On Monday, in an official report, the Interior Ministry has stated that at least 34 people, including ten military personnel, were killed in fires in northeastern Algeria, which are still raging. Related: Traffic Accident Leaves 34 Dead in Algeria The previous toll was 15 dead and 26 wounded in the fires. According to the Defense Ministry, soldiers were surrounded by flames as they were being evacuated from Beni Ksila, in the prefecture of Bejaia (east). The Interior Ministry also said that between Sunday and Monday, Algeria recorded 97 fires in 16 prefectures.

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On Monday, Verónica Hernández Giadáns, the head of the Veracruz State Attorney General's Office, said that the dismembered bodies of at least 13 people were found in two houses located in the city of Poza Rica. Related: Mexico: Gunmen Group Kidnapped 7 Police Officers in Zacatecas According to the Veracruz state prosecutor, the bodies were found on August 13 inside refrigerators and so far it is not possible to give a specific number of skeletal remains found, but it is certain that they belong to at least 13 people.

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On Friday, authorities of South Korea stated that one man was dead and another went missing after this year's sixth typhoon Khanun cut through the nation. According to the central disaster and safety countermeasures' headquarters, the typhoon hit land on the country's southeastern coast Thursday morning, bringing heavy rains and strong winds across the country. The tropical storm plowed through the country from south to north for about 16 hours until 3 a.m. local time (1800 GMT Thursday), moving northward and out of the country.

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On Friday, Qin Gang, the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China, presented three fundamental principles aimed at preserving the stable development of China-European relations amidst the current backdrop of interlaced and tumultuous international circumstances. G7 Summit to Focus On China's 'Economic Coercion' "China and Europe are two globally influential powers, two vast markets, and two great civilizations. I deeply felt, through the visit, a strong willingness of the European side to enhance communication, coordination, and to promote mutually beneficial cooperation with China," Qin said during a press conference with his counterpart Anniken Huitfeldt, in relations to questions about the methods of sustaining the development of China-Europe relations.

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On Sunday, Turkey is heading to a runoff election in order to elect the president after no candidate reached the requisite of 50% plus one threshold during the primary round, which took place on May 14. The electoral process will start on Sunday at 8:00 a. m (0500GMT) local time and end at 5:00 (1400GMT). Over 60 million people have officially registered to vote, including 4.9 million first-time voters. According to the Supreme Election Council of Türkiye, as of 10:00 a. m (0700GMT) local time on Thursday, a total of 1,895,430 people have already exercised their voting rights at various Türkiye's foreign missions and customs checkpoints.

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Clashes persist in the capital of Sudan, even after the agreement among the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to prolong a ceasefire intended to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance to the country's civilians. On Monday, representatives of the Sudanese army and the RSF agreed to prolong the seven-day truce agreement by an additional five days, shortly prior to its expiration in that evening. However, moments later, numerous residents reported intense armed conflict in Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum North; all three constitute the metropolitan area of Sudan's capital, located around the confluence of the Nile River.

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The UN's children's fund (UNICEF) has condemned the death of 27 children and injures of other 53 due to the explosion of ordnance in a playing field near Qoryoley in the southern part of Somalia on Friday. According to the UNICEF Representative in Somalia, Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef, the UN is 'deeply shocked and horrified by the tragic incident.' "This tragic incident underlines the importance of all parties to the conflict in Somalia to handle ordnance with care, to clear existing mines and unexploded devices, and scale up mine risk education among children and communities," Saeed said in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia on Saturday evening.

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It is expected that during the current talks, the Russian and Egyptian delegations will pay special attention to the situation around Ukraine, in particular as it relates to food supplies to Egypt. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Egypt on Saturday as part of his tour of several African countries, where he continues his agenda of cooperation and strengthening of strategic agreements. According to the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, Lavrov arrived in Cairo (Egyptian capital) where he will meet on Sunday with government officials.

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has reported that the quantity of individuals seeking refuge in Ethiopia as a consequence of the persisting crisis in Sudan has exceeded 18,000. "People arriving from Sudan to Ethiopia via the Metema border town have now reached more than 18,000," the UNOCHA stated in its most recent situation update published on Thursday, adding that more than 440 individuals have crossed the Kurmuk border crossing point into Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz Region.

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On Tuesday, Tunisian President Kais Saied met with visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to discuss bilateral ties and the illegal immigration problem. According to a statement released by the Tunisian presidency, during the meeting, Saied expressed the close friendship and cooperation between Tunisia and Italy, while also remembering the historical events that have contributed to the affinity between the two countries. According to the statement, both representatives directed their attention towards matters of shared concern, specifically the issue of illegal immigration.

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On Tuesday, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, said that the UN allocated 20 million U.S. dollars for an urgent food security and nutrition campaign for hunger-hit northeast Nigeria. Related: Nigeria: 1,629 Suspected Cholera Cases & 48 Deaths Since April With $9 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund and $11 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, "we will support the government-led response efforts across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states," said Haq, when referring to the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund.

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On Thursday, the campaign season for Spain's general election scheduled on July 23 kicked off. The incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, candidate of the Socialist Workers' Party, and Alberto Nunez Feijoo from the People's Party, among others, are the major contestants for the post of the country's prime minister. Related: PM Calls Early General Election After Elections Defeat While launching his election bid, Sanchez asked for the "majority confidence" of the people, and assured that his party would be the "first political force;" he also vowed to help relieve the mortgage burden on the people.

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On Sunday, the Tunisian presidency stated that Tunisia and the European Union (EU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strategic and comprehensive partnership. According to official reports, the MoU was signed in the presence of Tunisian President Kais Saied, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. According to official statements, the MoU was inked for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" between the EU and Tunisia, with a focus on renewable energies, economic development, and irregular migration.

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Tourism rebounded in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands in 2022, with a total of 267,688 visitors, close to the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, the Galapagos National Park (GNP) said Tuesday. RELATED:  Ecuador Registers First Case of Avian Flu in Humans The GNP, which manages the islands, posted the figure on its Twitter account, saying that the number shows the arrival of tourists in the archipelago is 1 percent away from reaching the figures recorded in 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. In 2019, the islands located in the Pacific Ocean received 271,000 visitors, but that figure plunged to 73,000 at the onset of the pandemic in 2020.

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A declaration has been signed by nine European nations, with the aim of converting the North Sea into an environmentally sustainable power generator. The document, endorsed during the second North Sea Summit held in Ostend, Belgium on Monday, outlines a bold vision that encompasses the generation of a minimum of 120 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power within the North Sea region by the year 2030. The nations that have signed the agreement are additionally committed to increasing their cumulative offshore wind energy generation capacity to no less than 300 GW by the year 2050.

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On Monday, the Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saied, issued a call for the consolidation of economic ties between Tunisia and Spain, as well as the implementation of mutually beneficial cooperation programs. Related: 93 Immigrants Rescued off Tunisian Coasts According to Saied, during an official meeting, Xiana Mendez Bertolo, Deputy Minister for Commerce, and himself, discussed the progress made under the existing cooperation programs. Saied also stated that they were discussing ways to further implement programs in the next stage, especially with regard to investment and partnership.

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The Popular Party (PP) has won the local and regional elections with an advantage of more than 760,000 votes over the Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), and managed to wing four communities from the PSOE: Valencia, Extremadura, Aragon and the Balearic Islands. In many places, such as the Community and the City Council of Madrid and several capitals of Andalusia, the triumph was by absolute majority. Related: Polling Stations Close for Subnational Elections in Spain On the balcony of the national headquarters of the PP, in Madrid, while pronouncing his speech, the president of the party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has assured that these results mean the beginning of "a new political change", adding, "My moment will come if the people want to".

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On Monday, Palestinian health authorities said that the lack of medicines threatens the lives of more than 9,000 cancer patients in the Gaza Strip. Related: Soaring Livestock Prices in Palestine Dim Joy of Eid "Cancer patients in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of diagnostic and treatment capabilities, with the increasing number of cancer patients among the population of the Gaza Strip," Subhi Skaik, director general of the Gaza Cancer Center, said at a press conference. According to Skaik, the high rate of tumors, citing data from the World Health Organization.

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On Tuesday, the governor of the state of Hawaii, Josh Green, reported to U.S. media that the death toll from the fires on the island of Maui stood at 101. Related: US: Death Toll From Wildfires in Hawaii Rises to 99 Maui's authorities reported that about 32 percent of the area most affected by the fire has been registered, so the death toll could rise dramatically. They also explained that for the moment they have identified four of the deceased, and their names will be revealed once the families have been notified.

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On Monday, a few days before the presidential elections are to be held in the country, the president of the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE), Diana Atamaint, denounced that she has received threats to her security and to the electoral authorities. Related: Political Leader Pedro Briones Shot to Death in Ecuador "I want to make a public denouncement. Unfortunately, in these last hours we have received threats, I have received threats from Mr. Captain Ortega, in social networks", she stressed.

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Freedom of Expression vs. Ethics 0 + A debate that generally arises when ethics and codes of ethics are discussed is: To what extent are we restricting freedom of expression? What is the limit of freedom of expression? Personally, I think that in order to exercise the right to freedom of expression it is necessary to think about the repercussion of our act, to what extent it can harm another person. Every day we can perceive the media as the main referents of our civilization and its role in our daily life is difficult to ignore.

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"...The committee comprises the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon and the AL chief..."

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On Sunday, the Tunisian National Guard disclosed that a total of 93 undocumented migrants were salvaged off the coast of Tunisia whilst endeavoring to cross the Mediterranean en route to Italy. "As part of the fight against illegal immigration, three such attempts were foiled late Saturday night," Tunisian National Guard's spokesman Houcemeddine Jbabli said in a statement. In the southeastern province of Sfax, a maritime incident was averted when a boat carrying 42 individuals of sub-Saharan African nationalities was saved from sinking.

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On Sunday night, after Chileans cast ballots, the Right and Extreme Right in Chile obtained the majority of seats in dispute for the drafting of the new Chilean Constitution. Sectors and parties allied to Boric's government remain in a distant second place; the PC will lead that coalition. The outcome of the recent vote can be characterized as a major defeat for the center-left presidency of Gabriel Boric in Chile. Additionally, this voting is widely perceived as a referendum on the current administration, which is currently experiencing an approval rating of approximately 30%.

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On May 25, ex-policeman Germán Cáceres, confessed perpetrator of the femicide of his wife, María Belén Bernal, has been sentenced to 34 years and 8 months in prison. On September 21, the government of Ecuador issued a report stating the discovery of the deceased body of María Belén Bernal, a 34-year-old lawyer who had been missing for 10 days. Bernal's remains were discovered on the hill of Casitagua, situated five kilometers from the Quito Police Training School. According to reports, Bernal had gone missing on September 11, after a visit to Lieutenant Germán Fernando Cáceres, her husband, who immediately became the prime suspect of the investigation and back then was on the run.

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On Thursday, in Russia, on the XXVI ST. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2023, Delcy Rodríguez, Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, said that the construction of a new international economic order is part of the key to the regionalization of world trade. "The call is to de-dollarize international trade, the crude oil trade (...), we are already beginning to see Arab countries and Gulf countries, which are beginning to sell their crude oil and gas in currencies other than the US dollar," Rodríguez said.

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In statements published Sunday by Vatican News, the prelate said that among the main objectives of the visit is 'the embrace with the indigenous peoples and the local Church'. Pope Francis today began his apostolic journey to Canada, which he defined as a "penitential pilgrimage" to continue the "path of healing and reconciliation" of indigenous peoples with the local Church, Cardinal Pietro Parolin explained. 'Many Christians, including some members of religious institutes, contributed to policies of cultural assimilation that, in the past, seriously harmed indigenous communities in various ways,' admitted the Holy See's secretary of state .

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On Wednesday, at the 7th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in Budapest, Hungary, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Kluge said that the "triple threat" of climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity to health must urgently be addressed. According to Kluge, an estimated 1.4 million deaths annually in the European region are attributable to environmental risk factors, and nearly half of these are caused by air pollution. Kluge also stated that last summer was "the hottest ever recorded in Europe," and more than 20,000 people died as a result of extreme heat.

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On July 14, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala had planned to announce the results at 12:00 local time but instead released a statement, appealing to the confidence of the electorate. "We are making our best effort to continue guaranteeing the custody of the vote. Continue trusting in the electoral authority", adds the TSE, quoting its presiding magistrate, Irma Palencia. According to institutional sources, the court is still discussing challenges presented by political parties' prosecutors who disagree with the preliminary results of the elections.

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