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Kenya floods: Nairobi homes demolished as Cyclone Hidaya approaches
Residents of a slum say the destruction of their homes caught them by surprise and they have nowhere to stay.
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May Fourth and China's legacy of revolution
On May 4, 1919, 3,000 university students started China's May Fourth movement
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Armies need their own drone air force flown by specialist soldiers, study says
The air war over Ukraine has become a cat-and-mouse game where drones must constantly evolve to survive.
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New Zealand and Germany agree to Antarctica cooperation
New Zealand signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute on Saturday to foster cooperation in Antarctica, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said. Peters met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, where they witnessed the signing of an agreement between Antarctica New Zealand and the Alfred Wegener Institute. "Antarctica is of increasing geostrategic and scientific interest, and this arrangement will broaden connections
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Baerbock does not rule out German frigate in Taiwan Strait
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock did not rule out a German frigate crossing the Taiwan Strait, during her visit to New Zealand on Saturday. On Tuesday, the German frigate Baden-Württemberg and a supply ship will set off on a training mission to the Pacific lasting several months. The vessels will enter the Pacific Ocean through the Panama Canal and later also cross the South China Sea. The route the ships would take would not be announced in advance, Baerbock said during a press confere
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Leicestershire adventurer's trek after mountain mission abandoned
Michael McCorkindale will walk along sections of the Great Wall of China during the challenge.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
The UN warns Sudan's warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn't allowed in
The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. Leni Kinzli, the World Food Program’s regional spokesperson, said at least 1.7 million people in Darfur were experiencing emergency levels of hunger in December, and the number “is expected to be much higher today.” “Our calls for humanitarian access to conflict ho
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