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World War III Has Officially Started
Principia Scientific 01 Feb 2023
So, now it is out in the open. The German Foreign Minister has stated that we are at war with Russia. The mainstream media was too concerned with the usual dross to notice, but this means that World War III has officially started ... ‘Homeowner’s fury over sofa wedged in stairs’ and ‘BBC News Presenter gets emotional in last ever sign off’ ... Seriously ... ....
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Russia advances in east Ukraine, strike on apartments kills civilians
Hong Kong Standard 02 Feb 2023
The battle on the front lines in eastern Ukraine "has become tougher" as Russian forces push for gains that they could show on the first anniversary of their invasion on Feb. 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a sombre assessment. ... Bakhmut has suffered persistent Russian bombardment for months. ... IOS Android ... .
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US seals crucial military deal with the Philippines close to China ‘flashpoints’
The Guardian 02 Feb 2023
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Fighting Wagner is like a ‘zombie movie’ says Ukrainian soldier
CNN 01 Feb 2023
Southwest of the city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian soldiers Andriy and Borisych live in a candle-lit bunker cut into the frozen earth. For several weeks they have been confronting hundreds of fighters belonging to the Russian private military contractor Wagner throwing themselves against Ukrainian defenses ... “We were fighting for about 10 hours in a row.
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Israeli air strikes target Gaza overnight amid escalating violence in region
The Irish Times 02 Feb 2023photo: AP / Fatima Shbair
Palestinian PM says Israel’s unilateral measures could bring catastrophe to region
The Siasat Daily 02 Feb 2023
Ramallah. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has warned that the unilateral measures of the Israeli government against the Palestinians would be “catastrophic” for the region ... Also Read. UNICEF calls for protecting Palestine children amid increased violence ... Israel seized Palestinian territories in 1967.
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An alleged $500 million Ponzi scheme preyed on Mormons. It ended with FBI gunfire.
The Washington Post
01 Feb 2023
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Putin expected to channel Stalingrad victory at key moment in Ukraine war
FX Empire 02 Feb 2023
By Tatiana Gomozova. VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin is expected to use an event to mark the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in Stalingrad 80 years ago to rally Russians around his military campaign in Ukraine later on Thursday ... Some of the city’s main road signs were replaced with ones calling it Stalingrad in tribute ... ....
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Adani: How the billionaire's empire lost $100bn in days
BBC News 02 Feb 2023
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Big tobacco is lighting the law on fire to peddle addiction
The Hill 02 Feb 2023
The tobacco industry is acting as if it’s above the law in California, and it ought to be a wake-up call about its quiet intentions to reverse the gains that have been made in reducing tobacco use over the past two decades ... Like any drug dealer, it keeps pushing, and it keeps trying to win over the most vulnerable potential customers. kids ... .
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Shell’s profits show where the real money is made in our energy market
New Statesman 02 Feb 2023
One month after Wael Sawan became chief executive of Shell, he has announced record-breaking profits for the oil and gas giant this morning (2 February). adjusted profits for 2022 rose to $39.9bn – more than double the $19.3bn the company made in the 2021 financial year ... Domestic suppliers, meanwhile, are at the other end of the supply chain.
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Egyptian Water Security and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Why Ethiopia has the Upper Hand
Jurist 01 Feb 2023
Water scarcity is a growing problem. It can be demand-driven, typically caused by population growth, and supply-driven, typically caused by decreasing amounts of fresh water often resulting from climate change or a result of societal factors such as poverty ... The Dam is being built by Ethiopia on the Nile River and is fiercely opposed by Egypt ... ....
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UN starts stricter checks after Iran boosts nuclear enrichment
Gulf News 02 Feb 2023
Tehran. International nuclear monitors have started conducting unannounced inspections at a uranium enrichment site in Iran after it hiked levels closer to weapons-grade last year ... Iran says its nuclear work is for peaceful purposes but Western and regional countries say it’s aiming to build an atomic weapon ... .
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How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy
National Public Radio 01 Feb 2023
Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show.". (Image credit. Junior Kannah /AFP via Getty Images) ....
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Orban: ‘The current political system in Europe will collapse’
Free West Media 31 Jan 2023
In an interview with the Austrian daily eXXpress, Viktor Orban, Hungary's Prime Minister said he was convinced that the current political system in Europe would collapse within this decade. “The gap is growing, the alienation between Hungary and the EU is progressing,” said the Hungarian leader ... more migration. And about gender ... “In this decade.