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Tonga volcano: 84% of population affected by ash fall and tsunami
BBC News 24 Jan 2022
The Tongan government has said that as many as 84% of its 105,000 population had been affected by ash fall and a tsunami triggered by an underwater volcanic eruption. Tsunami waves triggered by the volcano swept Tonga last week, destroying villages, buildings and the coast ... It said there were under two dozen injuries, most from Nomuka island ... .
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China Sends 2nd Largest Incursion Of Warplanes Into Taiwan Defence Zone
NDTV 24 Jan 2022photo: European Community / Dati Bendo
Draghi’s fate hangs in balance as Italy begins presidential vote
Anadolu Agency 24 Jan 2022
Italy’s parliament was due Monday to start voting on a new president amid uncertainty over whether the man many see as the best for the job -- Prime Minister Mario Draghi -- will eventually land it ... “He is the only strong candidate. The other names that are circulating…are frankly underwhelming,” he said ... local time (1400GMT).
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Cathay Pacific annual loss narrows to as little as $720m
BBC News 24 Jan 2022
Cathay Pacific has said its annual loss for last year narrowed to as little as HK$5.6bn (£530m; $720m) even as Hong Kong remained under tight coronavirus travel restrictions. It is much smaller than 2020's loss and far less than analysts forecast. The improvement was driven by strong cargo demand and cost cutting measures ... .
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US tells diplomats' families to leave Ukraine, weighs troop options
The Economic Times 24 Jan 2022
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Distrust, disengagement and discord will be the disgraceful legacy of Boris Johnson
The Observer 24 Jan 2022
As Boris Johnson and the Conservative party anxiously tread political water while repeatedly being pulled under by strife and disgrace, two plotlines are unfolding ... the dire implications of Johnson’s antics for people’s trust in politics, and a gap between Westminster and the country that may now be bigger than ever ... It’s not just Johnson ... Read more ... .
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Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government
The Malta Independent 23 Jan 2022
The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and said former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate. Murayev is head of the small pro-Russian party Nashi, which currently has no seats in Ukraine’s parliament ... U.S ... .
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Burkina Faso government denies coup after army mutiny and gunfire near president’s home
The Guardian 24 Jan 2022
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Syria prison attack kills more than 100, clashes ongoing
Al Jazeera 23 Jan 2022
At least 120 people have been killed in ongoing battles between US-backed, Kurdish-led forces and ISIL (ISIS) fighters after an attack on a Syrian prison ... ISIL claimed responsibility for the prison break on its Amaq media mouthpiece on Friday ... Al Jazeera could not independently verify the authenticity of the footage ... Freeing comrades ... .
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Israel launches probe into purchase of German submarines
Dawn 24 Jan 2022
JERUSALEM. Israel’s cabinet approved on Sunday the launch of a state investigation into an affair involving the purchase of submarines and other warships from Germany, a case that has embroiled close confidants of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... The Cabinet authorised establishing a state investigation into the case by vote ... .
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UK court to rule on Assange bid to prevent US extradition
The Associated Press 24 Jan 2022
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court is set to rule Monday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can take his fight against U.S. extradition to the U.K. Supreme Court ... Just over a year ago, a district court judge in London rejected a U.S. extradition request on the grounds that Assange was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S ... U.S ... .
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Spain: Thousands march in Madrid demanding improvements in rural economy, services
Ruptly 23 Jan 2022
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UAE Destroys 2 Houthi Missiles, Week After Attack That Killed 2 Indians
NDTV 24 Jan 2022
The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting the Gulf country on Monday with no casualties, its defence ministry said, following a deadly attack a week... .
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Capitol attack committee has spoken to Trump AG William Barr, chairman says
The Observer 23 Jan 2022
The chairman of the congressional committee investigating the US Capitol attack and Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election revealed on Sunday that the panel has spoken to the former attorney general William Barr, a further indication that the inquiry has moved closer to the ex-president’s inner circle. ‘House of Trump is crumbling’ ... .