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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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Chile sinkhole grows large enough to swallow France's Arc de Triomphe
Yahoo Daily News 08 Aug 2022
The sinkhole, which emerged on July 30, now stretches 50 meters (160 feet) across and goes down 200 meters (656 feet). Seattle's Space Needle would also comfortably fit in the black pit, as would six Christ the Redeemer statues from Brazil stacked head-to-head, giant arms outstretched ... Lundin did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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Lessons from Ukraine: Chinese marines need better air defence capabilities, magazine says
South China Morning Post 08 Aug 2022photo: AP / Fernando Vergara
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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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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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 ... More details on all three in a moment, but first, a recap ... We have a need, there was an appetite ... "We have a need, there was an appetite," Andrew said ... and Canada ... The companies include ... ....
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Are Bangladesh Fuel Prices Hike a Signal of an Ongoing Economic Crisis?
News18 08 Aug 2022
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka witnessed long queues outside petrol ...
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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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How the hot jobs report may force the Fed to break the economy.
Business Insider 08 Aug 2022
Friends keep asking me about Friday's jobs data. Phil Rosen here, reporting from Los Angeles. This is what those conversations looked like.. Friend. "The jobs report almost doubled expectations! This is a great sign for the economy!". Me. "Well, not entirely.". Friend. "How so?". Me. "The big reading will force the Fed's hand in a tough way.". Friend ... Me ... 1 ... 2.
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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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El Paso police detain armed man after report of man with a gun at Catholic church
Yahoo Daily News 08 Aug 2022
A man was taken into custody by El Paso police after a call that a man with a gun had allegedly threatened someone during Sunday Mass at a Catholic church in the far East Side. The incident occurred during the 11.30 a.m. Mass at St ... No threat was made to congregants and the Mass was celebrated without interruption ... The man was in custody by 11.59 a.m.
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Second world war bomb discovered in Italy’s dried-up river Po
The Guardian 08 Aug 2022
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To better understand the brain, look at the bigger picture
Technology Org 08 Aug 2022
Researchers have learned a lot about the human brain through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a technique that can yield insight into brain function. But typical fMRI methods may be missing key information and providing only part of the picture, Yale researchers say. MRI equipment. Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay, free license ... ....
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More than 18,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats this year
South China Morning Post 08 Aug 2022
Figures show that 12,840 people have made the crossing since the deal with Rwanda in April, in which asylum seekers are sent to the east African country to have their applications processed ... .