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      11 February

      Two people, including a child, killed in East Jerusalem’s ‘terror’ ramming

      In East Jerusalem, a suspected assailant rammed his car into several pedestrians, in which two people, including a child and a 20-year-old, were killed. Five more people, including another child, were wounded. A statement attributed to the Israeli Police confirmed that multiple people were injured in Friday’s ‘terror’ ramming in the Israeli capital. “The suspect was neutralised on the spot,” the Israeli police said in a statement that described it as a “terror” attack.  A pink children’s doll was among debris nearby the ramming site, an AFP report said.  “As a result of the ramming, there are two dead and another five injured,” an Israeli police statement said. Police forces “arrived quickly at the scene, and fired at the terrorist who was neutralised…

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    • 11 February

      ‘Pitch will play well till we bat but when we get the chance to bowl…’: Axar Patel makes bold prediction for Day 3

      Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel added 81 runs for the eighth wicket to help India take the advantage at the end of Day 2 in Nagpur. Jadeja was unbeaten on 66 runs, while Patel was batting on 52 not out. Jadeja and Patel, however, defied the Australian bowling for the remainder of the final session with a stand that lasted 185 balls in total. Jadeja reached his half-century off 114 balls, while Patel got to 50 off 94 balls. After close of play, Axar Patel reflected on his performance and said that he was optimistic of performing with the bat. “I have been doing well with the bat for the last one year. That confidence is coming in handy. My…

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    • 11 February

      Macron says European allies won’t be able to send fighter jets to Ukraine in coming weeks

      French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday warned that even if the European allies decide to send fighter jets to Kyiv, they can’t be dispatched in “the coming weeks”. “I’m not ruling anything out … but that doesn’t correspond to today’s requirements,” said Macron, after an EU summit in Brussels, where Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was also present.  A renewed offensive has been launched by Russia in the war-torn east of Ukraine and this week, Zelensky visited London, Paris and Brussels as he appealed for more advanced weapons for his country.  Ukraine has been demanding heavy tanks, long-range missiles and western combat jets, however, the nation is running out of basic supplies like artillery shells. Britain has agreed to provide training…

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    • 11 February

      Don’t come here asking for votes: Turkey Prez Erdogan faces people’s wrath after quake

      Just three months before the biggest test of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political career, a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing more than 21,000 people. Erdogan, who said last month that the elections will be held on May 14, is now facing the wrath of helpless and angry citizens, reported AFP.  He now faces a wave of criticism over his government’s response to the deadliest quake to hit Turkey since 1999, shortly before he rose to power. There is growing anger among the residents in the quake-hit nation, with the locals complaining that rescuers didn’t arrive in time to pull out people who survived the first critical hours. Some pointed to a lack of machinery to drill through slabs…

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    • 11 February

      UK’s Turkish and Syrian communities rush to aid earthquake victims

      Dozens of volunteers are packing boxes piled high on a north London industrial estate, filling them with vital donations to be sent to Gaziantep, the south-eastern province in Turkey devastated by the earthquake that hit in the early hours on Monday. Huseyin Goran, 36, has been helping for three days straight. “The first two days I didn’t sleep and did as much as I could. I took a three-hour rest and carried on.” Goran has lost numerous cousins and relatives. “About 90% of them have lost their homes,” he said. Some of his relatives are still yet to be found. “It’s always in your head, what are they doing under the rubble, are they alive, are they coping … You…

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    • 10 February

      outh Africa’s Ramaphosa declares ‘state of disaster’ on power

      Ramaphosa’s declaration comes as the South African energy sector struggles to resolve prolonged daily power blackouts, known as load shedding. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation address to MPs in Cape Town, February 9, 2023 [GCIS via AP] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of disaster with immediate effect to deal with the country’s severe electricity crisis including prolonged daily power blackouts. “Extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary measures. The energy crisis is an existential threat to our economy and social fabric,” said Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation address on Thursday night. The declaration of a state of disaster comes as rolling power cuts of up to eight hours per day are hitting…

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    • 10 February

      SpaceX fires up giant Starship rocket engines in key test

      The test of the Starship’s engines may have set a record for the most thrust ever produced by a single space rocket. A frame grab from a video shows the test-firing on February 9, 2023 of the massive engines on the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and beyond, at a SpaceX base in Boca Chica, Texas, US [Nicholas Kamm/SpaceX/ AFP] SpaceX has conducted a successful test-firing of the engines on the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to eventually send astronauts to the Moon and Mars. The test on Thursday, called a static fire, of the 33 Raptor engines on the first-stage booster of SpaceX’s Starship took place at the private space company’s…

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    • 10 February

      MSCI to cut weighting of four Adani firms after Hindenburg report

      The US-based stock index complier’s cut includes Adani Enterprises, the flagship firm of the group led by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. The Hindenburg report has plunged the Adani Group into crisis[File: Amit Dave/Reuters] The United States-based stock index complier MSCI says it will cut the weightings of four Adani Group companies, including its flagship firm Adani Enterprises, in its indexes after reassessing the number of shares freely traded. The move comes in the wake of a January 24 report by the US short-seller Hindenburg Research, which accused the Indian conglomerate of improper use of offshore tax havens and stock manipulation. The group has denied any wrongdoing. The Hindenburg report has plunged the group, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, into crisis, wiping some $110bn off the…

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    • 10 February

      Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia reports multiple Russian missile attacks

      A new wave of attacks targets energy infrastructure in the southeastern city, as well as in Kharkiv, officials say. Kharkiv has already come under attack from Russian missiles this month. More missiles hit the city on Friday [File: Sergey Kozlov/EPA] Ukraine’s second-biggest city of Kharkiv and the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia have been targeted in a wave of Russian missile attacks, according to officials. At least 17 Russian missiles hit Zaporizhzhia in one hour on Friday morning, its acting mayor, Anatolii Kurtiev, said on Telegram, adding that the missiles targeted energy infrastructure. Russian forces also launched a series of overnight attacks that knocked out power supplies in parts of Kharkiv. “The occupiers hit critical infrastructure. There were about 10 explosions,”…

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    • 10 February

      US House Republicans request documents in Biden family probe

      The requests come a day after a House oversight committee questioned Twitter executives over a story about Biden’s son. Hunter Biden (right), son of US President Joe Biden (left), has a received a formal letter from a House oversight committee requesting documents in his possession [File: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo] Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have continued their investigation into the family of Democratic President Joe Biden, making their first official requests for documents related to his son’s and brother’s foreign business pursuits. “If President Biden is compromised by deals with foreign adversaries and they are impacting his decision making, this is a threat to national security,” James Comer, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, said in a statement on…

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