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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba submits resignation, says parliament speaker

September 4, 2024 admin

The 43-year-old Foreign Minister has held the post since 2020 and since Russia’s 2022 attack. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has submitted his resignation, the speaker of parliament said on Wednesday, as part of a major government reshuffle. The announcement came a day after several other ministers resigned in a…

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Xi Jinping hosts two dozen African leaders at China’s biggest summit in years

September 4, 2024 admin

China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose with leaders from African countries before a welcome dinner of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, September 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted more than two dozen African leaders…

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UK’s Baby Killer Lucy Letby’s Confession Notes “Were Written As Part Of Therapy”

September 4, 2024 admin

Some experts have dismissed Letby’s notes as “meaningless” Personal notes that played a key role in convicting child serial killer Lucy Letby were reportedly written under the guidance of counsellors to help the nurse manage severe stress. The handwritten notes, which included disturbing phrases such as “I am evil I did this” and “I killed…

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Deadly Mpox Outbreak Strikes US Prison, Infecting Multiple Inmates

September 4, 2024 admin

The WHO reported nearly 103,000 confirmed cases worldwide. The World Health Organisation declared the last mpox global emergency over in May 2023. And just over a year later, here we are again. Since the start of 2024, a deadlier, more transmissible strain of the virus has killed over 600 people. New cases have recently appeared…

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US To Accuse Russia Of Effort To Influence 2024 Election: Report

September 4, 2024 admin

Russian state media network RT will be a focus of the announcement, CNN reported. (File) The United States plans to accuse Russia on Wednesday of a campaign to influence the 2024 elections using online platforms to target American voters with disinformation, CNN reported, citing six sources familiar with the matter. Russian state media network RT…

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Turkiye seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says

September 4, 2024 admin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | Photo Credit: AP NATO member Turkiye has applied for membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a senior Kremlin official said on Wednesday (September 4, 2024), as Russia and China seek to counter the West’s global influence. Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs aide, told reporters that…

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Grenfell Tower was a ‘death trap’ due to failures by U.K. government and industry, inquiry finds

September 4, 2024 admin

A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday (September 4, 2024) that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a “death trap” where 72 people lost their lives. The years-long public inquiry into the 2017 blaze found that there was no “single cause” of the tragedy, but…

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UK Boy, 12, Suffers Cardiac Arrest After Attempting “Chroming” Challenge On TikTok

September 4, 2024 admin

This practice can cause slurred speech, dizziness, hallucinations, nausea, and disorientation A 12-year-old boy nearly lost his life after participating in a dangerous social media trend. Cesar Watson-King inhaled a can of deodorant as part of a challenge known as “chroming,” and collapsed at his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on August 21, reported the…

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Major Marketing Firm Admits To Listening To Your Phone Conversations: Report

September 4, 2024 admin

The companys pitch deck disclosed that its software captures real-time voice data. Since the start of targeted advertising on websites and social media, there have been many theories circulating that claim smartphones and other gadgets, including tablets and laptops, actively listen to users’ conversations in order to offer personalised ads. Now, a new report has…

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U.S. envoy to Taiwan declares ties ‘rock solid’ amid military threats from China

September 4, 2024 admin

The U.S. will “continue to maintain the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion against Taiwan,” Mr. Greene said, referencing the Taiwan Relations Act. File | Photo Credit: AP The top U.S. envoy to Taiwan on Wednesday (September 4, 2024) said American support for the island is “rock-solid, principled, and…

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