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Nato allies sign accession protocols for Sweden and Finland
Belfast Telegraph 05 Jul 2022
The 30 Nato allies have signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals. The move further increases Russia’s strategic isolation in the wake of its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February ... AP/PA Images. / ... Enter email address ... Most Read ... .
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What we know about the victims of the Highland Park July 4th shooting
Business Insider 05 Jul 2022
Shooting at July Fourth Parade in Highland Park, Illinois, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/AP 6 people were killed in a mass shooting at an Illinois Fourth of July parade, authorities said. Dozens more were injured and transported to the hospital, some with critical injuries. Authorities said patients ranged from 8 to 85 years old ... "Some of them were minor ... local time.
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Israeli PM to press France on Iran, warn Hezbollah ‘playing with fire’
Arab News 05 Jul 2022
TEL AVIV. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid departed on his first foreign trip in office Tuesday to France, where he will ask for backing on a gas dispute with Lebanon that days ago saw Israel shoot down three Hezbollah drones ... Speaking before his departure from Tel Aviv, Lapid said he will raise the matter with French President Emmanuel Macron ... ....
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Boris Johnson Forgot He Was Told About Chris Pincher Allegations, Says No.10
Huffington Post 05 Jul 2022
Boris Johnson forgot he had been directly told an investigation was held into Chris Pincher’s behaviour, No.10 has claimed. The prime minister is under mounting pressure over his decision to appoint close ally Chris Pincher to the job of deputy chief whip. Downing Street’s explanation has changed over the course of the last five days ... “Yes.” ... .
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Promised land: how South Africa’s black farmers were set up to fail
The Guardian 05 Jul 2022
After apartheid, when black people were given back their land, many felt driven to prove they could farm as well as white South Africans. But even before they had begun, the system was stacked against them - The tiny plane banked and headed north ... ....
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Biden tries to sound upbeat on July 4 despite another mass shooting
Manila Standard 05 Jul 2022
US President Joe Biden sought to strike an optimistic note of unity in an Independence Day speech on Monday overshadowed by a mass shooting at a holiday parade in a Chicago suburb ... “The economy is growing, but not without pain. Liberty is under assault, assault both here and abroad,” Biden said ... ....
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Global natural gas demand set for slow growth in coming years: IEA
Anadolu Agency 05 Jul 2022
Global natural gas consumption is expected to see slow growth over the next three years amid price increases due to the Russia-Ukraine war and likely supply disruptions, according to the International Energy Agency's latest report published on Tuesday ... By Zeynep Beyza Kilic. Anadolu Agency. energy@aa.com.tr. .
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Russia foreign minister visits Mongolia in drive for support
ABC News 05 Jul 2022
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Mongolia during a trip to Asia seeking support amid his country's diplomatic isolation by the West and punishing sanctions leveled over its invasion of Ukraine ... .
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British diplomacy, a standard bearer for hypocrisy
Press TV 05 Jul 2022
The UK has accused Russia of using food as a weapon of war despite London itself having often resorted to blockades to further its colonial ambitions, consciously utilizing starvation as a resource for Britain’s colonial projects. Since the start of the war in Ukraine in February the prices of commodities have risen sharply ... UK’s hypocrisy ... ....
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STRONGEST ECONOMIES IN AFRICA
WorldNews.com 05 Jul 2022
The economy of Africa consists of the trade, industry, agricultural, and human resource of the continent As of 2019, approximately 1.3billion people were living in 54 countries in Africa. Africa is a resource-rich continent. Recent growth has been due to growth in sales in commodities, services, and manufacturing.
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Suspected North Korea dam water release prompts South Koreans to evacuate
The Star 05 Jul 2022
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Will Bitcoin ever go back to $60K? Here is what experts say.
Cryptopolitan 05 Jul 2022
Bitcoin has seen its place as the leading coin of the global crypto market as its market dominance has remained more than 40%. It was the first coin that began the era of cryptocurrencies and was followed by names like Ethereum, Binance Coin, etc. It has seen several rallies since its advent and has fluctuated in value ... Bitcoin’s fall from its ATH ... P.
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Xi's pledge to battle poverty changes lives
China Daily 05 Jul 2022
Editor's note. China Daily is publishing a series of stories reviewing President Xi Jinping's visits at home and abroad in the past decade, to showcase his vision for development in China and the world. Villagers in nation's remote areas witness major changes in their fortunes in recent years ... The couple also lost their only son to a traffic accident.
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Russia comments on UN Security Council expansion prospects
Russia Today 04 Jul 2022
Moscow is prepared to welcome India and Brazil, but not Germany and Japan, its envoy to China says. Moscow supports expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC), but not by admitting Germany and Japan, the Russian ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov, said on Monday ... Therefore, he argued, there is a pressing need to reform the UN ... .
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UN rights chief calls for probe into deadly protest in Uzbekistan
Anadolu Agency 05 Jul 2022
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday called for a “prompt, independent and transparent investigation” into the deadly protest in Uzbekistan’s autonomous Karakalpakstan region. . "The reports we have received about serious violence, including killings, during the protests are very concerning ... .