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Russian forces advance on key city in Luhansk province
RTE 27 Jun 2022
Russian forces are moving to capture Lysychansk, the last major city still held by Ukrainian troops in eastern Luhansk province, after Moscow-backed separatists said they were advancing on multiple fronts ... Russian missiles also struck Kyiv for the first time in weeks on Sunday, attacks condemned by US President Joe Biden as "barbarism" ... Read more. ... .
photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Ukraine war: Russia defaults on foreign debt for first time since 1918
South China Morning Post 27 Jun 2022photo: AP / Markus Schreiber, Pool
G7 launches $600bn infrastructure plan to counter China
Al Jazeera 27 Jun 2022
The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations have pledged to raise $600bn in private and public funds over five years to finance infrastructure in developing countries and counter China’s older, multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road project ... “That’s not just a humanitarian concern, it’s an economic and a security concern for all of us.” ... .
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Maharashtra: The crisis so far and what could happen next
BBC News 27 Jun 2022
The ongoing political crisis in India's richest state, Maharashtra, is showing no signs of ending soon as rebel lawmakers jostle to take control of the governing party. Around 40 lawmakers from the Shiv Sena, which governs the state in a coalition with two other parties, have reportedly said they have lost trust in Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray ... .
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North Korea says US is setting up Asian NATO; vows stronger defense
The Jerusalem Post 27 Jun 2022
North Korea has accused the United States of setting up a military alliance like NATO in Asia, saying the unwavering US aim to oust North Korea's government compelled it to develop stronger defenses ... cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId. '36af7c51-0caf-4741-9824-2c941fc6c17b' }).render('4c4d856e0e6f4e3d808bbc1715e132f6'); }); ... (credit ... .
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Japan braces for power crunch as heat mounts after rains end
Gulf News 27 Jun 2022
Tokyo. Japan scrambled on Monday to avert a looming power crunch as temperatures climbed nationwide, with authorities warning of higher than expected demand after the rainy season ended in the capital, Tokyo, at its earliest since record-keeping began ... Tuesday was expected to be the same, it added in a statement later ... .
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At least 22 young people die in South African tavern
Yahoo Daily News 26 Jun 2022
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -South African authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 22 young people found inside a popular tavern in the coastal town of East London, provincial health officials and the presidency said on Sunday ... "We are talking 22 bodies right now," Manana said, adding that toxicology tests were part of the examination ... ....
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Police crack down on Istanbul Pride march, detain over 200
Manila Standard 27 Jun 2022
Turkish police on Sunday broke up a banned Pride march in Istanbul, detaining more than 200 demonstrators, organisers said. A Turkish policeman detains a demonstrator during a Pride march in Istanbul, on June 26, 2022 ... Kemal Aslan / AFP ... Police detained protesters, loading them on to buses. AFP journalists saw four busloads of detained people ... ....
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Ukrainian spouses in Palestine suffer from double conflict
The Observer 27 Jun 2022
For more than a decade, Natalya Hassoumi’s family in Ukraine have worried about her safety in the Gaza Strip; they have been unable to reach her for days at a time while airstrikes have pummelled the isolated Palestinian territory. Now, Hassoumi is experiencing something similar ... “It’s very hard not knowing.” ... “This has been a huge shock ... .
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Covid patients at higher risk of serious neurodegenerative disorders: Study
The Times of India 27 Jun 2022
LONDON. are at a far increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with those who tested negative for the , according to a study. The researchers found that those who had tested positive for Covid-19 were at a much higher risk of Alzheimer's disease, , and ischaemic stroke ... Start a Conversation. .
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Ecuador could halt oil production in 48 hours due to protests: official
China.dot.org 27 Jun 2022
QUITO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador could suspend oil production in 48 hours if the nationwide indigenous protests and road blockades continue, the South American country's Ministry of Energy and Mines said on Sunday. The hydrocarbon sector was adversely affected by road blockades and the seizure of oil wells in the country's Amazon region, it said.
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World Faces An "Ocean Emergency": UN Chief
NDTV 27 Jun 2022
The world is facing an "ocean emergency" that threatens nature and humanity, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres told a major UN conference in Lisbon Monday ... .
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Gold miner in Canada finds mummified 35,000-year-old woolly mammoth
The Observer 26 Jun 2022
It was a young miner, digging through the northern Canadian permafrost in the seemingly aptly named Eureka Creek, who sounded the alarm when his front-end loader struck something unexpected in the Klondike gold fields ... a stunningly preserved carcass of a baby woolly mammoth thought to be more than 35,000 years old ... “She has a trunk. She has a tail ... .
photo: AP / Alvaro Barrientos
Four dead, dozens hurt as stands collapse in Colombia bullring
The Economic Times 27 Jun 2022photo: WN / Shilpa
