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Joris Fioriti
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UNESCO recommends putting Venice on heritage danger list
by Joris Fioriti - August 1, 2023 - 8:51am
The UN's cultural agency UNESCO on Monday recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger, saying the Italian authorities needed to step up efforts to secure the historic city and its surrounding...
New quake hits Türkiye and Syria, killing three
by Joris Fioriti - February 21, 2023 - 7:50am
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday rocked Turkey's southern province of Hatay and northern Syria, killing three people and sparking fresh panic after a February 6 tremor that left nearly 45,000 dead in both c...
New aid route to rebel-held Syria opens as quake toll nears 40,000
by Joris Fioriti - February 15, 2023 - 7:48am
An aid convoy on Tuesday passed through a newly re-opened border crossing into rebel-held north Syria, where help has been slow to arrive since last week's earthquake, which killed nearly 40,000 people in the...
'Changed radically': How women fight in Ukrainian city
by Joris Fioriti - December 25, 2022 - 5:14pm
The very day Russia launched its attack on her country, Svitlana Taranova enlisted in the Ukrainian army in the southern city of Mykolaiv, her birthplace.
UN documents 'unlawful' killings in Ukraine as Russia vows bigger campaign
by Joris Fioriti - April 22, 2022 - 9:35pm
Russia said Friday it intended a full-bore assault to carve out a sizeable slice of Ukraine but risked intensified world outrage as the UN documented the killing of dozens of civilians in one town.
Russia claims Mariupol 'liberated,' US rushes new aid for Ukraine
by Joris Fioriti - April 22, 2022 - 8:27am
The fate of the besieged port has become totemic as Russia battles to complete a land bridge covering territories already under its control, including Crimea — which would deprive Ukraine of its industrial...
Ukraine calls for talks in teetering Mariupol as Moscow holds ICBM test
by Joris Fioriti - April 21, 2022 - 8:18am
Washington downplayed the test of the intercontinental ballistic missile and said it had been notified in advance, but Putin said it would make the Kremlin's enemies "think twice", raising tensions nearly two months...
Mariupol civilian rescue fails as Russia closes in
by Joris Fioriti - April 21, 2022 - 8:10am
A desperate attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol failed Wednesday as the strategic Ukrainian port appeared close to finally falling under Russian control after weeks of relentless attack.
Russian flagship sinks after Kyiv claims missile hit
by Joris Fioriti - April 15, 2022 - 8:54am
Russia's defence ministry said the blast on the vessel was the result of exploding ammunition and added that the resulting damage had caused it to "lose its balance" as it was being towed to port.
Macron's rivals turn up volume two weeks from vote
by Joris Fioriti - March 28, 2022 - 8:46am
Questioned Sunday on his meagre campaigning, a testy Macron told broadcaster France 3 that "no one would understand at a moment when there's war" if he was out electioneering "when decisions have to be made for our...
Russia's attack slowing down? Not so fast, experts say
by Joris Fioriti - March 1, 2022 - 10:46am
The Russian army may have advanced less fast than planned in five days of war in Ukraine, but experts on Monday warned against jumping to conclusions from the apparent slowdown.
Women's fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
by Joris Fioriti - November 24, 2018 - 4:10pm
For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets -- but a sanitation drive by new premier Imran Khan could make life easier for women in patriarchal Pakistan...
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