Sun 18 August 2024: Ukraine’s military operation across the Russian border has led to the capture of over 150 Russian prisoners of war (POWs) on some days, according to Oleksii Drozdenko, head of the military administration in Sumy. Drozdenko described the attack as the first of “several stages” aimed at taking the fight to Moscow. […]
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Sat 17 August 2024: Nearly half of Canadians say rising prices are greatly affecting their ability to make ends meet, a significant jump from two years ago, according to a new Statistics Canada report. The report, using data from the spring 2024 cycle of the Canadian Social Survey, shows that 45 percent of Canadians say […]
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Fri 16 August 2024: “Your enemy is not in a dinghy in the English Channel. Your enemy is on a yacht in the Channel Islands” In an exclusive interview with TRT World, British activist and rapper Lowkey provides a poignant analysis of the UK’s past, present, and future, amidst the country’s ongoing riots”. Source: TRT […]
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Fri 16 August 2024: A missing portrait of King Henry VIII has been spotted in the background of a photo shared on social media. Art historian Adam Busiakiewicz, a consultant for Sotheby’s auction house, saw the piece in a photo shared by Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, reported New York Post. The image was taken during an official […]
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Fri 16 August 2024: Britain’s poorest households saw their shopping bill rise far more than the rich in the last few years, as the cost of the cheapest groceries jumped sharply compared to premium brands. New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found “cheapflation” between 2021 and 2023 hit households with tighter budgets, […]
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Tue 13 August 2024: Former US President Donald Trump returned to X on Monday after nearly a year of absence. The comeback coincides with sagging poll numbers, a situation intensified by Vice President Kamala Harris’ formal nomination as the Democratic presidential nominee. In his first post since August 24, 2023, Trump shared a campaign video […]
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Mon 12 August 2024: A 12-year-old boy has become the youngest person to be charged over the far-right riots that broke out across England following the Southport stabbing on July 29. The boy, whose name has not been disclosed due to his age, has been charged with violent disorder in the Merseyside town, Southport on […]
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Mon 12 August 2024: As wildfires rage around the Greek capital, towns and villages near Athens are being evacuated. Authorities have ordered the evacuation of hospitals, a monastery, and over a dozen areas on Monday as a massive fire advanced. This blaze, which has deployed hundreds of firefighters, is the latest in a series of […]
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Mon 12 August 2024: Martial arts expert starts up class to help ethnic minorities learn how to deal with abuse after unrest rocked the country. At a London sports ground, Maya Hassan looks on with pride as about 30 women, nearly all Muslims and from ethnic minorities, join a self-defence class that she organised in […]
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Mon 12 August 2024: Cities, which traditionally began as small towns expanding their boundaries over time, are now increasingly defined by their towering structures. A groundbreaking study published in Nature Cities reveals a significant shift in urban development: cities are growing upward at a faster rate than they are spreading out. This finding has profound […]
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