RUS­SIA AC­CUS­ES UKRAINE OF SHELLING BRYAN­SK RE­GION WITH CLUS­TER MU­NI­TIONS

  A boy holds unexploded cluster bombs after jet shelling by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the al-Meyasar district of Aleppo, Feb. 21, 2013.(Photo Reuters) Tue 03 October 2023: The governor of Russia’s Bryansk region has said Ukraine fired cluster munitions at a Russian village near the Ukrainian border on Tuesday, damaging […]

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AN EXPLOSION IN OXFORDSHIRE LIGHTS UP THE SKY WITH A HUGE FIREBALL

Mon 02 October 2023: A lightning strike sparked a massive explosion at an Oxfordshire food waste recycling factory. After the explosion at the Severn Trent Green Power Plant in Cassington, north of Oxford, witnesses reported seeing a massive fireball light up the night sky. Police say they believe lightening has struck gas containers at a […]

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PUTIN ‘WRONG’ IF HE THINKS HE CAN OUTLAST WEST ON UKRAINE: WHITE HOUSE

Mon 02 October 2023: The White House on Monday rejected claims by the Kremlin that Western fatigue on aid for Ukraine would grow after a deal to avoid a US government shutdown left out funds for Kyiv. “If Putin thinks he can outlast us he’s wrong,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, adding that there was […]

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CARBON BORDER TAX LAUNCHED BY EU TO BOOST GREEN TRANSITION

Mon 02 October 2023: European Union (EU) has launched the first phase of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) aimed at imposing CO2 emissions tariffs on various imported goods, including steel, cement, and more, reported Reuters. This initiative is designed to safeguard the EU’s commitment to sustainability by preventing the influx of environmentally detrimental foreign products […]

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KATALIN KARIKO, DREW WEISSMAN WIN NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE FOR MRNA VACCINES

Mon 02 October 2023: Hungarian-born Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the US have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research that led directly to the first mRNA vaccines to fight COVID-19, made by Pfizer and Moderna, according to the awarding body. “The laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of […]

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‘HISTORIC’ MEETING OF EU FOREIGN MINISTERS IN KYIV AFTER US, SLOVAKIA WOBBLES

Mon 02 October 2023: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the foreign ministers’ first joint meeting outside EU borders sent a signal that EU support is “unwavering” and underscored the EU’s commitment to Ukraine. Some of Europe’s top diplomats gathered Monday in Kyiv in a display of support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion […]

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MEXICO CHURCH COLLAPSES DURING SUNDAY MASS KILLING SEVERAL PEOPLE

Mon 02 October 2023: At least 10 people, including three children, were killed when the roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico. The collapse happened on Sunday afternoon, as around 100 people were attending a baptism, at Santa Cruz church in Ciudad Madero. Sixty people were injured, and dozens were trapped underneath the rubble. […]

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