Thu 03 August 2023: Public approval of the UK government’s handling of the environment has reached a new low after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accused of backsliding on the climate emergency and clean air. The prime minister on Wednesday said his record on green issues had been “fantastic” but a poll by YouGov released […]
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Thu 03 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. The investigation into Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine […]
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Thu 03 August 2023: After 18 years of marriage, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, have announced their separation. The couple asked for privacy and stated that their choice was the result of “many meaningful and difficult conversations” in remarks shared on Instagram on Wednesday. Trudeau, 51 and Sophie, 48 […]
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Thu 03 August 2023: French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s X, accusing the social media platform of refusing to engage in discussions about payments for the distribution of news. AFP said on Wednesday it had filed the lawsuit in Paris to compel the platform formerly known as Twitter […]
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Kentucky mother Erica Lawson, 21, was arrested for second-degree manslaughter and first-degree criminal abuse against child under 12, among other charges. (Bell County Sheriff’s Office) Wed 02 August 2023: Erica Lawson, a 21-year-old Mount Vernon, Kentucky resident, was arrested on Sunday after the death of her 17-month-old baby, who showed evidence of physical and sexual […]
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Wed 02 August 2023: Tuesday marked the formal start of Meta, the parent company of the social media sites Facebook and Instagram, ceasing to provide news in Canada. The move was expected in response to the passing of the Online News Act, or Bill C-18, by the Canadian government in June. The bill aims to support news […]
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Wed 02 August 2023: Putin has told Turkey’s Erdogan that Moscow is ready to return to the Black Sea grain deal as soon as the West meets its obligations to Russia’s grain exports, the Kremlin said. In a phone call with Erdogan, Putin also listed its reasons for exiting the deal last month. According to […]
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Wed 02 August 2023: For the past 18 years, UNESCO, the educational, scientific, and cultural institution of the United Nations, has been publishing the Global Education Monitoring Report, offering a comprehensive assessment and recommendations on education worldwide. In this year’s report, special emphasis was placed on the “mobile phone ban” and its impact on education. […]
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Tue 01 August 2023: An armed attack at Sweden’s honorary consulate in the western province of Izmir left one Turkish employee critically injured. According to the local governor’s office, the attack was carried out by a “mentally disabled” individual in the Konak neighborhood of Izmir around 9:45 a.m. GMT on Tuesday. The attack took place […]
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Tue 01 August 2023: The Russian military said its anti-aircraft units had thwarted a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” early on Tuesday and downed drones targeting Moscow, but one drone, sent out of control by its units, struck the same high-rise tower hit earlier in the week. “On the night of August 1st, an attempted terrorist attack […]
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