Fri 06 January 2023: Britain is currently dealing with its worst flu season in ten years, placing a massive strain on emergency rooms and resulting in hundreds of fatalities, according to the recent figures, Comparing the week before Christmas to the height of the previous severe flu season in 2017–18, hospitalizations increased by 50%. According […]
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Fri 06 January 2023: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said the entering into service of Admiral Gorshkov, a frigate armed with hypersonic Zircon missiles, will bring anyone threatening Moscow and its allies “to their senses.” “The main gift for the New Year with the ammunition load of the Zircon missiles went yesterday to the shores of […]
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Fri 06 January 2023: Eighty-three percent of the world’s glaciers might disappear by the year in question, new research shows. The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study. […]
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Fri 06 January 2023: Hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher has said. The breach “will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing and doxxing,” Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock, wrote on LinkedIn […]
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Thu 05 January 2023: Putin has instructed Russia’s defence minister to introduce a ceasefire in Ukraine from noon local time (10:00 GMT) on Friday to midnight (22:00 GMT) on Saturday, in line with the Orthodox Christian Christmas. There was no immediate response from Ukraine, which earlier on Thursday rejected a call from the head of […]
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Thu 05 January 2023: Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday accused the West of adopting “double standards” on freedom of media. Speaking at the 7th Anatolian Media Awards ceremony in the capital Ankara, Erdoğan said: “Those accusing Türkiye of censorship remain silent about those (Twitter) doing real censorship. “We all know that those who have been criticizing democracy, […]
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Wed 04 January 2023: Al-Saqi Books represented a treasure trove of literary works for Arab expatriates in London and visitors alike. London, United Kingdom – The last days of Al-Saqi Books were some of its busiest. A closing-down sale ensured a steady stream of customers flitting in and out, most expressing confusion and disappointment at the […]
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Wed 04 January 2023: Twitter chief Elon Musk on Tuesday disclosed that US Government demanded the suspension of 250k Twitter accounts, including those belonging to journalists and Canadian officials, reported Fox News. He made the revelation while sharing the latest round of “Twitter Files,” which were made public by the journalist Matt Taibbi. “US govt […]
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Wed 04 January 2023: Any non-Canadian is no longer permitted to buy a home in Canada for two years, with a few exceptions, due to a new restriction on foreign home buyers. The United States and the rest of the world are both prohibited. Only those who are seeking refugee status, long-term international students, and […]
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Wed 04 January 2023: A former General Electric engineer has been sentenced to two years in prison in the United States for conspiring to steal trade secrets to benefit China. Xiaoqing Zheng, who worked as an engineer specialising in turbine sealing technology at GE Power in Schenectady, New York, conspired to steal trade secrets related […]
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