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Russia orders troops out of Kherson in major reversal
Russia orders troops out of Kherson in major reversal
World
by  AFP

Russia ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday in a further major blow to its campaign amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive. As Ukrainian troops have gradually advanced in the south, Surovikin told Shoigu on Wednesday that some 115,000 people had been removed from the western bank of the Dnipro, which includes Kherson city.

Voters back abortion rights in US state referendums
Voters back abortion rights in US state referendums
World
by  AFP

Abortion rights advocates claimed victory Wednesday after US voters sided with protecting access to the procedure in several ballot initiatives, in a rebuke of the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn nationwide access.

Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $15 mn at auction
Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $15 mn at auction
World
by  AFP

The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for nearly $15 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday. - 'Very important car' - He won five Grands Prix with it in the 2003 season and drove it when he clinched the title in Japan.

Ukraine has 'strong bipartisan' US support: NATO chief
Ukraine has 'strong bipartisan' US support: NATO chief
World
by  AFP

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday denied the Republicans' advance in US midterm elections would undermine Western military backing for Ukraine. Ukraine enjoys backing from much of the Republican base, although hard-right lawmakers close to former president Donald Trump have voiced criticism of the US support.

WHO urges 'immediate' food, medical aid for Tigray
WHO urges 'immediate' food, medical aid for Tigray
Africa
by  AFP

The WHO called Wednesday for a massive influx of food and medicines into Ethiopia's Tigray region following the ceasefire deal, saying desperately-needed aid had not yet been allowed in. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the breakthrough ceasefire agreement reached last Wednesday but warned it was already a week on "and nothing is moving in terms terms of food aid or medicines.

More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches
More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches
World
by  AFP

More than 130 endangered seals have been found dead on Kazakh beaches of the Caspian Sea, officials said Wednesday. "Carcasses of dead seals have been found," a spokesman for Kazakhstan's ecology ministry told AFP. His ministry said 131 seals had been found dead on Caspian Sea beaches in the country's west.