Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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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…
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The President of Haiti has been assassinated in his own home. Per BBC News, President Jovenel Moïse and his wife, First Lady Martine Moïse, were shot by an unidentified group of individuals at their private residence in Port-au-Prince at approximately 01:00 AM local time. Moïse was killed outright, while reports…
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A Russian plane has crashed into the sea with 28 people on board after vanishing from radar. The twin-engine Antonov An-2 aircraft disappeared on Tuesday (July 6) over the country's Kamchatka peninsula, CNN reports. Rescue teams have now been deployed to the stricken plane after it was discovered in the…
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Social media users have praised Disney for replacing the greeting at one of their theme parks with a gender-neutral alternative. According to Insider, the change has been made as part of the Orlando resort's latest initiative to promote inclusivity by discarding gendered language. The above publication reports that Disney World's…
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At least 50 people have been killed after a plane burst into flames in the Philippines. The tragedy, which took place on July 4, saw an Air Force aircraft overshoot a runway - killing 47 soldiers on board, four civilians on the ground, and injuring dozens. Per CNN, the C-130…
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A 12-year-old Indian-American prodigy has just become the youngest chess grandmaster in the history of the game. According to CNN, Abhimanyu Mishra, who hails from New Jersey, broke Hungarian Sergey Karjakin's record by becoming a chess grandmaster at the age of 12 years, four months, and 25 days old. This…
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A female spectator who caused a huge crash during the Tour de France is to face legal action, organizers have confirmed. Yesterday (June 26), an unnamed woman was caught on television cameras stepping out onto the road with a giant cardboard sign as the speeding peloton rode by. Appearing to…
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A toddler from Italy who went missing in the middle of the night was found by a journalist who was sent out to report on his disappearance, BBC News reports. The young boy, who is just three months shy of his second birthday, was discovered some miles away from his…
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Transgender runner CeCe Telfer has been deemed ineligible to compete in the 400m hurdles at the US Olympic trials. The decision was made because she did not meet the criteria established by World Athletics when it came to her eligibility for certain events, the Guardian reports. She had previously competed…
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UEFA has blocked a rainbow stadium display at the Euro 2020 tournament as it claimed the gesture has a "political context." The organization denied a request to light up the Munich-based stadium in rainbow colors during Pride Month ahead of the Germany vs Hungary game. Per Independent, the request for…
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Vladimir Putin has been forced to defend himself after being asked about his political rivals. Per ABC7 News, ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott quizzed the Russian president while attending a press conference in the aftermath of Putin's first in-person meeting with Joe Biden in Geneva this week. Scott asked Putin…
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Osama Bin Laden's niece has dramatically gatecrashed the Biden-Putin summit with a "Trump Won" flag. Arriving by boat in Geneva at the Villa La Grange, Noor Bin Ladin - whose name is spelled differently from her late uncle's - decided to show her support for Joe Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump.…
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Vladimir Putin has shared a scathing message for Joe Biden with regards to the US government's attitude to political dissent: "Don't be mad at the mirror if you are ugly". The 68-year-old Russian president sat down for an interview with NBC's Keir Simmons on Friday, June 11 - his first…
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Paul Pogba has become the latest soccer star to remove a beverage at a Euro 2020 press conference after Cristiano Ronaldo seemingly started a "movement". Pogba, a devout Muslim, decided to make his views known by moving a Heineken beer bottle away from himself as he spoke to the media…
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Greta Thunberg has slammed the G7 Summit for indulging in a "steak and lobster" barbecue while watching "jet planes perform aerobatics" during their gathering over the weekend. The teen climate activist shared her criticism with her 4.9 million followers as she once more took issue with world leaders and their…
