Up to 50 missing after migrant boat sinks off Greece
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An air and sea rescue operation was underway Wednesday after around 50 people went missing when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea, the Greek co

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Donald Trump to testify in NY investigation on Wednesday
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Former US President Donald Trump is set to testify under oath on Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into his business

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Monkeypox in UK: Amid fears of new outbreaks, vaccines set to run out
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Monkeypox cases are being reported globally with growing concern over further spread and outbreaks.

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China's landmark #MeToo case against state TV host returns to court: Report
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A landmark sexual harassment case in China was set to return to court Wednesday after an earlier ruling dealt a blow to the country's fledgling #Me

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Qatar World Cup could start a day ear­li­er than sched­uled
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Open­ing cer­e­mo­ny and Qatar ver­sus Ecuador match could be played on No­vem­ber 20, ac­cord­ing to a pro­pos­al put for­ward.
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Abor­tion op­po­nents, elec­tion de­niers: US midterm races take shape
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Trump-backed can­di­date wins an­oth­er nom­i­na­tion and pro­gres­sive Il­han Omar ekes out close race in lat­est polls.
Published On 10 Aug 2022

Shroud­ed in se­cre­cy for years, Rus­sia’s Wag­n­er Group opens up
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The mys­te­ri­ous net­work of mer­ce­nar­ies is em­brac­ing an ever-pub­lic im­age as the war on Ukraine drags on.
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German minister apologizes for photo in Ukraine
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The cheerful image from Kiev was “certainly not appropriate,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser says

Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has expressed remorse after posing for an upbeat photo with a glass of champagne in her hand during a trip to Ukraine in late July.

“I regret the photo,” Faeser said on Tuesday after being asked about it during a live event with the RND news network in Potsdam. It was “certainly not appropriate,” she added.

The interior minister was lambasted by commentators and the opposition after the image of her, along with Germany’s Labor Minister Hubertus Heil and Ambassador to Ukraine...

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China says 'mission accomplished’ around Taiwan
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The military has announced the successful completion of assignments around the island, but added that regular patrols will continue

China has announced an end to the unprecedented military exercises around Taiwan, which were launched following the controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Wednesday that it had “successfully completed various missions during recent drills around Taiwan island and effectively tested the troop’s joint operation combat capacity,” as reported by the Global Times.


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Ryan Giggs’ ex tells jury she was ‘a slave to his every need and every demand’
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Ms Greville told the court that violence by Giggs was “not regular” and he would use aggression more as a form of control.

Irish mortgage rates remain second highest in the euro zone
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At 2.68 per cent in June, the average interest rate on a new mortgage in Ireland is second only to Greece in the 19-country Eurozone.

Donald Trump arrives to give evidence in New York investigation
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The former US president giving evidence days after FBI agents raided his home in Florida as part of an unrelated probe.

IRFU to ban transgender women from female contact rugby
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The new policy will mean that contact rugby for players in the female category is limited to those whose sex was recorded as female at birth.

Tax strategy papers: 30% rate could save middle earners €1,000 a year
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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the 30% tax rate is under consideration as one of many options open to the Government.

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon moves court to stop police from accessing his phones
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Hong Kong has seen a number of prominent media personalities and journalists getting arrested in the recent past.

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Musk Sells $6.9 Billion of Tesla Shares as Twitter Case Looms

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold some 7.92m shares in the EV company, worth around $6.88bn.

The billionaire says he needs the money in case he will be forced to buy Twitter as a result of the ongoing litigation with the company.

Asked in Twitter if he would buy the shares again in case the purchase is avoided, he responded “yes”.

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⚡️Washington charges Iran Guard member with plot to kill former White House official John Bolton (Sky News)

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Key Artery on the Brink of Closure - German Energy Crisis Worsens

Low water levels in the Rhine will halt commercial traffic and cause energy companies to cut output, authorities are warning - as reports state the German economy will lose €260 bn in added value and benchmark energy prices hit new records. (Reuters)

The apocalyptic outlook means cargo of car parts, coal, food, and chemicals will be interrupted - and ‘unusually low levels’ in the waterway have a knock-on effect on energy output.

Germany’s biggest distributor of Russian gas - Uniper - warned of ‘irregular performance’ at its coal-fired plant due to the imminent cut in supply. The company has already received a multi-billion-euro survival bailout to stop its crash - while coal demand in the country spikes.

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Intelligence Services Interference in British Democracy, with Kit Klarenberg
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The MintPress podcast, “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting a light on stories largely ignored by the mainstream, corporate media.

The well propagated myth is that Britain functions democratically. This, of course, flies in the face of a system where a monarchy established by the No...

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