Tue 16 August 2022: The United States military reported on Tuesday that on August 16 at 12:49 a.m. Pacific Time, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test re-entry vehicle. The military informed that the test had been postponed in order to prevent tensions with […]
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Tue 16 August 2022: Following a string of sweltering heatwaves and a record-breaking drought, flames in Europe have burnt an area roughly equal to one-fifth of Belgium. Experts estimate that this might push the entire continent towards a record-breaking year for wildfire destruction. The greatest land fire recorded since records began in 2006 occurred between […]
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Tue 16 August 2022: When French forces first arrived in Mali in 2013, they were welcomed as heroes for saving the country’s citizens from an existential jihadist threat. However, it came to a quiet end on Monday afternoon with the last few French units crossing the border into neighboring Niger without a friendly farewell from […]
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Tue 16 August 2022: Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, claimed that Western nations want to expand a “NATO-like system” into the Asia-Pacific region. Delivering the welcome address at the Moscow international security conference, Putin said the United States was trying to “drag out” the conflict in Ukraine, and that US House of Representatives Speaker […]
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Tue 16 August 2022: The Red Cross on Monday appealed to states and donors to set aside their political objections to the Taliban and resume aid flows to Afghanistan‘s state institutions to ease an “unbearable” humanitarian situation there. The hardline group Taliban marked a year in power on Monday with small scale celebrations as the country struggles with rising […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: William Ruto, the deputy president, defeated Raila Odinga, a five-time candidate, to win the closely contested presidential election in Kenya, according to the chairman of the electoral commission. The victory was a triumph for the politician who upended politics by appealing to Kenyans in need on economic grounds rather than their […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: The top executive of Pfizer, a major COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer, has tested positive for the virus but reports only very minor symptoms. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, announced on Monday that he has begun taking the Paxlovid medication and is isolating himself until he recovers. Bourla has had four […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: In response to a US Congress delegation’s visit to the island on Monday, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Wu Qian said that China’s army will put an end to outside forces’ plans to interfere in China’s domestic political affairs and will also foil separatists’ attempts to break away from Taiwan. “The People’s […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: Over 20,000 people have already crossed the English Channel in small boats this year with at least 607 people arriving on Saturday alone. Saturday was the third time the number of people crossing the busiest shipping lane in the world was over 600 since the start of this year. The figures […]
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Mon 15 August 2022: Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise is in Moscow, Russia, to attend the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security. At the invitation of Russian Minister of Defence, General Shoigu, the conference, which runs from 15 to 17 August, is being attended by Ministers of Defence from different countries as well […]
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