Sat 20 August 2022: The monkeypox virus, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), can linger on blankets, couches, coffee makers, computer mouse, and light switches for days. The CDC study asserted that the monkeypox virus had been discovered on 70% of “high-contact areas” twenty days after a person exhibited symptoms, […]
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Sat 20 August 2022: A drone was shot down over the Black Sea Fleet command in Sevastopol, which was the target of a second attempted strike in less than a month. according to a local official, Sevastopol’s municipal governor, Mikhail Razvojaev, claimed on Telegram on Saturday that “The drone was shot down just above the […]
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Sat 20 August 2022: The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials Friday, pending any deal by Security Council members on a possible extension, diplomats told AFP. Under a 2011 UN Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban officials are subject to sanctions that include asset freezes and travel bans. But 13 of […]
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Sat 20 August 2022: The Australian oil and gas company Invictus Energy said on Friday that it would start exploring for gas in northern Zimbabwe in the following month. If successful, this might result in the first gas production in Zimbabwe and help the nation’s ongoing power problems. Exploration was to start some 200 kilometres […]
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Sat 20 August 2022: More than 10 people were confirmed dead after hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, was hit by gunfire and explosions. On Friday night, gunmen assaulted the Hotel Hayat in a hail of gunfire and bomb blasts. The Hotel Hayat is known to be frequented by government figures. Al-Shabaab, which has […]
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Sat 20 August 2022: On Friday, August 19, the US Department of Defense announced a USD 775 million package of ammunition and defense supplies for Ukraine. The package includes different kinds of artillery, missiles, and mine-clearing weapons. Precision-guided missiles for the Himars system are also included in the package. The system has allowed Ukraine to […]
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Fri 19 August 2022: Following the release of video this week showing her partying with friends, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday that she had undergone a drug test and swore she had never used illegal drugs. Marin, 36, also stated that her capacity to do her official tasks was unaffected on the […]
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Fri 19 August 2022: A missile attack on the town of al-Bab in northern Syria killed at least 14 civilians and injured scores more, according to an opposition war monitor and a paramedic group. The Syrian Civil Defence, often known as the White Helmets, said five children were among those killed on Friday, while 30 […]
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Fri 19 August 2022: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said there was still much more to do to ensure full global access to Ukrainian food products and Russian food and fertilisers after a UN-brokered food export deal. At a briefing in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, Guterres said developing countries needed help to buy such […]
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Fri 19 August 2022: Following a prolonged period of dry weather with little rain and record temperatures, areas of Wales were formally declared drought on Friday, days after many districts in England. North Ceredigion, Teifi, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen, Swansea, Llanelli, Neath Port Talbot, and Bridgend are among the areas affected. Water companies in the majority of […]
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