Daily Archives: May 12, 2022

Sanctions hurting west more than Russia, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Western countries were worse hit by sanctions imposed on Moscow over Ukraine than Russia, which he insists has been resilient in the face of “external challenges.” Western countries have slapped Russia with a barrage of unprecedented sanctions after Putin sent troops into neighboring …

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Spain, Morocco to open land borders next week after two years

The land borders between Morocco and Spain’s North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla will reopen next week, Spain said Thursday, after being closed for more than two years due to COVID-19 restrictions and tensions between the two countries. Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters the reopening will start …

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Chinese plane catches fire at airport during takeoff

China’s Tibet Airlines said all passengers and crew had been evacuated from an Airbus A319 plane that caught fire after an aborted takeoff in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Thursday. There were no deaths and only minor injuries among the 113 passengers and nine crew members on board, the …

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Explosion in Iraqi Kurdistan leaves 12 injured (video)

Media sources reported early Thursday that an explosion in Sulaymaniyah city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq left at least 12 wounded. “An explosion was heard in northern Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, and ambulances rushed to the scene,” Iraqi sources reported early Thursday. The source also added that Iraqi Kurdistan media say …

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