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China extends military exercises around Taiwan in retaliation against Pelosi’s visit
The Los Angeles Times 08 Aug 2022
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.
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COVID-19 Vaccines Hinder the Immune System, Lead to More Severe Illness: Dr. Robert Malone,The Epoch Times
WorldNews.com 08 Aug 2022
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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Chile sinkhole grows large enough to swallow France's Arc de Triomphe
Yahoo Daily News 08 Aug 2022
(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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Lessons from Ukraine: Chinese marines need better air defence capabilities, magazine says
South China Morning Post 08 Aug 2022photo: AP / Noah Berger
US Senate adopts sweeping climate and health plan, in major victory for Biden
Urdu Point 08 Aug 2022
Washington, Aug 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 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 ... ....
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Myanmar: ASEAN approach requires a reboot to end horrific crimes by the Myanmar military
Amnesty 08 Aug 2022
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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London museum to return 72 artefacts to Nigeria
RTE 08 Aug 2022
London's Horniman Museum has said it would return 72 artefacts, including 12 brass plaques known as Benin Bronzes, looted from Benin City by British soldiers in 1897 to the Nigerian government ... They were seized, along with thousands of other items, in a British military incursion, and ended up in museums in Europe and the United States ... .
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Gustavo Petro: Ex-rebel fighter sworn in as Colombia’s president
Al Jazeera 08 Aug 2022
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 Spanish King Felipe 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 ... .
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Russia, Ukraine trade blame for strike on nuclear plant
Dawn 07 Aug 2022
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 ... .
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Vanuatu takes Pro-China Stance Calling Taiwan an ‘Inalienable Part of China’
The Epoch Times 08 Aug 2022
The government of Pacific nation Vanuatu has thrown its support behind the One China policy following U.S ... On Aug.
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A year on, Afghans hide out fearing death by data
Khaleejtimes 08 Aug 2022
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 ... .
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Attack on Ukraine nuclear plant ‘suicidal’, says UN chief as he urges access to site
The Observer 08 Aug 2022
UN secretary general António Guterres has called for international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over the shelling of Europe’s largest atomic plant at the weekend ... Guterres said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) needed access to the plant ... Read more ... 5 ... .
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Israel, Palestinians appear headed for cease-fire in Gaza
Times Free Press 08 Aug 2022
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.
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GM, PepsiCo, Lenovo demonstrate resilience of green bond market
GreenBiz 08 Aug 2022
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 ... ....
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