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Dozens feared dead in Nigeria church attack
Belfast Telegraph 05 Jun 2022
Gunmen opened fire on worshippers at a Catholic church in south-western Nigeria on Sunday and detonated explosives, officials said. Dozens are feared dead, including children. Local politician Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said the attackers targeted the St Francis Catholic church in Ondo state just as worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday ... Most Read ... .
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Readers reply: what is the most dangerous food in the world?
The Observer 05 Jun 2022
What is the most dangerous food in the world?. Apparently, san-nakji can be fatal. It’s a Korean dish of baby octopus tentacles, freshly prepared and sliced – but you’d have to be unfazed by being presented with wriggling, slimy tentacles to eat. [Nerve activity makes the pieces move posthumously.]. Unlike fugu, san-nakji isn’t poisonous ... Fugu ... Lettuce ... .
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American spy agencies review their misses on Ukraine, Russia
Times Free Press 05 Jun 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The question was posed in a private briefing to U.S. intelligence officials weeks before Russia launched its invasion in late February. Was Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made in the mold of Britain's Winston Churchill or Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani? ... Ultimately, U.S ... The review is taking place while U.S ... Sen.
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The Billionaire Family Behind Dr. Oz Is One Of The Wealthiest Clans In Pennsylvania
Forbes 04 Jun 2022
Dr. Oz is running for senate in Pennsylvania. His ties to the state run through his wife Lisa’s ultra-wealthy family. Here is the definitive Forbes profile of the Asplundhs ... .
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Afghanistan appeals to China to help put out raging Nuristan forest fire
South China Morning Post 05 Jun 2022photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda
'No choice': Moscow's terrifying threat if US missiles hit Russia
NewstalkZB 04 Jun 2022
Moscow will have "no choice" but to strike at "decision-making centres" - which may mean outside of Ukraine - if Kyiv uses long-range missiles received from the US against Russian territory, Dmitry Medvedev has warned ... "Everyone understands what kind of centres these are – this is the Ministry of Defence, and the General Staff, and anything else ... .
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Russia puts more strength behind 'creeping' Ukraine advance
Independent Online 05 Jun 2022
Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling apartment buildings as they fought to capture two cities that would put a contested province under Moscow's control, Ukrainian officials said ... The cities are the last major areas of Luhansk province still held by Ukraine.
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Five suspects arrested in killing of Paraguay prosecutor on honeymoon
The Jordan Times 05 Jun 2022
WASHINGTON — Police in Colombia have arrested five suspects in the execution-style killing of a Paraguayan anti-drug prosecutor during his honeymoon, authorities said on Friday. Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci was felled by two shots while he was on a beach with his new wife on the Colombian resort island of Baru on May 10 ... Image. Section ... Section Agency.
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Pope Francis fuels new speculation on future of pontificate
The Times of India 05 Jun 2022
ROME. Pope Francis added fuel to rumors about the future of his pontificate by announcing he would visit the central Italian city of L'Aquila in August for a feast initiated by Pope Celestine V, one of the few pontiffs who resigned before Pope Benedict XVI stepped down in 2013 ... 27 ... In announcing the Aug ... Notable was the timing ... a pastoral visit ... .
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Singapore taps Australia, Thailand, Brazil for chicken after Malaysia’s export ban
South China Morning Post 05 Jun 2022photo: Creative Commons / Mvs.gov.ua
Russians Have Lost Ground in Severodonetsk: Regional Governor
Moscow Times 05 Jun 2022
Russian forces have lost ground in Severodonetsk, a key city in eastern Ukraine that has been the scene of ferocious fighting as Moscow seeks to gain control of Donbas, a regional governor said Sunday ... "The city is divided in two. They are afraid to move freely around the city." ... Submit ... Read more about ... ....
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Pakistan's defence minister suggests operating markets in the day amid acute power crisis
The Times of India 05 Jun 2022
ISLAMABAD. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has suggested taking advantage of "365 days of sunshine" and operating markets in the daytime as opposed to the convention of "opening markets at 1pm and closing them at 1 a.m.", as policymakers seek solutions to conserve energy amid an acute crisis ... and close at 1 a.m ... .
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‘Napalm Girl’ and the enduring power of media myths
Asiatimes 05 Jun 2022
The “Napalm Girl” photograph of terror-stricken Vietnamese children fleeing an errant aerial attack on their village, taken 50 years ago this month, has rightly been called “a picture that doesn’t rest.”. It is one of those exceptional visual artifacts that draws attention and even controversy years after it was made ... What are media myths? ... Not so ... W.
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Time for Africa to redefine climate change agenda
Independent online (SA) 05 Jun 2022
Climate Conference of the Parties (COPs) are not an end in themselves but a meeting point to assess and define the road ahead ... It is important to see this as a development COP and not just an environmental get-together ... Africa’s own climate issues tend to be viewed through a parochial lens ... To be more precise ... ambitious, large-scale and impactful.
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Home Office accused of attempting to deport unaccompanied minors to Rwanda
Belfast Telegraph 05 Jun 2022
The Home Office has been accused of attempting to deport unaccompanied minors to Rwanda. Charities claim there is a “worrying pattern” of asylum seekers who are under the age of 18 being classed as adults by the Government ... While the boys say they are 16, the Home Office – after undertaking age assessments – claim they are 23 and 26 respectively ... PA ... .