Mon 21 August 2023: Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, will participate in the 15th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) leaders summit on August 22–24 via video link to discuss Russia’s prioritieswhen it takes the presidency of the association in 2024, the Kremlin press service announced on Monday. “On August 22-24, Russian […]
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Mon 21 August 2023: Lucy Letby, the nurse convicted of murdering seven newborns, is suspected of harming dozens more babies at two hospitals in the north-west of England, according to police, The Guardian reported. According to a source familiar with the police inquiry, officers found roughly 30 babies who had “suspicious” incidents at the Countess […]
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Mon 21 August 2023: The expansion of the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) grouping is expected to be one of the key issues to dominate discussions as leaders of the bloc gather in South Africa this week. More than 30 Heads of State and Government from across Africa will be attending the summit. […]
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Mon 21 August 2023: Subscription users of X, formerly Twitter, will need to send a selfie and copy of ID to an Israeli verification company. X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will now require X Blue users to submit a selfie alongside a photo of a government-issued ID, according to a report […]
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Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow, disrupting air traffic at all the civilian airports. August 18, 2023. Mon 21 August 2023: Russia says it foiled attacks by two Ukrainian drones in the Moscow region, but nearly 50 plane flights in and out of the capital were disrupted. Arrivals and departures from […]
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Sun 20 August 2023: Pope Francis has called for less money to be spent on the military so that more remains for humanitarian purposes. “It’s our responsibility to help eradicate hatred & violence from human hearts,” the head of the Catholic Church wrote on Saturday on the online platform X, formerly Twitter. “Let’s encourage arms […]
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Sun 20 August 2023: Volodymyr Zelenskiy has vowed to hit back after seven people including a six-year-old girl were killed and 144 wounded in a Russian missile strike on a central square in the historic northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Saturday. The Ukrainian president said: “I am sure our soldiers will give a response to Russia for this […]
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Sun 20 August 2023: Russia’s robot lander the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country’s space agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday. Roscosmos said it lost contact with the spacecraft on Saturday after it ran into trouble while preparing for its pre-landing orbit. There had been reports of an […]
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Sun 20 August 2023: After meeting with a team of West African leaders, Niger’s coup leader advocated a three-year handover of power and warned that any attack on the country would “not be a walk in the park” for those involved. General Abdourahmane Tchiani said on national television late Saturday that the principles for the […]
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Sat 19 August 2023: Due to the wildfire’s unprecedented scale in the Canary Islands, almost 4,500 people were evacuated on Saturday from the north-east of Tenerife. The fire, which started late on Tuesday night in a steep and wooded area, has now burned more than 5,000 hectares of land and has a perimeter of 50 […]
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