Sun 16 July 2023: Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. President Vladimir Putin says Russia has a […]
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Sun 16 July 2023: More than half of New Yorkers are concerned they could be a victim of crime, a Siena College poll found – indicating public safety continues to be a top concern. A combined 61% of voters are either very (21%) concerned or somewhat (40%) concerned they would be a victim of crime, […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak continues to trail Keir Starmer in the polls, as his personal favourability rating slides further into negative territory. The prime minister’s net favourability rating has fallen to minus 21, with 47 percent of people saying they had an unfavourable view of him, The Independent reported. The […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Twitter on Friday unveiled a brand-new scheme for creators to share ad revenue, and it has already begun making significant payments. “We’re expanding our creator monetisation offering to include ads revenue sharing for creators. This means that creators can get a share in ad revenue starting in the replies to their […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: For the first time in 63 years, Hollywood actors joined screenwriters on picket lines on Friday in what has become Tinseltown’s biggest labour fight in decades. Actors and writers had been negotiating with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for higher streaming-era pay and curbs on the use of artificial intelligence. Ted Lasso star Jason […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Europe is currently experiencing a severe and devastating heat wave that might bring about record-breaking temperatures and raise severe concerns about the effects on people’s health, especially as the region prepares to receive a large inflow of tourists. Italy on Friday put over 15 cities on red alert due to expected […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Two children are drown on average per day while trying to cross Central Mediterranean due to the “absence of safe and legal routes,” the UN Children’s Agency, UNICEF, said on Friday. The number of children that have lost their lives while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe has doubled […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Russian lawmakers on Friday passed a bill prohibiting gender change. The members of Russia’s lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, unanimously voted in favor of approving the bill at a plenary session in Moscow. The bill now goes for approval to the upper chamber of the parliament, the Federation Council, […]
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Fri 14 July 2023: Turkiye and Qatar will launch a joint investment for semiconductor production, the Turkish Industry and Technology Minister said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. “Qatar decided to move its investment for producing 65-nanometer chips to Turkiye. It is projected to be worth over $60 million,” Mehmet Fatih Kacir said at a news conference in […]
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Fri 14 July 2023: Days after their failed mutiny, Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly gave the Wagner mercenaries the chance to continue fighting for the army in a meeting, but the group’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin refused his offer. Interviewed by the Russian daily Kommersant on Thursday, Putin said his offer was one of several he […]
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