Month: August 2022
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Ukraine: IAEA experts arrive in Zaporizhzhia ahead of mission to nuclear plant
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, the latest stage in their efforts to inspect conditions at the embattled nuclear power plant there. UN News – Europe …
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Giant hailstones lash parts of Spain
A 20-month-old child has died and about 50 other people reported injuries. BBC News – World…
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Micky Dolenz: Last living Monkees member sues FBI for secret files on band
The pop-rock band were reportedly of interest to the FBI for “subliminal anti-US messaging”. BBC News – World…
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What a Pizza Hut ad says about Gorbachev – and Russia
The former Soviet leader’s appearance in a 1998 pizza commercial played on his conflicted reputation. BBC News – World…
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Germans say goodbye to summer of €9 travel tickets
The tickets, aimed at helping the public with increasing prices, have been hailed a major success. BBC News – World…
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Spain: Former Catalan Parliament leaders’ political rights violated, say UN experts
By suspending former Catalan government and parliament members from public duties prior to them being convicted, following the independence referendum back in 2017, Spain violated their political rights, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a statement published on Wednesday. UN News – Europe …
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Pakistan floods: Dog shelter staff rescue 250 canines
Animal shelter staff in north-west Pakistan race to save their 250 dogs from severe flood water. BBC News – World…
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Oscar Pistorius: South African ex-Paralympian seeks to force early prison release
The ex-Paralympian is serving a 13-year sentence for the murder of his girlfriend nine years ago. BBC News – World…
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Camilo Guevara: Son of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara dies
Che Guevara’s eldest son, 60-year-old Camilo, dies of a stroke while visiting Venezuela. BBC News – World…
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Russia: Mikhail Gorbachev changed history, but was wrong about ties to West
The former president opened up the Soviet Union but failed to prevent its collapse in 1991. BBC News – World…