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China military ‘drove away’ US warship in South China Sea
Al Jazeera 12 Jul 2021
China’s military said it “drove away” a United States warship that it said illegally entered Chinese waters near the disputed Paracel Islands on Monday, the anniversary of a landmark international court ruling that Beijing has no claim over the South China Sea ... Nothing PRC (the People’s Republic of China) says otherwise will deter us.” ... .
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Bizarre illness dubbed ‘scromiting’ linked to the rise of more potent cannabis in US
The Independent 12 Jul 2021photo: AP / Mohammad Hannon
UN: world hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year
San Francisco Chronicle 12 Jul 2021
ROME (AP) — The United Nations on Monday lamented what it called a “dramatic worsening" of world hunger last year, saying much of that is likely connected to the pandemic. A report issued jointly by five U.N. agencies said hunger outpaced population growth in 2020, with nearly 10% of all people estimated to be undernourished ... agencies said ... .
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Haiti arrests ‘Florida doctor’ as alleged mastermind in president’s murder, while US dispatches ‘security team’
Russia Today 12 Jul 2021
A Haitian-born doctor with decades-old ties to Florida has been detained as a suspected mastermind behind the murder of President Jovenel Moise. Meanwhile, Washington is sending an expert team to Haiti to help with the probe ... Amid the nationwide manhunt, the assailants allegedly tried to contact Sanon, leading authorities to their suspected leader.
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Tesla shareholders want Elon Musk to pay back $2.6 BILLION carmaker spent on SolarCity
Russia Today 12 Jul 2021
Elon Musk is expected in court on Monday to testify about Tesla’s 2016 acquisition of another company he co-founded with his family, solar panel producer SolarCity. Tesla’s shareholders have filed a legal complaint, accusing Musk of profiting from a deal under which the electric carmaker paid $2.6 billion for the struggling firm ... .
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Mexico president calls for end to Cuba trade embargo after protests
The Times of India 12 Jul 2021
MEXICO CITY. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that the US economic embargo of Cuba should be ended to help it's people, after the biggest anti-government protests in decades broke out on the island fueled by anger over shortages in basic goods ... Start a Conversation. .
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India: Lightning strikes kill at least 50 people
Deutsche Welle 12 Jul 2021
Lightning strikes have killed at least 50 people in the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. In one incident, 11 people were killed while taking a selfie at a historical fort ... .
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Boris Johnson set to confirm England unlocking will go ahead
The Siasat Daily 12 Jul 2021
London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to confirm Monday that all remaining lockdown restrictions in England will be lifted in a week’s time while urging people to remain cautious amid a huge resurgence of the coronavirus ... However, given the sharp rise in new cases, he is also likely to downplay talk of Freedom Day ... .
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WHO Chief Scientist Says Mixing Different COVID-19 Vaccines 'Dangerous Trend'
Urdu Point 12 Jul 2021
Mixing diffirent COVID-19 vaccines is a "dangerous trend" and could lead to chaos, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said Monday ... "There are people who are thinking about mixing and matching ... ....
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Police investigate racist abuse of three England soccer players after Euro Cup loss
The Los Angeles Times 12 Jul 2021
LONDON —. British police opened investigations Monday into the racist abuse of three Black soccer players who missed penalty kicks in England’s shootout loss to Italy in the European Championship final ... British fans had hoped for a Euro Cup title to erase their country’s half-century wait for a major championship. The English Football Assn ... L.A.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces new charges in Mandalay court: lawyer
The Star 12 Jul 2021
(Reuters) - Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing four additional charges, filed in a court in Mandalay, the country's second biggest city, a member of her legal team said on Monday. Read full story ... .
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Taliban Intensifies Attacks on Ghazni City, Kandahar City
Tolo News 12 Jul 2021
The Taliban has intensified attacks on Ghazni city and Kandahar city, both provincial capitals, in the last 10 days, raising concerns among some MPs and residents who warn that the provincial centers will fall to the Taliban if the government does not focus efforts to push back the attacks ... The Taliban has rejected these figures ... .
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Thousands march in Cuba in rare mass protests amid economic crisis
The Observer 12 Jul 2021
Thousands of Cubans have marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere to protest against food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory ... Police initially trailed behind as protesters chanted “freedom”, “enough” and “unite” ... “We are fed up with the queues, the shortages ... .
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Beijing Vows Retaliation After Washington Blacklists Chinese Companies for Their Alleged Roles in Xinjiang
Time Magazine 12 Jul 2021
BEIJING — China on Sunday said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the U.S. blacklisting of Chinese companies over their alleged role in abuses of Uyghur people and other Muslim ethnic minorities. The Commerce Ministry said the U.S ... [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]. The U.S ... The U.S ... .
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UN rights chief urges reparations for systemic racism
Urdu Point 12 Jul 2021
Geneva, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Jul, 2021 ) .The UN rights chief called on Monday for countries to do more to dismantle systemic racism against black people, urging acknowledgment and reparations for past wrongs ... And more recently, US schools have become embroiled in a row over so-called critical race theory ... ....
