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No power, no phones: 2 Germans make harrowing escape from Khartoum
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No power, no phones: 2 Germans make harrowing escape from Khartoum

BERLIN: Two German endurance athletes on a mission to run some 12,000 km (7,400 miles) between the northern- and southernmost tips of Africa had a…

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No power, no phones: 2 Germans make harrowing escape from Khartoum
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No power, no phones: 2 Germans make harrowing escape from Khartoum

BERLIN: Two German endurance athletes on a mission to run some 12,000 km (7,400 miles) between the northern- and southernmost tips of Africa had a…

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Sudan: UN fears more 'displacement' from Sudan despite ceasefire
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Sudan: UN fears more ‘displacement’ from Sudan despite ceasefire

GENEVA: The UN refugee agency warned Tuesday of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands streamed into neighboring Chad and South Sudan despite a…

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UN fears more 'displacement' from Sudan despite ceasefire
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UN fears more ‘displacement’ from Sudan despite ceasefire

GENEVA: The United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands streamed into neighboring Chad and South Sudan despite…

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UN humanitarian office reduces Sudan operations due to fighting
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UN humanitarian office reduces Sudan operations due to fighting

GENEVA: The United Nations humanitarian office has been forced to cut back on some of its activities in parts of Sudan due to intense fighting,…

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Ukraine: Ukraine evacuates 138 civilians from Sudan
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Ukraine: Ukraine evacuates 138 civilians from Sudan

KYIV: Ukraine has rescued 138 civilians, including its nationals and citizens of Georgia and Peru, who were trapped by fighting in Sudan, Ukraine’s military intelligence…

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Sudan: Sudan fighting abates overnight, allowing more people to flee
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Sudan: Sudan fighting abates overnight, allowing more people to flee

KHARTOUM: Fighting in Sudan abated overnight after the army and a rival paramilitary force agreed to a 72-hour truce but a witness said gunfire could…

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Sudan: Sudan's warring rivals agree 72-hour ceasefire
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Sudan: Sudan’s warring rivals agree 72-hour ceasefire

KHARTOUM: A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan‘s warring generals officially came into effect Tuesday after 10 days of urban combat killed hundreds, wounded thousands, and…

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Britain to begin evacuating its nationals from Sudan
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Britain to begin evacuating its nationals from Sudan

LONDON: The British government said it would begin evacuating its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday after the African country’s warring factions agreed to a 72-hour…

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Sudan: South Sudan receives about 10,000 refugees fleeing Sudan fighting
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Sudan: South Sudan receives about 10,000 refugees fleeing Sudan fighting

JUBA: Around 10,000 refugees have entered South Sudan from Sudan in recent days fleeing fighting between the army and paramilitary forces, officials in South Sudan’s…

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