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Putin says Ukraine is becoming an ‘anti-Russia’, pledges response
Metro USA 14 May 2021
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that neighbouring Ukraine was becoming ‘anti-Russia’ and that Moscow would be ready to react to what he said were threats to its own security ... “For the first time in many years the number of oligarchs has not increased, but decreased ... .
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Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza as conflict enters fifth day
BBC News 14 May 2021photo: AP / Khalil Hamra
Ceasefire offer must take account of holy Jerusalem al-Quds as well, Hamas says
Press TV 14 May 2021
Saleh Aruri, an exiled senior Hamas leader, told London-based and Arabic language satellite channel al-Araby early on Friday that his group has turned down a proposal for a three-hour lull to allow for more negotiations toward a full cease-fire ... A rights group in a letter to the ...
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Climate change threatens one-third of global food production
Phys Dot Org 14 May 2021
Climate change is known to negatively affect agriculture and livestock, but there has been little scientific knowledge on which regions of the planet would be touched or what the biggest risks may be. New research led by Aalto University assesses just how global food production will be affected if greenhouse gas emissions are left uncut ... DOI ... ....
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‘A very real problem’: How resurgent nuclear reactions at Chernobyl might be dealt with to avert disaster
The Independent 14 May 2021
Experts from the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants (ISPNPP) in Kiev reported a 40 per cent spike in neutron emissions from 2016 levels in a chamber rendered inaccessible by the catastrophe ... .
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Palestinians in Gaza recount ‘ruthless’ horrors of Israeli raids
Al Jazeera 14 May 2021
Hasan al-Attar stood quietly inside the morgue, staring at the bodies of his daughter, Lamya, and three other children belonging to the same family. Wearing his fireman’s vest, he bent over to kiss his daughter, before the refrigeration unit door was closed. “Pray for her,” a colleague said, clasping his hand on Hasan’s shoulder ... #شاهد ... Translation ... .
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Hong Kong to freeze Jimmy Lai's assets, citing security law
Straits Times 14 May 2021
Lai, 73, resigned as chairman of the media group in December ahead of a bail hearing ... The freeze is unrelated to Next Digital's bank accounts and will not affect the operation of the group and media outlet, Apple Daily reported, citing Chief Executive Cheung Kim-hung ... ....
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Colonial Pipeline paid hackers nearly $5 million in ransom
The Oregonian 14 May 2021
The hackers, which the FBI said are linked to a group called DarkSide, specialize in digital extortion and are believed to be located in Russia or Eastern Europe.On Wednesday, media outlets including the Washington Post and Reuters reported that the company had no immediate intention of paying the ransom.
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Jill Biden puts her face mask back ON to visit the National Museum of African ...
The Daily Mail 14 May 2021
Jill Biden put her face mask back on Friday to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture ahead of its reopening to the public. The first lady was following the museum's rules, which require visitors ages two and older to wear a face covering during their visit except while eating and drinking, according to its website ... Dr ... .
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China Mars Probe Tianwen-1 to Attempt Landing on Red Planet Over Coming Days
NDTV 14 May 2021
China's Zhurong rover, part of its ambitious space programme to send a probe to Mars, is set to attempt the challenging landing on the Red Planet in the next five days, Beijing's space agency said... .
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France asks police to ban pro-Palestine protest in Paris
The New Arab 14 May 2021
Many social media users hit out at the request made by Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on 'public order' grounds ... Activists had called the protest in the Barbes district of northern Paris to demonstrate against Israel's use of force in the Gaza Strip as militant group Hamas fires rocket fire at the Jewish state ... Read more. Republic of Islamophobia.
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Philippines’ Duterte says won’t withdraw ships from contested waters
Metro USA 14 May 2021
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has rebuffed a call from China to withdraw vessels from disputed areas of the South China Sea and said he would not bow to pressure, even if it jeopardises his friendship with Beijing ... “I do not want a quarrel, I do not want trouble. I respect your position, and you respect mine ... .
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US House Republicans install Trump loyalist to replace Liz Cheney as number-three leader
The National 14 May 2021
Republicans in the US Congress on Friday voted 134-46 to install Elise Stefanik of New York, who has lined up behind former president Donald Trump’s baseless election fraud claims, as the number-three leader in the House of Representatives ... Read More. Twitter suspends accounts for breaking Trump ban ... .
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Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan accuses Azerbaijan of 'subversive infiltration'
The New Arab 14 May 2021
Armenia's acting PM accused Azerbaijan of 'encroachment' and convened an emergency meeting of his security council ... "This is an act of subversive infiltration." ... The United States - one of the three nations in the so-called Minsk Group that leads diplomacy on Nagorno-Karabakh - said it was "closely following" the rising tensions ... Read more ... ....
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Nadal ousts Zverev to advance to Italian Open semi-finals
The Times of India 14 May 2021
ROME. Nine-time champion dispatched his slayer 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semi-finals on Friday. Second-seed Nadal had lost to Zverev in the Madrid last-eight last week ... .
