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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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Iran suspected as oil tanker ‘hijacked’ in Gulf of Oman
Irish Independent 04 Aug 2021
Iranian-backed forces were suspected last night of seizing an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, just days after Tehran was blamed for a drone attack on another ship that killed a British crew member ... Soldiers reportedly stormed the tanker, believed to be the Asphalt Princess, a Panama-flagged vessel ... Daily Digest Newsletter ... .
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Radio-carbon dating reveals that Machu Picchu is older than previously thought
Heritage Daily 04 Aug 2021
Archaeologists have used advanced radio-carbon dating on the historic Inca site of Machu Picchu, revealing that the site was founded earlier than previously thought. Machu Picchu was an Inca citadel, built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (AD 438–1472) near the Sacred Valley, located in the present-day Urubamba Province of Peru ... .
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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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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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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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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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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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TA: Bitcoin Continues To Struggle, Why BTC Might Start Fresh Increase
NewsBTC 04 Aug 2021
Bitcoin price extended its decline below the $38,000 support zone against the US Dollar. BTC is now showing signs of an upside correction as long as it is above $38,000. Bitcoin extended its decline below the $39,000 and $38,000 support levels. The price is now trading well below $39,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average ... Source ... .
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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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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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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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A year on from Beruit explosion, scars and questions remain
The Guardian 04 Aug 2021
The fire was bad and getting worse, they told him in their last conversation before a giant explosion killed them, and 210 others, a year ago today ... ....
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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 ... .
