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Aug
13
Politics / Government

2022 Oder environmental disaster The German environment ministry says that an unknown, highly toxic substance is responsible for the mass die-off of wildlife in

2022 Oder environmental disaster The German environment ministry says that an unknown, highly toxic substance is responsible for the mass die-off of wildlife in the Oder river. High levels of mercury have also been found in the river. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says that the river will take years to "return to normal". (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 13, 2022
Aug
13
Politics / Government

The German environment ministry says that an unknown, highly toxic substance is responsible for the mass die-off of wildlife in the Oder river.

The German environment ministry says that an unknown, highly toxic substance is responsible for the mass die-off of wildlife in the Oder river. High levels of mercury have also been found in the river. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says that the river will take years to "return to normal". (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 13, 2022
Aug
17
Politics / Government

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Northeastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Kharkiv A Russian missile hits a dormitory in Kharkiv, killing seve

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Northeastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Kharkiv A Russian missile hits a dormitory in Kharkiv, killing seven civilians and injuring 16 others, according to the city's mayor and top military administrator. (Ukrainska Pravda) (The Guardian) Southern Ukraine campaign Russia launches missile strikes on Odesa and Mykolaiv in Southern Ukraine in response to sabotage bombings of military facilities in Crimea. (MSN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 17, 2022
Aug
17
Politics / Government

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Northeastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Kharkiv A Russian missile hits a dormitory in Kharkiv, killing seven civilians and inju

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Northeastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Kharkiv A Russian missile hits a dormitory in Kharkiv, killing seven civilians and injuring 16 others, according to the city's mayor and top military administrator. (Ukrainska Pravda) (The Guardian) Southern Ukraine campaign Russia launches missile strikes on Odesa and Mykolaiv in Southern Ukraine in response to sabotage bombings of military facilities in Crimea. (MSN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 17, 2022
Aug
18
Politics / Government

Insurgency in Northern Chad Timane Erdimi, leader of the Chadian rebel group Rally of Forces for Change and nephew of slain Chadian president Idriss Déby, retur

Insurgency in Northern Chad Timane Erdimi, leader of the Chadian rebel group Rally of Forces for Change and nephew of slain Chadian president Idriss Déby, returns to the country from his 17-year exile in Qatar to participate in a peace process between the government and numerous rebel groups. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 18, 2022
Aug
18
Politics / Government

Timane Erdimi, leader of the Chadian rebel group Rally of Forces for Change and nephew of slain Chadian president Idriss Déby, returns to the country from his 1

Timane Erdimi, leader of the Chadian rebel group Rally of Forces for Change and nephew of slain Chadian president Idriss Déby, returns to the country from his 17-year exile in Qatar to participate in a peace process between the government and numerous rebel groups. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 18, 2022
Aug
18
Politics / Government

Mali War France–Mali relations Mali accuses its former ally France of arming jihadist terrorist groups in order to destabilize the country.

Mali War France–Mali relations Mali accuses its former ally France of arming jihadist terrorist groups in order to destabilize the country. Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop tells the United Nations that French aircraft are violating the country's airspace and dropping "arms and ammunition" to terrorist groups on the ground. France denies the accusations. (DW)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 18, 2022
Aug
18
Politics / Government

France–Mali relations Mali accuses its former ally France of arming jihadist terrorist groups in order to destabilize the country.

France–Mali relations Mali accuses its former ally France of arming jihadist terrorist groups in order to destabilize the country. Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop tells the United Nations that French aircraft are violating the country's airspace and dropping "arms and ammunition" to terrorist groups on the ground. France denies the accusations. (DW)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 18, 2022
Aug
18
Politics / Government

Mali accuses its former ally France of arming jihadist terrorist groups in order to destabilize the country.

Mali accuses its former ally France of arming jihadist terrorist groups in order to destabilize the country. Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop tells the United Nations that French aircraft are violating the country's airspace and dropping "arms and ammunition" to terrorist groups on the ground. France denies the accusations. (DW)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 18, 2022
Aug
20
Politics / Government

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are inju

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are injured by Russian shelling on a residential building in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv Oblast, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (The Washington Post) Russia says that a number of its soldiers in Zaporizhzhia have been poisoned by Ukraine, with tests showing Botulinum toxin type B present in their bodies. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 20, 2022
Aug
20
Politics / Government

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including fou

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are injured by Russian shelling on a residential building in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv Oblast, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (The Washington Post) Russia says that a number of its soldiers in Zaporizhzhia have been poisoned by Ukraine, with tests showing Botulinum toxin type B present in their bodies. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 20, 2022
Aug
20
Politics / Government

Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are injured by Russian shelling on a resi

Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nine civilians, including four children, are injured by Russian shelling on a residential building in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv Oblast, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (The Washington Post) Russia says that a number of its soldiers in Zaporizhzhia have been poisoned by Ukraine, with tests showing Botulinum toxin type B present in their bodies. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 20, 2022
Aug
23
Politics / Government

Scott Morrison ministerial positions controversy Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces an official inquiry into his predecessor Scott Morrison's

Scott Morrison ministerial positions controversy Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces an official inquiry into his predecessor Scott Morrison's secret swearing of himself into various ministerial positions during his second ministry. (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 23, 2022
Aug
25
Politics / Government

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine says that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been completely discon

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine says that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been completely disconnected from its power grid after shelling near the Russian-occupied plant caused several fires. Security systems at the plant were activated shortly after the power failure, according to a local official. (NBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 25, 2022
Aug
25
Politics / Government

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine says that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been completely disconnected from its powe

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine says that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been completely disconnected from its power grid after shelling near the Russian-occupied plant caused several fires. Security systems at the plant were activated shortly after the power failure, according to a local official. (NBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 25, 2022
Aug
25
Politics / Government

Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine says that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been completely disconnected from its power grid after shelling near the Ru

Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine says that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been completely disconnected from its power grid after shelling near the Russian-occupied plant caused several fires. Security systems at the plant were activated shortly after the power failure, according to a local official. (NBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 25, 2022
Aug
26
Politics / Government

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zapor

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying electricity to Ukraine's power grid after being disconnected yesterday from it for the first time in history. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) A traffic police deputy chief is killed by a bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian authorities accuse the Ukrainian forces of the attack. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 26, 2022
Aug
27
Politics / Government

Hunter Biden laptop controversy, Censorship in the United States In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook

Hunter Biden laptop controversy, Censorship in the United States In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook restricted posts about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy during the 2020 United States presidential election after receiving misinformation warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 27, 2022
Aug
27
Politics / Government

In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook restricted posts about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy durin

In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook restricted posts about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy during the 2020 United States presidential election after receiving misinformation warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 27, 2022
Aug
29
Politics / Government

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive Ukraine says it has begun a ground offen

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive Ukraine says it has begun a ground offensive in the Kherson Oblast. (Reuters) Russian-occupation officials say that the Ukrainian military launched a barrage of missiles at the town of Nova Kakhovka, leaving the town without water or power. (Reuters) Two people are killed and five others are injured after Russian forces shelled the city of Mykolaiv, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 29, 2022
Aug
29
Politics / Government

Supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr storm the Republican Palace in Baghdad.

Supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr storm the Republican Palace in Baghdad. The Iraqi Army declares a total curfew in the capital beginning at 3:30 p.m. and the Iraqi government declares a nationwide curfew beginning at 7:00 p.m.. At least twelve people are killed and 270 others are injured in clashes between protesters and Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces in the Green Zone. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) (France 24) (Al Arabiya English) (The Jerusalem Post)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 29, 2022
Aug
29
Politics / Government

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive Ukraine says it has begun a ground offensive in the Kherson

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive Ukraine says it has begun a ground offensive in the Kherson Oblast. (Reuters) Russian-occupation officials say that the Ukrainian military launched a barrage of missiles at the town of Nova Kakhovka, leaving the town without water or power. (Reuters) Two people are killed and five others are injured after Russian forces shelled the city of Mykolaiv, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 29, 2022
Aug
29
Politics / Government

Southern Ukraine campaign 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive Ukraine says it has begun a ground offensive in the Kherson Oblast.

Southern Ukraine campaign 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive Ukraine says it has begun a ground offensive in the Kherson Oblast. (Reuters) Russian-occupation officials say that the Ukrainian military launched a barrage of missiles at the town of Nova Kakhovka, leaving the town without water or power. (Reuters) Two people are killed and five others are injured after Russian forces shelled the city of Mykolaiv, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 29, 2022
Sep
03
Politics / Government

2021–present global energy crisis An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control

2021–present global energy crisis An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control soaring energy prices in the country and voicing opposition to the country's involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The demonstration was organized by political groups including the Communist Party. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2022
Sep
03
Politics / Government

An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control soaring energy prices in the count

An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control soaring energy prices in the country and voicing opposition to the country's involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The demonstration was organized by political groups including the Communist Party. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2022
Sep
03
Politics / Government

Aegean dispute President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses Greece of "arming" and "occupying" the demilitarized Aegean islands, with Minister of Foreign Af

Aegean dispute President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses Greece of "arming" and "occupying" the demilitarized Aegean islands, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu threatening to revoke recognition of Greek sovereignty over the islands if the alleged militarization is not halted. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2022
Sep
03
Politics / Government

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses Greece of "arming" and "occupying" the demilitarized Aegean islands, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Ça

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses Greece of "arming" and "occupying" the demilitarized Aegean islands, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu threatening to revoke recognition of Greek sovereignty over the islands if the alleged militarization is not halted. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2022
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