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Jan
23
2024
By STEVEN SCHEER
Gaza hostage relatives burst into Israeli parliament, calls for action mount

Gaza hostage relatives burst into Israeli parliament, calls for action mount

WORLD
A group of relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza stormed a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem, demanding that the lawmakers do more to try to free their loved ones. The action by about 20 people signalled growing domestic dissent in the fourth month of the Gaza war against Hamas. One woman held up pictures of three family members who were among the 253 people seized in the cross-border Hamas rampage of October 7 that triggered the worst fighting in decades. Some 130 remain in captivity after others were brought home in a November truce. "Just one…
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Mar
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Malawians search for relatives buried under the mud as death toll jumps

Malawians search for relatives buried under the mud as death toll jumps

NEWS
IN Malawi, where floods swept away entire villages this month after a storm tore through its southern districts, police officers and soldiers dug for victims buried under the mud and rocks as the death toll rose sharply. The storm has pounded the southern African country as tropical Cyclone Freddy swept through the region killing more than 500 people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar since it first made landfall in Africa in late February and circled back for a second time over the weekend. While the storm had dissipated, the rain continued to hamper rescue efforts as vehicles struggled on flooded…
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Feb
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Amid rows of bodies, Turks check for relatives one by one after earthquake

Amid rows of bodies, Turks check for relatives one by one after earthquake

WORLD
TURKS stepped over hundreds of bodies in stadiums and parking lots, carefully lifting blankets from their faces to try to identify dead relatives after a once-in-a-generation earthquake devastated the region. Nada, a Syrian woman, and her Turkish husband asked a staff member how best to find their niece and aunt among the more than 100 bodies lined up in the parking lot of the Hatay Research Hospital near the southern city of Antakya. "Check one by one," they were told. "My wife doesn't speak Turkish, and I can't see very well," said the husband, who did not give a name. "We have…
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Oct
23
2022
By The African Mirror
Relatives identify victims of Chad’s bloody protests

Relatives identify victims of Chad’s bloody protests

NEWS
MAHAMAT RAMADANE TIMOTHE Sidjim left the morgue with reddened eyes and a haggard look. He had just identified the body of his 22-year-old son, Allasem, one of at least 50 people killed in the violence that erupted as people protested against Chad's government. Hundreds took to the streets of the capital N'Djamena and other cities to demand a quicker transition to democratic rule just weeks after a military junta announced it was extending its time in power by two years. Police reacted by firing live rounds on protestors, rights groups, including Amnesty International, said. Around 300 people were wounded, the government said.…
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