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Taiwan’s reunification countdown has begun
Asiatimes 08 Aug 2022
China’s People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command said in a statement on Monday (August 8) that joint drills in the sea and airspace around Taiwan were continuing. The notice did not specify the precise location of the exercises or when they would end. Whether the six danger zones for the August 4-7 exercises remain in effect is unclear ... Photo.
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Donald Trump says FBI raided his Florida home, broke into his safe
The Times of India 09 Aug 2022
Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe, possibly connected to a U.S ... "They even broke into my safe!" ... The U.S ... In an interview in July with NBC News, Attorney General Merrick Garland was asked whether the Justice Department would indict Trump over the events of Jan ... .
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Israel: Troops kill 2 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank clash
San Francisco Chronicle 09 Aug 2022
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops killed two Palestinian gunmen in a shootout Tuesday during an arrest operation in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, police said ... Israeli police said forces encircled the home of Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, who they say was wanted for a string of shootings in the West Bank earlier this year ... .
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Homeless after deportation, migrants in Tijuana demand government help
La Prensa Latina 09 Aug 2022
By Manuel Ayala. Tijuana, Mexico, Aug 8 (EFE).- Mexican civil society organizations and migrants deported from the United States who are now homeless in the border city of Tijuana on Monday demonstrated against the situation in which they say they have been left by authorities ... Being on “this side” of the wall has been tough for him ... EFE.
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Taiwanese foreign minister says China using drills as excuse to prepare for invasion
Gulf Daily News 09 Aug 2022
Taiwan's foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit as an excuse to prepare for an invasion of the self-ruled island ... "China has used the drills ... "But I don't think they're going to do anything more than they are." ... .
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Two more grain ships leave Ukraine, bringing total to 12 under new deal
Hong Kong Standard 09 Aug 2022
Two more grain-carrying ships left Ukraine's Chornomorsk port on Tuesday, Turkey's defense ministry said, as part of a deal to unblock Ukrainian sea exports, bringing the total to leave the country under a safe passage deal to 12. ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... personnel are working. ... (Reuters). .
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Russia suspends US inspections of its nuclear arsenals under New START treaty
Anadolu Agency 09 Aug 2022
. Russia informed the US on Monday that it is temporarily suspending American inspections of its nuclear weapons sites under the 2010 Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) ... The statement stressed that the measures had a "temporary character." ... .
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Taiwan begins live-fire artillery drill simulating defence against China attack
Korea Times 09 Aug 2022
Taiwanese soldiers fire artillery during a live-fire drill in Pingtung, Taiwan, Aug. 9. Taiwan's military held a live fire drill to simulate defense of the country against a Chinese invasion, following the China's recent live fire drill in the six maritime areas around Taiwan. EPA-Yonhap ... The drill will end at around 0130 GMT, he added ... Politics ... (AFP). .
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Trump wanted his advisors to be like ‘German generals in WWII,’ according to a new book - The Jerusalem Post
WorldNews.com 09 Aug 2022
Former President Donald Trump wanted his military advisors to be more like. “the German generals in World War II,” . according to a new book about the Trump presidency that quotes from his administration’s top personnel.
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Russian Nuclear Blackmail: Zelensky Calls On The World To Increase Sanctions Against Russia
MENA FN 09 Aug 2022
(MENAFN - UkrinForm) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the international community to increase sanctions against the Russian Federation for creating the threat of a nuclear ... .
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Man killed by 22-pound metal ball during Highland Games in Netherlands
New York Post 09 Aug 2022
A man touring a Dutch castle died after he was hit with a 22-pound metal ball thrown by a competitor at the Open Highland Games. East Brabant Police said the 65-year-old Geldrop local died Sunday, “after being hit by a metal ball in use at a sporting event.” ... “It wasn’t a spectator so he didn’t see the ball coming at all.” ... We’re devastated.” ... ....
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ANÁLISIS | La extraordinaria tormenta política desatada por el allanamiento del FBI en el resort de Trump en Florida
CNN 09 Aug 2022
(CNN) -- El allanamiento del FBI en el resort de Florida de Donald Trump es un acontecimiento extraordinario e histórico dado que se centró en un expresidente de Estados Unidos y provocó un alboroto político que él podría utilizar para avivar su probable candidatura a la Casa Blanca en 2024 ... ¡Incluso irrumpieron en mi caja fuerte!", dijo Trump ... .
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Many dead, missing as S Korea’s Seoul deluged by record rain
Al Jazeera 09 Aug 2022photo: European Community / Aref Taherkenareh
Iran official rejects report of 'final text' in Vienna talks with Europeans
Press TV 09 Aug 2022
"Given the continuation of discussions on several important remaining issues, we are not yet at a stage where we can talk about the finalization of the text," the unnamed official was quoted as saying by IRNA news agency late Monday.
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Pop music and 'Grease' star Olivia Newton-John dead at age 73
Sowetan Live 09 Aug 2022
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