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Pics of the day: February 20, 2025/in /by
Pics of the day: February 20, 2025
UN: more support needed for children born from misconduct by personnel/in /by
The United Nations Under Secretary General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance has said that more support is needed for children born from misconduct by UN personnel.
State of emegency declared as Nazca hit by severe flooding and landslides/in /by
Severe flooding and landslides hit rural Peru, destroying homes and farmland in Nazca. A state of emergency was declared in 157 districts.
Macron to Trump: Don’t be weak on Putin—Ukraine’s fate at stake/in /by
'You can’t be weak in the face of President Putin. It’s not you, it’s not your trademark, it’s not in your interest. How can you then be credible in the face of China if you’re weak in the face of Putin?'”
Blood clot ends French basketball star Victor Wembanyama’s season/in /by
The player is beginning treatment immediately and he is expected to make a full recovery.
South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat/in /by
Deputy Education Minister Martin Tako Moi said Thursday “an average of 12 students had been collapsing in Juba city every day."
U.S. ends protections from deportation for half a million Haitians/in /by
The Department of Homeland Security said in a news release that it was vacating a Biden administration decision to renew Temporary Protected Status — which gives people legal authority to be in the country but doesn’t provide a long-term path to citizenship — for Haitians
Struggles of congolese soldiers’ wives amid M23 rebel advances/in /by
As the M23 rebels, supported by Rwanda, push further into South Kivu province in eastern Congo, the wives of the missing Congolese soldiers find themselves grappling with uncertainty, facing a harsh reality filled with unanswered questions and unstable living conditions.
Fire crews rescue woman stuck in storm drain in San Bernardino, California/in /by
Fire crews in San Bernardino have rescued a woman trapped in an underground storm drain. She was safely removed and taken to a hospital for a check-up, with no visible injuries.
Materials for mobile homes leave Egypt for Gaza/in /by
Around a quarter million housing units have been destroyed or damaged, according to U.N. estimates