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America’s toxic political climate faces calls to ‘tone it down’ after assassination attempt on Trump
5 months, 1 week ago

America’s toxic political climate faces calls to ‘tone it down’ after assassination attempt on Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — “Tone it down!” That was the plea from one Republican congressman as he came to grips with the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a political rally in the Butler Farm area where he grew up. Addressing the nation Sunday, Biden pointed to past examples of political upheaval, including Jan. 6 and more recently harassment of election workers, …

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Weather Update: Mathura To Assam, Entire Country Faces Floods In Early July | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Weather Update: Mathura To Assam, Entire Country Faces Floods In Early July | ABP News

ABP News  

Eight people were killed in Assam on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 56. According to a PTI report, more than 16.25 lakh people are reeling under the deluge across 27 districts, an official bulletin stated. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority report said that two persons died in Tezpur revenue circle of Sonitpur district, while one each drowned at …

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Belarusian journalist goes on trial for covering protests, faces up to 6 years in prison
11 months, 1 week ago

Belarusian journalist goes on trial for covering protests, faces up to 6 years in prison

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Belarusian journalist went on trial Friday on charges linked to his professional work covering protests, the latest move in a relentless government crackdown on dissent. “Belarus is the most repressive country in Europe, where an attempt at free speech is punished by prison.” A total of 33 Belarusian journalists are currently in prison, either awaiting trial …

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IMF says that without reforms, Lebanon faces ballooning inflation and public debt
1 year, 5 months ago

IMF says that without reforms, Lebanon faces ballooning inflation and public debt

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Without reforms, Lebanon will continue to see triple-digit inflation, and public debt in the small, crisis-ridden country could reach nearly 550% of GDP by 2027, the International Monetary Fund warned in a report Thursday. Since the country fell into an economic crisis in 2019, the country’s “GDP has declined by about 40 percent, the has lost 98 percent …

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Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic Now Faces French Open Ban
2 years, 11 months ago

Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic Now Faces French Open Ban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic returned home Monday after being thwarted from defending his Australian Open title only to face a new predicament: He could be barred from the French Open this year, too, if he’s still not vaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic’s Australian saga began when he was granted an exemption to strict vaccination rules by two …

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For Badakhshi, putting a smile on Afghan faces is worth fighting for
3 years ago

For Badakhshi, putting a smile on Afghan faces is worth fighting for

Hindustan Times  

“People who do not have hope are shaitaan,” said Abdul Azim Badakhshi. Unable to head home amid the chaos, Badakhshi couldn’t help but fret about the situation and make daily phone calls to Kabul, where his family is based. We just have to wait.” From wushu to MMA Badakhshi was six when his family shifted from Badakhshan province in north-eastern …

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‘We’re losing the best’: Afghanistan faces a massive brain drain as its people flee
3 years, 3 months ago

‘We’re losing the best’: Afghanistan faces a massive brain drain as its people flee

LA Times  

U.S. soldiers watch over Afghans waiting to be processed for evacuation flights out of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. What is the solution for them?” Since the Taliban’s rapid-fire takeover of Kabul on Aug. 15, thousands of Afghans, with the group’s brutal rule in the 1990s in mind, have massed at the capital’s airport, cajoling, pleading, fighting and even dying to …

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Democrats’ 2018 Trump Country hero faces hard political path
3 years, 9 months ago

Democrats’ 2018 Trump Country hero faces hard political path

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In 2018, Conor Lamb wasn’t just a candidate — he was a symbol. By eking out victory in a congressional district stretching across western Pennsylvania’s steel and coal country, Lamb proved they could — and gave the party hope. “It’s kind of amazing that we even have to ask what the Democratic Party has to do to …

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Chloe Zhao, the Chinese director of ’Nomadland’, faces controversy at home
3 years, 9 months ago

Chloe Zhao, the Chinese director of ’Nomadland’, faces controversy at home

Live Mint  

Chloe Zhao's success — she's the first Asian woman and the second woman ever to win a Golden Globe for best director for her film Nomadland — has not been met with universal applause in her country of birth. Searching for the hashtags “Nomadland has a release date” and “No land to rely on” on popular microblog platform Weibo results …

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Chloé Zhao made history with her Golden Globe. Now she faces backlash in China
3 years, 9 months ago

Chloé Zhao made history with her Golden Globe. Now she faces backlash in China

LA Times  

Chloé Zhao’s success as the first Asian woman and the second woman ever to win a Golden Globe for best director, for her film “Nomadland,” has not been met with universal applause in her country of birth. The second quote came from an interview Zhao did with an Australian website, news.com.au, in December last year in which she said that …

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