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Sandstorm In Iraq Shuts Airports, 3,700 Hospitalized With Breathing Issues
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday
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Where Summer Heat Hits Hard: Middle East And North Africa
Climate change has impacted the Middle East and North Africa where summer is already very hot. Many in Iraq, Syria, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia still labour in the heat.
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"No More Water": Iraq Struggles As Severe Drought Singes Tourist Town
Last week during a visit to Baghdad, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk warned that "rising temperatures plus the drought, and the fact that the loss of diversity is a reality, is a wake-up call for Iraq and for the world".
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US Tightens Visa Waiver Programme in Wake of Paris Attacks
The White House announced changes to the US visa waiver programme on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travellers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they travel.
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John Kerry, on Crutches After Leg Surgery, Briefed by Chief of Staff
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on crutches after surgery on a broken leg, was briefed by his chief of staff, Jonathan Finer, in Boston on Thursday on issues related to Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Cuba and climate change, a spokeswoman said.
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Sandstorm In Iraq Shuts Airports, 3,700 Hospitalized With Breathing Issues
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday
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Where Summer Heat Hits Hard: Middle East And North Africa
Climate change has impacted the Middle East and North Africa where summer is already very hot. Many in Iraq, Syria, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia still labour in the heat.
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"No More Water": Iraq Struggles As Severe Drought Singes Tourist Town
Last week during a visit to Baghdad, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk warned that "rising temperatures plus the drought, and the fact that the loss of diversity is a reality, is a wake-up call for Iraq and for the world".
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US Tightens Visa Waiver Programme in Wake of Paris Attacks
The White House announced changes to the US visa waiver programme on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travellers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they travel.
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John Kerry, on Crutches After Leg Surgery, Briefed by Chief of Staff
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on crutches after surgery on a broken leg, was briefed by his chief of staff, Jonathan Finer, in Boston on Thursday on issues related to Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Cuba and climate change, a spokeswoman said.
