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Russia, US confrontation will impose global starvation
Independent online (SA) 20 Aug 2022
By Marina Lopes. Some two-thirds of the world could starve to death in the event of a nuclear war between Russia and the US, according to a Rutgers University led study published this week ... Food insecurity in these cases would be deadlier than the nuclear blasts, the study predicts. “The data tell us one thing ... .
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21 warplanes, 5 naval ships from China tracked around Taiwan: Report
Zeenews 20 Aug 2022
China has increased its antics in Taiwan Strait post the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-governed island. Taiwan assigns defence systems to monitor and respond to Chinese activities ... .
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Kobe Bryant's widow 'devastated' over helicopter crash photos
RTE 20 Aug 2022
Kobe Bryant's widow has told a Los Angeles court she was "devastated" when she learned first responders had snapped graphic photographs of her dead husband and daughter in the wreckage of the helicopter crash that killed them. A tearful Vanessa Bryant said she lives in fear of the pictures surfacing on the internet, and "constantly being spread." ... .
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At least 10 killed as gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital
The Associated Press 20 Aug 2022
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — At least 10 people were killed in an attack by Islamic militants who stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital late Friday, police and eyewitnesses said ... The attack started with explosions outside the hotel before gunmen entered the building.
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Mexico arrests ex-attorney general in missing students case
Federal News Radio 20 Aug 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday they have arrested the attorney general in Mexico’s previous administration, apparently on charges he mishandled investigations into the 2014 disappearances of 43 students from a radical teacher college ... READ MORE ... Insight by Monster Government Solutions. Let’s make one thing clear ... Read more ... .
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U.S. Officials, Businesses Gearing Up For Continued Beijing Campaign Against Taiwan
Forbes 19 Aug 2022
Some 46% of respondents to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan this week expect increased military activity during 2022-2023 that would affect their operations ... .
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97-Year-Old Veteran Recounts Top Secret Aerial Battle Hidden From American Public for Decades
The Epoch Times 19 Aug 2022
In an aerial “dogfight” that made U.S ... The year was 1952, in the midst of the Korean War ... ....
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Cameron Norrie delighted with ‘unbelievable’ Cincinnati win over Carlos Alcaraz
AOL 20 Aug 2022
Cameron Norrie admitted he lost focus before battling his way back from the brink of defeat to book a place in the semi-finals of the Western and Southern Open ... Norrie, who had led 4-1 in the second set having taken the first, told the ATP Tour’s official website. “That was unbelievable. Credit to Carlos ... Please click here to do so ... .
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Putin allows inspectors to visit Russia-held nuclear plant
The New Arab 20 Aug 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed for a team of independent inspectors to travel to the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant via Ukraine, the French presidency said on Friday ... "You are seeing a complete and total lack of progress by the Russians on the battlefield," the official said, speaking to reporters on grounds of anonymity.
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Islamic State militant gets life in US prison over killing of hostages
The Arab Weekly 20 Aug 2022
WASHINGTON –. A US federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as “The Beatles” to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led to the killings of American journalists and aid workers in Syria ... He was found guilty on four counts of hostage-taking and four counts of conspiracy after a two-week trial ... .
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UN fails to reach agreement to extend Taliban travel ban waiver
Al Jazeera 20 Aug 2022
A United Nations waiver allowing 13 Afghan Taliban officials to travel abroad expired on Friday, as the Security Council failed to reach an agreement on whether to extend the travel exemptions ... Under a 2011 UN Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban officials are subject to sanctions that include asset freezes and travel bans ... A rival proposal ... .
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One dead in Sweden shopping mall shooting
Manila Bulletin 20 Aug 2022photo: US Navy / Michael Doan
Pence: I did not take classified material with me when I left office
Irish Independent 20 Aug 2022
Former US vice-president Mike Pence has said he did not take any classified information with him when he left office ... “No, not to my knowledge.”Despite the inclusion of material marked “top secret” in the government’s list of items recovered from Mar-a-Lago, Mr Pence said ... “I know that’s not customary in an investigation ... .
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Iran marks CIA-orchestrated 1953 coup d'état, slams US as ‘record-holder’ in wars, coups
Press TV 19 Aug 2022
Tehran says the United States is a record-holder of interfering in the affairs of independent states, naming the US-orchestrated coup of 1953 in Iran as an instance of that “dark history.” ... “The US administration holds the record for interference, military attack, and coup against independent states and governments.” ... www.presstv.ir ... ....
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Blasts behind Russian lines had major psychological effect on Putin – officials
The Independent 19 Aug 2022
The explosions in Crimea last week put more than half of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet combat jets out of use. .