Thu 16 June 2022: Revlon Inc, a cosmetics company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling in recent years to compete with online-focused startup competitors, Reuters reports. On Wednesday the nail polish and lipstick maker owned by billionaire Ron Perelman listed assets and liabilities between $1bn and $10bn, according to a filing with […]
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Thu 16 June 2022: Police in Australia have charged an 18-year-old male after seizing a fully functional handgun he reportedly built at home with a 3D printer. Drug and Firearm Squad investigators discovered the improvised weapon inside a residence in Bayswater, in Perth’s northeast, on June 3. “This firearm although it resembles a toy has […]
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Thu 16 June 2022: On Wednesday, Microsoft ended supporting the Internet Explorer web browser, signaling the end of an era for a 26-year-old brand. Tech giant Microsoft will no longer support Internet Explorer (IE) in Windows 10, as earlier announced. According to Engadget, users will still receive IE 11 support if they are using Windows Server […]
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Thu 16 June 2022: The German government has paved the way to deploy troops with the European Union’s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia for the first time in a decade as concerns mount about instability from the Ukraine war spilling over to the Western Balkans. Government spokesperson Steffen Seibert told journalists at a news conference in […]
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Wed 15 June 2022: After reaffirming Washington’s support for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion in a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, US Vice President Joe Biden announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine. The package of $1 billion-worth of arms includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defense systems and ammunition for […]
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Wed 15 June 2022: The UN and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said they expect the number of abused older adults who are 60 and older may reach 320 million by 2050, Anadolu News Agency reports. The UN General Assembly proclaimed 15 June as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day” through its 66/127 resolution. The world body said […]
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Wed 15 June 2022: British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, defended the government’s Rwanda deportation policy in a statement to Parliament on Wednesday, after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) blocked the first planned flight late Tuesday night, Anadolu News Agency reports. Patel doubled down on the government’s rationale behind the controversial scheme that would see cross-Channel […]
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Hollywood stars and UK actresses Emma Thompson Stephen Lovekin (L) and Dame Judi Dench (R). Wed 15 June 2022: Over 1,000 celebrities have called on the UK foreign secretary to make a high-level intervention to secure the release of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abdelfattah on the 73rd day of his hunger strike. “We call on you to […]
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Wed 15 June 2022: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president, said earlier on Wednesday that Ukraine might not exist in two years. “I saw a report that Ukraine wants to receive LNG (liquified natural gas) under a lend-lease agreement from its overseas masters with payment for delivery in two years,” Medvedev, who is now deputy head of the […]
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Wed 15 June 2022: Beginning June 20, domestic and international outbound air travelers will no longer need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to the Canadian government. Quarantine will still apply to overseas visitors and Canadians returning from abroad when they re-enter the country. “Today’s announcement is possible because Canadians have stepped up to […]
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