Thu 12 September 2024: In the United Kingdom, royal traditions are difficult to change, but as the economy struggles, the high cost of certain ceremonial items is coming under scrutiny. One item drawing particular attention is the iconic bearskin caps worn by soldiers outside Buckingham Palace. These ceremonial caps cost an astonishing £2,000 ($2,610) each, […]
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Thu 12 September 2024: Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is reportedly demanding an escort of fighter jets for an upcoming visit to Turkiye, seeming to explain the postponement of several official visits due to the complex nature of such demands. According to the news outlet, Middle East Eye, unnamed sources informed it that Russian President Putin is […]
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Wed 11 September 2024: The West has most likely already decided to allow Ukraine to carry out long-range missile strikes inside Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, arguing that the rest is just a formality. “It is highly probable that these decisions have already been made. What we are witnessing now is an information campaign in the media to legitimize […]
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Wed 11 September 2024: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered Wednesday a message to the Fourth Crimea Platform Leaders Summit, emphasizing Türkiye’s commitment to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. “Our support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence is unwavering. The return of Crimea to Ukraine is a requirement of international law,” Erdoğan declared in […]
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Wed 11 September 2024: Munich-based automaker BMW announced a global recall of 1.5 million vehicles and revised its profit forecast for the current year, according to a press release Tuesday. The recall is due to necessary “technical measures” related to the Integrated Braking System (IBS), which has prompted BMW to adjust its annual profit expectations. […]
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Wed 11 September 2024: A staggering total of more than 2,100 environmental activists were killed globally between 2012 and 2023, according to a report released by the international NGO Global Witness on Tuesday. The report highlights that Latin America accounts for the highest percentage of these deaths worldwide. In 2023 alone, 196 land and environmental […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: Crypto asset investment products saw total outflows of $726 million last week, recording the largest amount since March, according to a report released Monday. Bitcoin saw outflows totaling $643 million last week, said CoinShares, an asset management firm specializing in digital assets. Ethereum, meanwhile, saw total outflows of $98 million, it […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control. But add the ownership of just one media platform, in the form of Twitter – now X – and the […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: A woman has been killed near Moscow after the remnants of a downed Ukrainian drone hit the apartment block where she was living and started a fire, according to Russian officials. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defences shot down 144 Ukrainian drones overnight in nine regions, with 20 alone over the […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced that his government plans to ban children from using social media. In a statement, Premier Albanese said that his Labor government will introduce legislation this year to enforce a minimum age for access to social media and other relevant digital platforms. “We know […]
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