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QUITO( Reuters)-Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso on Friday declared a 60-day state of emergency

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob( pic) has declared Dec 3 as the annual

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TORONTO— The mayor of Canada’s capital declared a state of emergency Sunday, as protesters opposed

SACRAMENTO( REUTERS)-United States President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for

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The governors of the US states of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency late on

The government had recommended the governor-general declare the floods a national emergency, he

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