Ukraine war: six months that shook the world
Six months ago, Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine on a “special military operation” – a mass invasion on a scale unseen in Europe since World ...
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Europe facing its worst drought for 500 years – study
Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, reducing inland shipping, electricity production and the yields ...
Ukraine girds for Independence Day attacks on war’s six-month mark
Ukrainians mark 31 years since they broke free from the Russia-dominated Soviet Union on Wednesday in what is certain to be a day of defiance against the Kremlin’s six-month-old war ...
AstraZeneca on hunt for deals, but may not stay in vaccines
AstraZeneca may not stay in the vaccine business in the long run and is looking to buy small and mid-sized companies specialising in oncology and cardiovascular treatments, Chief Executive Pascal ...
Cryptoverse: A mixer with your crypto cocktail?
The DeFi dream is shaken. And stirred.
The grand crypto project has declined in 2022: total user funds deposited in decentralized finance has shrunk to about $61 billion from over $170 billion at ...
Apple plans to cut iPhone 14 production lag between China, India
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to start making the iPhone 14 in India about two months after its release out of China, in a move that will narrow the gap from ...
NASA poised for historic Artemis I lunar launch from Florida
A half century after the end of NASA’s Apollo era, the U.S. space agency’s long-anticipated bid to return astronauts to the moon’s surface remains at least ...
IAEA says it could visit Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in days
The U.N. nuclear watchdog will visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine within days if talks to gain access succeed, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Palestinians welcome Turkey-Israel normalisation, Ankara says
Turkey said on Tuesday that Palestinian authorities, including different political factions, welcome the normalisation of ties between Turkey and Israel and that they want the dialogue to continue.
Last week, ...
U.S. to announce $3 billion in new military aid for Ukraine -official
The United States will announce a new security assistance package for Ukraine of about $3 billion as early as Wednesday, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, in what would be ...
Turkey’s business group receives U.S. letter on Russia sanctions risks
Turkey’s leading TUSIAD business association has received a letter from U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo warning of possible sanctions risks if companies establish relations with sanctioned Russian ...
Eight children dead, more missing as flooding destroys Afghan homes
At least eight children were killed in floods that swept away houses in central and eastern Afghanistan this week, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Tuesday, adding that ...
Germany touts possible ‘major role’ for Canadian LNG in shift away from Russia
Germany hopes Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) will help ease its shift away from Russian gas imports, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday, a day after Canada played down the ...
Superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch is auctioned in Gibraltar
A $75-million superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian steel billionaire was auctioned on Tuesday in Gibraltar, court sources said, in what is understood to be the first sale of its ...
Norway eyes high gas output until 2030, says energy minister
Norway plans to maintain its current high gas production level until the end of the decade as Europe plans to ditch Russian imports over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, its ...
Defiant Zelenskiy pledges powerful response on eve of war’s six-month milestone
As Ukraine prepared to mark both its independence from Soviet-rule in 1991 and the six months since Russian troops invaded, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged that any Russian attacks in or around ...
As Ukraine war drags on, Europe’s economy succumbs to crisis
It was meant to be Europe’s stellar year.
A post-pandemic spending euphoria, supported by copious government spending was set to drive the economy and help fatigued households regain a ...
Fan accused of having ‘700 drinks’ by Kyrgios begins legal action
A tennis fan is taking legal action against Nick Kyrgios after he accused her of being “drunk out of her mind” during his defeat in this year’s Wimbledon final.
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‘They roam about like cats’: Spanish cities try to halt wild boar invasions
Large groups of wild boar are now a common sight in some Spanish cities and authorities say they have no option but to capture and put them down as they ...
Fear for future after mass die-off of fish in Poland’s Oder river
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska and Kuba Stezycki
As thousands of dead fish neared the banks of the Oder River in the village of Widuchowa in western Poland on Aug. 11, local people ...
Meme stocks fall with AMC, Bed Bath in red
A clutch of stocks favored by retail traders tumbled on Monday in volatile trading as news that UK-based Cineworld (CINE.L) warned of a possible bankruptcy sent AMC Entertainment Holdings’ ...
Football returns to war-torn Ukraine as Shakhtar draw with Metalist
Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist 1925 played out a 0-0 draw in Kyiv’s empty Olympic Stadium on Tuesday as competitive football returned to war-torn Ukraine with the start of the country’...
Turkey has no preconditions for dialogue with Syria
Turkey does not have preconditions for dialogue with the Syrian government, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, in a further softening of Ankara’s stance towards Damascus ...
Centuries in losing cause for Zeeshan and Ali; winning ton for Mehran
The super-6 stage of the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup continued at Ypsonas with more high-scoring matches resulting in wins for Cyprus Moufflons, Punjab Lions, Black Caps and Sri Lanka Lions.
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