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Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US and Western officials say
CNN 03 May 2022
(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare war on Ukraine as soon as May 9, a move that would enable the full mobilization of Russia's reserve forces as invasion efforts continue to falter, US and Western officials believe. May 9, known as "Victory Day" inside of Russia, commemorates the country's defeat of the Nazis in 1945 ... .
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CIA offers Russians its darknet presence
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 03 May 2022
WASHINGTON -- The CIA says Russians disaffected by the invasion of Ukraine may be trying to get in touch with U.S. intelligence -- and it wants them to go to the darknet. The agency on Monday began a new push to promote its presence on a part of the internet accessible only through specialized tools that provide more anonymity ... .
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Protests in US after leaked draft opinion to overturn Roe v Wade
Al Jazeera 03 May 2022
Pro-abortion rights supporters and anti-abortion rights activists took to the streets of the United States capital on Monday night, shortly after a leaked draft majority opinion indicated the country’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court planned to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling, which legalised abortion nationwide ... .
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West sleepwalking into Syria-like disaster in Ukraine
Asiatimes 03 May 2022
It has been said over and over again. the war crimes, or – to take the view of US President Biden – crimes against humanity or genocide committed by the Russian regime in Ukraine, resemble those perpetrated in Syria since 2015 and in Chechnya in 1999-2000 ... Western leaders have been quick to express their shock ... Photo. Aris Messinis / war.ukraine.ua.
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SpiceJet: 'The plane began bouncing up and down like a ball'
BBC News 03 May 2022
At least 17 people were injured on board a SpiceJet flight in India after the plane hit severe turbulence before landing on Sunday evening. The Boeing 737, carrying about 200 passengers and crew, was travelling from Mumbai to Durgapur. Amit Baul, who was on the flight, recounts the frightening experience ... Again, nothing unusual about that ... Top Stories.
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Does Israel Permit Freedom of Worship?
GlobalResearch 03 May 2022
A week ago I wrote a piece describing how Israel’s power over the US government is such that no American official will confirm that the Israelis have, and have had for years, a secret nuclear arsenal consisting of as many as 200 nukes ... Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself was reportedly involved in the thefts ... Francis on Mt ... *.
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Sydney man gets 12 years for murdering gay American in 1988
Wtop 03 May 2022
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison Tuesday for the 1988 murder of an American who fell off a Sydney cliff that was known as a gay meeting place. The death of mathematician Scott Johnson was initially called a suicide, but his family pressed for further investigation ... “The offender hit Dr.
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Pope Francis Says He Wants To Meet Putin In Moscow Over Ukraine War
NDTV 03 May 2022
Pope Francis said Tuesday he has requested a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war but has heard nothing back ... .
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Leaked report claims US Supreme Court may junk law that legalises abortions
The Telegraph India 03 May 2022
The US Supreme Court privately voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that has guaranteed the right to abortion for nearly a half-century, according to a leaked draft opinion from February published online Monday night by Politico ... Alito Jr., a majority of the court voted to overturn Roe, according to Politico ... Roberts Jr ... Roe v ... Wade ... .
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‘Orcs’ and ‘Rashists’: Ukraine’s new language of war
Al Jazeera 03 May 2022
Kyiv, Ukraine – “A squad of orcs has been repelled.”. This is not a quote from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that refers to the race of evil lord Sauron’s supporters with bad breath and disfigured faces ... Russian troops labelled ‘rashists’. “Rashist” is another epithet frequently used to describe Russian troops ... ‘Verbal blasts of anger’ ... .
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EU charges Apple over system abuse
Russia Today 03 May 2022
The US tech giant has been barring third-party app developers from accessing contactless payment technologies, the EU argues. The EU Commission issued a Statement of Objections to Apple on Monday over the US tech giant’s supposedly abusive practices in the field of mobile wallets technology ... Read more Apple and Amazon fined for secret deal ... .
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Russia unleashes rockets in Mariupol as EU readies oil sanctions
The Globe 03 May 2022
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russian forces fired rockets at an encircled steel works in Ukraine's southern port city of Mariupol and thick smoke blackened the sky at the plant where officials on Tuesday said 200 civilians were trapped despite evacuations ... The U.S ... It was not immediately clear if new fighting was preventing more evacuations. ADVERTISEMENT.
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Could North Korea 'preemptively' use nuclear weapons?
Deutsche Welle 03 May 2022
Should the world be worried about comments made by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaling an apparent change in nuclear doctrine from the secretive dictatorship? ... .
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Obesity at ‘epidemic proportions’ in Europe, World Health Organisation warns
Belfast Telegraph 03 May 2022
Overweight and obesity have reached “epidemic proportions” in Europe, causing an estimated more than 1.2 million deaths every year, according to a major new report. The study, from the World Health Organisation (WHO), found that excess body fat leads to premature death and is a leading risk factor for disability ... Enter email address. Most Read ... Latest.
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Taiwan flags risk of Stinger missile delays, says pressing U.S.
Reuters 03 May 2022
TAIPEI, May 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said deliveries of shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles could be delayed, saying they were pressing the United States to deliver on schedule as the war in Ukraine pressures supplies ... read more ... Register ... weapons ... read more ... U.S ... Register ... Editing by Gerry Doyle. Our Standards ... ....