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Russia welcomes India’s stand on eastern Ukraine situation
The Hindu 18 Feb 2022photo: Creative Commons / G20 Argentina
French first lady sues two women over trans claims
Raw Story 18 Feb 2022
Brigitte Macron, France's first lady, has filed a lawsuit against two women who claimed she was transsexual, sparking a wave of online rumor-mongering weeks ahead of her husband's expected re-election campaign, a legal source said Friday ... The post coincided with a surge in the hashtag #JeanMichelTrogneux on Twitter and other networks.
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Congress asks Britney Spears to testify about conservatorships
ABC7 17 Feb 2022
Britney Spears may be heading to Congress to help change the laws regarding conservatorships. The pop star, whose 13-year conservatorship was terminated in November, shared to Instagram on Wednesday an invitation she received from two lawmakers asking her to testify. "I received this letter months ago ... An invitation to share my story ... .
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Boy trapped in Afghanistan well dies after rescue
La Prensa Latina 18 Feb 2022
Kabul, Feb 18 (EFE).- A six-year-old boy who fell into a well in the southern Afghan province of Zabul three days ago died after being pulled out alive on Friday by rescue teams after a non-stop operation ... “When the rescue team brought him out, he was alive and the medical team gave him oxygen ... EFE. lk-igr/pd/sc Tags ....
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Ukrainian rebels evacuate civilians to Russia amid crisis
Madison 18 Feb 2022
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Spiking tensions in eastern Ukraine on Friday aggravated Western fears of a Russian invasion and a new war on the edge of Europe, with a humanitarian convoy hit by shelling and pro-Russian rebels ordering the evacuation of civilians from the conflict zone ... U.S ... This week's actions have fed those concerns. U.S ... Jim Polzin ... .
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TikTok star’s father kills daughter’s stalker, walks free
Russia Today 18 Feb 2022
Ex-cop shoots daughter’s obsessed fan after he turns up at their home with shotgun. An obsessive fan of TikTok star Ava Majury traveled from his home in Maryland to the teen’s Naples, Florida home with a shotgun, using the weapon to blow open the front door before it jammed ... READ MORE. Tim Cook's house now guarded by invisible wall ... .
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UN alarmed at worsening food crisis across Sahel region
Anadolu Agency 18 Feb 2022
The UN World Food Program said on Friday it is alarmed at the worsening food crisis across the Sahel region fueled by conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change, with more than 10.5 million people facing an acute food and livelihood crisis ... That is a more than 60% increase since 2019, up from 3.6 million, said Phiri ... .
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Ukraine crisis: Blinken and Lavrov agree to meeting as tensions reach ‘moment of peril’
The Guardian 18 Feb 2022
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Storm Eunice could create ‘sting jet’ similar to Great Storm of 1987
The Guardian 18 Feb 2022
The Met Office has warned that the weather phenomenon could cause “significant damage and risk to life”. ... “They’re generally about 10 to 20 kilometres wide and are generated by specific instabilities within the flight lines of storms and cause very high wind speeds ... .
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Trucker “Freedom” Protests Prove Canada Is Just as Screwed as the U.S.
Vanity Fair 18 Feb 2022
The old adage that everything’s better in Canada is at least one theory Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper has debunked ... Wading into dicey political waters isn’t new territory for Klepper, who has sparred with anti-vaxxers at a protest against mandates in New York City and nearly saved someone from the cult of Trump at a “Stop the Steal” rally.
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Cold War-era ‘Candy Bomber’ dies
Russia Today 18 Feb 2022
Colonel Gail Halvorsen made regular drops of candy and other food supplies over blockaded West Berlin ... Colonel Gail Halvorsen was trained as a fighter pilot and transport aviator in the South Atlantic during the Second World War ... Rest in peace Colonel Gail Halvorsen, Berlin's Candy Bomber ... I celebrate your 101 years of life and friendship ... .
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Nigerian sprinter Okagbare banned for 10 years for doping
The Associated Press 18 Feb 2022
LONDON (AP) — Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare received a 10-year ban for being part of an “organized doping regimen” ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Friday ... Okagbare won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2008 Olympics ... ___. More AP sports ... .
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UN to review Japan’s plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific
The Guardian 18 Feb 2022
A UN nuclear taskforce has promised to prioritise safety as it launches a review of ...
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Malawi declares polio outbreak as case confirmed in capital
China.dot.org 18 Feb 2022
LILONGWE, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Malawi has declared polio outbreak a public health emergency in the country following the confirmation of one case in the capital city, Lilongwe, 30 years after the last case was recorded ... "We will also work very closely with our neighboring countries as diseases know no borders," she said ... Enditem .
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Judge rules that Trump, 2 of his children must testify under oath in New York probe
Anadolu Agency 18 Feb 2022
Former US President Donald Trump and his two eldest children must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation of their family's business practices, a judge ruled Thursday. . Trump, his daughter Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr ... They must sit for depositions by investigators for James within the next 21 days.