BEIJING — . China said Monday that it was extending its threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan, which have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. The extended exercises would include anti-submarine drills, apparently targeting U.S.
A study out of the United Kingdom has shown that health care workers who received multiple COVID-19 vaccine boosters after initially being infected with the original virus strain from Wuhan are more prone to chronic reinfection from the Omicron variant ...Robert Malone ... He added that this process is reinforced by multiple inoculations.
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(Reuters) - A sinkhole in Chile has doubled in size, growing large enough to engulf France's Arc de Triomphe and prompting officials to order work to stop at a nearby copper mine. The sinkhole, which emerged on July 30, now stretches 50 meters (160 feet) across and goes down 200 meters (656 feet) ... ....
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Biggest lesson from Russia-Ukraine crisis for China is urgent need to strengthen the air defence and anti-missile combat effectiveness of front-line marine corps units ... .
Washington, Aug 7 (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 8th Aug, 2022 ) .After 18 months of arduous negotiations and a marathon night of debate, the US Senate on Sunday passed Joe Biden's ambitious climate, tax and health care plan -- a significant victory for the president ahead of crucial midterm elections ... "It required many compromises ... ....
As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marks its 55th anniversary today, Amnesty International urges the regional bloc to acknowledge the failure of its five-point plan published in April 2021 to end the violence and increasing human rights violations in Myanmar... The post Myanmar ... .
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Gustavo Petro, a former rebel fighter, has been sworn in as Colombia’s first left-wing president ... His inauguration was watched by some 100,000 invitees including SpanishKingFelipe VI, at least nine Latin American presidents and other Colombians invited by Petro. “I do not want two countries, just as I do not want two societies ... .
MOSCOW/KYIV. Moscow and Kyiv on Sunday blamed each other for a new strike on the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant, where recent fighting sparked a UN warning of a potential nuclear disaster ... The strike damaged some administrative buildings and fell in a “zone storing used nuclear fuel” ... “Yesterday ... “One... More grain sets sail ... Amnesty regrets report ... .
Sadaf was at work last year, at the Attorney General's office in suburban Kabul, when her sister rang with news that the Taliban had entered the Afghan capital, begging her to race home. "Cover your face! And don't tell anyone where you work," her sister had said, her voice shaking with fear ...Outside was chaos ... Digital danger ... ALSO READ ... Photo. Reuters ... .
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip appeared headed toward a cease-fire Sunday night after Egyptian officials said both sides agreed to a truce to end a flare-up of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians... Egyptian officials said the truce was set to begin at 11.30 p.m. (2030 GMT; 4.30 p.m.
The market for bond issues linked to ESG and sustainability strategies held its own during the first half of 2022, despite concerns about the downturn ... For example, PepsiCo aspires to help spread regenerative agriculture practices to more than 7 million acres (a new goal as of 2021); it’s currently at about 345,000 in the U.S. and Canada ... ....
The Turkish president on Monday hinted at a possible new cross-border operation to clear the PKK terrorist organization from its border with Syria. "We will continue our fight against terrorism ... The YPG is PKK's Syrian offshoot. .