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Syria's Deir Ezzor airport reopens after 14 years

Syria reopened Deir Ezzor International Airport on Wednesday, restoring civilian air links to the country’s east after more than a decade of closure following the outbreak of war. The airport had been closed to civilian traffic since 2012, when fighting intensified in Deir Ezzor during the civil war.

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General Johnson Asiedu Nketia: The Professor of Ghana’s Politics

Tuesday night's PM Express interview was a timely reminder that politics is not always won by the loudest voice. More often than not, it is won by the sharpest mind. For nearly two hours, General Johnson Asiedu Nketia held the nation spellbound with a captivating blend of facts, wit, humour, and decades of political experience.

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Japan marks 81 years since atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Hiroshima held its annual peace ceremony on Thursday, marking 81 years since the atomic bombing. People across Japan are taking time to pause and remember the victims. Hiroshima fell silent at 8:15 a.m., the same minute the US dropped the bomb in 1945. The heat and radiation from the blast destroyed the city, killing an […]

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Russian drone factory boss badly injured in car blast that kills driver

The director of a factory supplying drones to the Russian military was badly wounded and his driver was killed when the car they were in exploded, news reports said on Wednesday. The state Tass and RIA Novosti agencies said that Vladimir Tkachuk was hospitalised in grave condition following the explosion late Tuesday in Bolshoy Istok just…

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Climate Change Made This Summer’s Canadian Wildfires Twice as Likely

Wildfires in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and the Northwest Territories have burned more than 3.9 million hectares this summer, prompted widespread evacuation orders, and created poor air quality for not only Canadians, but more than 120 million people across the midwestern and northeastern United States.

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