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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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Brazil's Court to Open Investigation Into Bolsonaro Over Attacks on E-Voting System
Urdu Point 03 Aug 2021
MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd August, 2021) Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) asked the Supreme Court (STF) to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's criticism of electronic ballot boxes and the country's electoral system, as well as his statements claiming there will be fraud in next year's elections ... ....
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US and UK accuse Taliban of 'massacring' civilians in Spin Boldak: embassies
Urdu Point 02 Aug 2021
"In Spin Boldak, Kandahar, the Taliban massacred dozens of civilians in revenge killings ... ....
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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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US Bipartisan bill leaves out key climate, clean energy steps
The Times of India 03 Aug 2021
WASHINGTON ... Notably, the deal omits mention of a clean electricity standard, a key element of Biden's climate plan that would require the electric grid to replace fossil fuels with renewable sources such as solar, wind and hydro-power ... This will lead to more efficiency and higher productivity, more economic growth.'' ... .
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Iran warns of 'strong' response if security threatened
The New Arab 02 Aug 2021
An Iranian official warned of a "strong" response to any move that threatens Tehran's security, an Iranian news agency said on Monday, after the United States, Britain and Israel blamed Iran for an attack on an Israeli-managed tanker ... ....
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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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EU sanctions Nicaragua’s first lady and vice-president over human rights violations
The Guardian 02 Aug 2021
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Israel’s top court proposes Sheikh Jarrah residents can stay in their homes in ‘compromise’ solution
The Independent 02 Aug 2021
The Supreme Court was expected on Monday to reach a decision on the high-profile controversial case, in which four Palestinians families are facing imminent forced eviction from the homes to make way for Jewish settlers ... .
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Afghan forces fight Taliban in Lashkargah, clashes intensify in Herat
Hindustan Times 03 Aug 2021
The Taliban has sustained heavy casualties in the clashes raging in Helmand, the Afghan defense ministry has said. At least 40 Taliban terrorists were killed in an airstrike on Lashkargah city by the US, the Afghanistan ministry of defence has said. PUBLISHED ON AUG 03, 2021 08.04 AM IST ... “Fighting is underway in Lashkargah ... Also read ... Mounting deaths.
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Death toll jumps to more than 300 in recent China flooding
Greenwood Commonwealth 02 Aug 2021
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have announced a large jump in the death toll from recent floods ... Fourteen people died in the subway flooding ... .
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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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COVID-19 Delta Variant Reaches Wuhan as China Battles Widest Outbreak Since Disease Emerged in 2019
Time 03 Aug 2021
China is confronting its broadest Covid-19 outbreak since coronavirus first emerged there in late 2019, with the delta variant spreading to places that had been virus-free for months, including the original epicenter of Wuhan ... The arrival of the more infectious delta variant, however, is testing even that approach ... Delta Challenge ... Read More ... .
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Another gold, 1-2 finish for China in Olympic diving
Wtop 03 Aug 2021
TOKYO (AP) — Xie Siyi and Wang Zongyuan gave China another 1-2 finish in Olympic diving, claiming gold and silver in men’s 3-meter springboard Tuesday. The Chinese divers held the top two spots after both the preliminaries and the semifinals, and it was more of the same in the finals ... Wang came over to give his teammate a hug ... ___ ... ___ ... Source .
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UK MPs report shocking and dangerous conditions in immigration detention facility
Jurist 03 Aug 2021
The Chairwoman of UK Home Affairs Committee (“the Committee”), Yvette Cooper, wrote a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel on Wednesday raising “serious concerns about the shocking conditions the Committee observed” during its visit to an immigration detention facility in Kent the previous day ... ....
