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Scale of secretive cyber surveillance ‘an international human rights crisis’ in which NSO Group is complicit
Amnesty 24 Jul 2021
The vast scale of violations perpetrated through secretive cyber surveillance has exposed a global human rights crisis, Amnesty International warned today, in a new briefing published following the revelations of the Pegasus Project investigation. The briefing, Uncovering the Iceberg ... “NSO Group is just one company ... State and corporate responsibility.
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Miami tower collapse: No sign of final victim as search ends
RNZ 24 Jul 2021
Firefighters say their search for bodies in the rubble of the collapsed Florida apartment block has finally ended, but one victim remains unaccounted for. At least 97 people were killed when the 12-storey Champlain Towers South fell in the early hours of 24 June. But the remains of 54-year-old Estelle Hedaya are yet to be identified ... " ... .
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Novak Djokovic urges schedule change as players struggle with Tokyo conditions
AOL 24 Jul 2021photo: AP / Nelson Antoine
Brazilians fear Bolsonaro is preparing for military coup
Irish Independent 24 Jul 2021
In a television interview two decades ago, the fringe congressman didn’t hesitate to say it. If he were president, he would shut down the Brazilian congress and stage a military takeover. “There’s not even the littlest doubt,” Jair Bolsonaro said. “I’d stage a coup the same day [I became president], the same day. Congress doesn’t work ... .
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Thousands protest lockdown in Sydney, several arrested
Star Telegram 24 Jul 2021
Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday to protest lockdown restrictions amid another surge in cases, and police made several arrests after ... .
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US Calls on Taliban to Engage in ‘Serious Negotiations’
Tolo News 24 Jul 2021
The United States has called on the Taliban “to engage in serious negotiations” after the group’s insistence that they will not agree on ceasefire and peace unless there is an agreement on a new government in Afghanistan ... Porter also underscored that the violence must end against the Afghans who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war ... .
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China imposes sanctions on US citizens, rights groups under new law
France24 24 Jul 2021photo: AP / Matias Delacroix
Gunfire and violent protests mar funeral of slain Haitian president
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 24 Jul 2021photo: Creative Commons / wolfgang.mller54 from Niedersachsen /Germany https://www.flickr.com/people/138562929@N04
Stonehenge could lose world heritage status following Liverpool
The Independent 24 Jul 2021
Stonehenge could be the next historical UK site to lose its UNESCO World Heritage status ... Planning Inspectorate officials warned the development could cause “permanent, irreversible harm” to the site..
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Rapper Lil Uzi Vert becoming ‘first human to own a planet’ months after inserting $24m diamond into his actual forehead
Metro UK 22 Jul 2021
Yes, you read that right ... Still working on it.’ ... Apparently @LILUZIVERT owns this planet – just a heads up https.//t.co/rcyQ2ts7Hj— Grimes (@Grimezsz) July 22, 2021 ... Documentation almost complete for @LILUZIVERT to legally claim wasp-127b – this is huge! First human to legally own a planet https.//t.co/GBizLOC1yq— Grimes (@Grimezsz) July 22, 2021 ... .
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China moves residents out of flooded areas, drains tunnels
Yahoo Daily News 24 Jul 2021
BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers used bulldozers and rubber boats to move residents out of flooded neighborhoods in central China on Saturday after torrential rains killed at least 56 people ... Densely populated Henan province was under mostly clear skies after rains that started Tuesday ... TRENDING ... Horoscope Today, July 24, 2021 ... Horoscope Today, July 23, 2021 ... .
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Venezuela accuses US of airspace violation, vows to ‘respond forcefully’
Press TV 24 Jul 2021
Venezuela has accused the US military of violating its airspace along the South American country's border with Colombia, pledging to “respond forcefully” to any maneuver it deems an act of aggression ... The statement said the US "type C-17 heavy military transport" crossed into Venezuela's airspace for "a period of three minutes... www.presstv.ir ... .
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At least 112 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides
Metro USA 23 Jul 2021
MUMBAI (Reuters) -At least 112 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said on Friday, after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooded low-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages ... “Dams and rivers are overflowing ... (Reporting by Rajendra JadhavEditing by Joe Bavier and Giles Elgood). FILE PHOTO.
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Wake up, America: The world just isn’t that into you
Asiatimes 24 Jul 2021
NEW YORK – Republicans, including many old friends, are outraged that the Biden administration gave up on sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that will pump Russian gas to Germany ... Daniel Kochis of the Heritage Foundation titled his piece today, “The US will regret this shameful appeasement of Russia.”. Calm down, everyone ... Photo ... Image.
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What Russia, China, Iran Want in Afghanistan When U.S. Troops Leave
Newsweek 23 Jul 2021
Russia, China and Iran seek to ensure stability in Afghanistan while securing their own interests, as friendly ties with Kabul are tested by a desire to engage with the powerful Taliban movement that has retaken much of the country ....
