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Russia suspends electricity supply to Finland
Anadolu Agency 14 May 2022
Inter RAO, Russia's largest electricity company, has suspended electricity supply to Finland, according to news reports on Saturday. Inter RAO's Finnish subsidiary, RAO Nordic Oy, said in a statement on Friday that it is "forced to suspend the electricity import" starting from May 14 ... local time on Saturday ... .
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Biden’s new press secretary claimed elections were ‘stolen’
Russia Today 14 May 2022
Twitter posts surface in which White House spokeswoman pushed to overturn Trump’s win, said her preferred candidates were robbed ... But when confronted about Jean-Pierre’s tweets, Psaki gave her successor a pass. Jean-Pierre “has affirmed that Donald Trump won in 2016,” Psaki told Mediaite on Friday ... But he won.” ... .
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Ukraine has won the battle of Kharkiv, analysts say, as Kyiv warns of ‘long phase of war'
The Guardian 14 May 2022
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Serbia claims 4 countries withdraw recognition of Kosovo
Anadolu Agency 14 May 2022
Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic said on Friday that four countries have withdrawn the recognition of Kosovo's independence. ... He said that the Government of Serbia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would "continue to fight fiercely" and work on withdrawing the recognition of Kosovo ... Kosovo also aims to achieve full EU membership ... .
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East Africa drought: 'The suffering here has no equal'
Yahoo Daily News 14 May 2022
Jacinta Atabo Lomaluk has never experienced drought quite like this. In a desolate village in Turkana, Northern Kenya, villagers are praying for rain, but it just won't come ... The land is dry, dusty and barren. The remaining livestock eat the withered, grey shrubs which cover the land. The people eat whatever they can find, often not very much ... Map ... ....
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed President of UAE
The Siasat Daily 14 May 2022
Abu Dhabi. The Supreme Council of the Union on Saturday, elected Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, as President of the UAE, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) ... #WamBreaking . The Federal Supreme Council elects #MohamedbinZayed as UAE President pic.twitter.com/yHduknZC3L— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) May 14, 2022 ... .
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UNSC calls for ‘impartial’ probe into killing of Palestinian journalist
La Prensa Latina 14 May 2022
United Nations, May 13 (EFE).- The United Nations Security Council Friday called for “an immediate, thorough, transparent, and impartial investigation into (the) killing” of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while covering an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank ... Witnesses said an Israeli soldier killed her.
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India bans wheat exports as heatwave hurts crop, domestic prices soar
Dawn 14 May 2022
India banned wheat exports on Saturday, just days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year, as a scorching heatwave curtailed output and domestic prices soared to an all-time high ... Before the ban, India had aimed to ship a record 10 million tonnes this year ... “The ban is shocking,” a Mumbai-based dealer with a global trading firm said.
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Uncle and grandfather arrested in ‘exorcism’ that killed 3-year-old girl
The Los Angeles Times 14 May 2022
The uncle and grandfather of a 3-year-old San Jose girl were arrested in connection with an “exorcism” that killed her last fall. The grandfather, Rene Trigueros Hernandez, was a preacher at a small church in San Jose where the exorcism and killing allegedly took place, according to the San Jose Mercury News ... California ... Sept ... California ... Follow Us .
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Somalia set to hold overdue presidential election
Al Jazeera 14 May 2022
Somalia is set to hold its long-delayed presidential vote this weekend, ending the convoluted electoral process that raised tensions in the country when the president’s term expired last year without a successor in place ... Lawmakers, security personnel and all others officials involved in the vote are still free to move during those hours ... .
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Buffalo mass shooter cited racist 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory in 106-page manifesto: report
Raw Story 14 May 2022
The suspect in a Buffalo mass shooting reportedly live streamed the massacre on Twitch and posted a 106-page manifesto pushing a racist conspiracy theory prior to the attack ... In the document, he says he is 18 years old and a self-described white supremacist and anti-semite.". J.J ... There are several 4chan markers," she explained ... It is inevitable..." ... .
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Eurovision winner will be crowned in Turin tonight
RTE 14 May 2022
Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra are the favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest tonight, but the nation faces tough competition from Sweden, Italy and, most surprisingly, the UK. The contest is known for its colourful and brash performances and tonight's grand final in Turin is expected to be no different ... Kalush Orchestra - Ukraine ... Sam Ryder - UK ... .
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Transgender medication law in Alabama blocked by judge
The Observer 15 May 2022
An Alabama law that makes it a felony to prescribe puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors has been blocked by a federal judge while affirming other aspects of the state’s “Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act” ... US justice department challenges Alabama trans children law. Read more ... TopicsUS newsTransgenderAlabamaLGBT rightsnews.
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UAE’s long-ailing leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has died
The Charlotte Observer 13 May 2022
The United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government's state-run news agency announced in a brief statement. He was 73. The UAE’s Ministry ... .
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UAE federal council elects Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed as president
The Arab Weekly 14 May 2022
ABU DHABI –. The UAE’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected as president on Saturday, official media said, a day after the death of former leader Sheikh Khalifa. Sheikh Mohamed was elected by the Federal Supreme Council, WAM news agency said, becoming the ruler of the oil-rich country founded by his father in 1971 ... (Reuters) ... .