Tue 27 July 2022: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will clash on television for the second time in 24 hours as they vie for Conservative Party leadership and, with it, the job of Prime Minister. A snap poll by Opinium, based on a sample of 1,032 voters, […]
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Tue 27 July 2022: In a bid to curb an inflation spike that has eroded the country’s unstable currency, Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public, The country’s Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, which distributed 2,000 coins to commercial banks, announced the action on Monday. The central bank stated in its announcement that the […]
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Tue 26 July 2022: Saudi Arabia is embarking on an ambitious plan to build the world’s largest structure in the northwest of the kingdom, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) newspaper reported, after viewing hundreds of pages of confidential planning documents that revealed for the first time the lay-out for the plan. The structure, known as the Mirror […]
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Tue 26 July 2022: On trip to Canada, Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for church members’ role in abuses against Indigenous children. Warning: The story below contains details of residential schools that may be upsetting. Canada’s Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419. Pope Francis has […]
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Mon 25 July 2022: As the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries a “emergency of international concern,” the EU is stepping up public health plans to combat the virus. The European Commission on Monday approved the vaccine for use against the monkeypox virus in the European Union, and by extension Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. A commission spokesperson confirmed the decision after the pharmaceutical company, Bavarian Nordic, announced the vaccine’s approval. The move follows a recommendation from the European Medicines […]
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Mon 25 July 2022: Russia seems to have changed its position after its top diplomat stated that Moscow’s main objective is to overthrow the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian artillery and airstrikes continue to pound Ukrainian cities. Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, made the remark as Ukraine attempted to resume […]
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Mon 25 July 2022: A mass shooting occurred early on Monday in the Canadian province of British Columbia, killing a number of people, local media reported. The city of Langley had previously experienced multiple shootings, prompting police to issue an emergency alert and ask locals to remain vigilant and keep clear of the scene. “Multiple […]
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Mon 25 July 2022: President Joe Biden’s COVID- 9 symptoms have “almost completely resolved,” according to a new doctor’s note made public on Monday. His vital signs are still “absolutely normal,” according to Dr. Kevin O’Connor, despite the fact that he still has some nasal congestion and hoarseness. Biden has been taking Paxlovid, an antiviral […]
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Mon 25 July 2022: On Monday, the military junta in Myanmar executed four people, including prominent political activists, according to a regime spokesperson. According to a local news website, the military regime executed people over the weekend but refused to give their families access to the bodies. The website also noted that Jimmy Kyaw Min […]
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Mon 25 July 2022: According to a new mega survey by medical and public health scientists, at least 50 million Americans, or one in five adults, believe in justified political violence in certain circumstances. The study titled ‘Views of American Democracy and Society and Support for Political Violence’, has stated that alienation and mistrust from […]
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