Afghanistan seeks emergency medical supplies for earthquake survivors

Afghanistan seeks emergency medical supplies for earthquake survivors

KABUL, June 24 Afghanistan does not have enough medical supplies to treat the injured from an earthquake that killed 1,000 people, a senior official said on Friday, as authorities ended the search for survivors in remote southeastern mountains. About 2,000 people were injured and 10,000 houses were partially or completely destroyed in the early Wednesday

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Ukrainian troops may pull back from Lysychansk front line to avoid encirclement, says governor

Ukrainian troops may pull back from Lysychansk front line to avoid encirclement, says governor

KYIV, JUNE 24 Ukrainian troops may need to pull back from the key frontline city of Lysychansk to avoid being encircled after Russian forces captured two villages to its south, regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Thursday. The retreat of Ukrainian troops from Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk, the last two Ukrainian-held cities in Luhansk, would bring

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At least 255 people have been killed in an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

At least 255 people have been killed in an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, JUNE 22 An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people, authorities said. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6 temblor that struck Paktika province, but it comes as the international community largely has left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country last year amid the chaotic withdrawal of the

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Russian journalist sells Nobel medal to help war-displaced Ukrainian children

Russian journalist sells Nobel medal to help war-displaced Ukrainian children

Moscow: The Nobel Peace Prize, owned by Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta, has been sold in the United States. The medal was sold at auction for  103.5 million. Prior to the auction, Muratov said all proceeds would go to UNICEF to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Russia, Germany, Moldova, Slovenia, the

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