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Putin blasts US 'hegemony,' predicts end to 'unipolar' world
Stars and Stripes 16 Aug 2022
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington's alleged efforts to maintain its global hegemony ... "They need conflicts to retain their hegemony," Putin charged ... Putin also drew parallels between the U.S ... .
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US Carries Out Missile Test Delayed Over Chinese Drills
Voa News 16 Aug 2022
The United States military on Tuesday said it carried out a test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile that had been delayed to avoid escalating tensions with Beijing during China's show of force near Taiwan earlier this month. China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles in the Taiwan Strait after U.S ... The U.S ... .
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Saudi woman given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter
The Guardian 16 Aug 2022
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Spain wildfires: up to 20 injured after passengers break out of train engulfed by flames
The Guardian 17 Aug 2022photo: Public Domain / Klaus Sattler
Russia warns Britain against planned spy plane overflight
The Guardian 16 Aug 2022
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Over 2 billion would die in an India-Pakistan nuclear conflict. 5 billion in a US-China one, study finds
South China Morning Post 16 Aug 2022
Tens of millions of immediate fatalities in the war zone would be followed by hundreds of millions of starvation deaths around the globe in the months and years that followed, an international study led by Rutgers University scientists found ... .
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Are your ears ringing? Tinnitus affects 750 million people, yet there is a lack of treatments, a new study finds
South China Morning Post 17 Aug 2022
Commonly described as ringing in the ears, tinnitus affects 750 million people worldwide, and more research is needed to find effective treatments, a new study says ... .
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Zelensky warns Zaporizhzhia 'catastrophe' would threaten whole of Europe
Khaleejtimes 16 Aug 2022
A "catastrophe" at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine would threaten the whole of Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday. "Under the cover of the plant, the occupiers are shelling nearby cities and communities," Zelensky said in his evening address ... ALSO READ.
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Between a dam and two autocrats: Biden's GERD dilemma
The New Arab 16 Aug 2022
Not long after Joe Biden clinched the White House, Egypt's ambassador to Washington dialled up ex-congressman, Ed Royce, who fronts the US legal Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. The task was straightforward ... It sits on the Blue Nile ... Cairo fears that the Nile’s waters, the lifeline of its economy and statehood, will dwindle in the future ... Podcast ... ....
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Spy ship: Lanka’s financial requirements & China’s promise of package shaped Colombo’s decision
The Economic Times 17 Aug 2022
Chinese spy ship Yuan Wang 5 on Tuesday docked at the Hambantota Port ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Chelsea backed for summer transfer as deadline approaches
Sporting Life 16 Aug 2022
Chelsea have been backed into 3/1 second-favourites to sign Cristiano Ronaldo before the conclusion of the transfer window. The 37-year-old has been targeting a move away from Old Trafford after they failed to secure Champions League football for the 2022/23 season ... Cristiano Ronaldo - to sign for before 3rd September (via Sky Bet) ... Safer gambling ... .
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Environmental groups sue US Army over Puerto Rico dredging project
Anadolu Agency 17 Aug 2022
The US Army Corps of Engineers was sued Tuesday by several environmental groups over its plans to expand a dredging project in the US territory of Puerto Rico ... “This lawsuit will bring justice closer to...the southwest part of the San Juan Bay," said Moscoso ... .
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Biden signs major climate change and health care bill into law
France24 17 Aug 2022
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a big climate change and health care spending bill, giving Democrats another boost ahead of midterm elections in which Republicans are suddenly less certain of their predicted crushing victory. ... "A nation can be transformed ... "It's about tomorrow," Biden said ... .
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Patrick Mahomes: I’d be ‘messed up’ to be unhappy with my contract
New York Post 16 Aug 2022
It’s not all about the money for Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs quarterback — who signed a record deal in 2019, for 10 years and $450 million — isn’t fazed by critiques of his contact in comparison to other quarterbacks that are up for massive extensions ... “I know I’m going to be taken care of for the rest of my life ... More On ... ....
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South Korean President says any talks with North Korea should be more than show
The Hindu 17 Aug 2022
Talks with North Korea should not be for political show but contribute to establishing peace, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday, speaking at a press conference to mark his first 100 days in office....