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Iran tight-lipped on cause of deadly port explosion amid reports of possible presence of chemicals used to fuel missiles

CNN — Iranian authorities have not said what caused the massive explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, killing at least 28 people, but video footage and unconfirmed reports point to the possible presence of a chemical used to make missile propellant. Eyewitness accounts and video indicate chemicals in an area of shipping …

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Egypt Independent April 27, 2025

Azerbaijan’s president accuses Russia of downing airliner in Christmas Day crash and covering up cause

CNN — Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of accidentally downing an airliner on Christmas Day in a disaster that killed 38 people, and covering up the cause. The Azerbaijan Airlines plane was traveling to Grozny in Chechnya before it made an emergency landing near Aktau, the airline said on Wednesday. Russia’s Federal Air …

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Egypt Independent December 30, 2024

How Kremlin disinformation could hide the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash

CNN — The cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 on Christmas Day near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, is still unknown. As of Friday, flight recorders have been recovered from the scene and the investigation continues. But early indications may point to a possible cause: A US official told CNN a Russian …

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Egypt Independent December 29, 2024

A Sudanese rebel once wanted by the ICC takes up the army’s cause

A Sudanese rebel once wanted by the ICC takes up the army’s cause Bahar Idriss Abu Garda, the first person

Middle East Eye July 12, 2024

Some in Iran claim US sanctions caused the Raisi helicopter crash. The truth may be more complicated

CNN — Even before Iran’s army chief Mohammad Bagheri ordered an investigation into the helicopter crash that cost the Islamic Republic the lives of two of its top politicians, blame was being laid at America’s door. The body of President Ebrahim Raisi was being carefully carried from the crash site as former Foreign Minister Javad …

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Egypt Independent May 21, 2024

Heat caused record-high rates of health emergencies in some parts of the US last year, CDC report shows

CNN — Last summer was the hottest ever recorded in the United States, and heat-related health emergencies also reached record-high levels in some parts of the country. In the United States, the vast majority of emergency department visits for heat-related emergencies — such as heat stroke, heat cramps and sunburns — happen during the warm …

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Egypt Independent April 20, 2024