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After flying 28 warplanes over Taiwan, China says responding to “acts of collusion”
DNA India 16 Jun 2021
A day after China flew 28 warplanes into the Taiwanese airspace in what was the largest incursion till date, Beijing has said that it will not tolerate intervention of foreign forces in Taiwan issues. The Chinese air force fleet included fighters and nuclear-capable bombers and entered the air defence identification zone (ADIZ) of Taiwan on June 15.
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Chinese astronauts fly to rival space station
Irish Independent 17 Jun 2021
Chinese astronauts were set to blast off early this morning to become the first to set foot on Beijing’s rival to the International Space Station. It marked an escalation of China’s challenge to US domination in space. Three astronauts – or yuhangyuan – were expected to be launched on the Shenzhou-12 this morning from the Gobi desert ... He said.
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Arroyo’s pinch slam sends surging Red Sox past Braves, 10-8
Fresno Bee 17 Jun 2021photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
Leader Kim says food situation getting tense in North Korea
Ghana Web 16 Jun 2021
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un said the food situation in the isolated communist country was getting tense due to the coronavirus pandemic and last year's typhoon, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday, June 16 ... Kim also told North Koreans to brace themselves for extended Covid-19 restrictions ... Join our Newsletter. .
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Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities
Technology Org 15 Jun 2021
The term “doomscrolling” describes the act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media and reading every worrisome tidbit that pops up, a habit that unfortunately seems to have become common during the COVID-19 pandemic. The biology of our brains may play a role in that. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St ... Louis.
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Netanyahu 'deliberately withheld info' from new Israeli PM
The New Arab 16 Jun 2021
Ousted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliberately withheld sensitive information from his successor Naftali Bennett including details of Israel's secretive relationship with Saudi Arabia, according to local media ... He did not share details of his frequent meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent years, Yediot Ahronot added ... ....
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Bolsonaro allies in Brazil complain about the sudden loss of thousands of their Twitter followers
The Rio Times 15 Jun 2021
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Japan to issue vaccine passport for travel abroad
Urdu Point 17 Jun 2021
Tokyo, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jun, 2021 ) .Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from next month for Japanese travellers, as governments around the world experiment with ways to relaunch tourism and business trips ... Just over six percent of the population is currently fully vaccinated ... ....
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US stocks slide, yields jump as Fed projects earlier rate hikes
Business Line 17 Jun 2021
Markets were jostled Wednesday after US Federal Reserve officials projected interest rate hikes sooner than expected, with stocks sliding and the dollar jumping on the news ... The Fed said monetary support will remain until "substantial further progress" is seen on employment and inflation ... TREASURIES, DOLLAR SURGE ... ....
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Apple Daily editors arrested under Hong Kong security law
Business Line 17 Jun 2021
Hong Kong police on Thursday morning arrested the chief editor and four other senior executives of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under the national security law and were searching its offices, media reported ... Also read. Hong Kong tycoon gets 14-month jail term over 2019 protest ... ....
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33,000 children in Ethiopia's Tigray region face imminent death: UNICEF chief
China Daily 15 Jun 2021
UNITED NATIONS -- At least 33,000 severely malnourished children in Ethiopia's battle-scarred Tigray region face imminent death without immediate help, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday ... The region has reached the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification of Level 5 ... .
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Bitcoin (BTC) Down 4% As the U.S. SEC Further Delays VanEck Bitcoin ETF Proposal
CoinGape 17 Jun 2021
After trying to consolidate at around $40,000 levels over the last two days, Bitcoin (BTC) is down 4% as of writing this story slipping under $38,500 levels. At press time, the BTC price is training 4.21% down trading at $38,282 with a market cap of $720 billion. Bitcoin comes under pressure as the U.S ... is long overdue ... ....
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Facebook AI software able to dig up origins of deepfake images
Straits Times 17 Jun 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook scientists on Wednesday (June 16) said they developed artificial intelligence software to not only identify "deepfake" images but to figure out where they came from ... "In digital photography, fingerprints are used to identify the digital camera used to produce an image," the scientists said ... ....
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Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance as Islamic Republic votes
Yahoo Daily News 17 Jun 2021
Read full article. JON GAMBRELL. 17 June 2021, 7.21 am·5-min read. 1 / 2. Iran Elections Nuclear ... As Iran prepares to vote Friday, June 18, 2021 for a new president, its tattered nuclear deal for world powers hangs in the balance as diplomats try to find a way to get both the U.S. and Tehran to reenter the accord ... and Tehran to reenter the accord ... .
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China offers glimpse of Tibetan life without the Dalai Lama
Indian Express 16 Jun 2021
A brisk wind ruffles yellow prayer flags as dozens of Tibetans, some on crutches, circle a shrine in a time-honored Buddhist ritual. Across the street, a red banner spells out a new belief system, one being enforced with increasing fervor, of China’s ruling Communist Party ... Asked who is, he said. “Xi Jinping.” Top News Right Now ... Tags ... Live Blog ... .
