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'Large Police Operation' Reportedly Underway in Sweden’s Kristianstad After Mass Shooting
Sputnik 03 Aug 2021
According to media, at 3.44 pm local time, police received reports of "several loud bangs" coming from the Näsby area in the northern part of Kristianstad ... .
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New York AG says Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, broke laws
The Jerusalem Post 03 Aug 2021
An investigation has found that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and violated federal and state laws, New York state Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday ... There was no immediate comment from Cuomo's office. Cuomo, 63, has denied wrongdoing ... cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId ... .
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North Korea wants sanctions lifted to resume US talks, South says
Hong Kong Standard 03 Aug 2021
North Korea wants international sanctions banning its metal exports and imports of refined fuel and other necessities lifted before it restarts denuclearization talks with the United States, South Korean lawmakers said on Tuesday, Reuters reports ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... The U.N ... resolutions ... . .
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"This attack happened": Medals to honor Jan. 6 responders
The Independent 03 Aug 2021
The Senate has voted to award Medals of Honor to the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department for protecting Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden for his signature ... Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution ... “This happened, this attack happened.” ... No Senate Republicans objected ... 6. Sen ... ___ ... .
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UN Calls for Ceasefire as 40 Afghan Civilians Killed in One Day's Fighting in Lashkagah
Urdu Point 03 Aug 2021
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday said that 40 civilians were killed and 118 injured over the past day only as the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) and the Afghan government fight for the control of the city of Lashkagah ... "Deepening concern for Afghan civilians in #Lashkagah as fighting worsens ... ....
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S. Arabia Increases Executions in 2021 After 2020 Fall - Rights Group
US News 03 Aug 2021
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia ramped up executions in the first half of 2021 following a drop during its term as G20 president in 2020, Amnesty... .
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Third DC police officer who fought to protect Capitol on Jan. 6 dies by suicide
Alternet 03 Aug 2021
A Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police officer who fought to protect the U.S. Capitol and the lawmakers inside it on January 6 became the third law enforcement official to die by suicide ... Capitol on 1/6 took his own life ... .
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Olympics: Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah wins 200m to seal athletics double
Straits Times 03 Aug 2021
TOKYO (AFP, REUTERS) - Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah made Olympic history here on Tuesday (Aug 3), blazing to victory in the 200m to complete an unprecedented women's sprinting "double-double" ... Namibia's Christine Mboma took silver in 21.81sec while the USA's Gabby Thomas took bronze in 21.87sec ... AFP ... More on this topic. � ....
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Dozens of bodies found floating in river between Ethiopia’s Tigray and Sudan
The Guardian 03 Aug 2021
Some bodies were found with gunshot wounds or their hands bound, and the official said on Monday a forensic investigation was needed to determine the causes of death. The official spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to brief the media. ... .
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Trump to ‘fight tooth and nail’ to stop tax returns being released
The Independent 03 Aug 2021
Former president Donald Trump will fight “tooth and nail” against the recent Department of Justice (DoJ) order directing the Treasury to release his tax record to Congress, his lawyer said ... Calling it “politicisation and harassment” of his client, Mr Fischetti said he had “never seen anything like this” in his legal career ... .
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Head of Belarusian exile group found dead in Kiev
CNN 03 Aug 2021
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)Vitaly Shishov, the head of a Kiev-based organization helping Belarusians flee abroad, was found dead on Tuesday, a day after he went missing, according to Ukraine's National Police ... "Vitaly's mobile phone and personal belongings were removed from the scene." ... Read More ... "He didn't get in touch again ... "The police were notified ... .
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Have Sanctions Against Belarus Actually Changed Anything?
Huffington Post 03 Aug 2021
Ok, so what’s going on with Belarus?. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to meet with Belarus’ exiled opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, today, meaning the UK could join its allies in condemning the country. Tsikhanouskaya has already urged western countries to toughen up their current restrictions against Belarus ... Related... .
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Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi, ultraconservative 'champion of the poor'
The Times of India 03 Aug 2021
TEHRAN. Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi, who was inaugurated as Iran's president on Tuesday, portrays himself as a pious figure and corruption-fighting champion of the poor. The 60-year-old takes over from Hassan Rouhani, a moderate whose signature achievement was a 2015 nuclear deal that gave Iran relief from international sanctions ... .
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Lebanon: one year after Beirut explosion, failing state struggles amid poverty and sectarianism
The Conversation 03 Aug 2021
Twelve months on from the disastrous port explosion which killed more than 200 people , injured thousands and left an estimated 300,000 people without homes, Lebanon’s dramatic descent into economic and political crisis deepens ... Read more. Beirut explosion. the disaster was exceptional but events leading up to it were not – researchers ... Read more.
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Turkey's Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires
The Independent 03 Aug 2021
As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through forests and villages on the country's southern coast, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government faced increased criticism over its apparent poor response and inadequate preparedness for large-scale wildfires ... Our state is standing strong.” ... .
