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Sudan declares three-month state of emergency over floods

A resident secures his household property from the waters of the Blue Nile floods inside his house in the Al-Ikmayr area of Omdurman in Khartoum, Sudan, August 27, 2020. /Reuters Sudan's Secur

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Greece, Turkey spar again after NATO mediation move

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Turkey must stop making "threats" against his country if talks on reducing tension in the eastern Mediterranean were to begin. /Reuters Turkey on

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Turkey Ready to Discuss Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean With Greece

Turkey is ready to negotiate a solution to the dispute with Greece over continental shelf borders in the Eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said o

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Fishermen join in fight to save Mauritian dolphins near oil spill

A dead dolphin is seen on a boat as it is brought to the marine fish farm of Mahebourg, Mauritius August 28, 2020. /Reuters Fishermen have joined in the fight to save injured dolphins that hav

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Two rescued, 12 missing after fishing boat sinks in Taiwan Strait

Two people have been rescued and 12 others remain missing after a fishing boat capsized after colliding with another boat in waters near Pingtan Island of southeast Chi

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EU warns Turkey of sanctions as east Mediterranean crisis worsens

The European Union (EU) has threatened Turkey with fresh sanctions - including tough economic measures - unless progress is made in reducing soaring tensions with Greec

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Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Pakistan, killing 36 people

Heavy rains hit parts of Pakistan including the financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night bringing more flooding to towns and villages and leaving at least 3

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13 dead dolphins wash up on Mauritian shores after huge oil spill

A satellite image shows MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, August 1, 2020. /Maxar Technologies At least 13 dead dolphins washed up on Mauri

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Austin’s Fox Robotics raises a $9M Series A for its robotic forklifts

The COVID-19 pandemic is, understandably, proving to be a major driver for robotics and automation adoption. The already hot categories are proving to be even more appealing as companies look to techn

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Majority of Japanese firms oppose Olympics next summer: survey

Olympic rings symbol at Tokyo Waterfront in the waters of Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. /VCG More than half of Japanese companies believe the Tokyo Olympics, originally

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11 killed after boat capsizes in lake in Pakistan's Sindh: local media

A boat of picnickers capsized in a lake in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh on Monday evening, leaving 11 people killed, local media reported. According to the re

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Russian jets intercept U.S., British planes over Baltic, Black seas

Russian fighter jets on Monday intercepted three U.S. and one British reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic and Black seas, the Russian Defense Ministry said.Russian

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Turkey wants to resolve energy exploration dispute with Greece through dialogue

Turkey wants to resolve its dispute with Greece over energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean through dialogue, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday, w

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China launches law enforcement operations against illegal fishing in Yangtze River

Chinese authorities on Monday launched parallel inspection and law enforcement operations against illegal fishing in the waters of the Yangtze River. The operations wi

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Russian fighter jet intercepts U.S. spy plane over Black Sea

File photo of a Russian Su-27 fighter jet. /Reuters A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled over the Black Sea on Sunday to intercept a U.S. Navy radio-technical reconnaissance aircraft, the

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UK Border Force Intercepts Record Number of Migrants Crossing English Channel in One Day

The new figure breaks the previous record set a week ago when some 202 people crossing the Channel were apprehended by border officials over 24 hours.As many as 235 mig

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Egypt, Greece sign deal on exclusive economic zone

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias sign an agreement on the designation of an exclusive economic zone between the Egypt and Greece, on Wednesday 6 Au