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6:11am, 2nd August, 2019

British military drop ballast sacks on dam to prevent flooding of Whaley Bridge

A British military helicopter dropped sacks of ballast on Friday onto the outer slope of a dam that has partially collapsed and is at risk of bursting and flooding the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire.

Iraqi parliament sacks local governor after Mosul boat capsize

8:04am, 24th March, 2019

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Iraqi parliament sacks local governor after Mosul boat capsize

Iraq's parliament voted on Sunday to sack the governor of Nineveh after an overloaded ferry capsized, killing at least 90 people, in the provincial capital Mosul, state media said.

South Korea's Moon sacks economic policy chiefs, replaces with insiders

1:02am, 9th November, 2018

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South Korea's Moon sacks economic policy chiefs, replaces with insiders

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has fired both his top economic policymakers and replaced them with people already in the government, his office said on Friday, a move widely seen as intended to reinforce his controversial policies.

Algeria's Bouteflika sacks two senior army generals: presidency

11:01am, 17th August, 2018

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Algeria's Bouteflika sacks two senior army generals: presidency

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Friday dismissed two senior generals, the presidency said, a fresh upheaval in the OPEC oil producer's power structure ahead of a presidential election next year.

Turkey sacks more than 18,000 personnel ahead of expected lifting of emergency rule

1:33am, 8th July, 2018

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Turkey sacks more than 18,000 personnel ahead of expected lifting of emergency rule

Turkey issued a decree on Sunday dismissing more than 18,000 civil servants, half of which were from the police force, ahead of this month's expected lifting of a two-year-old state of emergency imposed after an attempted coup in July 2016.

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British military drop ballast sacks on dam to prevent flooding of Whaley Bridge

Iraqi parliament sacks local governor after Mosul boat capsize

South Korea's Moon sacks economic policy chiefs, replaces with insiders

Algeria's Bouteflika sacks two senior army generals: presidency

Turkey sacks more than 18,000 personnel ahead of expected lifting of emergency rule

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