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Congo, Rwanda will sign peace deal June 27
The Tribune-Democrat - Pennsylvania
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DAKAR, Senegal – Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement June 27 in Washington that aims to end fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the U.S. State Department said. Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in its...
Trump says Gaza ceasefire is close, possible within a week
Khaleej Times
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US President Donald Trump said on Friday he believes it is possible that a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas group will be reached within a week. Trump, at an Oval Office event celebrating a Congo-Rwanda accord,...
Trump says ceasefire in Gaza possible within 'next week'
The National News
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President Donald Trump on Friday said he expects a ceasefire in the war in Gaza to be reached within a week. Speaking from the Oval Office during the signing of a peace accord between Congo and Rwanda, Mr Trump said he had earlier been speaking...
Gaza ceasefire is possible within a week: Trump
BDNews24
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President Donald Trump said on Friday he believes it is possible that a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas militants will be reached within a week. Trump, at an Oval Office event celebrating a Congo-Rwanda accord,...
Congo virus claims three lives in K-P
The Express Tribune
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June 19, 2025
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Adviser Ehtesham Ali has confirmed that three individuals have died from the Congo virus so far in the province, while one patient currently undergoing treatment at the hospital has tested positive....
Congo virus claims three lives in Pakistan
The Express Tribune
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June 19, 2025
Listen to article Pakistan has recorded three deaths from Congo virus on Thursday, with two fatalities reported in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and one in Karachi, Express News reported. The latest victim in Sindh was a 25-year-old fisherman from...
Congo virus patient dies at Karachi hospital
ARY News
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June 19, 2025
KARACHI: Second patient infected with the Congo virus in Sindh within a space of two days in Karachi, Sindh Health Department said in a statement on Thursday. 26-year-old infected patient was a resident of Karachi’s Ibrahim Hyderi locality. The...
Congo and Rwanda Greenlight a Draft Peace Agreement
World Politics Review
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June 19, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signs a Declaration of Principles with Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, in Washington, April 25, 2025 (Sipa photo by Graeme Sloan via AP)....
Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace deal, a major step in ending fighting in eastern Congo
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to ending fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the U.S. State Department said. Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in its...
Congo virus claims 3 more lives in Karachi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Daily Times
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June 19, 2025
Pakistan is witnessing a worrying rise in Congo virus cases, with three more deaths reported in the last three days. Two patients passed away in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while one more case was confirmed in Karachi, bringing the total death toll to...
Congo virus claims two lives in Peshawar
ARY News
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June 19, 2025
PESHAWAR: Two patients infected with the Congo virus have died at Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar, ARY News reported quoting health department. According to the provincial health department, the deceased have been identified as Aizaz, aged...
Congo Brazzaville reinstated in CHAN tournament
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 18, 2025
Congo Brazzaville have been reinstated as African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers after winning an appeal against disqualification, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Wednesday. They replace Equatorial Guinea, who had...
Congo and Rwanda sign preliminary peace agreement in Washington
myMotherLode - California
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June 19, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Representatives from Congo and Rwanda have signed the text of a peace agreement between the two countries in Washington, according to a joint press release from the two nations and the U.S. State Department on Wednesday....
Congo to resume World Cup qualifiers after missing their matches
The Straits Times
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June 18, 2025
Congo will be allowed to continue participating in the World Cup qualifiers despite missing two fixtures in March when they were banned, world football's governing body FIFA said on Wednesday. Congo were suspended from February to May because of...
Small-cap movers: End of the ice age for AIM?
Proactive UK
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June 28, 2025
After more than three years of deep freeze, liquidity dried up, valuations languished, and investor apathy reigned, there are signs of a tentative spring. Cavendish PLC (AIM:CAV), the boutique investment bank with a front-row seat to the UK’s...
Gaza ceasefire possible within a week, Trump says
Middle East Eye
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June 27, 2025
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he believes it is possible that a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict will be reached within a week. Trump, at an Oval Office event celebrating a Congo-Rwanda accord, told reporters that he believes a...
Uruguayan troops returning from Congo on July 3
MercoPress
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June 21, 2025
Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:54 UTC Lubetkin returned from the United States on Friday after taks with Guterres and other UN officials The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi arranged with the United Nations (UN) that the peacekeeping...
Deaths from Congo virus
The Express Tribune
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June 20, 2025
Listen to article Just this week, five fatal cases of the Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), commonly called Congo fever, have been reported in the country. Three of the deaths happened in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and two in Karachi. The deaths in...
US$42 million programme launched for primary forests in S.E. Asia, the Pacific
Lao News Agency
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KPL Stretching from Bhutan to Papua New Guinea, the Indo-Malaya Forest biome harbors one of the last major primary forest areas in the world, hosting more than 5,000 threatened species. Sixty per cent of its original vegetation is already lost,...
Los Angeles punk stalwarts Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers make their Chicago debut as Juanita & Juan
Chicago Reader - Illinois
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June 20, 2025
Juanita & Juan is a new band of old pals. Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers, two of the most beloved punks to emerge from Los Angeles, met on the city’s scene in 1977. That was the year Bag started the Bags, her most famous the band; after they broke...