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Heat wave causes massive melt of Greenland ice sheet
The Manila Times 01 Aug 2021
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Greenland's ice sheet has experienced a "massive melting event" during a heat wave that has seen temperatures more than 10 degrees above seasonal norms, according to Danish researchers ... And Nerlerit Inaat Airport in the northeast of the territory recorded 23.4 degrees on Thursday, the highest recorded there since records began ... .
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Outgoing Iran president says government not always truthful
San Francisco Chronicle 01 Aug 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's outgoing president on Sunday acknowledged his nation at times “did not tell part of the truth” to its people during his eight-year tenure, as he prepares to leave office with his signature nuclear deal with world powers in tatters and tensions high with the West ... .
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US launches emergency airlift to rescue Afghan allies at risk of Taliban’s revenge
The Observer 01 Aug 2021
America has launched emergency airlifts for Afghans who worked with its armed forces and diplomats, evacuating hundreds who are still waiting for their visas to the United States on military flights ... Some have been in limbo for years. There is increasing concern about the fate of Afghan allies in the UK too ... Reuse this content. .
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Hamas re-elects Ismail Haniyeh as supreme leader
Wtop 01 Aug 2021
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas on Sunday said it has re-elected its supreme leader ... He was unopposed. Haniyeh is a former aid to Hamas’ founder, Ahmed Yassin, who was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in 2004 ... Source .
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Tibet and China clash over next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
The Guardian 31 Jul 2021
The spiritual leader has mused that he may return as a woman ... “Do you think it’s time now?” he asked ... ....
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Afghanistan’s ‘endless war’ will continue after US pullout, former CIA director says
The National 01 Aug 2021
The Biden administration’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan is ignominious, as it lets down the Afghans in their daily fight against their former oppressors, retired US military commander and former CIA director David Petraeus said ... He also headed the US Central Command. He wrote the foreword of the book, Past as Prologue.
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US Military will test an Anti-Aging Pill next year to improve soldiers’ performance - Technowize Magazine
WorldNews.com 01 Aug 2021
Commencing next year, the US military’s Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will begin to test out an experimental pill that it states can stave off the results of aging on soldiers. Seems like the US military is not only advancing in Artificial Intelligence and smart weaponry but they are also working to enhance the performance of their manpower ... .
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100-year-old former concentration camp guard ‘to go on trial in Germany’
The Independent 01 Aug 2021
A 100-year-old former guard at a concentration camp is set to stand trial in Germany, according to reports. The man is said to have worked at the Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp near Berlin between 1942 to 1945 ... Additional reporting by Reuters. .
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Anthony Barajas death: TikTok influencer dies after cinema shooting, aged 19
The Independent 01 Aug 2021
TikTok star Anthony Barajas has died after being shot in a cinema in California ... Goodrich died instantly, and Barajas was put on life support ... .
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Lewis Hamilton suspects he has long Covid after Hungarian Grand Prix
BBC News 01 Aug 2021
Lewis Hamilton says he has been battling with his health this year after contracting Covid-19 last December. .
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Myanmar’s military ruler promises multi-party elections
The Observer 01 Aug 2021
Myanmar’s military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing, has promised new multiparty elections and said his government is ready to work with any special envoy named by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ... There was no timeline specified for the elections ... US journalist says he was tortured during detention in Myanmar. Read more ... With Reuters and AFP ... .
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Turkey: Foreign tourists evacuated as wildfires threaten resorts
RNZ 01 Aug 2021
Tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south-western Turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. Turkish Coastguard vessels - assisted by private boats and yachts - were deployed to bring holidaymakers to safety, according to local media. In the city of Bodrum, three five-star hotels were reportedly evacuated ... ... - BBC. .
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New Zealand apologises to members of Pacific Island community for historic raids
ITV 01 Aug 2021
New Zealand’s Prime Minister has formally apologised for a racially charged part of the nation’s history, known as the Dawn Raids. The events saw Pacific Island people targeted for deportation in the mid-1970s during aggressive home raids by authorities to find, convict and deport overstayers ... Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald via AP ... .
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Iran denies involvement in attack on Israeli-managed tanker off Oman
Dawn 01 Aug 2021
Iran said on Sunday it was not involved in an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman, referring to an incident last week that killed two and which Israel blamed on the Islamic Republic ... .
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Burkina Faso Sees More Child Soldiers as Jihadi Attacks Rise
Beijing News 01 Aug 2021
DORI, BURKINA FASO - Awoken by gunshots in the middle of the night, Fatima Amadou was shocked by what she saw among the attackers. children. Guns slung over their small frames, the children chanted "Allahu akbar," as they surrounded her home in Solhan town in Burkina Faso's Sahel region ... Others were promised gifts like motorbikes ... ....
