Fri 21 October 2022: A $100 million (£89 million) libel lawsuit has been filed by the teenage player at the center of a chess cheating scandal against the world champion and the website Chess.com. Hans Niemann, 19, was accused of widespread cheating after a Chess.com investigation determined it was “likely” that he had violated the […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: As its military offensive in Ukraine strains public finances, Russia raided its main sovereign wealth fund on Thursday, taking $16.2 billion out to cover its budget deficit. The finance ministry said the government had approved taking the funds from the National Wealth Fund “to finance budgetary expenses” and “ensure the budget’s […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: Prime Minister Liz Truss of the UK, who had been under fire for several weeks, finally made the decision to resign. On Thursday, Truss claimed that following a meeting with Graham Brady, the chairman of the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee, she had sent her letter of resignation to King Charles. She […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that he had agreed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to form a natural gas hub in Turkiye, Reuters reports. Speaking to members of his AK Party in parliament, Erdogan said Putin had said Europe can obtain its gas supply from the hub in Turkey. This comes […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: French President, Emmanuel Macron, has toured the Grand Mosque of Paris yesterday to mark 100 years of its founding. Macron was greeted by the Mosque’s rector, Chems-Eddine Hafiz, before inspecting an exhibition about the mosque’s history. Hafiz was awarded with the insignia of the Legion of Honour by Macron, France’s highest […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: The shirt Diego Maradona wore in the match has been returned to his native country 36 years after he helped Argentina defeat Germany to win the World Cup in Mexico City, Reuters reported. German player Lothar Matthaeus, who traded shirts with Maradona, gave the jersey to the Argentine embassy in Madrid […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: The US space agency claims that new stars are forming within the dense clouds of gas and dust at the Pillars of Creation, which NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured. “The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations, but are far more permeable. These columns are made up of cool […]
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Wed 19 October 2022: With the official launch of Starlink Aviation next year, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has announced that its satellite internet service Starlink will soon be accessible on some airplanes. The company reportedly stated that the service would provide internet speeds of up to 350mbps to every aircraft fitted with its Aero Terminal, which […]
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Wed 19 October 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin is in a “incredibly difficult position” in Ukraine, according to US Vice President Joe Biden, and has run out of options beyond trying to “brutalize” civilians into surrender. “I think that Vladimir Putin finds himself in an incredibly difficult position,” Biden told reporters at the White House. […]
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Wed 19 October 2022: Britain’s Suella Braverman has left her job as interior minister, the Guardian reported on Wednesday, adding to the turmoil surrounding Prime Minister Liz Truss’s six-week premiership. The Sun’s political editor said Braverman had been fired. If confirmed Braverman’s departure would mark the second of Truss’s most senior ministers to be replaced in less […]
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