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Last ‘Super Blue Moon’ Until 2037 Rises Tonight
Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat Wednesday night: a rare “super blue Moon” that won’t be seen again for more than a decade. Supermoons occur when the Moon passes…
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Greek Fires Continue To Rage, As Toll Rises To 21
The widlfires are the biggest in the European Union this year AFP Greek firefighters struggled Friday to contain scores of wildfires stretching nationwide, as the week’s death toll from the…
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Kenya’s Debt Rises To Historic High: Treasury
The Kenyan shilling has plunged in value to around 144 to the US dollar AFP Kenya’s debt level has reached record highs despite President William Ruto’s vow to tame the…
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Bitcoin ETF Approval Probability Rises, Could Impact 10% Of Crypto Market Cap: Report
Reuters The probability of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has increased, according to a research report from Sanford C. Bernstein. The report also projected that the market for BTC…
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Death Toll From Heavy Rain In North India Rises To Almost 60
Intense rains have caused floods and landslides in India AFP At least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and many more were feared missing after…
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Global Covid Cases Up 80% As New Subvariant Rises
The number of Covid cases reported to the WHO rose by 80 percent in the last month, despite testing being reduced in much of the world AFP The number of…
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China Rains Death Toll Rises To 78 As New Storm Approaches
A man drives along a flooded street in the aftermath of flooding from heavy rains in Zhuozhou city, in northern China’s Hebei province on August 9, 2023 AFP The death…
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Wall Street Rises on Amazon Boost, US Jobs Growth Remains Moderate
Wall Street rose on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy added fewer-than-expected jobs in July, while Amazon’s better-than-expected earnings countered Apple’s tepid sales forecast. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 187,000…
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Death Toll Rises To At Least 10 In Thai Warehouse Explosion
The explosion destroyed the warehouse and reportedly damaged hundreds of homes AFP The death toll from a powerful explosion that levelled an unlicensed fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand rose to…
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Asian Markets Drop After Wall St Loss, Yen Rises Ahead Of BoJ
The yen has been boosted by speculation the Bank of Japan will shift away from its ultra-loose monetary policy AFP Equities fell Friday following a sell-off on Wall Street where…
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Congo Flood Victims Buried En Masse As Death Toll Rises Above 400
Congolese civilians gather after the death of their family members following rains that destroyed buildings and forced aid workers to gather mud-clad corpses into piles in the village of Nyamukubi,…
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Toll From DR Congo Floods Rises To Nearly 400: Official
Democratic Republic of Congo AFP The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to nearly 400,…
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Tax Rises Fuel Merchants’ Discontent In Impoverished Gaza
Palestinian fishermen in 2020 with fish caught in the Mediterranean Sea off Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip AFP Hikes in import and export tariffs imposed by the Islamist rulers…
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Oil Rises As Falling US Inventories Refocus Market On Demand
An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a crude oil terminal in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China July 4, 2018. Reuters Oil rose on Wednesday after plunging more than 2% in…
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US to Sell 400 US Anti-Ship Harpoon Missiles to Taiwan as China Threat Rises
Taiwan is ramping up its arsenal by adding some 400 land-launched Harpoon missiles from the US even as the Chinese invasion threat is looming. According to a Bloomberg News report…
