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50 Nations meet to discuss Russia, leaving Germany in a predicament
The Jerusalem Post 01 Feb 2023
If we take a general look at what the consequences of the war on Europe have been so far, we’ll see that the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army has brought about a deep and shocking change in public consciousness that is unparalleled with any other Western country.
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Griner misses out on selection for US training camp in preparation for Paris 2024
Inside The Games 03 Feb 2023
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner has been omitted from the United States women’s basketball squad for an upcoming four-day training camp in Minneapolis as preparations for Paris 2024 are launched ... Griner was part of the US team that claimed gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 but has not made the USA Basketball’s training squad ... .
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How Putin’s plans to blackmail Europe over gas supply failed
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023photo: Creative Commons / EverJean from Kyoto https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
Wave of ‘sushi terrorism’ grips Japan’s restaurant world
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023
“This is sickening,” one Twitter user wrote, with another adding ... .
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India: Crackdown on underage marriage, over 1,800 men arrested
Deutsche Welle 03 Feb 2023
Police in the state of Assam began arresting over 1,800 people violating underage marriage laws. India has the highest proportion of child brides in the world. . Police in the Indian state of Assam in the east of the country have launched a crackdown on underage marriage, and arrested more than 1,800 men on Friday ... .
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Britain remains a major military power — but for how long?
The Hill 03 Feb 2023photo: Creative Commons / John Campbell
Kidney disease: Foods to lower your creatinine levels
Hindustan Times 03 Feb 2023
Creatinine is a waste product that is made by your muscles as a part of normal wear and tear. So, the chemical is made by your body naturally and leaves the body through urine. However, for a person with faulty kidney function, creatinine can accumulate in the blood ... Eating less red meat and fish products can help control creatinine levels ... (Also read.
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EU officials hold talks in Ukraine in their first such mission to a country at war
The Los Angeles Times 03 Feb 2023
KYIV, Ukraine — . Top European Union officials were due to meet Friday in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the country as it battles to counter Russia’s invasion and strives to join the EU as well as NATO ... The last such summit was held in Kyiv in October 2021 — a few months before the war started.
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Italian mob suspect Edgardo Greco found working as pizza chef after 16 years on run
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023
Greco is wanted for murder of two brothers beaten to death in Calabria fish shop as part of ‘mafia war’, Interpol says A convicted Italian killer, believed to belong to one of the country’s most powerful mafia organisations, has been discovered working as a pizza chef and arrested after 16 years on the run ... He was then placed in detention ... .
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Securities fraud trial over Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets draws to a close
FX Empire 03 Feb 2023
By Jody Godoy ... The defense team, which also is expected to make closing arguments on Friday, has acknowledged the tweets contained “technical inaccuracies,” but said Musk was focused on making sure small shareholders had the same information as large investors who knew about the potential buyout ... Advertisement ... Sign Up. Sponsored Financial Content ... ....
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Pope lands in South Sudan to urge peace as fighting kills 27
North Shore News 03 Feb 2023
“The long, long expected moment has come,” Archbishop Stephen Ameyu told the country's state broadcaster minutes before the arrival ... Rev ... Rev ... One group of about 80 Catholics from the central city of Rumbek walked for nine days, covering an estimated 300 kilometers (around 190 miles), and arrived in Juba to cheers on Thursday ... The U.N ... ___ ... ___ ... .
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Russia rejects reports that U.S. offered Moscow secret Ukraine peace plan
FX Empire 03 Feb 2023
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Friday rejected as a “hoax” media reports that U.S. CIA Director William Burns had travelled to Moscow with a secret peace proposal that involved Ukraine ceding a fifth of its territory to Russia ... “That whole report is a hoax.” ... Advertisement ... Sign Up. Sponsored Financial Content ... ....
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After Netanyahu talks, President Macron warns of Iran nuclear 'consequences'
France24 03 Feb 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday the "headlong rush" of Iran's nuclear programme after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Paris to seek a stronger European stance against Tehran. ... Iran also holds several foreign citizens who are considered political hostages by Western governments ... .
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Turkey: No evidence from Western nations after consulate closures
Al Jazeera 03 Feb 2023
Turkey says Western nations, including the United States and Germany, have not given it any information to back up their assertions that security threats had prompted them to close their missions in the country ... “We see the closures of consulates without sharing the details of the information with us as intentional,” Cavusoglu told reporters ... .
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Biometric technology could kill off paper passports, says border boss
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023
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