PUTIN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO BRING FAMINE TO MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Sun 22 May 2022: According to a former German ambassador to Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin is intentionally trying to cause famine in the Middle East and Africa. According to Rüdiger von Fritsch of the Tagesspiegel newspaper, the Kremlin’s purpose is to destabilize Europe through a massive immigrant influx. “Putin’s idea is that after the […]

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TURKEY EXPECTS CONCRETE SWEDISH STEPS ON ‘TERRORISM’: ERDOGAN

Sat 21 May 2022: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says he told Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson that Ankara expects concrete steps regarding its concerns about “terrorist organisations”, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. In a phone call, Erdogan also said an arms exports embargo imposed on Turkey after its Syria incursion in 2019 should be […]

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ALBANESE VOWS TO UNITE AUSTRALIA AFTER SCOTT MORRISON CONCEDES DEFEAT

Sat 21 May 2022: New PM Anthony Albanese pledges to unite country after Scott Morrison concedes defeat Australia’s opposition leader Anthony Albanese claimed victory Saturday in national elections. “The Australian people have voted for change. I am humbled by this victory,” he told cheering supporters in Sydney after Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat. Following […]

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963 AMERICANS, INCLUDING BIDEN AND BLINKEN, ARE BAN FROM TRAVEL TO RUSSIA

Sat 21 May 2022: Russia said on Saturday it was banning entry to 963 Americans including U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CIA chief William Burns. The travel bans have an only symbolic impact but form part of a constant downward spiral in Russia‘s relations with the United States and its allies since its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. MOSCOW […]

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SPREAD OF MONKEYPOX IN EUROPE COULD ACCELERATE, A WHO OFFICIAL WARNS

Sat 01 May 2022: As the virus spreads across Europe, a top European health expert has warned that cases of the rare monkeypox virus could increase in the coming months, The Guardian reporetd. “As we enter the summer season… with mass gatherings, festivals, and parties, I am concerned that transmission could accelerate,” said Hans Kluge, […]

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WESTERN ARMS CONSIGNMENT DESTROYED IN UKRAINE, SAYS RUSSIAN MILITARY

Sat 21 May 2022: The Russian military stated on Saturday that it used sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles to destroy a large cargo of Western armaments in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr area, west of Kyiv. The operation, according to the defence ministry, targeted “a large batch of weapons and military equipment delivered from the USA and European countries” […]

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RISHI SUNAK AND AKSHATA MURTY MAKE UP UK’S RICH LIST WITH A COMBINED FORTUNE OF £730M

Sat 01 May 2022: The riches of England’s finance minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty has been a point of controversy for some time. Murty, the daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayan Murty, owns 0.9 percent of the company and received £11.6 million in dividend income last year. As a result, Sunak became the […]

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53 CASES OF MONKEYPOX CONFIRMED IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Sat 21 May 2022: The Iberian Peninsula is home to Europe’s two largest confirmed monkeypox outbreaks, with Spain reporting 30 cases and Portugal reporting 23 as of Friday. The largest outbreak is presently in Madrid, with 30 cases confirmed by PCR and another 15 under investigation. According to Madrid’s health minister, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, contact […]

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GOOGLE WARNS CHAT USERS AGAINST PHISHING ATTACKS

Sat 01 May 2022: Google has announced that its Chat application will display warning notifications to safeguard users against hackers and phishing attacks. “In Google Chat, you’ll see banners warning against potential phishing and malware messages coming from users with personal Google Accounts,” the company said in a statement. “These warning banners, which are already […]

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VOTE IN AUSTRALIA WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF THE SCOTT MORRISON GOVERNMENT

Sat 01 May 2022: Anthony Albanese, Australia’s election frontrunner, urged people to give his center-left party a “crack” at ruling the country after a decade of conservative government. Albanese, the 57-year-old Labor Party leader, urged Australians to reject Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is failing in surveys ahead of the election. Albanese has promised to […]

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