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US says second Chinese 'spy balloon' over Latin America
RTE 04 Feb 2023
A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon has said, a day after a similar craft was seen in US skies, prompting the scrapping of a rare trip to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... Late yesterday, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said. "We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America." ... .
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US downs Chinese balloon over ocean, moves to recover debris
WPTV 04 Feb 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing. An operation was underway in U.S ... U.S ... military operations “that present a significant hazard.” ... Gen ... .
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Ukraine will fight for Bakhmut ‘as long as we can’: Zelenskyy
Al Jazeera 04 Feb 2023
Ukraine will not give up on embattled Bakhmut in the east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said as Moscow’s forces continue their onslaught against a town the Ukrainian leader described as a “fortress” ... “No one will surrender Bakhmut ... “Our goal is absolutely clear. to start negotiations on Ukraine’s membership,” he said on Friday ... .
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China’s hypersonic triad pressing down on US
Asiatimes 04 Feb 2023
For the first time, China has revealed the specifications of its YJ-21 hypersonic anti-ship missile, which was first observed last April during a test launch from a Type 055 cruiser. Alongside air-launched and land-based hypersonic missiles, the YJ-21 signals China’s nascent hypersonic weapons triad for conventional deterrence ... Photo ... Carter ... Image.
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The 239 Year Timeline Of America’s Involvement in Military Conflict
GlobalResearch 04 Feb 2023
First published by Global Research on December 20, 2015. I should welcome almost any war, for I think this country needs one. – President Theodore Roosevelt. The American public and the world have long since been warned of the dangers of allowing the military industrial complex to become such an integral part of our economic survival ... No U.S ... Sources.
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Sudan parties reject normalisation with Israel
Middle East Monitor 04 Feb 2023
Many Sudanese parties have rejected the normalisation of ties between their country and Israel, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.
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Britain remains a major military power — but for how long?
The Hill 03 Feb 2023
In 1976, George S. Brown, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter, once dismissed Britain and its military as “pathetic.” For good measure, he added, “They’re no longer a world power. All they’ve got are generals, admirals and bands ... He did not need that anonymous U.S ... .
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Griner misses out on selection for US training camp in preparation for Paris 2024
Inside The Games 03 Feb 2023
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner has been omitted from the United States women’s basketball squad for an upcoming four-day training camp in Minneapolis as preparations for Paris 2024 are launched ... Griner was part of the US team that claimed gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 but has not made the USA Basketball’s training squad ... .
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Kidney disease: Foods to lower your creatinine levels
Hindustan Times 03 Feb 2023
Creatinine is a waste product that is made by your muscles as a part of normal wear and tear. So, the chemical is made by your body naturally and leaves the body through urine. However, for a person with faulty kidney function, creatinine can accumulate in the blood ... Eating less red meat and fish products can help control creatinine levels ... (Also read.
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India: Crackdown on underage marriage, over 1,800 men arrested
Deutsche Welle 03 Feb 2023
Police in the state of Assam began arresting over 1,800 people violating underage marriage laws. India has the highest proportion of child brides in the world. . Police in the Indian state of Assam in the east of the country have launched a crackdown on underage marriage, and arrested more than 1,800 men on Friday ... .
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Hyperinflationary hell: Lebanese central bank has devalued 'lira' by 90%
Sott 04 Feb 2023
The country has been hit hard by events over the past few years, starting with COVID ... ....
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Canadian teenager wins $48m jackpot with her first lottery ticket
The Guardian 04 Feb 2023
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Wave of ‘sushi terrorism’ grips Japan’s restaurant world
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023
“This is sickening,” one Twitter user wrote, with another adding ... .
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Italian mob suspect Edgardo Greco found working as pizza chef after 16 years on run
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023
Greco is wanted for murder of two brothers beaten to death in Calabria fish shop as part of ‘mafia war’, Interpol says A convicted Italian killer, believed to belong to one of the country’s most powerful mafia organisations, has been discovered working as a pizza chef and arrested after 16 years on the run ... He was then placed in detention ... .
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Biden stands by Jerusalem status quo in meeting with Jordan king
Al Jazeera 03 Feb 2023
United States President Joe Biden has underlined his support for the legal “status quo” of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a meeting at the White House with Jordan’s King Abdullah II ... Under a longstanding agreement, non-Muslims can visit the site at specific times but are not allowed to pray there ... US commitment to Iraq ... .