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⚡️ Armed man in Cetinje, Montenegro kills at least 7 people - local media (RIA Novosti)

Police have reportedly killed the attacker who allegedly opened fire after a domestic dispute.

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German Security Chief Warns of Upcoming Mass Unrest - Might Be Co-Opted by ‘Extremists’

Germany could be facing mass unrest this autumn and protests over the energy crisis could be hijacked by extremists, a regional head of the country’s domestic security agency has said.

Stephan Kramer, who heads the BfV in the state of Thuringia, said Germany must be prepared for the possibility that “legitimate” protests over energy and economic crises could be “infiltrated by extremists.”

“Extremists” who could hijack the protests include the so-called “lateral thinkers” who rallied against coronavirus restrictions during the pandemic, and right-wing activists who have already been stirring the mood on social media in recent months, Kramer said.

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Germany sets heating limit
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Most public buildings will not be allowed to go above 19 degrees Celsius due to the energy crisis, the economy minister has said

Public buildings in Germany will not be allowed to set heating above 19 degrees Celsius in the fall and winter amid a burgeoning energy crisis, German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck revealed on Friday.

In an interview with Suddeutsche Zeitung, Habeck said that new energy saving regulations would be issued as part of the Energy Security Act. In addition to the previously announced ban on heating private pools, the minister said that “...

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Sweden mulls producing weapons for Ukraine
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Arms for Kiev could be manufactured in various countries, Sweden’s defense minister says

Sweden could start producing weapons for Ukraine to help counter Russia’s military offensive, but no final decision on the matter has been made, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist revealed on Thursday.

Speaking to Swedish broadcaster SVT, Hultqvist described three main projects aimed at assisting Ukraine, which were raised at an international donor conference in Copenhagen on Thursday, attended by defense ministers from 17 countries.

According to Hultqvist, Western nations are bracing for a long-term conflict in Ukraine, and are ready to help the cou...

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SpaceX could replace Russia’s Soyuz rockets – Reuters
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The European Space Agency is looking for alternative launch systems after breaking away from Russia’s Roscosmos

The European Space Agency (ESA) is considering Elon Musk’s SpaceX as an option to fill the launch gap created by Europe’s break away from Russia’s Roscosmos, according to ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher.


In an interview with Reuters published on Friday, Aschbacher said the ESA had already begun preliminary technical discussions with the space company, which could temporarily provide its launchers. The agency lost access to Russia’s Soyuz rockets after sanctioning Moscow over its ongoing military oper...

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Disney heiress slams company over Harvey Weinstein
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The corporation “needs to step up” and “take responsibility” for turning a blind to the disgraced producer's abuses, she said

Abigail Disney, an outspoken activist and regular critic of the entertainment behemoth founded by her family, has called on the company to take responsibility for ignoring the predatory behavior of disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein. 

“Harvey was an open secret,” or rather no secret at all, she said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine published on Thursday....

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Two children die after taking world’s ‘most expensive drug’
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The patients developed acute liver failure but the manufacturer of Zolgensma insists it’s not a new “safety signal”

Two children died of acute liver failure after being treated with Zolgensma gene therapy, which is often referred to as the most expensive drug in the world, the medication’s manufacturer Novartis said on Thursday.

Acute liver failure is a “known adverse event” of the drug, which is used in patients suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the Swiss pharmaceutical company said, but these are the first fatal cases caused by this complication. The patients had received corticosteroids, Novartis said, t...

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‘Fatwah’ author Salman Rushdie attacked with knife
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The novelist was about to speak in New York when he was stabbed

Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on Friday in New York State, while preparing to give a lecture. Video from the event shows security swarming the stage and Rushdie lying on the ground. Initial reports said he was stabbed. The attacker has been arrested.

Rushdie, 75, was preparing to give a speech at the Chautauqua Institution. Unverified photos circulating on social media show the Indian-born British-American novelist being taken away in an ambulance.

“Rushdie suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck,” the New York State Police said in a st...

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11 killed in gruesome shooting, including children
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A Montenegro man was shot and killed by police after going on a rampage in Cetinje

A resident of Cetinje, Montenegro shot and killed eleven people – including two children – and injured six more on Friday, before he was shot and killed by police, according to local media reports.

Witnesses said the man pulled a pistol in what was termed a family dispute, killed his family, and then proceeded to fire into random bystanders. 

Cetinje police are still investigating the scene and very little information has been released officially.

Montenegro state TV initially...

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J&J to discontinue baby powder amid major pressure
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The healthcare giant said it will transition to cornstarch-based baby powder products after a “worldwide portfolio assessment”

Pharmaceutical conglomerate Johnson & Johnson has announced it will be discontinuing its talc-based baby powder globally and will use cornstarch instead, as mounting lawsuits against the company accuse it of hiding cancer risks tied to the products.

The company said on Thursday that the transition from talc to cornstarch was a “commercial decision” after it had conducted an assessment of its portfolio and maintained that the talc-based baby powder was completely safe....

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Gaza death toll ris­es to 49, in­clud­ing 17 chil­dren
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Since 2008, Is­rael has waged four wars on Pales­tin­ian ter­ri­to­ry killing near­ly 4,000 peo­ple, many of them chil­dren.
Published On 12 Aug 2022

Paraguay’s vice pres­i­dent to re­sign fol­low­ing US cor­rup­tion claim
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Hugo Ve­lazquez Moreno has said he will re­sign and end his plans to run for pres­i­dent, but will fight the ac­cu­sa­tions.
Published On 12 Aug 2022

Drought in Eng­land, fires rage in France as heat­wave per­sists
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France con­tin­ues to bat­tle an enor­mous wild­fire while parts of Eng­land face se­vere drought amid suc­ces­sive heat­waves.
Published On 12 Aug 2022

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What in­fla­tion? US im­port prices drop, con­sumer sen­ti­ment ris­es
Data this week con­tin­ues to in­di­cate that prices pres­sures in the Unit­ed States may have peaked.
Published On 12 Aug 2022

Iran may accept compromise on nuclear deal, hints state news agency
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Iran's official news agency IRNA on Friday (August 12) suggested that Tehran may accept the final compromise worked out in Vienna to save the 2015

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