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US accuses Russia of holding world hostage over food amid Ukraine invasion
Belfast Telegraph 20 May 2022
Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia dismissed as “absolutely false” claims by the US and Western nations “that we want to starve everyone to death and that only you and Ukraine allegedly care about how to save the lives of the country”. Daily Headlines & Evening Telegraph Newsletter ... Enter email address ... AP/PA Images. / ... Mr Nebenzia warned ... .
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'We are going to die': Sri Lanka warns of food shortages
The Times of India 20 May 2022
COLOMBO ... situation." ... "There is no point in talking about how hard life is," said A.P.D ... "Only about 200 cylinders were delivered, even though there were about 500 people," said Mohammad Shazly, a part-time chauffeur who said he was standing in the line for the third day to be able to cook food for family of five ... P ... .
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Biden leaves for Asia under Ukraine, N.Korea nuclear shadows
Arab News 20 May 2022
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE. President Joe Biden left Thursday for South Korea and Japan to cement US leadership in Asia at a time when the White House’s attention has been pulled back to Russia and Europe — and amid fears of a North Korean nuclear test during his trip ... “We know what we will do to respond to them ... 'Wind at our back' ... ....
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Russia uses new laser weapons in Ukraine, Zelenskiy mocks ‘wonder weapon’
Indian Express 19 May 2022
“The clearer it became that they had no chance in the war, the more propaganda there was about an amazing weapon that would be so powerful as to ensure a turning point,” he said in a late night video address ... Understanding 10-bit displaysTechnologyWhat crypto CEOs are saying about Luna Terra crash.
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NASA, Boeing launch key uncrewed test flight to space station
China.dot.org 20 May 2022
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Starliner spacecraft aboard lifted off at 6.54 p.m. Eastern Time (2254 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ... Starliner is carrying about 500 pounds (227 kg) of NASA cargo and crew supplies and more than 300 pounds (136 kg) of Boeing cargo to the ISS for the flight test ... .
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Xi calls on BRICS countries to build global community of security for all
Xinhua 19 May 2022
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on the BRICS countries to work together to build a global community of security for all. Xi made the remarks while delivering a video address at the opening session of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting ... ■ ... .
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'Hell' in Ukraine's Donbas as Russia piles on pressure, warns Zelenskiy
Post Bulletin 20 May 2022
KYIV/SLATYNE, Ukraine - Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, the focus of recent Russian offensives, has been destroyed, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said as some of the world's richest countries pledged to bolster Kyiv with billions of dollars ... "The occupiers are trying to exert even more pressure ... Learn more about the news services FCC uses here. .
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Nancy Pelosi threatens to block US-UK trade deal over Northern Ireland Protocol plans
ITV 20 May 2022
The US Congress will not support a free trade agreement with the UK if the government persists with "deeply concerning" plans to "unilaterally discard" the Northern Ireland Protocol, House speaker Nancy Pelosi has said ... EU threatens to retaliate with 'all measures' if NI Protocol scrapped ... .
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Sri and Gopi Hinduja named UK’s richest people, with £28.5bn fortune
The Guardian 20 May 2022
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Economy, China, climate dominate as Australia set for polls
Madison 20 May 2022
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will go to the polls on Saturday following a six-week campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s shore ... People are also reading… ... -- Kathleen Fullin Watch now ... .
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Trump SPAC Deal Finally Files a Proxy: 10 Key Details We Now Know
The Epoch Times 20 May 2022
Seven months after announcing a SPAC merger, a social media company owned by former President Donald Trump has filed its proxy ... 1 ... 2 ... ....
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Shanghai finds cases after five days of ‘zero COVID’ but end of lockdown on track
Metro USA 20 May 2022
The commercial hub of 25 million found three new cases in the same family in Qingpu district ... ‘NEW NORMAL’ ... RATE CUT ... Daily container throughput at Shanghai ports has almost completely recovered to levels seen last year, while air cargo throughput and freight vehicle traffic have bounced to about two thirds of 2021 volumes ... .
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‘Freudian slip’: Bush decries ‘invasion of Iraq’ – not Ukraine
Al Jazeera 19 May 2022
Instead, while criticising Russia’s political system, he said ... “I mean, of Ukraine,” he said quickly ... “Wow – the one time Bush told the truth about the invasion of #Iraq.” ... Video of Bush’s comment had been viewed about 10 million times on Twitter early Thursday, with some observers saying the slipup indicated more than just a guilty conscience ... .
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The many reasons Erdogan rushed to block NATO's Nordic expansion
The Arab Weekly 20 May 2022
Throughout the last decade, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been relentlessly consistent in attempting to take almost any international crisis or dynamic and make it more about Turkey than any of the other players wanted or expected ... For modern Turkey, everything is about ...
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Russia reports finding 2nd body on Kunashiri island
Asahi News 20 May 2022
Russia reported that another human body had been found washed ashore on Kunashiri island, part of the disputed Northern Territories, Japan Coast Guard officials said on May 20. The Coast Guard is trying to gather information on the identity of the person, who was likely one of the passengers of the sunken Kazu I tour boat ... .