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Around 300,000 people displaced after deadly blast in Beirut: Governor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Around 300,000 people became homeless as a result of the recent powerful explosion in the port of Beirut in Lebanon, the city's Governor Marwan Abboud, said on Wednesday.
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Andhra Pradesh: Congress urges govt to offer equal compensation to people
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) working president N Tulasi Reddy on Thursday urged the state government to pay equal compensation for displaced people of both Veligonda project in the Prakasam district as well as the Gandikota p
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Flash floods in Indonesia leave over 14,000 people displaced
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 18 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 14,000 people were forced to flee their homes as a result of flash floods and landslides in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, citing local authorities.
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Philippines tropical typhoon Ambo kills 5, displaces nearly 100,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 17 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five persons have died and more than 90,000 people displaced as a result of Typhoon Ambo which has made its way across the Philippines archipelago over the course of the day, media reported Saturday.
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More Than 4 Million People Displaced by Conflict in South Sudan: UNICEF
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 11 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 4 million people have been displaced by the five year-long conflict in South Sudan, with 15,000 children still missing or separated from their families, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Angela Merkel symbol of hospitality for those in need of protection: UN ch
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], Feb. 18 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the important role Germany has played at a number of multilateral institutions including the European Union and the United Nations, saying that the country and Chancellor Angela Merkel had been a symbol
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ISIS captures about 3,000 people fleeing violence in Iraq: UN report
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York, Aug. 6 (ANI): The United Nations has said the ISIS militants have captured up to 3,000 people displaced from their homes trying to flee conflict zones in northern Iraq, reportedly killing 12 of them.
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