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On King Holiday, Biden Declares, 'In America, Hate Will Not Prevail'
President Joe Biden declared Monday that "in America, hate will not prevail," as he recalled the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the national holiday commemorating the slain civil rights leader and his quest for justice and equal rights for Blacks in the United States.
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25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023
Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 (lean season) if urgent action is not taken, according to the October 2022 Cadre Harmonisé, a Government led and UN-supported food and nutrition analysis carried out twice a year.
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Nepal Finds Black Boxes From Plane Crash Site
Search teams in Nepal Monday found the black box and cockpit voice recorder of a passenger jet that crashed, killing at least 70 people in the country’s deadliest plane accident in 30 years.
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Retired General Wins First Round of Czech Presidential Vote
With nearly all the votes counted in the first round of the Czech Republic’s presidential election, retired army General Petr Pavel eked out a narrow victory over billionaire populist and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
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20 Dead, 73 Wounded in Dnipro After Missile Strike
At least 20 people were killed and 73 wounded Saturday, including children, in the southeastern Ukraine city of Dnipro where a Russian missile strike destroyed a section of a nine-story apartment building, regional Governor Valentyn Reznichenko said.
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Britain to Send 14 Tanks, Artillery to Ukraine, PM Says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for heavy weapons, primarily tanks, was officially answered late Saturday by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose office said Britain would send 14 tanks along with artillery support to Ukraine.
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Britain Promises to Send Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine
Britain’s prime minister has promised to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine to help the country fight back against Russia’s invasion. It was not immediately clear how many tanks Britain will send.
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Ukraine Capital Hit with Explosions, Infrastructure Damaged, Officials Say
Ukraine’s capital was hit with a series of explosions Saturday. Officials said critical infrastructure was hit in Kyiv but did not reveal what was damaged. Explosions were heard in the city’s Dniprovskyi district, and fragments of a missile are reported to have fallen on a nonresidential area in the Holosiivskyi district.
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Report: Iran May Be Using Facial Recognition Technology to Police Hijab Law
A recently published report in a U.S.-based magazine says Iran is likely using facial recognition technology to monitor women’s compliance with the country’s hijab law.
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Russia Claims Control of Soledar
Russia said Friday it has taken control of the Ukrainian salt mine town of Soledar. The Russian Defense Ministry said that Soledar was taken late Thursday.
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