Footage from a forest in Ghana’s Ashanti region showed smouldering wreckage from a helicopter crash that killed the country’s defence and environment ministers. Three other officials and three air force crew members were also killed.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Floating lanterns for peace on 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Hundreds gathered near the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima to mark 80 years since the US dropped an atomic bomb.
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Brazil requests World Trade Organization consultation over Trump tariffs | Donald Trump News
The government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has petitioned the World Trade Organization for consultations to help alleviate the steep tariffs imposed on Brazil by the United States.
Sources within the Brazilian government confirmed the…
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Syria inks $14b investment deals for 12 major strategic projects – Middle East Monitor
Syria signed a series of investment memoranda worth $14 billion on Wednesday with several foreign companies, covering 12 major strategic projects, Anadolu reports.
The signing ceremony was held at the People’s…
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Sudan says UAE bars Sudanese planes from landing at its airports
CAIRO (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has banned Sudanese planes from landing at its airports, Sudan’s state news agency quoted its Civil Aviation Authority as saying on Wednesday, in the latest sign of tension between the two…
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Slovenia introduces ban on imports from Israeli-occupied territories – Middle East Monitor
Slovenia on Wednesday introduced a ban on imports of goods produced in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and approved an additional aid package for Palestinians in Gaza, the government said in a statement,…
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Egypt sets opening of $1 bn Pyramids museum for Nov 1
Egypt said on Wednesday that its much-anticipated new $1-billion archaeological museum near the Pyramids of Giza will officially open on November 1 after several delays.
Authorities hope that the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which boasts the…
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Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk warns of layoffs as competition grows | Business and Economy News
Novo Nordisk’s outgoing CEO, Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, has warned that layoffs at the Danish pharmaceutical giant could be unavoidable as competition heats up against its blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy amid rising pressure from rival Eli…
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Turkey turns up heat on SDF to disarm as US Syria envoy returns to Damascus
While Turkey demands that the SDF disarms, Washington is trying to revive stalled talks between Kurdish forces and the new Syrian government in Damascus.
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Over 14,800 patients in Gaza still in urgent need of medical treatment: WHO
More than 14,800 patients in Gaza are still in urgent need of specialized medical treatment, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, calling on the international community to act swiftly, Anadolu reports. “We urge more…
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