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Japan Ramps up Russia Territorial Tensions with “Illegal Occupation” Claims

Tokyo has hardened its stance on the Southern Kurils, claiming for the first time in almost two decades that the disputed islands are “illegally occupied” and that they're an “inherent” part of Japanese territory.

The Asian nation's Foreign Policy report, known as the Bluebook, also slammed Russia’s operation in Ukraine for undermining “the foundation of international order, not only in Europe but also in Asia”.

Kremlin spox Dmitry Peskov responded by saying Japan has become an unfriendly country for Russia, making it very difficult to discuss the continuation of peace talks on the Kuril Islands.

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ELONGATE: GOP Reps Demand Twitter Preserve All Musk Takeover Bid Records

18 House Republican have moved to ensure Twitter safeguards all personal and company records relating to Elon Musk’s buyout bids, sparking the likelihood of a congressional investigation should the GOP win back a majority in the midterms.

The lawmakers’ letter to Twitter’s board justified their request as a push to “examine Big Tech and how to best protect Americans’ free speech rights”.

The GOP vs Twitter war dates back to October 2020, when the platform buried links to a New York Post story exposing Hunter Biden and his father's business links - which then-CEO Jack Dorsey admitted was “wrong”.

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❗️RT Arabic Cameraman SHOT in Jerusalem Clashes

Ali Yassin, a cameraman for RT Arabic, has been shot with rubber bullet while covering clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police during Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque.

Yassin required stitches after being taken to hospital.

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Timcast IRL - Children CHEER As DeSantis STRIPS Disney Of Privileges w/Richie & Tina McGinniss
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The name's Bidden, Joe Bidden

Watch the US president's run and jump into FAILING to pronounce Earl Blumenauer's name. HIs response for not knowing the Congressman's surname was, "You can call me Bidden."

More Mission Impossible than James Bond for Joe...

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Disney to Lose Special Tax Status in Florida Following ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Controversy

Florida legislature has passed a bill that would rid Disney of its lax taxation status, as well as loose the company local privileges for the district where its theme park is based.

The move comes following Disney’s criticism of a law prohibiting the teaching of sexuality and gender identity to young school kids.

Governor Ron DeSantis has already expressed intention to sign the new 'Disney bill'. Currently, the entertainment giant’s status is expected to be dissolved on 1 June, 2023.

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Bei­jing qui­et as North Ko­rea turns up the heat with mis­sile tests
Bei­jing is North Ko­rea’s only ally, but do­mes­tic chal­lenges and glob­al pow­er pol­i­tics may keep it from act­ing.
Published On 23 Apr 2022

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Yale Names & Shames Companies for Operating in Russia with School Grades?

Yale University has been been tracking over 1,000 companies, regarding their response to the military action in Ukraine. It has now released a list of firms, grading their initiative to cut ties with Russia from A to F.

The crude database praises those which have made a “clean break” or “surgical removal” and includes virtuous entities such as the BlackRock investment firm, BP and Activision Blizzard.

Companies that “are just continuing business-as-usual in Russia” were graded F, with the document offering a way to “get in touch” with them to change your grade.

No care if firms go bust! Good thing Yale didn't do big business grades in 2003 - Fs all round.

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Task is to establish full control over Donbas and southern Ukraine: Russia
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Russia said it intends to establish "full control over the Donbas and southern Ukraine" while claiming to has "liberated" Mariupol.

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Over seven in 10 people in England had COVID-19: Study
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According to Britain's Office of National Statistics(ONS), over seven out of ten people in England have had COVID-19 since the pandemic began in 20

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Morning news brief: 33 killed, 43 injured in Afghanistan blast, and more
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To get your day started, here are some stories.

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UN chief to meet Putin, Ze­len­skyy in push for peace
An­to­nio Guter­res will trav­el to Moscow and then Kyiv to dis­cuss ‘steps that can be tak­en right now’ to stop fight­ing.
Published On 23 Apr 2022

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Beijing Explores Shell’s Russian Gas Stake Purchase

Three key state-run Chinese energy giants are reportedly in talks with Shell to buy out the company’s 27.5% stake in a massive Russian liquified gas project.

Sources cited by Bloomberg claim CNOOC, CNPC and Sinopec Group are discussing joint or individual buyouts of the Sakhalin-2 share, although negotiations are still in the early stages.

On Thursday, shares in Shell rose 1.3% in London on the back of the news, weeks after admitting it will lose around $5BN by walking out on its Russia operations.

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Rocks and firecrackers launched as Palestinians clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem

A wave of violence has marred the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. At least nine Palestinians were injured in the latest incident, the Red Crescent medical service reported.

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Rivers of Discord / 2019
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In Basra in Iraq, people get poisoned with polluted water. Every day, 4,000 people are hospitalised after drinking or simply touching it. Once known as the Venice of the East, the canals of Iraq’s second-largest city are in a disastrous state. Upstream, brine chokes the Mesopotamian Marshes, once one of the world’s most extensive wetlands, and threatens the migrating birds and herds of buffalo. Dr Azzam Alwash, an engineer, started Nature Iraq to save his beloved marshes and draw the government’s attention to the devastation caused by climate change and environmental vandalism.

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South Africa reports surge in coronavirus cases; Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal worst-hit
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According to South African officials, the coronavirus cases in the country have been on the rise for the first time in months.

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Philadelphia makes about-face on mask mandate
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City officials dropped an indoor masking requirement just days after reinstating it

The US city of Philadelphia has reversed course on a city-wide mask mandate, with officials citing a drop in Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations despite reimposing the same rule less than a week ago. 

The city’s Board of Health announced the move on Friday, pointing to a “recent leveling-off of case counts and a decrease in Covid-19 hospitalizations,” though it noted that residents and visitors are still...

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FBI warns cyber attacks could impact world food supply
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The bureau said a rise in ransomware attacks targeting farming co-ops could disrupt “the entire food chain”

The top US law enforcement agency has warned of increased cyber attacks on agricultural cooperatives, saying hackers could target large-scale farms and potentially impact the world’s food supply. 

The FBI’s Cyber Division issued a notice to private industry earlier this week, pointing to a growing number of ransomware attacks on farming co-ops throughout the fall 2021 harvest and the early months of 2022.

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US vows response to China’s presence in this tiny Pacific nation
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The White House has threatened to retaliate should Beijing set up a military base in the Solomon Islands

The United States said on Friday it would respond if China builds a permanent military base in the Solomon Islands, warning such a move would create “significant concerns” after the country signed a security deal with Beijing earlier this month.

Following meetings between a high-level US delegation and top officials in the Solomon Islands, the White House issued a...

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Un­der pres­sure, Rus­sia ad­mits one dead, 27 miss­ing from Mosk­va
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Fam­i­lies had pushed back against of­fi­cial line that the en­tire crew man­aged to evac­u­ate be­fore the ship sank.
Published On 23 Apr 2022

Pak­istan top body says no US plot in ex-PM Im­ran Khan’s re­moval
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Na­tion­al Se­cu­ri­ty Coun­cil, a body of top civ­il and mil­i­tary lead­ers, says it found no ev­i­dence to sug­gest a con­spir­a­cy.
Published On 23 Apr 2022