Italian president rejects PM Draghi’s resignation
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The Italian PM earlier announced he would step down after losing the support of his coalition partner

Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday rejected Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s attempt to resign. Draghi announced his intent to step down after he survived a confidence vote but lost the backing of his largest coalition partner.

Draghi met with Mattarella following a confidence vote in the Italian Senate earlier in the afternoon. While the PM comfortably survived the vote by 172-39, the ballot was boycotted by the Five Star Movement, the largest partner in Draghi’s...

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US, Israel plan joint laser development
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President Biden has revealed plans for Washington to work with Israel in building laser weapon systems

American and Israeli defense contractors will work jointly on building laser weapons that can shoot down enemy missiles, President Joe Biden announced during a visit to Jerusalem.

“As we move forward together – partners in both security and innovation – the United States and Israel defense sectors will cooperate in new, high-energy laser weapon systems that can defend Israeli lives as well as the lives of American service members,” Biden said on Thursday in a joint press confere...

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Louth fraudster gets two years in prison for Electric Picnic and rental scams
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James Carpenter (31) of Irish Street, Ardee, Co Louth, pleaded guilty to inducing an individual out of €500 under the promise of Electric Picnic tickets

Russ­ian bas­ket­ball team prais­es Brit­tney Griner in lat­est hear­ing
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Jailed US bas­ket­ball star’s Russ­ian team tes­ti­fied in court to Griner’s good char­ac­ter and abil­i­ties, lawyer says.
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Iran vows ‘harsh re­sponse’ for US and al­lies stok­ing ‘in­se­cu­ri­ty’
Iran­ian Pres­i­dent Ebrahim Raisi’s re­marks came as US, Is­rael pledged to use all means to deny Tehran nu­clear arms.
Published On 14 Jul 2022

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The Truth About Asian Americans
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This vast, diverse group is often lumped together under the “model minority myth” — the stereotype that all Asian Americans are well-educated, wealthy and successful. However, if you disaggregate the data, the model minority myth crumbles. We see high levels of poverty and below-average levels of educational attainment.

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Covid-19 is ‘too clever for us,’ WHO tells media
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The coronavirus is changing rapidly, causing infections to surge, a special envoy to the global health group has told Sky News

Covid-19 infections are rising again because the virus is continually mutating, staying a step ahead of efforts to stop it, a World Health Organization (WHO) envoy has said.

“The reason why we’ve got an increase is it’s changed yet again, and it’s become too clever for us,” Dr. David Nabarro, special envoy on Covid-19 for the WHO, said on Thursday in an interview with the UK’s...

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Hundreds of thousands of US troops may face dismissal
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More than 260,000 American servicemembers could be discharged due to non-compliance with vaccine mandates

The Biden administration’s strict Covid-19 vaccination mandates place more than 13% of the US’ fighting forces at risk of discharge, according to Department of Defense data updated on Wednesday.

The Pentagon’s website shows 268,858 “partially vaccinated” individuals across the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force, plus another 50,710 civilian employees. However, the figures don’t include servicemembers who have had no shots at all, meaning the real number imperiled by the...

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Ivana Trump dies at 73
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Donald Trump’s ex-wife passed away at her home in New York

Donald Trump’s ex-wife, Ivana, has died aged 73. The former president announced her death on Thursday, describing his wife of 16 years as “a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman.”

Trump broke the news of Ivana’s death in a post on his Truth Social media platform. “I am very sad to inform all of those that loved her, of which there were many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” he wrote, adding that he and his three children with Ivana “were all so proud of her.”...

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A fantastic start: Rory McIlroy hoping to build on strong opening day at Open
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The four-time major winner lies just two shots off clubhouse leader Cameron Young at St Andrews.

Beyonce enlists help of Cardi B as she makes TikTok debut
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The pop superstar thanked her fans for ‘all the love’ for her new single.

Italian Premier Mario Draghi says he will resign
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It follows the refusal of a coalition ally to support a government Bill.

UN calls on Government to improve living conditions for refugees
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It comes as the Citywest transit hub has reached capacity and that the State would not be able to accommodate those arriving overnight.

Italy: Gov’t col­lapse avert­ed as pres­i­dent re­fus­es PM res­ig­na­tion
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PM Mario Draghi had of­fered his res­ig­na­tion af­ter the Five Star Move­ment boy­cotted a cru­cial vote in par­lia­ment.
Published On 14 Jul 2022

Bod­ies of mi­grants who died in Texas truck re­turned to Mex­i­co
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Mex­i­co bring­ing back bod­ies of 25 vic­tims who died in a truck that was aban­doned in the swel­ter­ing heat in San An­to­nio.
Published On 14 Jul 2022

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Ivana Trump, for­mer US pres­i­dent’s first wife, dies aged 73
Ivana Trump, first wife of Don­ald Trump, passed away at her home in New York City, for­mer pres­i­dent says.
Published On 14 Jul 2022

Zelensky slams 'act of terrorism' as Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city kills at least 23
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Moderna vaccine greenlit for children 5 and under in Canada
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Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine got go-ahead for use among children aged six months to five years in Canada on Thursday (July 14).

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Air Force barred from booting unvaccinated
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A US court order forbids the entire branch from enforcing Biden’s vaccine mandate

A federal judge in Ohio on Thursday certified a national class action lawsuit against the US Air Force and issued a restraining order forbidding the military branch from enforcing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate on airmen seeking religious exemption.

Judge Matthew McFarland ordered the entire Air Force to cease the mandatory vaccination of all active-duty and reserve members objecting on religious grounds. The order is temporary and expires in 14 days, d...

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