Mon 07 August 2023: The Russian rouble slid to a more than 16-month low past 96 to the dollar early on Monday, hurt by strong local demand for foreign currency and typically lower support from exporters at the start of the month. The rouble was extending losses after dropping more than 4% against the dollar […]
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Mon 07 August 2023: Shoppers already hit by “shrinkflation” are now having to pay higher prices for more of the same products, an investigation by The Telegraph found. Brands and supermarkets are both responsible for the “super-shrinkflation”, as food price rises hit 19.2 percent in March compared with a year before despite portion sizes also being […]
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Guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) and carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). FILE PHOTO Mon 07 August 2023: The United States deployed four navy warships after Russian and Chinese naval forces conducted joint patrols near the Alaskan coast, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). At least 11 Russian and Chinese ships went close to […]
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Mon 07 August 2023: India’s parliament has reinstated opposition Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi as a member after the Supreme Court revoked his conviction for defamation. Gandhi will return to the Lok Sabha, this time representing his Wayanad constituency, at a time when the house has been repeatedly disrupted by the Opposition group INDIA’s demand […]
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Mon 07 August 2023: The world has been dominated by generative AI in recent years. Cybercriminals have discovered a way to use this technique to clone voices, deceive individuals and organizations into providing passwords or significant quantities of money, reports Business Tech. AI has developed into a potent instrument in the company toolkit as an intelligent […]
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Sun 06 August 2023: Former US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if he is re-elected, he will launch an investigation into wrongdoings of current US President Joe Biden and his family. “From the first day in office I will appoint a special prosecutor to study each and every one of the many claims […]
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Sun 06 August 2023: The British government on Saturday announced a new partnership with social media companies to tackle people smuggling content online, including criminals sharing information about illegal Channel crossings. Figures show over 90 percent of online content linked to people smuggling is taken down when social media companies are notified, the government said […]
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Sun 06 August 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. Early on Sunday, Ukraine reported that overnight […]
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Sun 06 August 2023: In a social media post, Elon Musk stated that the proposed cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be broadcast live on social media network X, formerly known as Twitter, Reuters reported. Since June, the owners of social media have been egging each other into a mixed martial arts cage […]
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Sat 05 August 2023: A resistance group of Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group native to the Russian-occupied peninsula, is now a prominent player in the Ukraine war. The Atesh (fire) movement has pledged to wage an unending war on the Russian invaders of Ukraine. Founded in September 2022, Atesh seeks to disrupt logistics, sabotage key targets, and […]
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