Thu 22 February 2024: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny may have been killed with a single punch to the heart, a “hallmark of the KGB,” according to a human rights activist claiming to have insider intel. The Kremlin’s fiercest critic was found with bruising on his head and chest consistent with the “one-punch” technique, Vladimir […]
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Wed 21 February 2024: On June 5, banknotes featuring the king’s portrait will be released for the first time, the Bank of England has said. There will be no modifications made to the current designs of the £5, £10, £20, and £50 banknotes; instead, the portrait of Charles will remain present. The late Queen Elizabeth […]
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The two green anaconda species live much of their lives in water. Shutterstock Wed 21 February 2024: The green anaconda has long been considered one of the Amazon’s most formidable and mysterious animals. Our new research upends scientific understanding of this magnificent creature, revealing it is actually two genetically different species. The surprising finding opens a new chapter in […]
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Wed 21 February 2024: In March and August 2018, up to a year before he attacked two Christchurch mosques, Brenton Tarrant posted publicly online that he planned to do so. Until now, these statements have not been identified. In fact, for four years before his attack, Tarrant had been posting anonymously but publicly on the […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu denied the allegations made by the US Wed 21 February 2024: Declaring that Moscow does not want to use nuclear weapons in space, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserts that his nation has merely developed space capabilities that are comparable to those of the […]
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Tue 20 February 2024: Sultan Kosen from Türkiye, the world’s tallest man, met Jyoti Amge from India, who is currently the world’s shortest woman, in Irvine, California on Monday. WATCH | World's tallest man, shortest woman meet in US#SultanKosen #JyotiAmge pic.twitter.com/sKEDVaSAor — INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) February 20, 2024 Kosen stands at a height of 2.51 […]
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Tue 20 February 2024: The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Chinese social media platform TikTok after preliminary investigation on breaching the bloc’s digital services act. According to a commission statement, TikTok may have breach the act “in areas linked to the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, as well as […]
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Tue 20 February 2024: Amid growing relations between Moscow and Pyongyang, Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted a car to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, state media reported on Tuesday. The Russian-made car is for “personal use” of Kim, the Pyongyang-based KCNA reported. It said the gift was delivered by the Russian side to North Korean […]
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Tue 20 February 2024: London’s High Court has scheduled two days of hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may appeal a United States request for extradition to stand trial on espionage charges. Those charges carry maximum penalties of 175 years, but the real danger, says Assange’s wife Stella, is […]
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Mon 19 February 2024: One of the world’s most popular tourist attractions, Eiffel Tower, was closed Monday (February 19) due to a strike, unions told AFP. The strike, which was called to protest over the way the monument is managed financially, could be extended, they said. The tower’s operator, SETE, said on its website that […]
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