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At least 18 killed in wave of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
At least 18 people have been killed and more than 130 injured after Russia hit Ukraine’s biggest cities with waves of missiles. Speaking in a sombre evening address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had launched some 40 missiles of varying types. More than 200 sites were hit, including 139 homes, with many deaths in “an ordinary high-rise apartment building”, Zelenskyy…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 700 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 700th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Fighting At least 18 people were killed and more than 130 injured after Russia targeted Ukraine’s major cities in a wave of missile strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russia launched nearly 40 missiles of different types in “another…
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Singapore’s Turf Club faces closure after failure to keep the pace | Politics News
Singapore – On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the far north of Singapore, a weekend ritual is in full swing. Racegoers at the Singapore Turf Club are crowded around banks of screens, studying the odds for the afternoon’s upcoming horse races. Many are clutching newspapers, scrutinising the form guide in the hope of picking out a winner. The crowd is…
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Palestine enter Asian Cup 2023 knockouts with emphatic win over Hong Kong | Football News
Doha, Qatar – Palestine started their last group match of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 with their hopes of qualifying for the next round hanging by a thread, but ended it with an emphatic 3-0 win over Hong Kong and by sealing a last-16 spot. The compact Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium turned into a Palestinian den on Tuesday night as…
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Poor quality control, race for profits behind Boeing’s troubles | Aviation News
When an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 made an emergency landing in Portland on January 5 following a door plug blowing out shortly after departure, alarm bells began to ring. For Boeing, this was another incident on its 737 MAX series and one that it simply could not afford to happen. Across the last half-decade, the trust in the manufacturer from…
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Columbia Uni bars people accused of spraying pro-Palestine protesters | Israel War on Gaza News
The US institution says it has banned attackers responsible for spraying a hazardous chemical on pro-Palestine rally. Columbia University has barred several individuals accused of spraying pro-Palestine protesters with a foul-smelling chemical during a demonstration, the New York-based institution has said. In a statement sent via email to Columbia students and faculty members on Monday night, interim provost Dennis A…
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UN expert warns of ‘severe’ crackdown on climate protestors in UK | Environment News
Last year, British police were granted anti-protest powers following years of disruptive demonstrations by environmental activists. A UN expert has warned that environmental activists face a “severe crackdown” in the United Kingdom and that peaceful protestors are the targets of “toxic discourse”. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders Michel Forst said he had received “extremely worrying information” about…
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How is the US presidential election shaping up? | US Election 2024 News
Donald Trump is the favourite to become the Republican candidate and face Joe Biden in the presidential election. Campaigning is under way for the United States presidential election, and a repeat contest is expected between President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump. Biden is the oldest candidate in US history, and Trump is facing a series of criminal trials.…
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Voices of the occupied West Bank: ‘Any action is resistance’ | Israel War on Gaza
Occupied West Bank – As Israel’s war on Gaza grinds on, violence is spiking in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces step up their raids on Palestinian towns and refugee camps and settlers increase their attacks and harassment of Palestinians. The cost in human lives ruined has been immense, with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
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Doomsday clock stays at 90 seconds to midnight: What we know | Science and Technology News
Atomic scientists have kept their Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight as they did last year, citing worry about Russia’s potential use of nuclear weapons amid its invasion of Ukraine, Israel’s war on Gaza and worsening climate change as factors driving the risk of global catastrophe. Here is what we know about the Doomsday Clock and Tuesday’s announcement:…
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