Sat 23 July 2022: A day after Russia and Ukraine signed a deal to reopen Black Sea ports, the Ukrainian military has reported that Russian missiles have struck infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa. The Operational Command South posted on Telegram on Saturday, “The enemy attacked the Odesa sea trade port with Kalibr cruise […]
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Sat 23 July 2022: When Pope Francis touches down Sunday in Canada, he will seek to apply a soothing salve to the scarred hearts of Canada’s Indigenous peoples. The pope has come to apologize for the historical wrongs the Catholic Church inflicted on the Metis, Inuit and First Nations. About 150,000 Indigenous children attended Indian Residential Schools beginning in the […]
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Sat 23 July 2022: Myanmar’s preliminary objections to a case alleging genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority have been rejected by judges at the United Nations’ highest court. The decision made on Friday makes it possible for The Gambia’s contentious case—which could take years to resolve—to proceed fully at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). […]
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Sat 23 July 2022: The White House announced on Friday as fighting continued in eastern Ukraine that the United States would give Ukraine an additional $270 million to help with its defense against Russian aggression, including $100 million for drones. According to White House spokesman John Kirby, the package, approved by US President Joe Biden, […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: On Friday, Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements with Turkey and the United Nations, ending a wartime standoff that had threatened global food security and paving the way for the export of millions of tons of urgently needed Ukrainian grain as well as Russian grain and fertilizer. Separate agreements were signed […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: The number of COVID-19 infections in the UK has risen again to over 3.7 million, the Office for National Statistics announced on Friday. The latest numbers are for the week to July 14, and show a 7% increase on the previous week. That week, however, saw a 29% jump from the week before, which suggests […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: Five EU nations are now listed twice on Russia’s list of unfriendly countries, which already included all EU members, as Russia announced on Friday that it intended to sever diplomatic ties with them. The ability of their embassies in Russia to hire local staff is a key factor in the status […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: Al-Jadidah, Syria – Seven civilians, including four children from one family, have been killed in a Russian air attack in northern Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province, according to the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, as well as family members and medical staff. Friday’s attack on the village of al-Jadidah, near […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: Protesters say some ‘brutally assaulted’ after soldiers descend on Colombo sites in early hours of Friday morning. Colombo, Sri Lanka – The military in Sri Lanka has taken control of the presidential secretariat in Colombo, after what members of the country’s months-long protest movement described as a “brutal assault”. Soldiers overnight […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: Sadio Mane has been named African Footballer of the Year after a season in which he scored the winning penalty for Senegal as they won their first Africa Cup of Nations title and repeated the feat when they qualified for the World Cup. The 30-year-old forward player won the award for the first time in 2019 while he was playing for English club Liverpool. He recently signed a three-year contract with German giant Bayern Munich. “I am really honoured and highly delighted […]
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