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From Tehran to St. John's: An Iranian dissident's harrowing 6-month journey to safety
Iranian human rights activist Atena Daemi didn't want to leave her native country, but her declining health forced her hand. She ended up undertaking a perilous and unpredictable six-month journey that took her from Tehran to St. John's.
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Gang attacks kill at least 12 in upscale neighbourhoods of Haitian capital
Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise, forcing residents to flee as some called radio stations pleading for police. The neighbourhoods had remained largely peaceful despite a surge in violent gang attacks across Port-au-Prince that began on Feb. 29.
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'We should abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and gas': Saudi oil CEO
The head of the world's largest energy company on Monday suggested that oil and natural gas will be around for a long time to come, while the U.S. secretary of energy highlighted a clean energy revolution.
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EU official accuses Israel of weaponizing hunger as report warns Gaza famine imminent
Famine is expected between now and May in the north of the Gaza Strip, a UN-backed report said on Monday, after more than five months of war that have shattered the Palestinian territory, killed thousands and cut off supplies.
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Israeli military launches night raid on Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital
The Israeli military said on Monday its troops raided the compound of Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, in an operation Palestinian health authorities said had caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings.