OIL, GAS NEEDED RIGHT NOW, OFFERS SOLUTION FOR WINTER, ELON MUSK

M0n 29 August 2022: Tesla’s owner Elon Musk said on Monday that oil and natural gas are still needed in the short term. “Realistically I think we need to use oil and gas in the short-term, because otherwise civilisation will crumble,” Musk told reporters at a conference in Norway. Musk also voiced concerns about the birth rates, and “that people should […]

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IRAQ: CURFEW IMPOSED IN BAGHDAD AFTER AL-SADR SUPPORTERS STORM REPUBLICAN PALACE

M0n 29 August 2022: The Republican Palace, a ceremonial structure inside Baghdad’s protected Green Zone of government buildings, was stormed by dozens of Muqtada al-Sadr supporters on Monday, according to a security source. A source claimed that shortly after al-Sadr announced his political retirement, angry protestors “entered the Republican Palace,” with thousands of additional al-Sadr […]

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IRAQI SHIA LEADER AL-SADR STEPS DOWN FROM IRAQI POLITICS AFTER MONTHS OF TENSION

M0n 29 August 2022: In a move that could exacerbate tensions in the country, Muqtada al-Sadr, the head of the Shia religious movement in Iraq, has declared his withdrawal from politics and the closure of his political offices. “I hereby announce my final withdrawal,” al-Sadr said on Monday. The statement, published on Twitter, comes amid […]

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PAKISTAN’S FLOOD VICTIMS SHARE HORRIFIC TALES AMID FEARS OF FOOD INSECURITY

M0n 29 August 2022: It took only four hours to completely inundate the small village of farmer Altaf Hussain near historic Ranipur town of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, where swirling floodwaters washed away dozens of houses, animals, and crops last week. Like hundreds of thousands of other displaced Pakistanis, Hussain from village Dur Mohammad Langrija […]

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R236 MILLION WORTH OF CRYSTAL METH SEIZED BY SARS AT OR TAMBO AIRPORT

Customs officials seized crystal meth weighing 785kg with a street value of R236-million at the OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: Supplied/Sars M0n 29 August 2022:  Customs officers at the weekend pounced on a 785 kg crystal meth consignment valued at R236 million at the OR Tambo International Airport, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS). […]

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TOKYO TO PUSH FOR AFRICAN SEAT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL

Sun 28 August 2022: Japan will use its Security Council position to lobby for an African seat at the United Nations. “Japan reiterates its determination to redress the historical injustice against Africa of not being represented through a permanent membership on the Security Council,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Tokyo International Conference on African […]

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2100 WILL BRING “EXTREME HEAT” TO MOST PARTS OF THE WORLD: STUDY

Sun 28 August 2022: Most parts of the world will be in the grip of “extreme heat” by 2100, according to a latest research paper. Estimates show the tropics and subtropics, including the Indian subcontinent, large parts of Arabian Peninsula and sub-Saharan Africa, will experience dangerously hot temperatures most days of the year by the end of this century, said […]

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US COLONEL BLOCKED BUSLOADS OF AMERICANS, ALLIES DURING THE EVACUATION OF KABUL: DOCUMENTARY

Sun 28 August 2022: It has been a year since US troops abandoned their posts in Afghanistan, handing the country over to the Taliban. US forces, its allies, and countless other dependents were left battling Taliban during the complex withdrawal. A documentary has now revealed that a US Army colonel prevented the evacuation of several […]

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COLOMBIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH RELEASES LIST OF 26 ALLEGED PEDOPHILE PRIESTS

Sun 28 August 2022: On Saturday, August 28, local media in Colombia reported that the Church had disclosed the names of 26 priests who were under investigation for alleged child sex abuse. In response to a court decision in favor of Juan Pablo Barrientos, the Archdiocese of Medellin made public the list of those accused […]

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