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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 out here buying an actual planet, just so you know (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images). Lil Uzi Vert is just days away from becoming the first-ever human being to own a whole planet. Yes, you read that right ... Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the Kill V. Maim singer shared a photo of WASP-127b, a gas giant exoplanet larger than Jupiter ... .
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US carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan: Pentagon
Indian Express 23 Jul 2021photo: AP
At least 112 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides
Metro USA 23 Jul 2021
MUMBAI (Reuters) -At least 112 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said on Friday, after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooded low-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages ... “Dams and rivers are overflowing ... (Reporting by Rajendra JadhavEditing by Joe Bavier and Giles Elgood). FILE PHOTO.
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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. The summer may not set a record for forest fires in recent memory — that was likely set in 2003 ... In Yakutia, many towns have been blanketed in a layer of smoke ... .
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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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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
Russia and China are betting that autocracy will beat democracy. 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. Not only is lumping the two states together a mistake, so too is the act of contrasting the two ideologies ... autocracy.
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UN warns of ISIS, Al Qaeda threats expanding in Africa
Yahoo Daily News 23 Jul 2021
New York [US], July 23 (ANI). The United Nations on Thursday warned that terrorist organisations - Islamic State (ISIS) and Al Qaeda pose a growing threat in much of Africa ... The report warns that Africa is now "the region most affected by terrorism" -- with al Qaeda and ISIS-aligned groups inflicting higher casualties there than anywhere else ... (ANI) ... .
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Biden Tells Central American Asylum Seekers to Stay Home
Human Rights Watch 23 Jul 2021
Refugees are defined under international law as people outside their country who fear being persecuted upon return. United States President Joe Biden seeks to turn that definition on its head ... “They should not come,” Biden said. “If you seek asylum in the United States, you can seek it from the country, from your – in place ... Click for original article.
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Violence overshadows memorial Mass for slain Haitian leader
Indian Express 23 Jul 2021photo: Public Domain / Andrew Williams, U.S. Marine Corps
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 mission doesn't change ... .
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Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibetan town bordering Arunachal Pradesh
Indian Express 23 Jul 2021photo: AP / Ng Han Guan
'Not a blame game': WHO urges collaboration after Beijing rejects proposed second probe into Covid-19 origins
Russia Today 23 Jul 2021
A World Health Organization spokesman has called on nations around the world to further their cooperation with the international body in finding the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic ... "Now we have designed the second phase of the study, and we are asking, actually, China to be transparent, open and cooperate," he stated ... .
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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 ... read more ... read more ... Our Standards ... More from Reuters.
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Crypto crackdown: Malaysian police steamroll Bitcoin machines
The Times of India 23 Jul 2021
Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian police hit on a novel way to dispose of more than 1,000 bitcoin-mining machines seized in raids -- they crushed the devices using a steamroller. Authorities on Borneo island discovered the machines, worth an estimated 5.3 million ringgit ($1.25 million), in crackdowns between February and April ... .
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El Salvador orders arrest of ex-president Sanchez Ceren
Deutsche Welle 23 Jul 2021
Former President Salvador Sanchez Ceren, and nine other former officials, have been accused of money laundering in a massive embezzlement scheme ... .
