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Ukraine Says 6 Killed, Dozens Injured In Russia’s Attack On Kharkiv

August 31, 2024 admin

The governor added that 20 of those injured are in either serious or critical condition. Kyiv: At least six people were killed and 59 others injured in a Russian strike on Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials have said. Russia launched an attack with guided bombs from the Belgorod region, striking five locations, including…

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Woman Attacks Passengers With Knife On Bus In Germany, 5 Injured: Cops

August 30, 2024 admin

The police has clarified that they do not suspect terrorism to be a motivating factor. (Representational) Berlin: On Friday evening, a violent incident occurred on a bus in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, leaving five people injured after a woman attacked them with a knife, local police confirmed, Xinhua reported. Notably, the woman has been arrested….

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A Palestinian TikTok star who shared details of Gaza life under siege is killed by Israeli airstrike

August 30, 2024 admin

It was another day of war in Gaza, another day of what 19-year-old Palestinian TikTok star Medo Halimy called his “Tent Life”. As he often did in videos documenting life’s mundane absurdities in the enclave, Halimy on Monday walked to his local internet cafe — rather, a tent with Wi-Fi where displaced Palestinians can connect…

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Taliban’s morality Ministry refuses to cooperate with UN Afghan mission

August 30, 2024 admin

An Afghan woman clad in a burqa walks past a graffiti painted wall, in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, May 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Reza Shirmohammadi) | Photo Credit: REZA SHIRMOHAMMADI The Taliban government’s Morality Ministry said it would not cooperate with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling it “an opposing side”. The…

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Brazilian Judge Alexandre de Moraes suspends Elon Musk’s X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative

August 30, 2024 admin

Elon Musk’s social media giant X has clashed with Justice Alexandre de Moraes (in picture) over its reluctance to comply with orders to block users. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name…

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Explosive Trump Biopic To Hit US Theaters Before Election: Reports

August 30, 2024 admin

The movie also shows Trump suffering erectile dysfunction and undergoing liposuction. Los Angeles: A controversial biopic of Donald Trump that depicts the former president raping his wife and which has drawn legal threats from his attorneys will hit US theaters this October, it was reported Friday. Tiny indie studio Briarcliff Entertainment plans to release “The…

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Russia Says It Made No Deals With Arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

August 30, 2024 admin

Kremlin spokesman said that as far as he was aware, Putin and Durov had never met. (File) The Kremlin has never made any deals with Telegram boss Pavel Durov, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, adding that he was not aware of any meetings between the tech entrepreneur and Russian President Vladimir Putin. A…

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Behind Telegram CEO’s Arrest, A Small Paris Cybercrime Unit With Big Ambitions

August 30, 2024 admin

Pavel Durov’s lawyer said Telegram abided by European laws (File) The investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov that has fired a warning shot to global tech titans was started by a small cybercrime unit within the Paris prosecutor’s office, led by 38-year-old Johanna Brousse. The arrest of Durov, 39, last Saturday marks a significant shift…

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French Man Accused Of Drugging Wife, Recruiting Over 50 People To Rape Her

August 30, 2024 admin

The trial will be “a horrible ordeal” for the woman, said one of her lawyers (Representational) A French retiree goes on trial Monday accused of recruiting dozens of strangers online to rape his wife after he drugged her into unconsciouness, in a case that has horrified the country. Fifty other men are also on trial…

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