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Russia rules out mass evacuation from SyriaRussia is not planning a mass evacuation of its citizens from Syria because the situation there does not require it, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday after Russia brought 77 people fleeing the violence back to t More… |
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Russia sends ships for possible Syria evacuationRussia has sent warships to the Mediterranean Sea in case it has to evacuate its citizens from Syria, Interfax news agency quoted a naval source as saying on Tuesday. In what appeared the clearest sign so far that Russia is making More… |
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Fiji braces for cyclone, flights cancelledThe Pacific island nation of Fiji was bracing for its biggest cyclone in 20 years on Monday after the same storm hit nearby Samoa late last week, destroying houses and killing four people around the capital, Apia. Tourist resorts More… |
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Egypt military orders demonstrators to evacuateEgypt's Republican Guard, which deployed around the presidential palace on Thursday, said demonstrators must evacuate the area by 3 pm. (1300 GMT), the presidency said in a statement. Opponents of President Mohamed Mursi and h More… |
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Philippines evacuates thousands over typhoonPhilippine President Benigno Aquino told people on Monday to take storm warnings seriously as authorities evacuated thousands of residents of coastal and mountain regions hours before the biggest typhoon this year was due to hit. More… |
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US braces for mammoth storm, NY on high alertHurricane Sandy, a mammoth storm menacing the East Coast, took aim at the most densely populated US region on Monday, forcing hundreds of thousands to seek higher ground, halting public transport and closing schools, businesses and government de More… |
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Cluttons conducts evacuation drill in BahrainLeading real estate firm Cluttons said it has successfully conducted a full-scale evacuation exercise of the Almoayyed Tower in conjunction with General Directorate of Civil Defence. Cluttons said in a record time of 25 minutes, the 44 st More… |
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Evacuations in Syria as world pressure mountsThe first wounded and sick women trapped in the most embattled district of the Syrian city of Homs have been evacuated, and talks were held to evacuate more on Saturday, while pressure mounted on President Bashar al-Assad's government to call More… |
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Dutch airport partly evacuated on bomb threatThe main terminals at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport were evacuated due to a bomb threat, Dutch military police said on Monday. 'We have evacuated the terminals and are investigating the report of a bomb. The area has been sealed,' sa More… |
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Typhoon nears Japan, 1.3m told to evacuateMore than 1.3 million people were advised to evacuate on Tuesday as typhoon Roke approached Japan, threatening the industrial city of Nagoya with heavy rain and landslides. In Nagoya in central Japan's Aichi prefecture about 1.1 million pe More… |
