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Russia strikes Kyiv and grain export route on Danube

By Anna MALPAS Russian drones on Wednesday damaged infrastructure at a Ukrainian port on the Danube, as Moscow targeted strikes against facilities vital for grain shipments from Ukraine following the collapse of an export agreement. Kyiv was also targeted with drones from several directions in the latest wave of attacks aimed at Ukraine overnight, leaving several floors of a glass high-rise damaged. “The enemy attacked port facilities and industrial infrastructure of the Danube,” the Ukrainian […]

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Kenya suspends Worldcoin crypto over privacy concerns

Kenya on Wednesday suspended the Worldcoin crypto project that relies on an eye scan to verify a user’s identity, citing concerns about data protection. Worldcoin, set up by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, began operating in June in Germany and provides users with a private digital identity — a “World ID” — after they get their eye’s unique iris pattern scanned. The project, according to its founders, aims to solve one of the main challenges […]

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Beijing rains heaviest since records began 140 years ago: weather service

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Rains that pummeled Beijing in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, the city’s weather service said Wednesday. “The maximum (amount) of rainfall recorded during this storm, which was 744.8 millimeters, occurred at the Wangjiayuan Reservoir in Changping,” the Beijing Meteorological Service said, adding it was the “heaviest rainfall in 140 years”. Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, swept northwards over China after hitting southern Fujian province […]

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Forced to flee: Despair after India deadly ethnic clashes

By Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France-Presse MOIRANG, India (AFP) — Deadly ethnic violence in India’s troubled Manipur state divided communities but each side tells similar stories of loved ones murdered, homes torched and harsh new lives in camps. At least 120 people have been killed since May in armed clashes between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki in the northeastern state. Many in Manipur believe the number could be higher. Some 50,000 […]

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UN chief calls on Tunisia to end migrant expulsions

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for Tunisia to stop expelling migrants into desert border areas, and demanded those already stranded in the harsh environment be relocated, a spokesperson said. “We are deeply concerned about the expulsion of migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers from Tunisia to the borders with Libya and also Algeria,” deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said. He warned that “several have died” at Tunisia’s border with Libya, while […]

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First evacuation flight from coup-hit Niger lands in France

By Boureima HAMA Agence France-Presse NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) — The first of three planes carrying mostly French and European people evacuated from Niger landed in Paris early Wednesday, a week after a coup toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel. “There are 262 people on board the plane, an Airbus A330, including a dozen babies,” French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told AFP before the flight landed at Paris Roissy Charles de […]

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AI could halve time reading breast cancer scans, study suggests

  By Daniel Lawler Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Artificial intelligence could help almost halve the workload of radiologists when it comes to searching routine scans for signs of breast cancer, a large Swedish study suggested on Wednesday. The interim results of the trial were hailed as promising, but the authors cautioned that more research was needed before AI can be used to screen for breast cancer on a wider scale. While increasingly convincing […]

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LRT-2 fare adjustment to be implemented starting today, August 2

(Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit-2 fare adjustment will be implemented starting today, August 2. The Department of Transportation said the minimum boarding fee has now increased to P13.29 from P11, and P1.21 will be added per kilometer traveled from the previous P1. Stored value cards or beep cards, the DOTr said, now cost a minimum of P14 from the previous P12. The maximum fare for each card–from Recto Station hanggang Antipolo Station—is now […]

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Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon, Visayas: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, monsoon rains are expected over Zambales and Bataan. Flooding or landslides due to scattered to widespread heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Pampanga, Bulacan, and Occidental Mindoro, meanwhile, will have occasional rains. Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, the rest of Central Luzon, and the rest of MIMAROPA, meanwhile, will […]

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Trump indicted over efforts to overturn 2020 election

WASHINGTON, Aug 1, 2023 (AFP) – Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election — the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House. Trump is charged with three counts of conspiracy and one count of obstruction in the 45-page indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith. Trump is accused of conspiracy to defraud the United […]

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At least 11 killed, 27 missing in Beijing rainstorms

By Jing Xuan TENG Agence France-Presse MENTOUGOU, China (AFP) — At least 11 people are dead and 27 missing after heavy rains lashed Beijing, state media said Tuesday, in downpours that have submerged roads and deluged neighborhoods with mud. Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, had swept northwards through China since hitting southern Fujian province on Friday after first scything through the Philippines. Heavy rains began pummeling Beijing and its surrounding areas on Saturday, with […]

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Philippines coach Stajcic steps down after Women’s World Cup exit

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippines coach Alen Stajcic has left his post after the national team’s exit from their first Women’s World Cup, the Philippine Football Federation said on Tuesday. The Philippines have shaken off their status as regional minnows since Stajcic’s appointment as coach in late 2021 — they have jumped from 68 in the FIFA rankings to a best-ever 46th. The Philippines were not expected to get out of their group, but caused […]

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