Sun 03 September 2023: Some 280,000 people have signed up so far this year for professional service with Russia’s military, the deputy chair of the Russian Security Council, former President Dmitry Medvedev, said on Sunday. Visiting Russia’s Far East, Medvedev said he was meeting local officials to work on efforts to beef up the armed […]
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Sat 02 September 2023: Following deadly skirmishes between Kurdish and Arab citizens, Prime Minister Muhammed Shia al-Sudani imposed a curfew in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. In a written statement, he said al-Sudani ordered his security forces to launch an operation against rioters in the city and arrest them if they threaten the security. […]
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Sat 02 September 2023: Russia risks splitting its troops as it seeks to prevent a Ukrainian breakthrough in Ukraine’s south, the UK Ministry of Defence says. In its latest intelligence update, the ministry said Ukrainian forces continued to take offensive action on the Orikhiv axis in southern Ukraine, with units reaching the first Russian main defensive line. “Russian forces, […]
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Sat 02 September 2023: Elon Musk’s X formerly know as Twitter, is asking users for permission to start collecting their biometric information and employment history. The social networking platform revised its privacy policy to include carveouts for “biometric information” and “employment history”. “Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for […]
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Sat 02 September 2023: At least 413 children died from the deadly measles disease in war-torn Yemen in seven months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. “As of 31 July this year, the number of suspected cases of measles and rubella in Yemen has reached almost 34,300 cases and 413 deaths, compared […]
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Sat 02 September 2023: Aditya L1, India’s first space-based observatory to study the Sun, was launched successfully at 11:50 am on Saturday, September 2. The mission to study the Sun’s outermost layers represents another milestone for the Indian space programme after the Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully soft landed on the lunar surface on August 23. Aditya L1, India’s […]
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Sat 02 September 2023: UK health officials reported a surge in cases of the highly mutable ‘Pirola’ COVID-19 variant. According to Public Health Scotland (PHS), PCR testing on a sample taken on August 16 led to the initial discovery of the BA.2.86 variant. According to British media, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will soon […]
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Fri 01 September 2023: Two cargo vessels have left a port near Odessa, Ukraine’s deputy Prime Minister said on Friday – the third and fourth to transit from deep-water Ukrainian ports through the Black Sea since Russia withdrew from a safe-passage deal for grain ships, Reuters reports. Oleksandr Kubrakov said the Liberia-flagged “Anna-Theresa” and Marshall Islands-flagged “Ocean […]
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Fri 01 September 2023: The drug is illegal at the federal level despite 40 of 50 U.S states having passed laws legalizing its use in some form. Cannabis is currently listed in the same class of drugs as heroin and LSD. If the DEA changes its classification, it could mark the most significant shift in […]
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Fri 01 September 2023: Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad are continuing to push to sign Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah, but their latest huge offer has been rejected by the English Premier League club, according to media reports. The Saudi Pro League club were told by Liverpool that Salah – one of the world’s most iconic footballers – […]
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