Friday | January 27, 2023 Western countries will deliver more than 300 tanks to Ukraine, Kyiv’s ambassador to France said Friday. According to Vadym Omelchenko, CNN affiliate BFM television, “as of today, various countries have publicly acknowledged their agreement to provide 321 heavy tanks to Ukraine.” He did not list the nations that would supply […]
Fri December 30, 2022 The United States will increase the rotational presence of air, land and sea forces in Australia, including bomber aircraft and fighter jets, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, amid shared concerns about China. Austin stated that the allies also decided to “ask Japan to incorporate into our force posture initiatives
Brisbane | Monday, November 28, 2022 Cyber criminals in Russia are behind a ransomware attack on one of Australia’s largest private health insurers that’s seen sensitive personal data published to the dark web, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said Friday. The attackers of the attack on the health insurer Medibank are known, according to investigations,
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Doha, Qatar | Sun | November 20, 2022 The World Cup finally gets underway on Sunday after 12 years of questions and criticisms of the tournament being held in Qatar. But though kickoff for the opening match is just hour’s away, soccer itself is still being overshadowed by off-the-field matters. In a ferocious hour-long rant,
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Fri November 4, 2022 More than 50 children are among 135 people killed in Sunday’s bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat state, according to a list of victims published by state authorities on Wednesday. One of the worst public safety tragedies to rock the nation in recent years occurred when the medieval suspension bridge in the
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Wed October 19, 2022 The skyline of Rwanda’s capital Kigali has been transformed in the past 20 years with new architecture emerging to help support the growing economy. The same group of architects created some of the important structures that are now fueling the city’s entrepreneurial spirit. International firm MASS Design Group constructed its largest
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London | Thu September 30, 2022 The Bank of England made a wild guess a week ago. To combat inflation, interest rates were modestly increased by half a percentage point. It was unable to comprehend the severity of the approaching storm. Going all out for economic growth, the government of new UK Prime Minister Liz
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Lilit Marcus | 18th September 2022 It was formerly referred to as Pulau Blakang Mati. However, the most frequently used translation is “the island beyond which lies death.” Some people translate the name formally as “the island of misfortune.” Sentosa, the Malay term for “peace and tranquillity,” is the name given to it today. It
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England | August 8, 2022 Despite testing positive for Covid-19 mere hours before the toss, Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath was permitted to participate in the gold medal victory against India in the Commonwealth Games women’s T20 cricket final on Sunday. Australian officials released a statement clarifying that, despite McGrath’s positive test results and moderate symptoms,
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July 16, 2022 | 22.00 hrs A United Nations report released on Monday predicted that India would overtake China as the world’s most populated nation in 2023, with each nation having more than 1.4 billion people as of this year. The report also warned that increasing fertility would pose a threat to economic growth. According
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