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Officials tell AP that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker

conflicts seized a world-regions-flagged energy” target=”_blank”>oil <, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press, revealing the latest provocation in world-regions waters as tensions escalate between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s disasters program. Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard troops on Oct. 24 took control of the MV Southys, a …

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Stranger charged with abducting 4-year-old Australian girl

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Thousands victimized by sexual violence as war in northern Ethiopia persists

EXCLUSIVE: Four months after the Ethiopian government called a cease–fire, violence still reigns across northern Ethiopia, leaving thousands of women and girls victimized by sexual violence.  On June 28, the Ethiopian government called an immediate unilateral cease–fire in the Tigray region after violent fighting erupted in November 2020, when the …

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Climate change: UK calls on private sector to make big investments to save the planet

Britain called Wednesday for the world’s financial industry to channel its vast funds toward environment” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>greener< succeed.  Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said that while the U.K. government is providing fresh financing to help poor countries cope with climate change, “public investment alone isn’t enough.”  Speaking at the U.N. climate …

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