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Heat killed the most people in the UK this summer since records began in 2004
October 10, 2022
Heat killed the most people in the UK this summer since records began in 2004
CNN — England saw the highest excess mortality figure from heatwaves this year since records began in 2004, health officials…
Biden signs order to implement EU-US data privacy framework
October 10, 2022
Biden signs order to implement EU-US data privacy framework
Reuters – President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order to implement a European Union-United States data transfer framework…
West Africa bloc mediator ‘satisfied’ after meeting Burkina Faso new military leader
October 9, 2022
West Africa bloc mediator ‘satisfied’ after meeting Burkina Faso new military leader
CNN — The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday…
Hurricane Julia makes landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 1 storm
October 9, 2022
Hurricane Julia makes landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 1 storm
CNN – Hurricane Julia made landfall in Nicaragua early Sunday as a Category 1 storm, the National Hurricane Center said.…
Five Hong Kong teenagers sentenced in first security case involving minors
October 9, 2022
Five Hong Kong teenagers sentenced in first security case involving minors
Five teenagers with a Hong Kong group advocating independence from Chinese rule were ordered by a judge on Saturday to…
Putin faces more grim choices after blast hits his prized Crimea bridge
October 9, 2022
Putin faces more grim choices after blast hits his prized Crimea bridge
Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine CNN — An explosion that severely damaged parts of the road and rail bridge between annexed Crimea…
Why is North Korea firing so many missiles – and should the West be worried?
October 8, 2022
Why is North Korea firing so many missiles – and should the West be worried?
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Tensions are running high in the Korean Peninsula, as the United States and its allies…
Human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus share Nobel Peace Prize
October 8, 2022
Human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus share Nobel Peace Prize
CNN – Human rights groups from Russia and Ukraine – Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties – have won…
American man swims 45 minutes to save mother from floodwater
October 8, 2022
American man swims 45 minutes to save mother from floodwater
Johnny Lauder swam half a mile in floodwaters to save his aged mother from drowning after she refused to evacuate…
Why the failures of Russia’s top brass are now fair game
October 8, 2022
Why the failures of Russia’s top brass are now fair game
Truth, the saying goes, is the first casualty in war. Nowhere is that more true than in Russia, where the…