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Pakistan: more than 100 dead in election-related violence Two separate terrorist attacks targeting election rallies have left 133 people dead in Pakistan, officials said. Among those killed was provincial assembly candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani. One of the attacks took place the western province of Baluchistan, where a bomb went off and the other one occurred in the city of Bannu in northwestern Pakistan, involving a roadside bomb. Read more: Former PM Nawaz Sharif arrested on return to Pakistan The blast in Baluchistan left 128 dead, making it the most deadly attack in Pakistan in over three years, while five people died in the roadside bomb attack in Bannu. Akram Khan Durrani, former chief minister of the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa was the target of the roadside bomb in Bannu, his political group has been a target of the Pakistani Taliban in the past.
Eritrean president arrives in Ethiopia ahead of embassy opening Afwerki, Eritreaʼs president throughout its 25 years of independence, arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday – less than a week after the two countries declared the official end to a two-decade-old border war. He was greeted upon landing in the capital Addis Ababa by reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed,who himself made a historic visit last weekend to Eritrea. Chief of staff to Ethiopiaʼs Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Fitsum Arega, thanked Isaias "for honoring us with a visit" in a statement. DWʼs correspondent in Addis Ababa Yohanes G. Egiziabher spoke to one excited onlooker who said he was looking forward to being able to cross the border to see friends.
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In Syria, rebel defeat marks ʼend of revolutionʼ What was once known as the
As regime forces take over the birthplace of the countryʼs revolution, experts have described it as the "end of the Syrian revolution."
Wind energyʼs big disposal problem Germany has more than 28,000 wind turbines — but many are old and by 2023 more than a third must be decommissioned. Disposing of them is a huge environmental problem. Expert Jan Tessmer tells DW heʼs optimistic. Jan Tessmer: I actually think everything is relative. Of course it is an issue and of course you donʼt get anything for free, but you always have to see it in relation, what are the values you get out of the wind turbine and I think yes,
some efforts have to be made to efficiently, and also without environmental damage, get turbines recycled or out of the ground. There are huge concrete foundations that have to be gotten out but I donʼt see there being any principal problem that could not be overcome. It will probably be a challenge for technology. It will really be an issue over the next years and decades probably to get old turbines off the field, so I expect industry will find technologies to cope with it.
Catching fog in drought-stricken Chile Since December last year, the Coquimbo region of northern Chile has officially been suffering a drought emergency, and this is just the latest in a succession of parched years. But a surprising source of water is helping local farmers adapt to ever-drier conditions. Villages in the region are typically made up of shacks with no running water. For electricity, these communities sometimes need to use a generator. They rely on the local government to
deliver water in trucks, but say it isnʼt enough to meet their needs. Jose Ossandon lives in the community of Los Tomes with 19 other families. Most of them keep animals — cows, horses, sheep and goats. "In the good years when we have rain, we can sell our livestock at a decent price," Ossandon told DW. "But in the bad years, when there is no rain, itʼs a lot tougher because there is no food for the livestock and we have to sell them for a bad price."
Ryanair flight makes emergency landing near Frankfurt A Ryanair flight from Dublin to the Croatian city of Zadar was forced to make an emergency landing at Frankfurt-Hahn airport in western Germany due to cabin pressure problems on Friday, German police said. Flight FR7312 landed at FrankfurtHahn airport at the small municipality of Hahn at around 11:30 p.m. Friday evening, a spokesman for the Federal Police told DW. "There was a technical problem and the air pressure went down, so the pilot had to take the aircraft down in Hahn," the spokesman said, adding that the exact cause of the emergency landing was unclear. One passenger, who was aboard the plane, posted aphotograph of the planeʼs oxygen maskshanging from the ceiling.
News Thailandʼs cave boys crave sushi, crispy pork as they recover in hospital All the 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand are recovering well from their ordeal and eagerly awaiting a chance to enjoy their favorite delicacies. In a new video released by Thai authorities, the boys appeared relaxed in their hospital beds. They began their brief statements thanking their rescuers with a "wai," the traditional Thai greeting. "I am in good health now," said one of the boys, a 14-year-old nicknamed Note. "Thanks for saving me."
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