Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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A BBC reporter has been praised for her professionalism after receiving a call from a Taliban spokesperson while live on air. On Sunday evening, Taliban soldiers took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, forcing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country, along with many high-ranking officials. As reported…
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Kabul's international airport has experienced a rush of Afghan citizens, foreign diplomats, and officials as they attempt to flee Afghanistan, which has become overrun by Taliban militants. Harrowing footage shared on social media shows hundreds, possibly thousands, of people trying to fight their way through the terminal in order to…
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Animal rights organization PETA is calling for a total ban on horse events at future Olympic games. This comes after a German modern pentathlon coach was kicked out of the Olympics for punching a horse, and an another horse was put to sleep after suffering an irreparable ligament rupture at…
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An Olympic climbing athlete's devastating slip-up has gone viral after it caused her to miss out on a Tokyo 2020 win. Iuliia Kaplina of the Russian Olympic Committee was up against Team GB's Shauna Coxsey when she got off to a flying start in the first heat of the three-discipline…
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An Olympic skateboarder has taken a rail to the groin in a hard-to-watch wipeout. Angelo Caro Narvaez, 21, endured the painful accident at the Tokyo Olympics men's street heats after he attempted to grand a rail at an awkward angle and fell, causing his board to slip out from beneath…
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Viewers have poked fun at Team Norway's designers on social media after their winning triathlete's Olympic uniform turned see-through during competition. Kristian Blummenfelt, 27, took part in the men's triathlon - which involved a 1.5km swim, a 40km cycle, and a 10km run - but unfortunately, it was his outfit…
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Paralympians are to be paid the same as Olympians for winning medals for the first time in history. Efforts to change the fees paid to Paralympians began in September 2018, the International Paralympic Committee reports, and such changes were first applied to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea -…
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The Dutch teenager who joined Jeff Bezos on his historic trip to space has revealed he's never actually ordered anything from Amazon. On July 20, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen made history when he traveled to the edge of space alongside Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the billionaire's brother, Mark Bezos, and aviation…
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A video has resurfaced on social media showing how men treated women drinking in bars back in the 1970s. Per Indy100, the clip stems from archival footage shared on YouTube by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), of a news segment from the current affairs program This Day Tonight, dating back…
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An Olympic swimmer was left angry after her baby was banned from the Tokyo Games. Spanish synchronized swimming captain Ona Carbonell, 31, has been banned from taking her one-year-old son to Tokyo 2020 and says she's been "made to choose" between her family and her sporting dreams. A lack of…
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German airline Lufthansa has announced that it will now greet customers with gender-neutral terms of reference. According to CNN, Lufthansa Group, which also owns Brussels Airlines and Eurowings, says that it is encouraging staff to not use gendered language when dealing with passengers. CNN reports that a spokesperson for the…
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A heroic bus driver in Italy was able to bring 25 school children to safety moments before the vehicle became engulfed in flames, BBC News reports. The man, whose identity has not been revealed, had been driving teenagers aged between 14 and 16 to a summer camp when the bus started…
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A husband and wife who spent the past 24 years searching for their abducted son have been reunited with him this week. Per Al Jazeera, Guo Gangtang's son Guo Xinzhen was abducted from his home in eastern Shandong province in China by human traffickers when he was just two years…
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An Instagram star from Hong Kong tragically fell to her death after slipping while taking a selfie at a waterfall. Per New York Post, 32-year-old Sophia Cheung traveled to Ha Pak Lai park with three friends on Saturday, July 10. Their plan was to climb the edge of the park's…
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Eleven people have died in India after being struck by lightning at a popular tourist attraction. The incident took place on the top of the 12th Century Amber Fort watchtower in Jaipur, Northern India, when the tourists were taking selfies, The Independent reports. Officials confirmed on Monday (July 12) that…
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Elon Musk has bought a ticket for a spaceflight on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, per The Sunday Times. On Sunday, Branson became the first of the trio of renowned billionaire tech company founders - including Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - to take of on a flight to space.…
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Richard Branson has returned to Earth after successfully being taken to the edge of space in his own Virgin Galactic rocket. Per BBC News, the billionaire made history on Sunday, July 11, after reaching the edge of space high above New Mexico in a craft that his company has been…
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Spectators have been banned from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as Japan declares a state of emergency over the ongoing pandemic. The decision was made as the number of Covid-19 infections in Tokyo continues to rise ahead of the July 23 opening ceremony, per the BBC. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said…
