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'Large Police Operation' Reportedly Underway in Sweden’s Kristianstad After Mass Shooting
Sputnik 03 Aug 2021
According to media, at 3.44 pm local time, police received reports of "several loud bangs" coming from the Näsby area in the northern part of Kristianstad ... .
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Iran suspected as oil tanker ‘hijacked’ in Gulf of Oman
Irish Independent 04 Aug 2021
Iranian-backed forces were suspected last night of seizing an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, just days after Tehran was blamed for a drone attack on another ship that killed a British crew member ... Soldiers reportedly stormed the tanker, believed to be the Asphalt Princess, a Panama-flagged vessel ... Daily Digest Newsletter ... .
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US airstrikes in Afghanistan could be a sign of what comes next
Indian Express 04 Aug 2021
The White House authorization of one more bombing campaign in Afghanistan, just weeks before the U.S. military mission is set to end, has a modest stated goal — to buy time for Afghan security forces to marshal some kind of defense around the major cities that are under siege by a surging Taliban ... Will the American air campaign continue after Aug ... 31.
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Radio-carbon dating reveals that Machu Picchu is older than previously thought
Heritage Daily 04 Aug 2021
Archaeologists have used advanced radio-carbon dating on the historic Inca site of Machu Picchu, revealing that the site was founded earlier than previously thought. Machu Picchu was an Inca citadel, built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (AD 438–1472) near the Sacred Valley, located in the present-day Urubamba Province of Peru ... .
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New York AG says Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, broke laws
The Jerusalem Post 03 Aug 2021
An investigation has found that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and violated federal and state laws, New York state Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday ... There was no immediate comment from Cuomo's office. Cuomo, 63, has denied wrongdoing ... cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId ... .
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"This attack happened": Medals to honor Jan. 6 responders
The Independent 03 Aug 2021
The Senate has voted to award Medals of Honor to the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department for protecting Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden for his signature ... Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution ... “This happened, this attack happened.” ... No Senate Republicans objected ... 6. Sen ... ___ ... .
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North Korea wants sanctions lifted to resume US talks, South says
Hong Kong Standard 03 Aug 2021
North Korea wants international sanctions banning its metal exports and imports of refined fuel and other necessities lifted before it restarts denuclearization talks with the United States, South Korean lawmakers said on Tuesday, Reuters reports ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... The U.N ... resolutions ... . .
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British navy group: Hijackers have left vessel off UAE coast
Artesia Daily Press 04 Aug 2021
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The hijackers who seized a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman left the targeted ship on Wednesday, the British navy reported, without elaborating ... “The vessel is safe,” the group said, without identifying the ship ... Most recently, the U.S., the U.K ... Iran has denied involvement ... ___.
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A year on from Beruit explosion, scars and questions remain
The Guardian 04 Aug 2021
The fire was bad and getting worse, they told him in their last conversation before a giant explosion killed them, and 210 others, a year ago today ... ....
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Turkey continues to battle raging wildfires in coastal resorts
The Siasat Daily 03 Aug 2021
Ankara. Turkey has continued to battle raging wildfires that erupted last week in the southern and southwestern coastal resort towns, with seven of the blazes still active, officials announced ... “Under normal conditions, the humidity should not be below 30 per cent,” Pakdemirli explained ... The fires have claimed eight lives so far in Turkey.
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Head of Belarusian exile group found dead in Kiev
CNN 03 Aug 2021
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)Vitaly Shishov, the head of a Kiev-based organization helping Belarusians flee abroad, was found dead on Tuesday, a day after he went missing, according to Ukraine's National Police ... "Vitaly's mobile phone and personal belongings were removed from the scene." ... Read More ... "He didn't get in touch again ... "The police were notified ... .
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Olympics: Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah wins 200m to seal athletics double
Straits Times 03 Aug 2021
TOKYO (AFP, REUTERS) - Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah made Olympic history here on Tuesday (Aug 3), blazing to victory in the 200m to complete an unprecedented women's sprinting "double-double" ... Namibia's Christine Mboma took silver in 21.81sec while the USA's Gabby Thomas took bronze in 21.87sec ... AFP ... More on this topic. � ....
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UN Calls for Ceasefire as 40 Afghan Civilians Killed in One Day's Fighting in Lashkagah
Urdu Point 03 Aug 2021
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday said that 40 civilians were killed and 118 injured over the past day only as the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) and the Afghan government fight for the control of the city of Lashkagah ... "Deepening concern for Afghan civilians in #Lashkagah as fighting worsens ... ....
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Yosozumi wins another skateboarding gold for Japan
Yahoo Daily News 04 Aug 2021
Read full article. 1/9. Tokyo Olympics Skateboarding. Sakura Yosozumi of Japan celebrates her run in the women's park skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis). 2/9. Tokyo Olympics Skateboarding ... 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis). 3/9. Tokyo Olympics Skateboarding ... 4/9 ... 5/9 ... .
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S. Arabia Increases Executions in 2021 After 2020 Fall - Rights Group
US News 03 Aug 2021
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia ramped up executions in the first half of 2021 following a drop during its term as G20 president in 2020, Amnesty... .
