Sun 14 August 2022: US President Joe Biden has condemned the “vicious attack” on famed author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed with a knife on a lecture stage in New York. Biden expressed his solidarity with Rushdie and “all those who stand for freedom of expression,” hailing the Indian-born author as advocating “for essential, universal […]
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Sat 13 August 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) has given new names to monkeypox virus strains that are currently in circulation. This is to prevent causing any cultural or societal offense, according to a statement issued by the WHO on Friday. The WHO organized a group of worldwide experts to decide on the new […]
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Sat 13 August 2022: Police said on Saturday that a 24-year-old New Jersey man who stabbed Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie at a literary event in New York state is facing attempted murder and assault charges. The New York State Police Jamestown, which is investigating the attack on prior to a speaking event at the Chautauqua […]
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Sat 13 August 2022: Russia is readying itself for a prolonged war in Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US-based think tank. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that the Kremlin initiated the “industrial mobilisation” of the defence enterprises in early August, banning some employees and the entire […]
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Sat 13 August 2022: An increasing number of Russians are choosing to “buy” Turkish citizenship as a result of the Kremlin’s conflict with Ukraine and Western sanctions on Russia. Despite warnings from the US, Russians can circumvent US and EU sanctions by investing US$ 400,000 in Turkey to acquire a new citizenship and related passport. […]
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Sat 13 August 2022: The US space agency NASA, has invited university students to create a pathway for producing metal on the Moon, from mining metal from lunar materials to creating tools and structures. According to a statement from NASA, the capacity to mine metal and develop necessary infrastructure on the Moon promotes the […]
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Sat 13 August 2022: In response to a severe heatwave and the worst drought in the history of the country, bottled water is flying off the shelves in major shops across the UK. The Daily Mail reports that an Aldi store in London posted signs restricting customers to three to five water bottles each. Later, […]
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Sat 13 August 2022: Salman Rushdie a controversial author was attacked and stabbed at least twice on stage Friday before a lecture he was scheduled to give at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York, State Police said. Rushdie was on a ventilator Friday evening and could not speak, his agent, Andrew Wylie, told the New […]
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Fri 12 August 2022: After a prolonged stretch of hot and dry weather, the British government announced on Friday that portions of southern, central, and eastern England had officially moved into drought status, Reuters reported. With just 35% of the monthly average rainfall, July in England was the driest since 1935, and now parts of […]
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Fri 12 August 2022: Former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev has issued a veiled threat to Ukraine’s Western allies, who have accused Moscow of creating the risk of a nuclear catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, saying “accidents can happen at European nuclear plants too”. Ukraine has accused Russia of firing at Ukrainian towns from the […]
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