02:54 PM
Five European countries called Tuesday for an end to clashes in Jerusalem following a weekend of violence surrounding the holy site of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in a joint statement issued after an emergency closed-door UN Security Council session.
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World
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International
4/18/2022 5:31:05 PM
The World Bank is seeking to create a $170 billion emergency fund to help the poorest nations being buffeted by multiple crises, the bank's President David Malpass said Monday.
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Egypt
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Society
4/12/2022 9:49:19 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inspected on Tuesday the control and follow-up operations centre of the national network for emergency and public safety.
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