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The first German district blackout simulation: 400 dead in 96 hours
Free West Media 14 Sep 2022
Germany's municipalities are getting serious and preparing for the concrete consequences of a widespread power blackout ... According to this, 400 deaths could be expected within 96 hours. After 24 hours, livestock would die, substations would fail, and water tanks would run dry ... Authorities admit danger is real ... Even worse ... “The fact is ... Home page.
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Kharkiv offensive: Ukraine targets Donbas as advance gathers pace
BBC News 14 Sep 2022
Ukrainian officials say they are targeting towns in the eastern Donbas region after making a series of gains in a rapid counter-offensive. In recent days Ukraine's army reclaimed swathes of occupied territory, forcing Russian troops to retreat ... US President Joe Biden said Ukraine had made "significant" gains ... More on this story. Related Topics ... .
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Ukraine city of Kryvyi Rih floods after Russian missile strikes hit dam
The Guardian 15 Sep 2022
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Google faces €25bn legal action in UK and the EU
BBC News 13 Sep 2022
Google is facing two legal cases which could result in the tech giant paying out damages of up to €25bn (£19.5bn) over its digital advertising practices. The company is accused of anti-competitive conduct, and of abusing its dominant place in the ad tech market ... Google has recently drawn scrutiny from anti-trust regulators after complaints ... Features ... .
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US expected to ready new aid package for weapons ‘within days’ as Ukraine looks to accelerate advances
Irish Independent 14 Sep 2022
Ukraine handed out aid in a battle-scarred town yesterday after driving back Russian forces in the north-east and vowed to free all of its territory ... A shopping centre had been destroyed but many buildings remained intact, with shops closed and boarded up.Maria Tymofeeva (43) said fighting had raged for three days last week before going quiet ... .
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Xi Jinping returns to world stage with Putin to counter US dominance
The Times of India 14 Sep 2022
BEIJING. In the almost 1,000 days since Xi Jinping last ventured abroad, China has found itself increasingly isolated within the US-led world order. He’s finally reemerging this week alongside Russia’s Vladimir to showcase his vision for a viable alternative ... Moscow has sought to trumpet China’s support for the war ... The group, set to meet Sept ... .
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan before summit with Putin
Al Jazeera 14 Sep 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping has started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic more than two years ago with a stop in Kazakhstan, in advance of a summit in Uzbekistan with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and other leaders of a Central Asian security group ... Observers include Iran and Afghanistan ... .
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Australia must set higher climate ambitions ‘to avert impending disaster’, Pacific island leaders say
The Guardian 14 Sep 2022photo: AP / Armenian Defense Ministry
Nearly 100 killed in Armenia-Azerbaijan border clashes
Gulf News 14 Sep 2022
Armenia and Azerbaijan reported nearly 100 troop deaths in their worst fighting since a 2020 war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region ... Armenia and Azerbaijan reported nearly 100 troop deaths Tuesday in their worst fighting since a 2020 war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy in car accident, no serious injuries
Indian Express 15 Sep 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s car collided ...
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Gallium oxide fuelling new chapter chip war
Asiatimes 14 Sep 2022
TOKYO – In the latest move against China, the US government has imposed export controls on a next-generation semiconductor material that was initially developed in Japan ... Gallium oxide is a promising material for the fabrication of more efficient power devices used in electric vehicles and other – including military – applications ... Kyma Technologies.
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Wildfires continue in France burning over 3,700 hectare land
The Siasat Daily 15 Sep 2022photo: Creative Commons / Léo Torréton
Burkina Faso trapped miners: Director fined over disaster that left eight dead
BBC News 14 Sep 2022
The director of a mine in Burkina Faso has been found guilty of manslaughter, following a flooding disaster in April that killed eight miners. Hein Frey, of Canadian company Trevali, was fined $3,000 and given a suspended 24-month prison sentence. The incident caused outrage in the country at the time ... More on this story. Related Topics. Top Stories ... .
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South Korea emerging as key arms supplier amid billion-dollar deals with Poland, Malaysia
South China Morning Post 14 Sep 2022photo: Creative Commons
Traditional Chinese Medicine: 9 Ways to Regulate the Body to Help Treat Insomnia
The Epoch Times 14 Sep 2022
It is common to hear someone complain, “I can’t sleep at night. I feel so cranky ... ....