PLA's new agenda: Drone operation & tech skill; age limit relaxed during recruitment drive
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According to China's state-run Global Times, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has relaxed the age limit for postgraduate students to join the for

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UK stores limit purchase as people empty shelves of bottled water amid drought
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Bottled water is flying off the shelves fast across major supermarkets in UK, as people are panic buying amidst the worst-ever drought in the count

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Photos of allegedly dried up French river spark Twitter row
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Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is among those sounding the alarm over the Loire – and getting called out over it

The Loire – France’s longest river with a length of over 1,000km – has allegedly dried up to the point that people can walk across it without even getting wet. This was the alarming message spread this week by politicians and media outlets, as they shared pictures online of a river bed that looks more like a desert, in the western French department of Loire-Atlantique. 

“The Loire, France’s longest river, has virtually dried up,” journalist Ian Fraser...

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Moscow reveals ‘point of no return’ in Russia-US relations
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Branding Russia a state sponsor of terrorism by the US could lead to a severing of ties, a Foreign Ministry official says

If the US designates Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, it would be “a point of no return” in relations between the two countries, and Washington is aware of that, a Russian Foreign Ministry official has said.

In an interview with TASS published on Saturday, the head of the ministry’s North American Department, Aleksandr Darichev, was asked about the possibility of downgrading relations with the US over its support for Ukraine in the conflict with Russia and the unprecedented sanctions imposed on Moscow....

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US attorney general faces impeachment push over Trump house raid
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A congresswoman has accused the government of “political persecution” of Biden’s rival

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has submitted a resolution calling for the impeachment of US Attorney General Merrick Garland for ordering the search of former President Donald Trump’s home.

Greene, a Republican representative from Georgia, accused Garland of abusing the power of his office to “politically persecute [President] Joe Biden’s enemies.” 

“The whole purpose of this is to prevent President Trump from ever being able to hold office,” she told reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday....

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Salman Rushdie at­tack: What we know so far
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Au­thor Rushdie is on ven­ti­la­tor and could lose an eye fol­low­ing a stab­bing at­tack at a lit­er­ary event in New York state.
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Colom­bia’s Petro re­places se­cu­ri­ty chiefs in hu­man rights push
In July, crim­i­nal groups staged al­most 90 at­tacks on the po­lice and mil­i­tary, killing 13 po­lice of­fi­cers, mon­i­tor says.
Published On 13 Aug 2022

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What the papers say: Saturday's front pages
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The stabbing of Sir Salman Rushdie leads most of the national papers as the weekend begins.

Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator and 'could lose an eye’ after New York attack
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The 75-year-old Indian-born British author sustained injuries to his arm and liver in the stabbing.

FBI seized ‘top secret’ documents from Trump’s home
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The court records did not provide specific details about information the documents might contain.

Five female teenagers taken to hospital after Kilkenny crash
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The incident occurred on Thursday night.

Man rescued from tunnel in Rome allegedly attempted to rob a bank
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Authorities in Rome pulled out a man from a tunnel near the Vatican as police claimed he was trying to rob a bank.

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North Korea lifts mask mandate after 'victory' over COVID-19
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Kim Jong-Un's regime lifted the mask mandate after North Korea's state media declared "victory" against COVID-19.

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21,000 fish killed due to ‘catastrophic failure’ at California university
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As many as 21,000 fish, some of which are endangered, were killed due to “catastrophic failure” at a university research facility in California.

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China to hold military drills with neighbor
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The Falcon Strike 2022 joint exercises between the Thai and Chinese air forces are scheduled for Sunday

Chinese fighter jets, bombers, and airborne early warning aircraft will be dispatched to Thailand for joint exercises, China’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

The Falcon Strike 2020 drills will be held on Sunday at the Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in northern Thailand near the border with Laos, the ministry said in a statement.

They will include activities such as air support, strikes on ground targets, and small- and large-scale troop deployment, it added.

The goal of the exercise is...

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England battles worst drought in 50 years
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Using hosepipes has been banned and bottled water is in high demand amid the driest summer in decades

A drought was officially declared on Friday in eight out of 14 areas of England during what has been the driest summer in 50 years, the UK Environment Department said in a statement.

Parts of southwest, southern, central and eastern England, as well as North and South London, have had their status updated following a meeting of the National Drought Group, which includes Environment Agency experts...

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