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Iran blasts replica of aircraft carrier amid tensions with U.S.
A hurtling speedboat is then depicted heading on a collision-course with the vessel before crashing waves against its side. New long-range missiles were fired during the exercises, a spokesman said . "We do not seek conflict, but remain ready to defend USA forces and interests from maritime threats in the region", she added. The timing of the replica's movement also suggests that a drill targ... [Full Article...]
Black Lives Matter: American Senator describe slavery as 'necessary evil'
Cotton wants to withhold federal funds from public schools that promote an initiative by the New York Times called the 1619 Project . Cotton told the newspaper that he rejected the idea that the United States was a systemically racist country to its core, adding that he was introducing legislation to ban federal funds for a project by the New York Times newspaper, aimed at revising the his... [Full Article...]
I’m not against COVID-19 vaccine, clarifies Lewis Hamilton
Hamilton claims he failed to spot within the post a line from Bach that reads " I remember when I told my first lie ", along with a laughing emoji. Lewis Hamilton's apology after accidentally sharing an anti-xaxxer post. "Dr. Fauci and I are the two most mentioned, and some of these are deeply ironic". Our foundation is about reducing death and bringing equity to health. [Full Article...]
Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Australian academic moved to notorious Iranian prison
She has previously published work on the 2011 Arab uprisings and on authoritarian governments. "I am still denied phone calls and visitations, and I am afraid that my mental and emotional state may further deteriorate if I remain in this extremely restrictive detention ward". [Full Article...]
Madeleine McCann investigators search German allotment
A grassy area in Hanover was being scoured by the Federal Criminal Police Office in conjunction with the public prosecutor's office in Braunschweig, Newswire reported, citing German media. However, German investigators have said they are assuming Madeleine is dead . German police officers search a garden plot in Seelze, near Hannover, Germany, on July 28, 2020. [Full Article...]
Ex-Balearics President: Spain has lower Covid numbers than the UK
Since ending its nationwide lockdown a month ago, Spain has been grappling with a rapid proliferation of new cases. The decision to impose quarantine restrictions was made after England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty reportedly told ministers that 10 Britons who tested positive for coronavirus after July 1 had reported visiting Spain in the 14 days before their test. [Full Article...]
Fresh killings in Darfur as Sudan prepares to send troops
At least 60 people were killed and 54 others injured in tribal clashes in Sudan's western Darfur region, the Central committee of the Sudanese Doctors said on Monday. The victims were mostly displaced farmers, who had returned to their fields in time for the July-November planting season under a government-sponsored deal struck between original landowners and those who took their fields during the... [Full Article...]
Germany rejects Trump's proposal to let Russia back into G7 - foreign minister
Trump has repeatedly argued for Russia's return to the group of world's major powers, and he recently suggested expanding the group with new members like Russia, India, Australia and South Korea. He said as long as there is no solution there, he sees no chance for Russia's return to the intergovernmental economic organization. Maas said the relationship with Russian Federation right now is hard ... [Full Article...]