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Kuwait Oil Co. declares ‘state of emergency’ on land oil spill

KUWAIT CITY—The Kuwait Oil Company declared a “state of emergency” on Monday following an oil spill on land, but said no injuries or disruption...

Italy in state of emergency over landslides

Casamicciola Terme, Italy—Italy declared a state of emergency on the southern island of Ischia on Sunday after a landslide killed at least seven people...

Myanmar extends state of emergency

Yangon—Myanmar’s military government has extended a state of emergency by six months, state media said Monday, with the junta chief saying elections could only...

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency

Myanmar's junta chief has won approval to extend a state of emergency for six more months, state media reported on Monday.  Min Aung Hlaing, who...

Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of vote

Sri Lanka’s acting president renewed the country’s state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state—a poll...

Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of key vote

Sri Lanka's acting president renewed the country's state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state --...

As president flees to Maldives: State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency Wednesday as thousands of people mobbed the prime minister’s office after the country’s president flew to the...

Palace urged to declare state of emergency on food supply

The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAFI) is urging President Marcos to declare a state of emergency on food sufficiency in the...

Italy declares drought emergency in 5 northern regions

Italy declared a state of emergency in five northern regions and announced emergency funds on Monday over a worsening drought that has plagued the...

Indigenous protesters in Ecuador defy state of emergency

Indigenous protesters demanding cheaper fuel in Ecuador defied a state of emergency Saturday, pressing on with road blockages now in their sixth day. A day...

Ecuador declares state of emergency in 3 areas

QUITO—Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in three provinces late Friday in response to sometimes violent protests by Indigenous groups demanding...

Sudan lifts state of emergency imposed since coup

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday lifted a state of emergency imposed since last year's military coup, the ruling sovereign council said. Sudan...

Lawyers: Repeal emergency state

Sri Lanka’s influential lawyers’ body Saturday urged the president to repeal a state of emergency, which was imposed after a general strike brought the...

Peru declares tourism emergency over COVID

Peru on Saturday declared a state of emergency in its critical tourism industry, which has been crushed by COVID. The country went from receiving 4.4...
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