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Woman felt ‘out of control’ during encounter with Benjamin Mendy, court hears
AOL 17 Aug 2022
She described how she was desperately trying to cling on to her towel as Mendy took off his boxer shorts and pulled her towards him. She said. “I just kept trying to wriggle out. “He got very close but I pushed him away as much as I could.”. The woman told the officer she kept thinking. “Why is this happening?. “Shall I scream? ... She said ... She said.
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Youth Cannot Be Mandated to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Ontario Court Rules
The Epoch Times 17 Aug 2022
“The science relating to COVID-19 is developing,” wrote Justice Christopher Corkery of the Ontario Superior Court ... “It’s keeping you safe.” ....
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China to send troops to Russia for 'Vostok' exercise
The Times of India 17 Aug 2022
BEIJING. Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military exercises led by the host and including India, Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan and other countries, China's defence ministry said on Wednesday ... Last month, Moscow announced plans to hold "Vostok" (East) exercises from Aug. 30 to Sept ... Start a Conversation. .
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Liz Cheney considers run for president after Republican primary defeat
The Guardian 17 Aug 2022
Cheney decisively lost her Republican primary race on Tuesday night and will lose her seat in the US Congress. ... .
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Ukraine strategy targets Russian army lifelines in Kherson. When is the big counteroffensive?
South China Morning Post 17 Aug 2022photo: AP / Aaron Doster
Serena Williams thrashed by Emma Raducanu at Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati
BBC News 17 Aug 2022
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Crimea ‘sabotage’ highlights Russia’s woes in Ukraine war
Al Jazeera 17 Aug 2022
A spate of fires and explosions has turned Russian-annexed Crimea from a secure base for the further invasion of Ukraine into the latest flashpoint, highlighting Moscow’s challenges ahead in a war that is nearing the half-year mark. A statement from British defence intelligence on Wednesday said that ... .
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Zelensky to meet Erdogan, Guterres this week
Suryaa 17 Aug 2022
Kiev, Aug 17 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this week, a spokesman for the world body confirmed ... The agenda of the meeting has not been revealed ... ....
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Thailand’s south rocked by wave of bomb and arson attacks
Al Jazeera 17 Aug 2022
Explosions and fires have ripped through at least 17 locations in southern Thailand, authorities said, in what appeared to be multiple coordinated attacks that injured several people. The bombings and arson attacks occurred late on Tuesday and in the early hours of Wednesday morning, military and police officials said ... .
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Analysis: Action wanes at U.N. to isolate Russia almost six months into Ukraine war
Reuters 17 Aug 2022
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia's United Nations mission in New York, dozens of U.N. ambassadors from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia attended a reception to mark the country's national day - less than four months after its forces invaded neighboring Ukraine ... U.S ... ....
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WHO chief: Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin color
Metro USA 17 Aug 2022
He described the Ukraine conflict as a crisis that has the global community potentially “sleepwalking into a nuclear war” that could be “the mother of all problems,” but argued the disaster in Tigray was far worse. “I haven’t heard in the last few months any head of state talking about the Tigray situation anywhere in the developed world ... .
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Don't expect Iran to start pumping more oil any time soon as a nuclear deal remains far off ...
Business Insider 17 Aug 2022
Oil prices have fallen, partly on hopes that Iran will soon be pumping more crude. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images An Iran nuclear deal that would lead to the country pumping more oil is unlikely any time soon, according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman said the US and Iran have less of an incentive to strike a deal many think ... ....
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Abbas causes outrage in Germany with Holocaust remarks
The New Arab 17 Aug 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced "disgust" at remarks by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the German leader said diminished the importance of the Holocaust, while Israel accused Abbas of telling a "monstrous lie" ... "I am disgusted by the outrageous remarks made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas." ... "History will never forgive him.".
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Access denied: I went to Rwanda to talk firsthand to refugees … and the state wouldn't let me
The Guardian 17 Aug 2022photo: AP / Sam Mednick
Militants spread from the Sahel to coastal West Africa
Urdu Point 17 Aug 2022
Cotonou, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Aug, 2022 ) .Their campaign began in northern Mali a decade ago, advanced into the country's powder-keg centre and from there into neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso. Now, fears are growing that the ruthless militants wreaking havoc in the Sahel are heading towards coastal West Africa ... ....