Fri 01 July 2022: Investigators in a Russian-backed separatist-held zone in east Ukraine have charged British citizens Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill with “mercenary activities,” according to the Russian TASS news agency. According to TASS, a source in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) power structures stated that criminal cases had been opened and charges […]
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Fri 01 July 2022: WikiLeaks co-founder, Julian Assange, has appealed the UK Home Office’s decision to extradite him to the US on espionage charges, Anadolu News Agency reports. Assange’s move will trigger a new battle between his legal team and the Home Office, which may take months before a final decision is reached. Gareth Pierce, from Assange’s […]
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Fri 01 July 2022: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would approve possibly reinstating the death penalty if parliament were to send a bill on the matter to him, broadcaster NTV cited him as saying today, according to Reuters. Erdogan’s justice minister said at the weekend Turkiye would consider turning back the 2004 abolishment of capital punishment after the […]
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Fri 01 July 2022: Turkiye has blocked access to Deutsche Welle’s websites after demanding it apply for a license, DW reports. According to the report, the Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) has blocked the websites of German public broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, over licensing issues. The German public broadcaster says it plans to take legal action […]
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Fri 01 July 2022: Uber reported 141 instances of sexual assaults including rapes in the United States. The safety report released on Thursday (June 30) by the ride hailing app service covers the data for 2019 and 2020. This is the second report the firm has released about the safety occurrences. According to the new, […]
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Fri 01 July 2022: Over a quarter of US citizens believe it may “soon be necessary to take up arms” against their government, according to a recent study by the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics (IOP). There is severe polarization in US politics, according to the survey, which was conducted among 1,000 US citizens […]
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Fri 01 July 2022: South Africa has joined the African Union and the United Nations in calling for an immediate independent investigation into the deaths of at least 23 migrants who attempted to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish city of Melilla. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) […]
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Fri 01 July 2022: Leading automaker BMW Group has said that its upcoming vehicles would use the Google Android Automotive operating system (OS). From March 2023, the BMW Group will be expanding its BMW Operating System 8 and integrating Android Automotive OS (AAOS) into certain model series for the first time as a second technological […]
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Fri 01 July 2022: The US ambassador at large for international religious freedom Rashad Hussain has voiced concern over the treatment of a number of religious communities in India and said Washington was dealing directly with Indian officials to address the “challenges.” Addressing the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit here on Thursday, Hussain said his […]
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Thu 30 June 2022: Facebook, which is owned by Meta, has revealed that it is starting to test new ways to easily access your favorite Facebook Groups and simplify how they are set up. The company announced that it is also launching channels, which are specialized areas for people to interact in more casual, informal […]
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