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Deadly California wildfires burns more than 1 million acres as Trump announces state of emergency
Aug 24, 2020 17:38The deadly California wildfires have burned over 1 million acres -- and there's no end in sight as thousands of firefighters struggle to contain the blazes and more emerge as the US President Donald Trump issued a statement declaring that there is a major disaster in the state of California and approving a disaster declaration for the state.
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State of emergency extended in Beirut
Aug 18, 2020 10:39State of emergency extended in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, until September 18.
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California calls for emergency declaration, China deaths reaches more than 3,000
Mar 05, 2020 07:33California government called a state of emergency, underscoring the global spread of the disease, while the corona virus death increased to more than 3 thousand in China.
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US extends Iran state of emergency
Nov 13, 2019 05:26US President Donald Trump in a message to the congress extended national emergency with Iran in place since the 1979 Islamic Revolution which toppled the US protege regime of Pahlavi.
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House Votes to Block Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
Feb 27, 2019 07:31The US House voted on Tuesday to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the Mexican border, with just 13 Republicans joining Democrats to try to block his effort to divert funding to a border wall without congressional approval.
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Omar al-Bashir declares state of emergency in Sudan
Feb 23, 2019 07:03Sudan's President has declared a national state of emergency and has dismissed the entire federal government.
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Tunisia extends state of emergency
Dec 06, 2018 08:35The Tunisian president "Mohammad Beji Caid Essebsi" has extended a nationwide state of emergency for one month, ending on 5 January 2019.
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Egypt extends state of emergency for another 3 months
Oct 22, 2018 09:21Egypt's parliament voted on Sunday to extend a state of emergency in the country for three months, prolonging the authorities' ability to use special powers into 2019.
