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50 Nations meet to discuss Russia, leaving Germany in a predicament
The Jerusalem Post 01 Feb 2023
Now that we are marking the eleventh month since Russia invaded Ukraine, Western countries are grappling with a difficult dilemma that could decide the fate of the war ... Pavlo Kyrylenko, Ukraine's governor of Donetsk, had said earlier that Russia had launched seven missile strikes on Kramatorsk ... CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS) ... .
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Griner misses out on selection for US training camp in preparation for Paris 2024
Inside The Games 03 Feb 2023
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner has been omitted from the United States women’s basketball squad for an upcoming four-day training camp in Minneapolis as preparations for Paris 2024 are launched ... Griner was part of the US team that claimed gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 but has not made the USA Basketball’s training squad ... .
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How Putin’s plans to blackmail Europe over gas supply failed
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023photo: US DoD / Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released
Britain remains a major military power — but for how long?
The Hill 03 Feb 2023
In 1976, George S. Brown, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter, once dismissed Britain and its military as “pathetic.” For good measure, he added, “They’re no longer a world power. All they’ve got are generals, admirals and bands ... He did not need that anonymous U.S ... .
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Wave of ‘sushi terrorism’ grips Japan’s restaurant world
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023
“This is sickening,” one Twitter user wrote, with another adding ... .
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India: Crackdown on underage marriage, over 1,800 men arrested
Deutsche Welle 03 Feb 2023
Police in the state of Assam began arresting over 1,800 people violating underage marriage laws. India has the highest proportion of child brides in the world. . Police in the Indian state of Assam in the east of the country have launched a crackdown on underage marriage, and arrested more than 1,800 men on Friday ... .
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Kidney disease: Foods to lower your creatinine levels
Hindustan Times 03 Feb 2023
Creatinine is a waste product that is made by your muscles as a part of normal wear and tear. So, the chemical is made by your body naturally and leaves the body through urine. However, for a person with faulty kidney function, creatinine can accumulate in the blood ... Eating less red meat and fish products can help control creatinine levels ... (Also read.
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Italian mob suspect Edgardo Greco found working as pizza chef after 16 years on run
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023
Greco is wanted for murder of two brothers beaten to death in Calabria fish shop as part of ‘mafia war’, Interpol says A convicted Italian killer, believed to belong to one of the country’s most powerful mafia organisations, has been discovered working as a pizza chef and arrested after 16 years on the run ... He was then placed in detention ... .
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EU officials hold talks in Ukraine in their first such mission to a country at war
The Los Angeles Times 03 Feb 2023
KYIV, Ukraine — . Top European Union officials were due to meet Friday in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the country as it battles to counter Russia’s invasion and strives to join the EU as well as NATO ... The last such summit was held in Kyiv in October 2021 — a few months before the war started.
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Pope lands in South Sudan to urge peace as fighting kills 27
North Shore News 03 Feb 2023
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Pope Francis has landed in South Sudan, opening the second and final leg of his African pilgrimage with plans to encourage the young country’s stalled peace process ... “The long, long expected moment has come,” Archbishop Stephen Ameyu told the country's state broadcaster minutes before the arrival ... Rev ... Rev ... The U.N ... ___ ... ___ ... .
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Russia rejects reports that U.S. offered Moscow secret Ukraine peace plan
FX Empire 03 Feb 2023
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Friday rejected as a “hoax” media reports that U.S. CIA Director William Burns had travelled to Moscow with a secret peace proposal that involved Ukraine ceding a fifth of its territory to Russia ... “That whole report is a hoax.” ... Advertisement ... Sign Up. Sponsored Financial Content ... ....
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Securities fraud trial over Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets draws to a close
FX Empire 03 Feb 2023
By Jody Godoy. (Reuters) – A lawyer for Tesla Inc shareholders who claim Elon Musk deceived them when he tweeted that he had secured funding to take his electric car company private is expected to make closing arguments to a San Francisco jury on Friday ... Tesla shareholders have accused Musk of misleading them on Aug ... Advertisement ... Sign Up ... See All ... ....
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After Netanyahu talks, President Macron warns of Iran nuclear 'consequences'
France24 03 Feb 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday the "headlong rush" of Iran's nuclear programme after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Paris to seek a stronger European stance against Tehran. ... Iran also holds several foreign citizens who are considered political hostages by Western governments ... .
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Turkey: No evidence from Western nations after consulate closures
Al Jazeera 03 Feb 2023
Turkey says Western nations, including the United States and Germany, have not given it any information to back up their assertions that security threats had prompted them to close their missions in the country ... “We see the closures of consulates without sharing the details of the information with us as intentional,” Cavusoglu told reporters ... .
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Biometric technology could kill off paper passports, says border boss
The Guardian 03 Feb 2023
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