China Planning Three-Tiered System to Placate American Regulators
https://sputniknews.com/20220725/china-planning-three-tiered-system-to-placate-american-regulators-1097755956.html
July 25, 2022, 12:16 AM
China’s growing influence in the tech and social media markets in the US has resulted in tensions over how those companies store and hold the private data of US citizens and companies.
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Siemens Sends Necessary Documentation on Nord Stream Turbine to Gazprom - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/siemens-sends-necessary-documentation-on-nord-stream-turbine-to-gazprom---reports-1097755732.html
July 24, 2022, 11:56 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Siemens Energy has sent Russian energy giant Gazprom an export license issued by Canada for the repair, maintenance and transportation of the Nord Stream-1 turbine, the Russian Kommersant newspaper reports.
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Lavrov Arrives in Republic of the Congo as Part of Africa Tour
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/lavrov-arrives-in-republic-of-the-congo-as-part-of-africa-tour-1097755616.html
July 24, 2022, 11:54 PM
OYO (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in the Republic of the Congo as part of his Africa tour, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
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Canadian Citizen Killed in Donbas, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/canadian-citizen-killed-in-donbas-foreign-ministry-spokesperson-says-1097755472.html
July 24, 2022, 10:44 PM
MOSCOW, July 25 (Sputnik) - A Canadian foreign ministry spokesperson has confirmed the death of a Canadian citizen who was fighting as a mercenary in southeastern Ukraine.
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House Committee May Subpoena Ginni Thomas, Wife of SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/house-committee-may-subpoena-ginni-thomas-wife-of-scotus-justice-clarence-thomas-1097755321.html
July 24, 2022, 10:36 PM
In March it was revealed that Ginni Thomas texted former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, urging him to continue to fight to change the 2020 election results.
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Russian Investigative Committee Wants to Initiate Cases Abroad in Defense of Citizens
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/russian-investigative-committee-wants-to-initiate-cases-abroad-in-defense-of-citizens-1097755106.html
July 24, 2022, 10:00 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, says Russian investigators need to be able to initiate criminal cases abroad to protect the interests of Russians.
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Bus Accident in Kenya Leaves 21 Dead, Death Toll Expected to Rise
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/21-people-in-kenya-dead-after-bus-falls-off-bridge-1097754441.html
July 24, 2022, 9:46 PM
At least 21 people are dead following a bus accident in Kenya. The bus was en route to Mombasa on the Meru-Nairobi Highway when it failed to break while traveling at a “very high speed,” according to senior police official Rono Bunei.
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Erdogan Accuses Greece of 'Deliberately' Violating Lausanne Peace Treaty
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/erdogan-accuses-greece-of-deliberately-violating-lausanne-peace-treaty-1097754325.html
July 24, 2022, 9:32 PM
MOSCOW, July 24 (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused Athens of recently deliberately violating provisions of the Lausanne Peace Treaty, in particular those relating to the rights of the Turkish national minority in Greece.
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan: Democrats and Trump ‘Colluded’ To Help 'QAnon Whack Job’ Cox Win Primary
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/maryland-gov-larry-hogan-democrats-and-trump-colluded-to-help-qanon-whack-job-cox-win-primary-1097754040.html
July 24, 2022, 9:07 PM
Dan Cox defeated the Larry Hogan-backed Kelly Schulz in Maryland's GOP Gubernatorial primary election last week, gaining 53.8% of the vote.
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EU Member States Intending to Demand Exemptions From Plans to Reduce Gas Demand - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/eu-member-states-intending-to-demand-exemptions-from-plans-to-reduce-gas-demand---reports-1097753912.html
July 24, 2022, 8:10 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - EU member states are intending to demand exceptions from the European Commission's proposal to cut demand for natural gas by 15% during the next eight months, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing a draft document.
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Social Benefits, Pensions Start Being Paid in Kharkiv Region
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/social-benefits-pensions-start-being-paid-in-kharkiv-region-1097753767.html
July 24, 2022, 7:42 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Pensions, social benefits and salaries to budget-sector employees have started being paid in the Kharkiv Region, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said on Sunday.
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Five Migrants Found Dead on Trawler Off Italian Coast
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/five-migrants-found-dead-on-trawler-off-italian-coast-1097753674.html
July 24, 2022, 7:37 PM
ROME (Sputnik) - The bodies of five people have been found on a fishing boat more than 185 kilometers (115 miles) off the coast of the southern Italian region of Calabria, while the total number of migrants on board was 674 people, the Italian coast guard said on Sunday.
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US Joint Chiefs of Staff Head Claims China is 'Significantly More Aggressive' in South Pacific
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/us-joint-chiefs-of-staff-head-claims-china-is-significantly-more-aggressive-in-south-pacific-1097753522.html
July 24, 2022, 6:56 PM
Washington's tension with Beijing has been escalating in recent years as the US increases its so-called "freedom of navigation" missions in the South China Sea, which Beijing considers a part of its territorial waters.
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Scientists Discover How 'Zombie Fungus' Converts Houseflies Into Necrophiles
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/scientists-discover-how-zombie-fungus-converts-houseflies-into-necrophiles-1097752841.html
July 24, 2022, 6:33 PM
Nature can sometimes be as repulsive as it can be bewitching: for instance, there are organisms that survive by forcing certain species to mate with the dead.
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'Kangaroo Court': Polls Show Republicans Remain Unmoved by Jan. 6 Committee 'Revelations'
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/kangaroo-court-polls-show-republicans-remain-unmoved-by-jan-6-committee-revelations-1097753174.html
July 24, 2022, 6:23 PM
The House Select Committee investigating the 2021 Capitol protest has largely failed to draw the attention of Republican voters or influence their views on former President Donald Trump, a recent survey says.
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US, UK Reportedly Working on Defense Against Russian, Chinese Hypersonic Missiles
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/us-uk-reportedly-working-on-defense-against-russian-chinese-hypersonic-missiles-1097752716.html
July 24, 2022, 5:52 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - American and British arms companies have been working on the creation of defense systems against Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles, though the project is only "in its infancy" in the United States, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.
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'Not Recession, But Slowdown': Treasury Chief Claims US Economy Not Shrinking
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/not-recession-but-slowdown-treasury-chief-claims-us-economy-not-shrinking-1097752574.html
July 24, 2022, 5:39 PM
The country has been hit by skyrocketing inflation since November 2021, with economic problems further exacerbated in 2022 by the West’s anti-Russia sanctions. The distortion of logistic networks and surging oil and energy prices resulting from the sanctions further drove US prices up, prompting fears of a recession.
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US Intel Committee Member Raises Concern of Bioweapons Targeting American DNA
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/us-intel-committee-member-raises-concern-of-bioweapons-targeting-american-dna-1097751629.html
July 24, 2022, 4:43 PM
The concerns come in the wake of surging popularity of genetic tests that reveal one's background based on a DNA sample.
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Lavrov Says Russia, Turkey, Yet Undetermined Party Will Escort Ships With Ukrainian Grain
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/lavrov-says-russia-turkey-yet-undetermined-party-will-escort-ships-with-ukrainian-grain-1097752167.html
July 24, 2022, 4:31 PM
CAIRO (Sputnik) - Russia, Turkey, and a third party that will be determined later will provide escort for ships with Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.
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Iraq & Saudi Arabia Reportedly Diverting Oil to Europe as Riyadh Promises Minute Output Boost
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/iraq--saudi-arabia-reportedly-diverting-oil-to-europe-as-riyadh-promises-minute-output-boost--1097751868.html
July 24, 2022, 4:27 PM
The shift comes as EU countries agree to ban most Russian oil imports in response to its special military operation in Ukraine, raising the threat of local crude shortages and prompting a surge in already-high fuel prices.
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Hunter Biden Records: Does US Secret Service Have Something to Hide?
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/hunter-biden-records-does-us-secret-service-have-something-to-hide-1097751289.html
July 24, 2022, 3:15 PM
US conservative foundation Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Secret Service, which appears to be covering up records pertaining to Hunter Biden’s travel and security costs. The agency's repeated snubbing of FOIA requests has raised suspicions.
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Report: UK Gov't Encourages Low-Income Families to Feed Kids Junk Food
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/report-uk-govt-encourages-low-income-families-to-feed-kids-junk-food-1097750924.html
July 24, 2022, 3:13 PM
The United Kingdom is grasping to tackle an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, with 91% of adults reporting an increase in their cost of living between June and July 2022. Low-income households generally spend a larger proportion than average on energy and food, which makes them more vulnerable to price hikes.
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Authorities Raise Alert to Highest Level as Sakurajima Volcano Erupts on Japan's Kyushu Island
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/sakurajima-volcano-erupts-on-japanese-island-of-kyushu-1097750819.html
July 24, 2022, 2:25 PM
TOKYO (Sputnik) - The Sakurajima volcano has erupted on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu on Sunday, forcing local authorities to raise the alert to the highest level, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Speaks at Arab League Meeting
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-speaks-at-arab-league-meeting-1097749084.html
July 24, 2022, 2:20 PM
The Russian Foreign Minister is in the middle of his five-day Africa tour; he is scheduled to visit Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and the Republic of the Congo.
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Former US AG Barr Urges Washington to Approach Mexican Drug Cartels Like Daesh
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/former-us-ag-barr-urges-washington-to-approach-mexican-drug-cartels-like-daesh-1097750066.html
July 24, 2022, 2:01 PM
Late last year, the US government announced that more than 100,000 people had died of drug overdoses in the country between April 2020 and April 2021, a new record high. The data showed that there were more overdose deaths from the illegal synthetic opioid fentanyl than such fatalities from all drugs in 2016.
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Overworked NHS Nurses Sell Their Days Off as Cost of Living Skyrockets, Unions Say
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/overworked-nhs-nurses-sell-their-days-off-as-cost-of-living-skyrockets-unions-say-1097746419.html
July 24, 2022, 1:46 PM
Over the past months, the National Health Service has suffered as many employees have quit. At least 27,000 staffers resigned between July and September of last year alone, which is a record number.
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UK Government May Ask Citizens to Turn Down Thermostats to Avoid Blackout, Reports Say
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/uk-government-may-ask-citizens-to-turn-down-thermostats-to-avoid-blackout-reports-say-1097749663.html
July 24, 2022, 1:31 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The government of the United Kingdom may ask citizens to lower the temperature in their homes and turn off the lights to avoid power outages in the winter, Telegraph reported, citing emergency contingency plans seen by the newspaper.
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Video of Traffic Police Making Commuters Wait Patiently as Tiger Crosses Road Leaves Netizens in Awe
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/video-of-traffic-police-making-commuters-wait-patiently-as-tiger-crosses-road-leaves-netizens-in-1097745362.html
July 24, 2022, 1:24 PM
Due to increasing man-animal conflict in India, wild animals often enter residential areas or cross paths with humans.
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War as a Purpose: Young Ukrainians in Neo-Nazi Training Camps
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/war-as-a-purpose-young-ukrainians-in-neo-nazi-training-camps-1097748679.html
July 24, 2022, 1:18 PM
Thousands of Ukrainian children have been poisoned by the neo-Nazi ideology in the years since the Maidan Uprising. Grown-ups have consistently taught them hatred, calling it patriotism. To that end, the country established a whole network of children's camps, whose instructors had served as punishers in the Donbass.
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Leader of New Greek Party Says 'Russia is Right', Accuses US & NATO of 'Raising Hell' in Ukraine
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/leader-of-new-greek-party-says-russia-is-right-accuses-us--nato-of-raising-hell-in-ukraine-1097748264.html
July 24, 2022, 1:06 PM
Athens joined other EU countries in slapping sanctions on Russia over its special military operation in Ukraine, even as the country faces economic troubles alongside its European neighbors. EU sanctions have only exacerbated its economic woes by ramping up oil and gas prices and disrupting supply chains.
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Photos of ‘Mysterious Red Glow’ Over the Atlantic Prompt User to Claim End Times Are Near
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/photos-of-mysterious-red-glow-over-the-atlantic-prompt-user-to-claim-end-times-are-near--1097746264.html
July 24, 2022, 12:45 PM
In 2014, similar phenomenon was ostensibly spotted by a passenger who was on board a jet that was en route from Hong Kong to Anchorage, Alaska. The passenger claimed that during the flight, they noticed a range of deep red glowing lights that were “much larger in size than your average city or group of boats”.
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Looming Recession Might Deal Final Blow to Americans' Teetering Mental Health
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/looming-recession-might-deal-final-blow-to-americans-teetering-mental-health--1097746121.html
July 24, 2022, 12:43 PM
Earlier in July, polls revealed that more than 90% of Americans are concerned with inflation, with its level hitting yet another gloomy record of 9.1% in June.
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Turkish Observers: US & EU Hindering Russo-Turkey Efforts to Solve Food Crisis, Mediate Peace
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/turkish-observers-us--eu-hindering-russo-turkey-efforts-to-solve-food-crisis-mediate-peace-1097745149.html
July 24, 2022, 12:14 PM
On July 22, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine signed documents aimed at resolving the problems of supplying food and fertilizers to world markets and ensuring safe maritime corridors for Ukrainian grain. The Joint Coordination Center will make sure that Kiev does use the grain shipments to import weaponry.
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Lavrov: Moscow Not Asking to Lift Sanctions, But West Must Resolve Self-Created Food Supply Issues
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/lavrov-moscow-not-asking-to-lift-sanctions-but-west-must-resolve-self-created-food-supply-issues-1097745736.html
July 24, 2022, 12:01 PM
Kremlin repeatedly denied West's claims that Moscow was somehow limiting grain exports from Ukraine or Russia itself. Russia stressed that Kiev's mining of own waters and western anti-Russia sanctions are the main culprits behind the risk of famine in the world.
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Plan by DRC to Auction Oil Drilling Rights in Congo Basin Sparks Concerns in UK
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/plan-by-drc-to-auction-oil-drilling-rights-in-congo-basin-sparks-concerns-in-uk-1097744346.html
July 24, 2022, 11:54 AM
The Congo basin spans the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as Central African Republic, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It is home to 10,000 species of tropical plants, some of which are unique to the region, alongside thousands of animal species, including some which are considered endangered.
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Russian FM Lavrov and Egyptian Counterpart Shoukry Hold Joint Press Conference in Cairo
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/russian-fm-lavrov-and-egyptian-counterpart-shoukry-hold-joint-press-conference-in-cairo-1097742571.html
July 24, 2022, 11:34 AM
Egypt is the first stop on the Russian minister's five-day-long African trip. He is later expected to travel to Ethiopia, Uganda and the Republic of the Congo.
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Paris: Macron Believes Return to Iran Nuclear Deal Possible
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/paris-macron-believes-return-to-iran-nuclear-deal-possible-1097744520.html
July 24, 2022, 11:10 AM
PARIS (Sputnik) - French President Emmanuel Macron has held telephone talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, expressing confidence that a return to the Iran nuclear deal is still possible, the Elysee Palace informs.
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Russian Space Agency Planning to Deploy Glonass Station in Venezuela
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/russian-space-agency-planning-to-deploy-glonass-station-in-venezuela-1097744246.html
July 24, 2022, 10:52 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday that it plans to deploy a ground station for the Glonass navigation satellite system in Venezuela.
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China Launches Wentian Laboratory Module to Tiangong Space Station
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/china-launches-wentian-laboratory-module-to-tiangong-space-station-1097744028.html
July 24, 2022, 10:37 AM
BEIJING (Sputnik) - The Long March-5B carrier rocket with the Wentian laboratory module for China's Tiangong orbital station was launched on Sunday from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan as broadcast by China Central Television.
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‘There are Men, and There are Women’: Trump Speaks in Defense of Two Genders
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/there-are-men-and-there-are-women-trump-speaks-in-defense-of-two-genders-1097742839.html
July 24, 2022, 10:27 AM
In 2018, the Trump administration reportedly considered redefining gender as an unchangeable condition determined solely by a person's biology.
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Russia Destroys Ukrainian Warship, Warehouse With US Harpoon Missiles in Odessa Port – MoD
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/russian-destroys-ukrainian-warship-warehouse-with-us-harpoon-missiles-in-odessa-port--mod-1097742478.html
July 24, 2022, 9:45 AM
The strike on the port also disabled a plant that was used by Ukraine to repair and upgrade its military vessels, the ministry added.
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Teens in India's West Bengal Develop Strange Addiction to Flavored Condoms
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/teens-in-indias-west-bengal-develop-strange-addiction-to-flavored-condoms--1097741566.html
July 24, 2022, 9:10 AM
Recently, the sale of flavored condoms has drastically increased in various parts of West Bengal state, reportedly, including Durgapur City Center, Bidhannagar, Benachiti, Muchipara, C Zone, and A Zone.
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UK's Rwanda Scheme Appears to Be Working as Ireland Sees Surge of Refugees
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/uks-rwanda-scheme-appears-to-be-working-as-ireland-sees-surge-of-refugees-1097741013.html
July 24, 2022, 8:37 AM
In April, the UK clinched a deal with Rwanda, which stipulates that illegal migrants arriving in Britain via the English Channel are due to be sent to the East African nation, where their asylum claims will be processed.
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State of Emergency Declared in Mariposa, California Amid Major Wildfire
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/state-of-emergency-declared-in-mariposa-california-amid-major-wildfire-1097740885.html
July 24, 2022, 8:12 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Mariposa County amid the spread of a major wildfire that has forced thousands of people in the Yosemite National Park area to evacuate.
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Delhi Registers its First Case of Monkeypox as WHO Declares Public Health Emergency of Int'l Concern
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/delhi-registers-its-first-case-of-monkeypox-as-who-declares-public-health-emergency-of-intl-concern-1097739659.html
July 24, 2022, 7:27 AM
Globally, over 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported from 75 countries and there have been at least five deaths so far due to the outbreak. The Monkeypox virus is transmitted from infected animals to humans via indirect or direct contact. Human-to-human transmission can occur through infectious skin or lesions and respiratory droplets.
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US is Pressuring Jordan to Extradite ex-Terror Convict but It Won't Happen, Analyst Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/us-is-pressuring-jordan-to-extradite-ex-terror-convict-but-it-wont-happen-analyst-says-1097735618.html
July 24, 2022, 7:08 AM
Ahlam Tamimi served 10 years in an Israeli prison for assisting a suicide bomber in carrying out an attack that killed 15 people in Jerusalem and wonder over a hundred in August 2001. She was released in 2011 as part of the Gilad Shalit deal.
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Celebration Galore as Indian Javelin Star Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver at World Athletics Championships
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/celebration-galore-as-indian-javelin-star-neeraj-chopra-wins-silver-at-world-athletics-1097735843.html
July 24, 2022, 6:53 AM
The 24-year-old Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made headlines after winning India's first-ever gold medal in athletics at Tokyo Olympics 2020 with the best throw of 87.58 meters. Earlier this year, the athlete broke his own national record of 89.30 meters during the Diamond League, played in Stockholm, with a throw of 89.94 meters.
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'If the Food Runs Out': New York Times Accused of 'Normalizing' Cannibalism
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/if-the-food-runs-out-new-york-times-accused-of-normalizing-cannibalism-1097734815.html
July 24, 2022, 6:39 AM
An article by the New York Times caused an uproar among Twitterians, since many users suggested it looked like the newspaper was backing the idea of eating other people.
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Sunak Unveils 10-Point Border Security Plan as Truss May Turn to Foreign Policy in Fight for PM Seat
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/sunak-unveils-10-point-border-security-plan-as-truss-may-turn-to-foreign-policy-in-fight-for-pm-1097736566.html
July 24, 2022, 6:12 AM
On Wednesday, the number of Tory leadership contenders was whittled down to two after Penny Mordaunt was eliminated from the race. Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are now rolling out their policy proposals to woo the grassroots Tory party members who will vote for the next UK prime minister, due to be announced on September 6.
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Zeldin Who? Investigators Say Man Accused of Attacking New York Congressman Did Not Know Him
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/zeldin-who-investigators-say-man-accused-of-attacking-new-york-congressman-did-not-know-him-1097735983.html
July 24, 2022, 5:13 AM
Early reports stated that attendees at the event were under the impression that the alleged attacker was trying to fix "something that was out of place" on the stage. He was promptly taken down Joe Chenelly, the director of the American Veterans organization.
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‘If You’re On That List, You’re Dead’: UK Journo Speaks Out After Being Placed On Ukrainian Hit List
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/if-youre-on-that-list-youre-dead-uk-journo-speaks-out-after-being-placed-on-ukrainian-hit-list-1097734875.html
July 24, 2022, 5:05 AM
As the surveillance state continues to strengthen, it’s safe to say we’ve all gotten the feeling at some point that we’re being watched. But unlike many of us, Press TV correspondent Johnny Miller now has the receipts to prove it – after he was recently placed on a semi-official Ukrainian hit list.
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Saudi Authorities Arrest National Who Aided Israeli Journalist’s Illegal Entry to Mecca
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/saudi-authorities-arrest-national-who-aided-israeli-journalists-illegal-entry-to-mecca--1097734672.html
July 24, 2022, 4:08 AM
On Monday, Israel’s Channel 13 aired footage of reporter Gil Tamary sneaking into the holy Islamic city of Mecca, openly defying the city’s ban on non-Muslims on the grounds. Although Channel 13 blurred the face and masked the voice of Tamary’s driver, authorities were able to track down the journalist’s companion.
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White House: Biden Likely Infected With Highly Contagious BA.5 COVID Subvariant
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/white-house-biden-likely-infected-with-highly-contagious-ba5-covid-subvariant-1097734369.html
July 24, 2022, 3:42 AM
The BA.5 subvariant makes up to 80% of COVID-19 infections across much of the US. The White House physician detailed that the subvariant would not affect the president's current treatment plan.
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Steve Bannon Says He’s Prepared to Go to Jail for Supporting ‘Trump and the Constitution’
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/steve-bannon-says-hes-prepared-to-go-to-jail-for-supporting-trump-and-the-constitution--1097734177.html
July 24, 2022, 3:02 AM
After nearly three hours of deliberation on Friday that included a lunch break, a jury found Trump-era strategist Steve Bannon guilty on both counts of contempt of Congress. The charges related to his refusal to comply with a subpoena seeking testimony on his known communications with senior Trump administration officials around January 6, 2021.
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Wizz Air Flight Reportedly Makes Emergency Evacuation in Poland After Bomb Threat
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/wizz-air-flight-reportedly-makes-emergency-evacuation-in-poland-after-bomb-threat-1097733885.html
July 24, 2022, 3:01 AM
Earlier, another Wizz flight made an emergency landing in Budapest after a bomb scare; however, it was determined to have been a false report.
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Greece Hit by Major Wildfires as Authorities Work to Evacuate Areas
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/greece-hit-by-major-wildfires-as-authorities-work-to-evacuate-areas-1097733572.html
July 24, 2022, 1:37 AM
ATHENS (Sputnik) - Two strong forest fires are raging in Greece - on the island of Lesbos and in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park in the country’s north-east.
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Ukrainian Troops Target Donetsk Using Grad Rockets - DPR Mission to JCCC
https://sputniknews.com/20220724/ukrainian-troops-target-donetsk-using-grad-rockets---dpr-mission-to-jccc-1097733210.html
July 24, 2022, 12:25 AM
DONETSK (Sputnik) - Ukrainian troops shelled the city of Donetsk using BM-21 "Grad" rockets late on Saturday night, the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination on the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said.
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Over 400 Monkeypox Cases Registered in Italy - Health Ministry
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/over-400-monkeypox-cases-registered-in-italy---health-ministry-1097733066.html
July 23, 2022, 11:45 PM
ROME (Sputnik) - Italy has confirmed a total of more than 400 monkeypox cases, the country’s Health Ministry Prevention Director General Gianni Rezza said after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the current disease outbreak a public health emergency.
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Russia-Syrian Expedition to Ancient City of Palmyra to Be Held in Autumn - Hermitage Chief
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/russia-syrian-expedition-to-ancient-city-of-palmyra-to-be-held-in-autumn---hermitage-chief-1097732938.html
July 23, 2022, 11:15 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Damascus and Moscow will undertake a joint expedition to the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra this autumn, with specialists scheduled to study the structure of the local Arch of Triumph to restore the monument, Mikhail Piotrovsky, the director of Russia's State Hermitage Museum, said on Saturday.
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Lavrov to Hold Talks With Egyptian Leadership Sunday - Zakharova
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/lavrov-to-hold-talks-with-egyptian-leadership-sunday---zakharova-1097732507.html
July 23, 2022, 10:39 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, where he is expected to hold talks with Egypt's leadership.
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Report: US Embassies in Africa Alarmingly Understaffed
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/report-us-embassies-in-africa-alarmingly-understaffed-1097732388.html
July 23, 2022, 10:35 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US diplomatic missions in Africa are struggling with chronic staffing shortages, Foreign Policy reports citing US officials and regional experts.
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Iran Discloses Detention of Israeli-Linked Agents Plotting ‘Terrorist Ops’ at ‘Sensitive’ Sites
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/iran-discloses-detention-of-israeli-linked-agents-plotting-terrorist-ops-at-sensitive-sites-1097732111.html
July 23, 2022, 9:37 PM
The latest arrest report is the third of its kind to be announced by the Iranian intelligence ministry since March. The next recent occurrence took place on June 14, when state media announced the arrest of a group of “thugs and hooligans” who were recruited by Mossad for kidnapping and assassination operations.
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Swedish Charge d'Affaires Summoned to Turkish Foreign Ministry - Source
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/swedish-charge-daffaires-summoned-to-turkish-foreign-ministry---source-1097731727.html
July 23, 2022, 8:23 PM
ANKARA, July 23 (Sputnik) - The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned Sweden's charge d'affaires in connection with "a provocation by supporters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)" outlawed in Turkey in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, a diplomatic source told Sputnik.
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Back to Africa: Russia’s Lavrov Set for Regional Tour of ‘Continent of the Future’
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/back-to-africa-russias-lavrov-set-for-regional-tour-of-continent-of-the-future-1097730612.html
July 23, 2022, 6:47 PM
The Russian foreign minister’s five-day, four nation trip will take him to Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and the Republic of Congo, where he will discuss a broad range of issues, including international and regional questions and matters of bilateral cooperation.
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Grain Deal to Give Short-Term Relief While World Needs More Diverse Food System, Experts Warn
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/grain-deal-to-give-short-term-relief-while-world-needs-more-diverse-food-system-experts-warn-1097730235.html
July 23, 2022, 6:06 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Istanbul grain deal is only a temporary solution to the global food crisis exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine, and a new, more decentralized and diverse global food system is needed, experts told Sputnik.
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How Bannon's Conviction Opens Door to GOP's Sweet Revenge on Hunter and Joe Biden
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/how-bannons-conviction-opens-door-to-gops-sweet-revenge-on-hunter-and-joe-biden-1097729963.html
July 23, 2022, 6:01 PM
Steve Bannon's contempt case could open the door for Republican lawmakers to force President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, to testify in Congress, according to Just the News, a US news media outlet founded by investigative journalist John Solomon.
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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Shakes Southern Iran, Tremor Reportedly Felt in Dubai
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/56-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-southern-iran-tremor-reportedly-felt-in-dubai-1097729409.html
July 23, 2022, 5:12 PM
Iran is located in a seismically active zone as lies along the border between the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates and often suffers from powerful earthquakes. The deadliest earthquake in the country's history occurred in 856 AD, killing some 200,000 people.
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Watch Flat Earther Confront Lee Zeldin Less Than 24 Hours After Attempted Stabbing
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/watch-flat-earther-confront-lee-zeldin-less-than-24-hours-after-attempted-stabbing-1097729244.html
July 23, 2022, 4:54 PM
The Republican congressman and New York gubernatorial candidate was attacked during a campaign stop in the town of Perinton on Thursday by a vet wielding a pointy brass knuckles-style cat keychain who hopped on stage and shouted “You’re done!” before being subdued. The suspect was charged with attempted assault and released the next day.
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Iranian Minister: Russia & Iran Will Jointly Create Alternatives to Western Software, Telecom
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/iranian-minister-russia--iran-will-jointly-create-alternatives-to-western-software-telecom-1097728639.html
July 23, 2022, 4:51 PM
Russia's Ministry of Digital Development and Rostec held a meeting with representatives of Iran's Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and the country's IT companies in Moscow on July 22. The sides created a joint working group to cooperate in the areas of e-government, intelligence, electronic equipment, and cybersecurity.
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Biden's COVID-19 Symptoms Show Signs of Improvement But He Suffers Loose Cough, Body Aches
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/bidens-covid-19-symptoms-show-signs-of-improvement-but-he-suffers-loose-cough-body-aches-1097728879.html
July 23, 2022, 4:02 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, continues to get better, though he is still suffering from sore throat, loose cough and body aches, his attending physician said on Saturday.
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Serbs Bombed by NATO in 1999 Show Levels of Uranium in Bloodstreams Hundreds of Times Above Norm
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/serbs-bombed-by-nato-in-1999-show-levels-of-uranium-in-bloodstreams-hundreds-of-times-above-norm-1097728370.html
July 23, 2022, 3:50 PM
The US and its allies spent 78 days bombing the now-dissolved nation of Yugoslavia in 1999, contaminating the Balkans with at least 15 tons of depleted uranium munitions. In the United States, troops who have been exposed to DU are eligible for generous disability benefits. Nothing of the kind has been offered to the people of Yugoslavia.
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Rare Form of Extreme Environment That Stuns & Kills Creatures Found in Red Sea
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/rare-form-of-extreme-environment-that-stuns--kills-creatures-found-in-red-sea-1097727465.html
July 23, 2022, 3:17 PM
The brine pools are located at the bottom of the Gulf of Aqaba, with the largest of the pools measuring about 10,000 square meters.
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Man Dies After Being Sucked Into Sinkhole That Opened in Israeli Pool - Video
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/man-dies-after-being-sucked-into-sinkhole-that-opened-in-israeli-pool---video-1097726053.html
July 23, 2022, 2:33 PM
Sinkholes are usually formed when the soil below the surface is washed away by groundwater.
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WHO Chief Declares Monkeypox Outbreak Public Health Emergency of Int'l Concern
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/who-chief-declares-monkeypox-outbreak-public-health-emergency-of-intl-concern-1097726953.html
July 23, 2022, 2:23 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Saturday declared the current monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
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Ron DeSantis Wishes US a 'Speedy Recovery From Biden' Who 'Kneecapped American Energy'
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/ron-desantis-wishes-us-a-speedy-recovery-from-biden-who-kneecapped-american-energy-1097726295.html
July 23, 2022, 1:54 PM
Slamming President Joe Biden as the man who “came in and cranked the printing presses” and “opened up” the southern border of the United States, DeSantis complained that the US now has record sex and drug trafficking.
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UK Prime Minister Candidate Sunak Calls Himself 'Underdog' at Campaign Launch
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/uk-prime-minister-candidate-sunak-calls-himself-underdog-at-campaign-launch-1097726435.html
July 23, 2022, 1:42 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Rishi Sunak, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and one of the two final candidates for the position of UK Conservative Party leader and prime minister, said on Saturday that he is "the underdog."
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Pirates of the Middle East: Syria Reports Theft of 35 Tankers’ Worth of Oil by US Forces – Video
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/pirates-of-the-middle-east-syria-reports-theft-of-35-tankers-worth-of-oil-by-us-forces--video-1097725891.html
July 23, 2022, 1:08 PM
Damascus has accused Washington and its allies of behaving “just like pirates” via the illegal smuggling of crude out of the country’s oil-rich northeastern regions. While President Trump freely admitted that the “only” purpose of US troops in Syria was to “keep the oil,” the Biden administration has shied away from such honest language.
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US Analyst: Time Has Come for American Politicians to Hold Kiev Responsible for Endemic Corruption
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/us-analyst-time-has-come-for-american-politicians-to-hold-kiev-responsible-for-endemic-corruption-1097725155.html
July 23, 2022, 1:03 PM
Ukraine's history of rampant corruption and shaky governance has received fresh attention as billions in aid are flowing to Kiev, the Associated Press noted earlier this week, citing GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz, who accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of "playing politics" and urged Kiev to appoint an anti-corruption prosecutor.
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UK Families Spend Hours in Queue at Dover Port Amid Summer Holiday Chaos - Photos
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/uk-families-spend-hours-in-queue-at-dover-port-amid-summer-holiday-chaos---photos-1097719254.html
July 23, 2022, 1:02 PM
The matter has already sparked a row between the UK and France, with both countries blaming each other for the delays.
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Europe Suffers From Leadership Crisis Brought to Light by Ukrainian Conflict, Experts Believe
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/europe-suffers-from-leadership-crisis-brought-to-light-by-ukrainian-conflict-experts-believe-1097724852.html
July 23, 2022, 12:33 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Europe is suffering from a crisis of leadership as its ruling classes are detached from reality and lack the gravitas of the European leaders of the past, as has been revealed by the conflict in Ukraine, some experts believe.
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Ok, Thanks Joe: Biden Reveals How He Plans to Boss Russia Around to Reduce Gas Prices
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/ok-thanks-joe-biden-reveals-how-he-plans-to-boss-russia-around-to-reduce-gas-prices-at-home-1097724580.html
July 23, 2022, 12:07 PM
The US average national gas price is hovering above $4.30 a gallon as of Saturday, according to American Automobile Association data. Prices began creeping upward last October, and reached never-before-seen highs in March and then again in June, after the US and its European allies attempted to cut Russia out of the West’s energy balance.
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Rosie Palms in Orbit: Astronauts Advised Against Masturbating in Space… Or Were They?
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/rosie-palms-in-orbit-astronauts-advised-against-masturbating-in-space-or-were-they-1097723821.html
July 23, 2022, 11:51 AM
Despite claims that masturbation in space may not be a good idea, one medical adviser in the past reportedly suggested the activity as a way to prevent prostate problems.
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Indian State Chief Reportedly Hospitalized After Drinking Water From 'Holy' River
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/indian-state-chief-reportedly-hospitalized-after-drinking-water-from-holy-river-1097722673.html
July 23, 2022, 11:48 AM
The Kali Bein, a river in India’s Punjab, is considered sacred and holy by the Sikh community, as it is believed that Sikhism’s founder Guru Nanak bathed in it and gained enlightenment. On July 17, Punjab state chief Bhagwant Mann drank water from the river and said "he was blessed to have got this opportunity."
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FBI Reportedly Fears Huawei Gear Can Intercept, Disrupt Comms Used to Control US Nuclear Arsenal
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/fbi-reportedly-fears-huawei-gear-can-intercept-disrupt-comms-used-to-control-us-nuclear-arsenal-1097722887.html
July 23, 2022, 10:50 AM
On Thursday, sources told Reuters that the Biden administration has been quietly probing Huawei to determine whether its products can trawl for sensitive data at US military bases and missile silos and beam it back to the People’s Republic. The Chinese tech giant has long denied any undisclosed “backdoor” capabilities in its equipment.
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Orban: Sanctions Made No Change in Moscow's Course, Europe Lost Four Governments
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/orban-sanctions-made-no-change-in-moscows-course-europe-lost-four-governments-1097722283.html
July 23, 2022, 10:12 AM
BUDAPEST (Sputnik) - Russia-related sanctions have not shattered Moscow's resolve, while Europe has already lost four governments amid economic and political crises, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday.
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Kashmir Secessionist Leader Goes on Hunger Strike in Jail, Alleges Case Not Being Probed Properly
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/kashmir-secessionist-leader-goes-on-hunger-strike-in-jail-alleges-case-not-being-probed-properly-1097716656.html
July 23, 2022, 9:59 AM
Militant-turned-politician Yasin Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment in May 2022 in a “terror and separatist funding case” that disturbed the Kashmir Valley in 2017.
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'Did He Get Ice Cream?' Netizens in Stitches Over Announcement That Biden 'Ate Breakfast Fully'
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/did-he-get-ice-cream-netizens-in-stitches-over-announcement-that-biden-ate-his-breakfast-fully-1097719693.html
July 23, 2022, 8:42 AM
At least one social media user wondered whether there might be reports in the future about when Biden “goes potty”.
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Fauci Says 'Better' COVID Vaccines Needed to Protect Against Infection
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/fauci-says-better-covid-vaccines-needed-to-protect-against-infection-1097717526.html
July 23, 2022, 8:34 AM
Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID. The POTUS was vaccinated against the disease in January 2021 and has received two boosters since then.
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UN Official: Grain Deal Has No Guarantee Clause for US, EU to Facilitate Russian Exports
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/un-official-grain-deal-has-no-guarantee-clause-for-us-eu-to-facilitate-russian-exports-1097718546.html
July 23, 2022, 7:04 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and the European Union have not provided any guarantees with respect to Russian food or fertilizer exports, the grain agreement is based on goodwill and trust alone, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary General Rebecca Grynspan said.
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He'll Be Back? Boris Johnson Allegedly Suggests He May Become Prime Minister Again
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/hell-be-back-boris-johnson-allegedly-suggests-he-may-become-prime-minister-again-1097717610.html
July 23, 2022, 6:22 AM
Boris Johnson signed off his final PMQs with the phrase made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Hasta la Vista, Baby". But it seems the Terminator's other expression - "I'll be back" - might be more apt. News has it that about 7,600 Conservative Party members have signed a petition calling for a vote on whether he should continue as prime minister.
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Crimea Announces End of Energy Blockade Arranged by Kiev
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/crimea-announces-end-of-energy-blockade-arranged-by-kiev-1097717095.html
July 23, 2022, 5:35 AM
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - The reconstruction of blown up transmission towers in the Kherson region put an end to the last remaining blockade arranged by the Kiev authorities in relation to Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to the head of the republic on information policy, said.
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American Specialists are Behind HIMARS Attacks in Kherson Region, Local Authorities Say
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/american-specialists-are-behind-himars-attacks-in-kherson-region-local-authorities-say--1097716815.html
July 23, 2022, 5:21 AM
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - American specialists are behind the attacks recently launched by Ukrainian forces against the Kherson Region using the US-supplied multiple rocket launcher HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), the deputy head of the Kherson regional military-civil administration, Kirill Stremousov, said.
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Bird Down
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/bird-down-1097716458.html
July 23, 2022, 4:05 AM
Shares of Twitter closed up some 0.8% on Friday as the tech company reported second quarter revenue results that failed to meet analyst estimates on earnings, revenue, and user growth with the platform. The company attributed the company’s performance to the “pending acquisition by an entity affiliated with Elon Musk.”
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Google Fires Engineer Who Fears Company’s AI Could Be Sentient
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/google-fires-engineer-who-fears-companys-ai-could-be-sentient-1097716315.html
July 23, 2022, 4:04 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Google engineer was fired by the tech giant after he voiced alarm about the possibility that LaMDA, Google’s artificially intelligent chatbot generator, could be sentient, The Washington Post reports.
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Death Toll From Armed Clashes in Libyan Capital Rises to 16 People - Ambulance Service
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/death-toll-from-armed-clashes-in-libyan-capital-rises-to-16-people---ambulance-service-1097716135.html
July 23, 2022, 3:19 AM
BENGHAZI, Libya (Sputnik) - The number of people killed in armed clashes in the Libyan capital of Tripoli has risen to 16 while 34 people have been injured, a spokesman for the city Ambulance and Emergency Services, Osama Ali, told Sputnik.
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'Insurgent' Truss Says She Wants to Turn UK Into ‘High Productivity Powerhouse’
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/insurgent-truss-says-she-wants-to-turn-uk-into-high-productivity-powerhouse-1097715859.html
July 23, 2022, 3:08 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says she is "an insurgent" who will be striving to change things and make the United Kingdom stronger if she is elected UK prime minister.
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Report: Secret Service Uncovered Traces of Missing Jan. 6 Texts From Phones of 10 Officials
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/report-secret-service-uncovered-traces-of-missing-jan-6-texts-from-phones-of-10-officials-1097715775.html
July 23, 2022, 3:05 AM
The inspector general for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is probing allegations that 24 Secret Service officials deleted text messages relevant to the House select committee’s Capitol riot investigation. Robert Engel, the agent in charge of then-President Trump’s security detail, and another agent have since retained private counsel.
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Sudan’s Military Calls on Political Forces to Speed Up Transitional Government Formation
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/sudans-military-calls-on-political-forces-to-speed-up-transitional-government-formation-1097715257.html
July 23, 2022, 1:51 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sudan's military is calling on the country's political forces to speed up decision-making for the formation of transitional authorities, Vice President of the Sudan Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said.
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Ukrainian Troops Fire HIMARS Missile at LPR City - LPR Mission to JCCC
https://sputniknews.com/20220723/ukrainian-troops-fire-himars-missile-at-lpr-city---lpr-mission-to-jccc-1097715110.html
July 23, 2022, 12:04 AM
LUGANSK, July 23 (Sputnik) - Ukrainian forces have targeted the city of Stakhanov in the Lugansk region using the US-supplied multiple rocket launcher HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), the Lugansk People’s Republic’s (LPR) mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination on the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said.
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‘It’s Going Into the Water!’: Video Captures Terrifying Moment Plane Crashes Along California Beach
https://sputniknews.com/20220722/its-going-into-the-water-video-captures-terrifying-moment-plane-crashes-along-california-beach-1097713704.html
July 22, 2022, 11:35 PM
Lifeguards were forced to jump into action when sunny California skies were darkened by a small Cessna jet crashing hundreds of meters from beachgoers.
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