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Stonehenge could lose world heritage status following Liverpool
The Independent 24 Jul 2021
Stonehenge could be the next historical UK site to lose its UNESCO World Heritage status ... under the landscape, costing £1.7bn, to go ahead ... Planning Inspectorate officials warned the development could cause “permanent, irreversible harm” to the site..
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Brazilians fear Bolsonaro is preparing for military coup
Irish Independent 24 Jul 2021
In a television interview two decades ago, the fringe congressman didn’t hesitate to say it ... Now the congressman is president of Brazil, and fears are mounting here that he could be considering how to make good on that plan ... “Next year’s elections have to be clean,” he declared this month.
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At least 112 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides
Metro USA 23 Jul 2021
Parts of India’s west coast received up to 594 mm (23 inches) of rainfall over 24 hours, forcing authorities to evacuate people from vulnerable areas as they released water from dams that were threatening to overflow ... Due to heavy rainfall and flooded rivers, we are struggling to move rescue machinery quickly,” he said.
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Rapper Lil Uzi Vert becoming ‘first human to own a planet’ months after inserting $24m diamond into his actual forehead
Metro UK 22 Jul 2021
Lil Uzi Vert is just days away from becoming the first-ever human being to own a whole planet ... According to singer Grimes, aka Elon Musk’s girlfriend, the XO Tour Llif3 rapper is out here making history with a very impressive purchase. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the Kill V ... ‘Who’d he buy it off if he’s the first person to own a planet?’.
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US carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan: Pentagon
Indian Express 23 Jul 2021
The US carried out airstrikes across Afghanistan in the last several days as part of an effort to support the Afghan security forces fighting Taliban insurgents, the Pentagon has said ... “But we continue to be able to and we continue to, as the Secretary said yesterday, conduct airstrikes in support of the ANDSF,” he said.
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Russia battles with ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as scrutiny turns to lack of fire defence funding
The Independent 23 Jul 2021
Wildfires are raging throughout Russia, overwhelming an overstretched firefighting service, and leaving desperate locals with little choice but to defend themselves however they can ... It is a period without parallel since records began, and it threatens to feed an unstoppable cycle of climate change ... And fire is giving rise to more fire.
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What Russia, China, Iran Want in Afghanistan When U.S. Troops Leave
Newsweek 23 Jul 2021
Russia, China and Iran seek to ensure stability in Afghanistan while securing their own interests, as friendly ties with Kabul are tested by a desire to engage with the powerful Taliban movement that has retaken much of the country ....
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UN warns of ISIS, Al Qaeda threats expanding in Africa
Yahoo Daily News 23 Jul 2021
A report to the Security Council by the UN monitoring team charged with tracking worldwide jihadi threats, published that terror groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda is not only resilient, but in many places expanding, reported CNN ... Two decades on from 9/11, the ability of Al Qaeda and ISIS to threaten the West is currently lower than it has been.
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Violence overshadows memorial Mass for slain Haitian leader
Indian Express 23 Jul 2021
Jean-Gilles Sem spoke to dozens of people wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with Moise’s picture on Thursday ... “We ask them not to come to the funeral,” he said ... He said he is unemployed and struggles to find food to feed his children ... To eat, to go to school, to have health, transportation,” Judlin said.
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Facebook says some misinformation and racism will 'inevitably' always exist on its platforms
Business Insider 23 Jul 2021
Two Facebook executives on Thursday addressed recent accusations that it hasn't done enough to combat misinformation and racism on its platforms. Both Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri came to similar conclusions ... No one expects that you're ever going to fully solve crime in a city.".
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Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibetan town bordering Arunachal Pradesh
Indian Express 23 Jul 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Nyingchi, a strategically located Tibetan border town close to Arunachal Pradesh, the official media reported on Friday ... He then visited the Nyang River Bridge, to inspect the ecological preservation in the basin of the Brahmaputra river, which is called Yarlung Zangbo in the Tibetan language.
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Pakistan seeks U.N. probe of India's use of Pegasus spyware
Reuters 23 Jul 2021
ISLAMABAD, July 23 (Reuters) - Pakistan called on the United Nations on Friday to investigate whether India used Israeli-made Pegasus spyware to spy on public figures including Prime Minister Imran Khan ... India's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the statement ... Delhi has not responded to the allegations.
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Biden Tells Central American Asylum Seekers to Stay Home
Human Rights Watch 23 Jul 2021
United States President Joe Biden seeks to turn that definition on its head. During a Town Hall on Wednesday, he told Central Americans not to seek asylum at the US border but instead to wait in their country and be processed for asylum from there ... But Biden is telling these people to stay.
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Biden's belief that Putin is conspiring with China to take down democracy betrays his complete ignorance of Russia's own politics
Russia Today 23 Jul 2021
That’s according to US President Joe Biden. But apart from generating headlines, his explosive claim seems to have little to do with the reality in either country ... The language of political philosophy is, sadly, unsuited to the task of describing political realities ... It has shown no inclination to bank on one or the other.
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US set to formalize end of combat mission in Iraq
Middle East Online 23 Jul 2021
WASHINGTON - The United States and Iraq are expected to formalize the end of Washington's combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year and continue the transition toward training and advising Iraqi forces, US officials said on Thursday ... The move is not expected to have a major ...
