Poll reveals number of Finns opposing tourist visas for Russians
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More than half of respondents want the country to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens

More than half of Finns want their country to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens, a poll by Finland’s state broadcaster Yle has shown.

Some 58% of respondents favour such a move, 24% are against, and 18% are undecided, according to the study, published on Thursday,

The poll, in which a thousand Finns were questioned in early August, also revealed that most of those in favor of banning Russian tourists were men aged between 50 and 64.

Russia and Finland share a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) land border, with the N...

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‘Soros-backed’ prosecutor fired
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Sponsored by the liberal billionaire, State Attorney Andrew Warren “refused to enforce Florida law,” the governor said

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren for refusing to prosecute illegal abortions or child sex-change operations. Warren’s 2016 election campaign was bankrolled by liberal financier George Soros.

DeSantis announced Warren’s suspension on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference, the Republican governor said that Warren had “put himself publicly above the law” by signing a letter vowing not to prosecute anyone performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which have been illegal in th...

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Biden responds to Brittney Griner verdict
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US president calls basketball star “wrongfully detained” and demands Russia release her “immediately”

Brittney Griner’s conviction is “unacceptable” and Russia must release her “immediately,” US President Joe Biden said on Thursday, after a Moscow court gave the Olympic basketball champion a nine-year sentence on drug charges. He also described Griner as “wrongfully detained.”

Griner’s sentence is “one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney,” Biden said in a statement...

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Russian bitcoin suspect risks US extradition via ‘deception’ – lawyer
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France has deported Russian crypto entrepreneur Aleksandr Vinnik to Greece, which may hand him over to the US, his lawyer says

Aleksandr Vinnik, a Russian cryptocurrency entrepreneur suspected of fraud in both Russia and the US, has been sent to Greece, his French lawyer told the Russian media on Thursday. Frederic Belo believes the move could be part of an elaborate scheme to eventually extradite his client to America.

Vinnik, a Russian expert in blockchain technology, was arrested in Greece back in 2017 at the request of the US government, which has accused him of laundering between $4...

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Explosion-damaged Beirut port suffers another blow (VIDEOS)
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The collapse of the grain silos was the second such incident in a week

Four grain silos collapsed at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday. The 50-meter structures had been burning for several weeks, and partially collapsed at the end of last month. 

Video footage shared on social media captured the moment the structures fell to the ground, sending a cloud of smoke, dust and debris into the air. 

The collapse of the towering structures occurred two years to the day after an enormous explosion killed 190 people, injured another 6,000, and laid waste to much of the city. The blast was blamed on an improperly stored stash...

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African nation reports first death linked to Covid jab
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The South African health regulator established a causal link between vaccination and a fatal case of a rare disorder

On Thursday, South African health authorities said they had – for the first time – established a direct link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. 



The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) said in a statement it was informed of a fatal case of a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following vaccination with J&J’s Janssen vaccine. 

The patient’s personal details were not disclosed due to confidentiality c...

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Kenyan elec­tions: Five rea­sons to care about the vote
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Kenya, one of Africa’s largest economies, is also seen as one of its health­i­est democ­ra­cies, mak­ing the polls cru­cial.
Published On 4 Aug 2022

Russ­ian court gives Brit­tney Griner nine years on drugs charges
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Joe Biden calls the sen­tence against the WNBA star, who was ar­rest­ed at a Moscow air­port in Feb­ru­ary, ‘un­ac­cept­able’.
Published On 4 Aug 2022

US charges four po­lice of­fi­cers in killing of Bre­on­na Tay­lor
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Charges were brought against of­fi­cers Joshua Jaynes, Brett Han­ki­son and Kel­ly Goodlett, along with Sergeant Kyle Meany.
Published On 4 Aug 2022

Rwan­da back­ing M23 rebels in DRC: UN ex­perts
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A UN group of ex­perts finds ‘sol­id ev­i­dence’ that Ki­gali is sup­port­ing M23 fight­ers de­spite re­peat­ed de­nials.
Published On 4 Aug 2022

Ukrain­ian army’s res­i­den­tial bases en­dan­ger­ing civil­ians: Amnesty
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Right group says Kyiv’s forces have tak­en up po­si­tions in hos­pi­tals and schools, turn­ing them into ‘mil­i­tary tar­gets’.
Published On 4 Aug 2022

For­mer gov­er­nor of Puer­to Rico ar­rest­ed on cor­rup­tion charges
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Wan­da Vazquez is charged with con­spir­a­cy, fed­er­al pro­grammes bribery and hon­est ser­vices wire fraud, of­fi­cials say.
Published On 4 Aug 2022

UAE voic­es sup­port for ‘Chi­na’s sov­er­eign­ty’
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UAE stress­es im­por­tance of ‘One-Chi­na’ prin­ci­ple and says it is con­cerned about the ef­fect of ‘provoca­tive vis­its’.
Published On 4 Aug 2022

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Is Chi­na prepar­ing to in­vade Tai­wan? Key ques­tions an­swered
Ten­sions are ris­ing af­ter Chi­na launch­es biggest-ever drills in the Tai­wan Strait fol­low­ing Nan­cy Pelosi’s Taipei vis­it.
Published On 4 Aug 2022

Rovers' opponents label flight change to Shannon from Dublin 'evil', promise 'revenge'
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It is a massive night for the League of Ireland in Europe with Shkupi promising revenge for the "evil done to them" after they were forced to land at Shannon Airport instead of Dublin today.

Schoolgirl Lilia Valutyte, nine, died from stab wound to chest, inquest hears
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Lilia was confirmed dead at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital following the incident in Lincolnshire on July 28th.

Garda commissioner orders special review of Paul Moody case to ‘learn lessons’
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Commissioner Drew Harris said a review was being conducted into identifying gardai who use their positions “for a maligned purpose”.

Irishman speaks about his experience of fighting in Ukraine
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He said that within a few days in Ukraine he was under fire from long-range cruise missiles.

People can claim 'unborn child with detectable human heartbeat' as dependents in Georgia
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Any ''unborn child with detectable human heartbeat'' can be claimed as dependents in Georgia as per its news guidelines.

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