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Taiwan’s reunification countdown has begun
Asiatimes 08 Aug 2022
China’s People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command said in a statement on Monday (August 8) that joint drills in the sea and airspace around Taiwan were continuing. The notice did not specify the precise location of the exercises or when they would end. Whether the six danger zones for the August 4-7 exercises remain in effect is unclear ... Photo.
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Israel: Troops kill 2 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank clash
San Francisco Chronicle 09 Aug 2022
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops killed two Palestinian gunmen in a shootout Tuesday during an arrest operation in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, police said ... Israeli police said forces encircled the home of Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, who they say was wanted for a string of shootings in the West Bank earlier this year ... .
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Taiwanese foreign minister says China using drills as excuse to prepare for invasion
Gulf Daily News 09 Aug 2022
"China has used the drills ... US President Joe Biden, in his first public comments on the issue since Pelosi's visit, said on Monday he was concerned about China's actions in the region but he was not worried about Taiwan. "I'm concerned they are moving as much as they are," Biden told reporters in Delaware, referring to China ... .
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Two more grain ships leave Ukraine, bringing total to 12 under new deal
Hong Kong Standard 09 Aug 2022
Two more grain-carrying ships left Ukraine's Chornomorsk port on Tuesday, Turkey's defense ministry said, as part of a deal to unblock Ukrainian sea exports, bringing the total to leave the country under a safe passage deal to 12. ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... personnel are working. ... (Reuters). .
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Russian Nuclear Blackmail: Zelensky Calls On The World To Increase Sanctions Against Russia
MENA FN 09 Aug 2022
(MENAFN - UkrinForm) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the international community to increase sanctions against the Russian Federation for creating the threat of a nuclear ... .
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Donald Trump says FBI raided his Florida home, broke into his safe
The Times of India 09 Aug 2022
Justice Department investigation of Trump's removal of official presidential records to the Florida resort ... National Archives and Records Administration in February notified Congress that it had recovered about 15 boxes of White House documents from Trump's Florida home, some of which contained classified materials. The U.S ... 2, 2021 ... .
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Russia suspends US inspections of its nuclear arsenals under New START treaty
Anadolu Agency 09 Aug 2022
. Russia informed the US on Monday that it is temporarily suspending American inspections of its nuclear weapons sites under the 2010 Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) ... The statement stressed that the measures had a "temporary character." ... .
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Pop music and 'Grease' star Olivia Newton-John dead at age 73
Sowetan Live 09 Aug 2022
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Man killed by 22-pound metal ball during Highland Games in Netherlands
New York Post 09 Aug 2022
A man touring a Dutch castle died after he was hit with a 22-pound metal ball thrown by a competitor at the Open Highland Games. East Brabant Police said the 65-year-old Geldrop local died Sunday, “after being hit by a metal ball in use at a sporting event.” ... “It wasn’t a spectator so he didn’t see the ball coming at all.” ... We’re devastated.” ... ....
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Afghanistan: One year since the Taliban takeover
The Times of India 09 Aug 2022
KABUL. The Taliban stormed back to power a year ago as US-led forces withdrew from the country, two decades after first ousting the hardline Islamist regime. As the United States and its allies begin withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan, the Taliban launch a final offensive to win back control of the country they ran between 1996 and 2001 ... .
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Taiwan begins live-fire artillery drill simulating defence against China attack
Korea Times 09 Aug 2022
Taiwanese soldiers fire artillery during a live-fire drill in Pingtung, Taiwan, Aug. 9 ... EPA-Yonhap ... The drill will end at around 0130 GMT, he added ... 2022-08-08 15.58 . Politics. Taipei's drills, taking place on Tuesday and Thursday, will include the deployment of hundreds of troops and about 40 howitzers, the army said ... (AFP). .
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Serena Williams records first singles win in over a year
Gulf News 09 Aug 2022
Toronto. Three-times winner Serena Williams moved into the Toronto Open second round with a 6-3 6-4 win over Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Diaz on Monday while Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and Simona Halep also advanced ... U.S ... “It’s not about the result it’s more about how I played,” said the former world umber one, who did not face a single break point.
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Japan's SoftBank reports record quarterly net loss
The Jordan Times 09 Aug 2022
TOKYO — Japan's SoftBank Group on Monday reported a record quarterly net loss of $23.4 billion, after interest rate hikes tanked tech shares. The telecom firm-turned-investment behemoth posted a net loss of 3.16 trillion yen, nosediving from a net profit of 761.5 billion yen in the same April-June period the previous year ... "It could be three months.
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Many dead, missing as S Korea’s Seoul deluged by record rain
Al Jazeera 09 Aug 2022
At least seven people have died and six were missing in and around Seoul, the South Korean capital, after torrential rain knocked out power, triggered landslides and flooded homes and the city’s metro system ... The Yonhap news agency said the downpour was the heaviest in 80 years ... They were later found dead. More sad news emerging ... .
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Trump wanted his advisors to be like ‘German generals in WWII,’ according to a new book - The Jerusalem Post
WorldNews.com 09 Aug 2022
Former President Donald Trump wanted his military advisors to be more like. “the German generals in World War II,” . according to a new book about the Trump presidency that quotes from his administration’s top personnel.