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More than 100 killed at Nigerian illegal oil refinery blast
The Observer 24 Apr 2022
More than 100 people were killed overnight in an explosion at an illegal oil refining depot on the border of Nigeria’s Rivers and Imo states, a local government official and an environmental group said on Saturday ... Crude oil is tapped from a web of pipelines owned by major oil companies and refined into products in makeshift tanks ... .
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The awful truth is dawning: Putin may win in Ukraine. The result would be catastrophe
The Observer 24 Apr 2022
The contrast was startling. In New York, António Guterres, the UN secretary general, launched a belated, desperately needed initiative to halt the war in Ukraine. “At this time of great peril and consequence, he [Guterres] would like to discuss urgent steps to bring about peace,” his spokesman said ... Putin, he claimed, was an untrustworthy reptile ... .
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In this new age of empire, the west has no need to conquer. Money and coercion do the job
The Guardian 24 Apr 2022photo: AP / Matt Rourke
Elon Musk calls out Bill Gates
Russia Today 24 Apr 2022
World’s richest man challenges fellow billionaire’s climate stance and compares him to ‘pregnant man’ emoji ... So apparently Bill Gates hit up @elonmusk to discuss “philanthropy on climate change” but Elon asked if he still had a half billion dollar short position on $TSLA. Bill said he hasn’t closed it out, so Elon told him to get lost ... READ MORE ... .
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Rescue Operation for Missing Tour Boat in Japan Intensifies
Voa News 24 Apr 2022
The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found nine of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown ... The operator had been instructed to take steps to improve its safety following the incidents ... NHK public television said they were unconscious.
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Joe Biden’s message drowned out by beat of the Republican culture-war drum
The Observer 24 Apr 2022
The interruption was unplanned but Joe Biden immediately knew this was no ordinary heckler. “I agree!” he told a babbling baby as the audience laughed. “I agree completely. By the way, kids are allowed to do anything they want when I speak so don’t worry about it.” ... Biden’s choice of state was telling ... At risk ... Photograph. Rex/Shutterstock. At risk ... .
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Saudis’ Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump’s return
The Observer 24 Apr 2022
Saudi Arabia appears to be banking on Donald Trump’s return to office by refusing to help the US punish Russia for the Ukraine invasion, and by placing $2bn in a new, untested investment fund run by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner ... In doing so, the kingdom’s de facto ruler ignored the warnings of the Saudi fund’s own advisory panel ... He added ... .
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Thousands take to the streets of Barcelona to celebrate Sant Jordi
Catalan News 23 Apr 2022photo: kremlin.ru
China, Russia blast superweapon warnings at US
Asiatimes 23 Apr 2022
This week, China and Russia conducted separate missile tests in what analysts saw a thinly-veiled warning to the US and its allies. For its part, China tested its YJ-21 hypersonic missile from a Type 055 Renhai cruiser. Little is known about the YJ-21 and there was no official notice of the test launch ... And it may have a smaller diameter.” ... Image ... ....
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Ireland Baldwin slams 'manipulative', 'terrible' Amber Heard amid trial
The Times of India 24 Apr 2022
Model Ireland Baldwin has weighed in on the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial and she doesn't mince her words. Taking the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star's side in his defamation lawsuit against his former wife, the 26-year-old model called out the 'Justice League' star, reports aceshowbiz.com ... The daughter of Alec Baldwin continued ... .
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'I Am a Governor of People, Not of Tombstones'
The Atlantic 24 Apr 2022
S oon after Russia invaded Ukraine , Pavlo Kyrylenko and Serhiy Gaidai received phone calls from men they believed to be Russians, based on their accents. Kyrylenko and Gaidai, the governors of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, respectively, were being enticed to defect ... An uneasy calm had emerged in the Donbas ... Pavlo Kyrylenko (Credit ... .
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Macron vs Le Pen: France votes in tense presidential runoff
Moosejaw Today 24 Apr 2022
PARIS (AP) — France began voting in a presidential runoff election Sunday with repercussions for Europe’s future, with centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron the front-runner but fighting a tough challenge from far-right rival Marine Le Pen ... A Macron victory in this vote would make him the first French president in 20 years to win a second term ... ___ ... .
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Inside The Bizarre Conspiracy Theory That Halted Putin’s Bombing Plans
The Daily Beast 23 Apr 2022
Brave defenders of Ukraine’s Mariupol remaining in the Azovstal steel plant captured the world’s attention, as they refused to surrender to Russia’s invading troops. Meanwhile, Kremlin-controlled state media reveals that Russia’s focus isn’t transfixed on Ukraine, with the entire world in Putin’s sights ... Mariupol City Council via Reuters ... .
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Three officers killed in central Nigeria as gunmen storm police station
The Observer 24 Apr 2022
Three policemen have been killed in central Nigeria’s Kogi state after gunmen stormed a police station in an attack claimed by Islamic State. State police spokesperson William Ovye Aya said a fierce gun battle took place after “hoodlums” entered the station in Adavi town on Saturday ... “Soldiers of the caliphate attacked a police station,” it said ... .
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How Putin made Ukraine a ‘vital interest’ for West
Asiatimes 24 Apr 2022
US President Joe Biden and NATO allies in Europe are trying to help Ukraine fight off Russian aggression – but not so much that Russia will retaliate militarily against them. These leaders’ deliberations and calibrations are all taking place against a fundamental background question. Is Ukraine a vital interest to my country? ... Also read ... Also read ... ....