Tue 16 August 2022: A group of journalists and lawyers have sued the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its former director, Mike Pompeo, over allegations that they were placed under surveillance when they met WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during his stay at Ecuador’s embassy in London. The lawsuit, filed in a New York District Court on Monday, alleges that CIA under Pompeo […]
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Tue 16 August 2022: Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, claimed that Western nations want to expand a “NATO-like system” into the Asia-Pacific region. Delivering the welcome address at the Moscow international security conference, Putin said the United States was trying to “drag out” the conflict in Ukraine, and that US House of Representatives Speaker […]
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Tue 16 August 2022: Following Google’s “blood in the streets” warning to its employees, Apple Inc. has now laid off many of its employees in an effort to limit its recruiting and spending, according to a report. According to Bloomberg, Apple sacked about 100 contract-based recruiters who were responsible for hiring new employees for the world’s […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: Jailed Alexei Navalny, a politician from the opposition in Russia, claimed on Monday that the jail administration had put him in a punishment cell for breaking a minor rule after he attempted to persuade other prisoners to organize a union. On Monday, he said on Twitter in a post organised via […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: Over 20,000 people have already crossed the English Channel in small boats this year with at least 607 people arriving on Saturday alone. Saturday was the third time the number of people crossing the busiest shipping lane in the world was over 600 since the start of this year. The figures […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: The CEO and founder of Telegram has officially made the feature available, a day after Pavel Durov said that an update had been under review by Apple for two weeks. The latest version, in accordance with Durov, is jam-packed with emoji-related functionality. One is absent, though, as the IT giant specifically […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: The first nation in the world to offer free feminine hygiene products is Scotland, Anadolu Agency reported. The Scottish Parliament approved the Period Products Act on Sunday evening, which would compel public entities to offer free period products to individuals who need them. In 2018, the Scottish Labour party’s health spokeswoman, […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: On Monday, New Zealand revealed that it would send 120 more members of its armed forces to the UK to help train Ukrainian soldiers, Anadolu Agency reported. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement that these security personnel will train the Ukrainian army as part of a global effort to […]
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Sun 14 August 2022: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a longtime Trump supporter, told The New York Post that Trump could use the FBI to retaliate against Biden if he returns to the White House. “Breaking into the home of a former president is a political act — particularly since you’re breaking precedent. […]
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Sun 14 August 2022: A quarter of people were victims of anti-social behaviour last year – yet just nine percent reported it, according to figures, The Daily Mail reported. While 24 percent of the public in England and Wales reported experiencing or witnessing ‘yob behaviour’, just 1.3 million incidents were reported to police, according to Labour […]
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