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Saudi welcomes 1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic
Saudi welcomes 1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic
by  AFP

White-robed worshippers from across the world have packed the streets of Mecca as Islam's holiest city prepares to host the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic. Since the start of the pandemic, Saudi Arabia has registered more than 795,000 coronavirus cases, 9,000 of them fatal, in a population of about 34 million.

Thousands evacuate from 'dangerous' Sydney floods
Thousands evacuate from 'dangerous' Sydney floods
by  AFP

Rapidly rising rivers swamped swathes of rain-lashed Sydney on Monday, forcing thousands to flee "dangerous" floods as the city's largest dam spilled torrents of water. The huge concrete dam lies on the western outskirts of Sydney and provides most of the city's drinking water.

'Colossal' work ahead, as Ukraine recovery meet to open in Lugano
'Colossal' work ahead, as Ukraine recovery meet to open in Lugano
by  AFP

Leaders from dozens of countries, international organisations and the private sector gathered in Switzerland Monday to hash out a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild war-ravaged Ukraine. - 'Marshall Plan' - Questions have been raised about the value in discussing reconstruction when there is no end in sight to the war.

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