US Health Agency: 2021 Saw Highest Use of Marijuana, Hallucinogens Among Young Adults
https://sputniknews.com/20220823/us-health-agency-2021-saw-highest-use-of-marijuana-hallucinogens-among-young-adults-1099879296.html
August 23, 2022, 2:16 AM
Young adults reported using LSD, MDMA, PCP, peyote, and "shrooms," among other hallucinogens. The only substance whose use was reported to have drastically dropped in the studied period was MDMA.
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HBO Max Mysteriously Axes Almost 200 ‘Sesame Street’ Episodes
https://sputniknews.com/20220823/hbo-max-mysteriously-axes-almost-200-sesame-street-episodes--1099879605.html
August 23, 2022, 1:41 AM
In early August, Warner Bros. Discovery announced its plans to merge its HBO Max and Discovery+ services into a single streaming platform by the start of summer 2023. The merger is an attempt to get more subscribers in a competitive market, and flip the narrative on the company's massive $55 million debt.
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US Court Rejects Ben & Jerry's Bid to Stop Sale of Ice Cream Products in West Bank
https://sputniknews.com/20220823/us-court-rejects-ben--jerrys-bid-to-stop-sale-of-ice-cream-products-in-west-bank--1099878170.html
August 23, 2022, 12:51 AM
On July 5, Ben & Jerry's filed a lawsuit against its parent company Unilever, alleging the sale of its Israeli business to local licensee Avi Zinger was a breach of the contract through which Unilever acquired the Vermont-based corporation in 2000.
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Top EU Diplomat Praises Iran’s ‘Reasonable’ Response in Nuke Deal Negotiations–Says Ball in US Court
https://sputniknews.com/20220823/top-eu-diplomat-praises-irans-reasonable-response-in-nuke-deal-negotiationssays-ball-in-us-court-1099878967.html
August 23, 2022, 12:29 AM
While Iran and the European Union have blamed the US for the current delay, all sides seem to agree that a potential breakthrough is looking more and more likely.
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With More US Trigger Laws Activating, One-Third of Childbearing-Age Women Have Lost Abortion Access
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/with-more-trigger-laws-activating-one-third-of-childbearing-age-women-have-lost-abortion-access-1099877649.html
August 22, 2022, 11:15 PM
Years ago, a host of conservative US states passed “trigger laws” that would take effect and immediately ban abortion there if the Supreme Court ever overturned Roe vs. Wade, the ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. The high court did just that in June, sending women scrambling for health care solutions.
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Elon Musk Subpoenas Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey for October Trial Over Botched Buyout
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/elon-musk-subpoenas-twitter-founder-jack-dorsey-for-october-trial-over-botched-buyout-1099876828.html
August 22, 2022, 10:15 PM
Twitter and Elon Musk signed a deal in April for the industrialist to buy all of the social media company's shares for a total of $44 billion, which would have effectively turned it back into a private company. He pledged to implement sweeping changes to the site, but backed out of the deal in July.
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Singapore to End Colonial-Era Ban on Sex Between Men But Concerns Remain High Over LGBTQ Rights
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/singapore-to-end-colonial-era-ban-on-sex-between-men-but-concerns-remain-high-over-lgbtq-rights-1099877206.html
August 22, 2022, 9:59 PM
The move to abolish 377A—a colonial-era law banning sex between men—comes after an attempt in February of 2022 by Singapore’s government to take an impartial stance on the rights of gay people, by both promising to not enforce the law while also refusing to appeal it.
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Trump Files Suit Against FBI Over Mar-a-Lago Search, Requests 'Special Master' to Review Seized Docs
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/trump-files-suit-against-fbi-over-mar-a-lago-search-requests-special-master-to-review-seized-docs-1099876437.html
August 22, 2022, 9:27 PM
The FBI raided Mar-a-Lago earlier this month using a search warrant that stated possible Espionage Act offenses concerning the improper handling of secret data as the rationale for the probe. The release of specific portions of the affidavit that supported the search warrant is currently being decided by a federal judge.
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US on Rodman's Visit: Bypassing Official Channels Risks Hindering Efforts to Free Griner
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/us-on-rodmans-visit-bypassing-official-channels-risks-hindering-efforts-to-free-griner-1099876206.html
August 22, 2022, 9:12 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former American professional basketball player Dennis Rodman's efforts to negotiate the release of Brittney Griner in Russia may harm the talks led through official channels, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.
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Videos: Devastating Flash Floods Overcome Texas as Dallas Locals Slammed With Over 10 Inches of Rain
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/videos-devastating-flash-floods-overcome-texas-as-dallas-locals-slammed-with-over-10-inches-of-rain-1099874631.html
August 22, 2022, 9:08 PM
The heavy rain in Dallas was the latest of several similar floods to hit the United States recently. Three once-in-a-lifetime rain events took place in a single week, flooding St. Louis, eastern Kentucky, and southeastern Illinois.
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Iran-Backed Attacks in Mideast Jumped 400% After US Left JCPOA - State Department
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/iran-backed-attacks-in-mideast-jumped-400-after-us-left-jcpoa---state-department-1099875854.html
August 22, 2022, 8:36 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Iran-backed attacks in the Middle East increased by 400% after the Trump administration withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.
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FBI's Trump Raid: US Turning Into One-Party Banana Dictatorship Under Biden, Ex-Reagan Official Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/fbis-trump-raid-us-turning-into-one-party-banana-dictatorship-under-biden-ex-reagan-official-says-1099872341.html
August 22, 2022, 8:31 PM
An affidavit that sought a search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home is expected to be unsealed with redactions this week. Meanwhile, international observers have branded the US as a "banana republic" following the FBI's unprecedented raid on the former president's estate.
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Ex-Treasury Chief Urges Fed to Admit It Can’t ‘Have It All’ Amid Low Unemployment Expectations
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/ex-treasury-chief-urges-fed-to-admit-it-cant-have-it-all-amid-low-unemployment-expectations-1099874856.html
August 22, 2022, 8:15 PM
Even though the US Commerce Department has reported two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth, the Biden administration continues to maintain the US has not entered a recession, pointing to other strong economic numbers. The political repercussions of an economic downturn could deliver Congress to the Republicans in November.
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'But Her Emails': Why Clinton and Trump's Espionage Act Cases Were Treated so Differently
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/but-her-emails-why-clinton-and-trumps-espionage-act-cases-were-treated-so-differently-1099873249.html
August 22, 2022, 8:06 PM
Former US President Donald Trump is reportedly being investigated for violating the 1917 Espionage Act, as he withheld classified information. Ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also stored classified materials on an unsecured server and even deleted numerous emails, some observers have noted, stressing that the FBI let her off the hook.
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Ian McKellen Asks to Attend ‘Gay Bandera’ Festival in Kiev in Prank Call With Fake Zelensky
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/ian-mckellen-asks-to-attend-gay-bandera-festival-in-kiev-in-prank-call-with-fake-zelensky-1099873596.html
August 22, 2022, 7:04 PM
The legendary British stage and film actor is the latest celebrity to be tricked by the Russian telephone pranksters, with writers Stephen King and JK Rowling and director David Lynch previously providing them with an insights into how the West’s cultural elite sees the Ukrainian crisis.
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Tech Start-Up Seeks to Bring Back 'Woolly Mammoth' to Restore Grasslands in Arctic
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/tech-start-up-seeks-to-bring-back-woolly-mammoth-to-restore-grasslands-in-arctic-1099872742.html
August 22, 2022, 6:56 PM
With the use of gene editing, the company behind the scheme intends to produce a hybrid version of an Asian elephant that would be resistant to cold and that could thrive in Arctic conditions.
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Foot Found in Yellowstone Hot Spring Likely Related to July Death in Park
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/foot-found-in-yellowstone-hot-spring-likely-related-to-july-death-in-park-1099871514.html
August 22, 2022, 6:44 PM
The spring where the foot was found last week is about 16 meters deep and has a temperature of about 60 degrees Celsius.
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Who is Raila Odinga, the Candidate Bringing Election Fraud Claims Before Kenya's High Court?
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/who-is-raila-odinga-the-candidate-bringing-election-fraud-claims-before-kenyas-high-court-1099872018.html
August 22, 2022, 6:39 PM
On Monday, Raila Odinga, presidential candidate for the Orange Democratic Movement, appealed the results of the August 9 election to the Kenyan Supreme Court. It’s not the first time in his decades of Kenyan politics that he’s alleged fraud - or found it - in the election process.
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UK to Offer Smaller Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine as Supply Runs Low
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/uk-to-offer-smaller-doses-of-monkeypox-vaccine-as-supply-runs-low-1099872233.html
August 22, 2022, 6:32 PM
MOSCOW, August 22 (Sputnik) - The UK Health Security Agency announced on Monday that people eligible for monkeypox vaccination will be offered smaller doses as it looks to stretch out the shrinking supply.
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Olaf Scholz Mocked Online After Coming Clean On His Showering Habits
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/olaf-scholz-mocked-online-after-coming-clean-on-his-showering-habits-1099870397.html
August 22, 2022, 6:07 PM
When asked during the Federal Government Open Day last weekend how often he showers, Olaf Scholz replied: “every day.”
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Parkland School Shooter's Defense Team Begins Arguments in Death Penalty Trial
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/parkland-school-shooters-defense-team-begins-arguments-in-death-penalty-trial-1099871147.html
August 22, 2022, 6:02 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The defense team representing school shooter Nikolas Cruz on Monday began opening arguments in a trial to determine whether the 23-year old should face the death penalty for killing 17 people in a 2018 shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
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Chinese Media Bitterly Disappointed With US Ambassador’s Job Performance After Six Months
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/chinese-media-bitterly-disappointed-with-us-ambassadors-job-performance-after-six-months-1099870950.html
August 22, 2022, 6:01 PM
Diplomat and academic R. Nicholas Burns assumed office as United States ambassador to China this spring, filling a vacancy left open for nearly a year-and-a-half amid a state of China-US relations he described as the worst since Richard Nixon’s visit to Beijing in 1972.
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Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Serbian Interior Minister Discuss Kosovo
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/russian-deputy-defense-minister-serbian-interior-minister-discuss-kosovo-1099870817.html
August 22, 2022, 6:01 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Alexander Fomin and Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin discussed Russia's special military operation in Ukraine and the escalation in northern Kosovo, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
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UK Barristers Vote for 'Indefinite' Strike, Demand Back-Dated Rise in Legal Fees
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/barristers-vote-for-indefinite-strike-demand-back-dated-rise-in-legal-fees-1099869377.html
August 22, 2022, 5:52 PM
The Criminal Bar Association says its members are angry that their incomes have fallen by 28 percent in real terms since 2006, while they work to clear the huge backlog of cases left by the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Russia to Raise Murder of Daria Dugina at Emergency UNSC Meeting on Tuesday - Nebenzia
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/russia-to-raise-murder-of-daria-dugina-at-emergency-unsc-meeting-on-tuesday---nebenzia-1099870171.html
August 22, 2022, 4:59 PM
UNTED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russia will raise the assassination of Russian journalist and political analyst Daria Dugina during an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia told reporters on Monday.
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US to Continue Talks on Afghan Foreign-Held Assets After Killing al-Qaeda Chief - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/us-to-continue-talks-on-afghan-foreign-held-assets-after-killing-al-qaeda-chief---reports-1099869980.html
August 22, 2022, 4:54 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Biden administration plans to continue talks on releasing Afghanistan’s multi-billion foreign-held assets frozen after the Taliban* came to power last year, despite the country having played host to the late al-Qaeda** leader, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources in the know.
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World Powers Want Iran’s Military Tech, Top Commander Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/world-powers-want-irans-military-tech-top-commander-says-1099869734.html
August 22, 2022, 4:45 PM
Spending decades isolated from its traditional arms suppliers, Iran has built world-class domestic armaments and defense electronics industries from the ground up, enabling the country to produce an array of equipment ordinarily reserved for much larger powers, from missiles and air defense systems to an entire lineup of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Citibank Economist Forecasts UK Inflation to Hit 18 Perсent in 2023
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/citibank-economist-forecasts-uk-inflation-to-hit-18-persent-in-2023-1099863839.html
August 22, 2022, 4:22 PM
The last time inflation in the UK was more than 18 perсent was in 1976, after the Middle East oil crisis of 1973 and the British coalminers' strikes of 1972 and 1974 prompted electricity rationing to businesses.
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NASA Highlights Possible Landing Areas for Crewed Mission to Moon
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/nasa-highlights-possible-landing-areas-for-crewed-mission-to-moon-1099868808.html
August 22, 2022, 3:54 PM
All of the areas identified by NASA are located in the vicinity of the lunar south pole and contain plenty of terrain that is yet to be explored by humans.
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Top US Infectious Disease Official Fauci to Step Down in December
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/top-us-infectious-disease-official-fauci-says-to-step-down-in-december-1099868885.html
August 22, 2022, 3:43 PM
WASHINGTON, August 22 (Sputnik) - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director and chief presidential medical advisor Anthony Fauci said Monday he will be stepping down from the positions in December to continue his career elsewhere.
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UK Senior Officials Reportedly Back Sizewell C NPP Funding Despite Tory Split
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/uk-senior-officials-reportedly-back-sizewell-c-npp-funding-despite-tory-split-1099868586.html
August 22, 2022, 3:31 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi have approved financing for the construction of two new reactors for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant (NPP) despite disagreements within the Conservative Party, The Guardian reported, citing a government source.
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China Makes Demarche to US Over Indiana Governor's Visit to Taiwan
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/china-makes-demarche-to-us-after-indiana-governor-visited-taiwan-1099868331.html
August 22, 2022, 3:30 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China has made a serious demarche to the United States after a visit of Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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Apple Employees Protest Company's 'Return to Office' Requirement
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/apple-employees-protest-companys-return-to-office-requirement-1099868021.html
August 22, 2022, 3:29 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - AppleTogether, the global solidarity union of Apple employees, said on Monday that it has requested the company management to provide all employees with the right to work from home and/or the office, depending on the employees’ individual circumstances.
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China Concerned by Murder of Russian Political Scientist Dugina, Envoy to UN Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/china-concerned-by-murder-of-russian-political-scientist-dugina-envoy-to-un-says-1099867876.html
August 22, 2022, 3:27 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - China is concerned by the murder of Daria Dugina, daughter of Russian political analyst Alexander Dugin, Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun said on Monday.
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NASA Astronaut Says Training With Cosmonauts Incredible Opportunity
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/nasa-astronaut-says-training-with-cosmonauts-incredible-opportunity-1099867772.html
August 22, 2022, 3:26 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Training with a team of Russian cosmonauts to do advanced medical research on the International Space Station (ISS) is an incredible opportunity and cooperation has been excellent, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio told a press conference from Star City in Russia on Monday.
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Outrage in India's Bihar as Police Baton-Charge Protesting Aspiring Teachers - Video
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/outrage-in-indias-bihar-as-police-baton-charge-protesting-aspiring-teachers---video-1099858168.html
August 22, 2022, 3:20 PM
A large number of youths in India’s state of Bihar who passed the teachers’ eligibility test in 2019 are still waiting for their appointments.
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India to Get Space Sensors to Monitor Chinese Military Satellites Hovering Over Asia-Pacific
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/india-to-get-space-sensors-to-monitor-chinese-military-satellites-hovering-over-asia-pacific-1099860823.html
August 22, 2022, 3:18 PM
The region between Australia and southern Africa lacks space situational awareness sensors, posing difficulties for the Indian military, which is facing competition from China in the Indian Ocean and along the 3,488 km Line of Actual Control.
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Roger Waters’ Name Spotted on Notorious Ukrainian Kill List Website
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/roger-waters-name-spotted-on-notorious-ukrainian-kill-list-website-1099867063.html
August 22, 2022, 3:14 PM
Russia’s mission to the United Nations sent a letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres last month asking him to address Myrotvorets, a notorious Kiev-based Internet resource with suspected links to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs which publishes the personal information of individuals deemed guilty of various “anti-Ukrainian” offenses.
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'Imran Khan is Our Red Line': Possible Arrest of Ex-PM on Terrorism Charges Leaves Pakistan on Edge
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/imran-khan-is-our-red-line-possible-arrest-of-ex-pm-on-terrorism-charges-leaves-pakistan-on-edge-1099860280.html
August 22, 2022, 2:54 PM
Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan have threatened to take to the streets in protest if police arrest the opposition leader in a terrorism case. Khan has been vocally critical of his successor Shehbaz Sharif's government and accused it of ordering a crackdown on his supporters.
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Drug Test Comes Back Negative
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/finnish-prime-minister-sanna-marins-drug-test-comes-back-negative-1099866390.html
August 22, 2022, 2:53 PM
HELSINKI (Sputnik) - Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has tested negative in the drug test she took after a video showing her partying was leaked, the Cabinet of Ministers said on Monday.
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Four in Five Canadians Have Reduced Spending Due to High Inflation, Poll Shows
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/four-in-five-canadians-have-reduced-spending-due-to-high-inflation-poll-shows-1099866177.html
August 22, 2022, 2:45 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Canada’s current high inflation levels have forced four out of five Canadians to significantly reduce their spending, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll out Monday.
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European Dietitians Support Authorization of Insects as 'Novel Food'
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/european-dietitians-support-authorization-of-insects-as-novel-food-1099865840.html
August 22, 2022, 2:43 PM
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - The authorization of several insects as "novel food" by the European Commission has been met with certain cultural misunderstanding among the population, yet it is evidently the right decision given a huge number of nutrients in the insects' composition, Chloe De Smet, a well-known European dietitian, said.
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Strike at UK's Largest Container Port to 'Severely' Disrupt Supply Chain, Union Chief Admits
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/strike-at-uks-largest-container-port-to-severely-disrupt-supply-chain-union-chief-admits-1099862014.html
August 22, 2022, 2:40 PM
Industrial action by workers at Felixstowe – the UK's largest container port – comes on the heels of a strike by transport workers that practically paralyzed the operation of the London Underground on August 19. Strikes have also affected surface rail, trams, and buses amid the cost of living squeeze.
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Union Urges UK Universities to Raise Salaries Using $4Bln Earmarked for 'Vanity Projects'
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/union-urges-uk-universities-to-raise-salaries-using-4bln-earmarked-for-vanity-projects-1099865375.html
August 22, 2022, 2:40 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK's University and College Union (UCU) on Monday called on British higher education institutions to use their surplus of 3.4 billion pounds ($4 billion) on raising employees' salaries amid the living cost crisis rather than on "needless vanity projects."
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Canadian Rare Earth Metals Processor to Buy Exploration License in Greenland, Company Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/canadian-rare-earth-metals-processor-to-buy-exploration-license-in-greenland-company-says-1099864382.html
August 22, 2022, 2:37 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Toronto’s Neo Performance Materials, one of the few processors of rare earth metals outside of China, is acquiring an exploration license in Greenland from Vancouver’s Hudson Resources, according to a release.
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Traditional Values & Military Glory: Things to Know as Russia Celebrates National Flag Day
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/traditional-values--military-glory-things-to-know-as-russia-celebrates-national-flag-day-1099862824.html
August 22, 2022, 2:33 PM
President Vladimir Putin recalled on Monday that the Russian flag, raised on the country’s first warship over three centuries ago, remained the nation’s symbol in challenging periods and has become a symbol of unity and people’s readiness to uphold national interests.
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China to Hold Live-Fire Drills in East China Sea From August 23-24
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/china-to-hold-live-fire-drills-in-east-china-sea-from-august-23-24-1099863603.html
August 22, 2022, 2:07 PM
BEIJING (Sputnik) - China will hold another round of live-fire military drills in several areas of the East China Sea off the coast of the eastern Zhejiang province on August 23-24, China’s maritime safety authority said on Monday.
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Doctors Remove Steel Glass Inserted Into Man's Rectum by His Drunk Friends
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/doctors-remove-steel-glass-inserted-into-mans-rectum-by-his-drunk-friends-1099855096.html
August 22, 2022, 2:01 PM
There are countless incidents from all over the world where someone intoxicated has done something wacky that later turned out to be life-threatening.
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Truss Under Pressure as Sunak Camp Says Tax Cuts Will Put 'People on the Streets'
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/truss-under-pressure-as-sunak-camp-says-tax-cuts-will-put-people-on-the-street-1099844942.html
August 22, 2022, 1:59 PM
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has wooed Conservatives by pledging to reverse former chancellor of the exchequer Sunak's hikes in National Insurance, the UK's social security tax, and cut income tax in response to the cost-of-living crisis fuelled by the embargo on Russian energy imports.
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Ukraine’s Disgraced Envoy to Germany Advises Successor to ‘Challenge Listless German Elite’
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/ukraines-disgraced-envoy-to-germany-advises-successor-to-challenge-listless-german-elite-1099863008.html
August 22, 2022, 1:59 PM
The insult-spouting diplomat, who was recalled by President Volodymyr Zelensky last month after months of complaining about the insufficiency of Berlin’s multi-billion-euro financial and military aid to Kiev and calling Chancellor Scholz an “offended liverwurst,” has been described as a “pain in the “a**” to work with by German officials.
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That's No Moon: Strange Pulsing Lights Spotted By Airliner Pilot Over North Carolina
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/thats-no-moon-strange-pulsing-lights-spotted-by-airliner-pilot-over-north-carolina-1099859519.html
August 22, 2022, 1:47 PM
The pilot who encountered the lights said the best way to describe what he saw would be “2-3 aircraft circling in left hand turns with their landing lights on, which means that they were only clearly visible when the lights were facing towards us.”
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10 Years of Russian Membership in WTO
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/10-years-of-russian-membership-in-wto-1099859204.html
August 22, 2022, 1:15 PM
August 22 marks 10 years since Russia became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). What benefits has membership brought Russia and what challenges has it faced? Find out in Sputnik's infographics.
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Ordinary Life Resumes in Sierra Leone After Violent Protests: What Happened and Why?
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/ordinary-life-resumes-in-sierra-leone-after-violent-protests-what-happened-and-why-1099858847.html
August 22, 2022, 12:47 PM
The West African nation of eight million exploded into deadly protests earlier this month over a cost of living crisis hitting what is already one of the planet’s poorest nations. At least 21 civilians and six police officers perished in the violence, with hundreds more injured. What happened? Why now? Is there a foreign trace? Sputnik explains.
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Russian Embassy Requests Information About Detention of Citizens in Albania
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/russian-embassy-requests-information-about-detention-of-citizens-in-albania-1099858377.html
August 22, 2022, 12:35 PM
BELGRADE (Sputnik) - The Russian embassy in Tirana sent a note to the Albanian Foreign Ministry to request information about the detention of Russian citizens.
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Probe Launched After Gangster Cuts Birthday Cake Inside Police Van in India — Video
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/probe-launched-after-gangster-cuts-birthday-cake-inside-police-van-in-india--video-1099852436.html
August 22, 2022, 12:31 PM
Gangster Roshan Jha, who was arrested in 2019, has also been named in several murder and extortion cases.
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Sex Abuse-Riddled Past of Disgraced Prince Andrew to be Set to Music in 'Satirical Send-Up'
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/sex-abuse-riddled-past-of-disgraced-prince-andrew-to-be-put-to-music-in-satirical-send-up-1099855796.html
August 22, 2022, 12:27 PM
From the fall-out from Prince Andrew’s relationship with convicted pedophile, the late Jeffrey Epstein, to the sex abuse allegations levelled against the Queen’s son by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the cringe-worthy saga of the fallen royal offers a plethora of material for those of a satirical bent.
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US May Default on External Debt as Printing Press in Overdrive, Russia's Security Council Sec Warns
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/us-may-default-on-external-debt-as-printing-press-in-overdrive-russias-security-council-sec-warns-1099853934.html
August 22, 2022, 11:41 AM
The Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, addressed a meeting of high-ranking representatives of the Russian Federation and officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a video link on Monday.
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Russia's FSB Releases Footage of Ukrainian Agent Held Responsible for Murder of Daria Dugina
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/russias-fsb-ukrainian-special-services-behind-murder-of-daria-dugina-1099854294.html
August 22, 2022, 11:11 AM
The 29-year-old journalist and daughter of famed Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin was killed instantly Saturday night on a highway outside Moscow after a powerful car bomb attached to the SUV she was driving detonated.
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EU's Borrell Says US Lives Off China's Loans, Both Countries Depend on Each Other
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/eus-borrell-says-us-lives-off-chinas-loans-both-countries-depend-on-each-other-1099853593.html
August 22, 2022, 11:06 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States is dependent on China, the world's leading creditor nation holding $1 trillion in public debt, and neither seeks each other’s bankruptcy, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday.
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Will Winter of Soaring Energy Costs & Looming Recession Corrode Europe’s Unity in Propping Up Kiev?
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/will-winter-of-soaring-energy-costs--looming-recession-corrode-europes-unity-in-propping-up-kiev--1099844976.html
August 22, 2022, 10:55 AM
After Moscow launched its special military operation in Ukraine, the US and its allies slapped sweeping sanctions on Russia's economy, businesses, media outlets, sports, and culture. However, the restrictive measures have taken a toll on Western countries’ economies as well, triggering sky-high inflation and soaring energy prices.
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Big Claim: Delhi Deputy State Chief Says BJP Would Close All Cases Against Him If He Joins Party
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/big-claim-delhi-deputy-state-chief-says-bjp-would-close-all-cases-against-him-if-he-joines-party-1099845651.html
August 22, 2022, 10:49 AM
A verbal squabble started between Delhi’s governing AAP and opposition party BJP last week after India’s top anti-corruption watchdog the CBI raided the residence of deputy state chief Manish Sisodia in connection with a case related to liquor policy.
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Tight Security in Place as Farmers Set to Protest Against Unemployment in Delhi
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/tight-security-in-place-as-farmers-set-to-protest-against-unemployment-in-delhi-1099839264.html
August 22, 2022, 10:47 AM
Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a body that comprises over 40 farmer unions, organized a 75-hour protest in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on August 19-21 to push their demands.
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Russian-African Network University to Start Classes in Crimea
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/russian-african-network-university-to-start-classes-in-crimea-1099850301.html
August 22, 2022, 10:47 AM
Doctors from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Nigeria will study at the V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University (CFU) under the Russian-African Network University (RAFU) consortium, the press service of the CFU reported.
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Family Business: Boris Johnson's Dad Chides Son for Allowing Sewage Dumping on Daughter's Radio Show
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/family-business-boris-johnsons-dad-chides-son-for-allowing-sewage-dumping-on-daughters-radio-show-1099850547.html
August 22, 2022, 10:36 AM
Boris Johnson set himself at odds with his own siblings and father by joining the 'Leave' campaign in the 2016 European Union membership referendum. His journalist sister Rachel has been a strident critic of Brexit, and his brother Jo resigned from his government and stepped down as a Tory MP in 2019 over the issue.
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'Is Congress Confined to Two Names?': Veteran Party Leader Who Quit Key Post Questions Gandhis
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/is-congress-confined-to-two-names-veteran-party-leader-who-quit-key-post-questions-gandhis-1099839200.html
August 22, 2022, 10:35 AM
Rahul Gandhi stepped down as Congress President after the party's second consecutive defeat to PM Narendra Modi's BJP in 2019. His mother Sonia Gandhi took over as interim chief of the grand old party which is still waiting for an election to pick a full-time leader.
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50 Killed, Dozens Missing as Floods, Landslides Wreak Havoc in Several Indian States
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/50-killed-dozens-missing-as-floods-landslides-wreak-havoc-in-several-indian-states-1099842219.html
August 22, 2022, 10:20 AM
Over the weekend, several Indian states witnessed heavy rainfall, with cloudbursts triggering landslides and flash floods, causing widespread destruction and death.
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Party of Defeated Kenyan Presidential Candidate Protests Election Results
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/party-of-defeated-kenyan-presidential-candidate-protests-election-results-1099851652.html
August 22, 2022, 10:12 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kenya's Azimio party headed by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who lost the recent presidential election, has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court demanding that the results of the vote announced by the country's election commission be annulled, Dan Maanzo, the party's lawyer, said on Monday.
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Australia, India Providing Fuel Supplies to Sri Lankan Navy, Air Force to Maintain Maritime Security
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/australia-india-providing-fuel-supplies-to-sri-lankan-navy-air-force-to-maintain-maritime-security-1099843800.html
August 22, 2022, 10:10 AM
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the consequent shortages of fuel and other essentials have led to vulnerable groups fleeing the nation illegally by boat. Australia remains one of the top choices for illegal Sri Lankan migrants. However, Canberra’s hardline border policy aims to intercept these boats at sea and turn them back.
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Islamabad High Court Grants Bail to Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan in Terrorism Case
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/ex-pakistani-pm-imran-khan-moves-islamabad-high-court-seeking-pre-arrest-bail-in-terrorism-case-1099843727.html
August 22, 2022, 9:59 AM
The Pakistani police booked Imran Khan under the stringent Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) after the former prime minister was accused of threatening an additional sessions judge and a senior police officer during a rally in Islamabad on Saturday.
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Malaysia Reportedly Arrests Russian Tanker 24 Miles Off Coast
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/malaysia-reportedly-arrests-russian-tanker-24-miles-off-coast-1099849514.html
August 22, 2022, 9:42 AM
BANGKOK (Sputnik) - Russian oil products tanker Primorye has been arrested by the Malaysian authorities 24 miles off the coast of the province of Johor over alleged absence of permission to anchor in the country's exclusive economic zone, Russian shipping portal Maritime Bulletin reported on Monday.
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Spain's Hydroelectric Generation Reportedly Drops to Record Low in 30 Years Due to Droughts
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/spains-hydroelectric-generation-reportedly-drops-to-record-low-in-30-years-due-to-droughts-1099844396.html
August 22, 2022, 9:08 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hydroelectric generation in Spain has reached the lowest level in 30 years amid the ongoing droughts ravaging the country, threatening to aggravate the European energy crisis, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Monday.
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US Senate Committee Head Opposes Selling F-16s to Turkey Unless Ankara Changes Policy
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/us-senate-committee-head-opposes-selling-f-16s-to-turkey-unless-ankara-changes-policy-1099843625.html
August 22, 2022, 8:46 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Robert Menendez, the head of US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, told Greek newspaper Kathimerini that he opposes selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara changes its political course and fulfills its commitment to NATO by refusing to purchase Russia's S-400 missile defense system.
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German Opposition Calls for Visa Ban for Russians - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/german-opposition-calls-for-visa-ban-for-russians---reports-1099843434.html
August 22, 2022, 8:06 AM
BERLIN (Sputnik) - Several German opposition politicians are advocating for a ban on the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians, the Bild newspaper reported on Monday.
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Scholz Says Assured Putin Ukraine Won't Join NATO Before February 24
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/scholz-says-assured-putin-ukraine-wont-join-nato-before-february-24-1099843072.html
August 22, 2022, 7:28 AM
BERLIN (Sputnik) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he used to assure Russian President Vladimir Putin that Kiev's accession to NATO would not be on the agenda in the next 30 years before the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
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Singapore To Decriminalize Gay Sex But To Enshrine Legal Definition of Marriage Between Man & Woman
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/singapore-to-decriminalize-gay-sex-but-enshrine-legal-definition-of-marriage-between-man--woman-1099842002.html
August 22, 2022, 7:26 AM
Under the currently existing law in Singapore, albeit not actively enforced for decades, men face up to two years jail for gay sex in the city-state, known for its conservative values.
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Russia's FSB Detains Daesh Suicide Bomber Plotting Terrorist Attack in India
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/russias-fsb-detains-daesh-suicide-bomber-plotting-terrorist-attack-in-india-1099841784.html
August 22, 2022, 7:11 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Daesh* terrorist organization, who was plotting a terrorist attack against a member of India's leadership elite.
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US, South Korea Kickstart Biggest Military Drills Since 2018 Amid Criticism From Pyongyang
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/us-south-korea-kickstart-biggest-military-drills-since-2018-amid-criticism-from-pyongyang-1099839425.html
August 22, 2022, 7:10 AM
The Ulchi-Freedom Shield (UFS) - a joint military exercise between the US and South Korea - will be conducting drills involving 13 field training programs, including an exercise to vet the full operational capability of the South Korean forces in case of an attack by Pyongyang, according the South Korea's Defense Ministry.
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Google Maps User Notices What Seems to Be Downed Plane in Australian Rainforest
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/google-maps-user-notices-what-appears-to-be-downed-plane-in-australian-rainforest-1099839964.html
August 22, 2022, 6:40 AM
Although Google has yet to comment on the issue, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau reportedly said it wasn’t aware of any missing passenger jets.
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Mystic Stone Castle Built by 17th-Century Danish King's Illegitimate Offspring Unearthed in Norway
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/mystic-stone-castle-built-by-17th-century-danish-kings-illegitimate-offspring-unearthed-in-norway-1099838641.html
August 22, 2022, 6:32 AM
Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve was a Danish warlord and governor-general of Norway for several decades. Although his castle has been named in a number of chronicles, it has long escaped the attempts of historians to find it.
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China's Central Bank Cuts Loan Rates in Bid to Stimulate Economy
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/chinas-central-bank-cuts-loan-rates-in-bid-to-stimulate-economy-1099839757.html
August 22, 2022, 6:09 AM
BEIJING (Sputnik) - The People's Bank of China, the national central bank, said on Monday that it trimmed the loan prime rates, key benchmarks for the costs of loans and mortgages, in a bid to boost the economy.
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'Unlawful' Diversity Order Pushed RAF Recruitment Boss to Quit, Report Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/unlawful-diversity-order-pushed-raf-recruitment-boss-to-quit-report-says-1099838417.html
August 22, 2022, 5:29 AM
Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) had tried artificially to raise its in-house diversity numbers to meet hiring targets in 2021 by prioritizing women and ethnic minority candidates when allocating slots in training courses, Sky News reported, quoting separate defense sources.
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India, Russia Considering Accepting Each Other’s Payment Systems, Report Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/india-russia-considering-accepting-each-others-payment-systems-report-says-1099838802.html
August 22, 2022, 5:21 AM
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - India and Russia are discussing the possibility of mutual acceptance of the national RuPay and Mir payment systems, the Deccan Herald daily reports.
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Russia's Ouster From WTO Would Jeopardize West & Global South's Development, Scholars Warn
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/russias-ouster-from-wto-would-jeopardize-west--global-souths-development-scholars-warn-1099830007.html
August 22, 2022, 5:00 AM
Exactly 10 years ago, Russia joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. In the wake of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, some Western states have advocated for Russia's removal from the WTO. Is that possible and how could it backfire?
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'Already Disturbing as F**k': Netizens Welcome New 'Game of Thrones' Spin-off 'House of the Dragon'
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/already-disturbing-as-fk-netizens-welcome-new-game-of-thrones-spin-off-house-of-the-dragon-1099836911.html
August 22, 2022, 4:25 AM
Game of Thrones, which aired on HBO for 8 seasons from 2011-2019, had record-breaking viewership, and because of that, it still has a large, active, and global fan following. Talks of possible spinoffs and sequels since the show's end have endured, but it was only "House of the Dragon" that eventually made it to the screens, creating huge suspense.
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China’s #1 Oil Supplier is Russia for 3rd Straight Month as Moscow Skirts Sanctions by Looking East
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/chinas-1-oil-supplier-is-russia-for-3rd-straight-month-as-moscow-skirts-sanctions-by-looking-east-1099837623.html
August 22, 2022, 4:13 AM
Russia has also increased oil shipments to Sri Lanka and started sending barrels of Urals crude to Myanmar, as Russian energy exporters pivot towards developing markets after being shunned by Western buyers.
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Report: Brits Could Get Paid to Reduce Electricity Use at Peak Hours
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/report-brits-could-get-paid-to-reduce-electricity-use-at-peak-hours-1099837030.html
August 22, 2022, 3:40 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom could introduce a system of benefits for people who agree to cut down on electricity use at certain times of day this upcoming fall and winter, the Daily Express reports.
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Watch CNN's Acosta & Ex-Acting DHS Sec Wolf Go Head-to-Head Over Legitimacy of Biden's 2020 Win
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/watch-cnns-acosta--ex-acting-dhs-sec-wolf-go-head-to-head-over-legitimacy-of-bidens-2020-win-1099836440.html
August 22, 2022, 3:28 AM
Echoing ex-President Donald Trump's claims that the last presidential election was allegedly rigged, the once acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security saw his Sunday TV appearance become more than just a little bumpy.
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Paraguay’s Vice President Should Resign Amid Corruption Allegations, President Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/paraguays-vice-president-should-resign-amid-corruption-allegations-president-says-1099836782.html
August 22, 2022, 3:04 AM
BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez has advised Vice President Hugo Velazquez, whom the United States has accused of corruption, to step down from the post.
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Video: Three Arkansas Cops Suspended After Being Filmed Violently Beating Man During Arrest
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/video-three-arkansas-cops-suspended-after-being-filmed-violently-beating-man-during-arrest-1099835388.html
August 22, 2022, 1:44 AM
Initial details released by Arkansas' Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante indicate the video was captured after the unidentified individual allegedly attacked the officers after initially cooperating with the cops. The extent of his injuries are unknown at present.
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Record Number of Americans Think US is Headed in the Wrong Direction, Poll Finds
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/record-number-of-americans-think-us-is-headed-in-the-wrong-direction-poll-finds-1099836154.html
August 22, 2022, 1:11 AM
A fresh NBC News poll suggests the Democratic Party’s electoral difficulties are likely to continue as voters express little interest in President Joe Biden’s much-hyped recent legislative victories.
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Liz Cheney Claims Kevin McCarthy Too ‘Unfaithful’ to Serve as House Speaker
https://sputniknews.com/20220822/liz-cheney-claims-kevin-mccarthy-too-unfaithful-to-serve-as-house-speaker-1099835668.html
August 22, 2022, 12:43 AM
With no apparent sense of irony, the lame-duck Wyoming congresswoman accused House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of being too “unfaithful” to deserve the job currently held by Speaker Nancy Pelosi – just two years after leading the small GOP caucus that pushed to impeach former President Donald Trump.
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Four Czech Nationals Detained in Albania While Photographing Military Site - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20220821/four-czech-nationals-detained-in-albania-while-photographing-military-site---reports-1099835267.html
August 21, 2022, 11:49 PM
PRAGUE (Sputnik) - Four Czech nationals were detained in the Albanian city of Polican, allegedly for taking photographs of a military facility, the Czech Television reports.
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‘Thankless Task’: Deputy FM Says Resumption of US-Russia Dialogue on Strategic Stability Doubtful
https://sputniknews.com/20220821/thankless-task-deputy-fm-says-resumption-of-us-russia-dialogue-on-strategic-stability-doubtful-1099835097.html
August 21, 2022, 11:31 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia does not consider the possibility of resuming dialogue with the United States on strategic stability obvious, given Washington’s aggressive policy, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
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Video: Two Dead, Several Hospitalized After Woman Drives Into Wedding Crowd in Canada's Vancouver
https://sputniknews.com/20220821/video-two-dead-several-hospitalized-after-woman-drives-into-wedding-crowd-in-canadas-vancouver-1099834773.html
August 21, 2022, 10:54 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two people were killed and at least ten others were injured when a car drove into a wedding party crowd in Vancouver, Canadian media report.
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Putin: Russia to Pursue Only Those Policies That Meet Its Vital Interests
https://sputniknews.com/20220821/putin-says-russia-to-pursue-only-those-policies-that-meet-its-vital-interests-1099834651.html
August 21, 2022, 10:50 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will remain faithful to traditional values ​​and, as a powerful and independent nation, will pursue only those policies that meet its fundamental interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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Serbian President Vucic Vows to Protect Kosovo Serbs if NATO Won't 'Do Their Job'
https://sputniknews.com/20220821/serbian-president-vucic-vows-to-protect-kosovo-serbs-if-nato-wont-do-their-job-1099833606.html
August 21, 2022, 10:47 PM
Late last month, when the Kosovo government, led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, decided that Serbian identity certificates and vehicle registration plates would no longer be acceptable in the breakaway territory, tensions between Serbia and Kosovo erupted once more.
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Pakistani Police File Booking Docs Against Imran Khan Under Terror Act Over Alleged Weekend Threats
https://sputniknews.com/20220821/pakistani-police-file-booking-docs-against-former-pm-imran-khan-under-anti-terror-act-1099832687.html
August 21, 2022, 9:12 PM
Khan assumed power in 2018, but his detractors claimed the military, which has dominated the nation for half of its 75-year history, helped him win. Khan said the military participated in a purported American plot to remove him after his April ouster.
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Dismissed Ukrainian Ambassador Accuses Germany of Insufficient Military Aid
https://sputniknews.com/20220821/dismissed-ukrainian-ambassador-accuses-germany-of-insufficient-military-aid-1099832992.html
August 21, 2022, 7:32 PM
BERLIN (Sputnik) - Ukrainian diplomat Andrij Melnyk, who was dismissed from the post of ambassador in Berlin last month, stated on Sunday that German authorities appear "on a diet" in terms of the volume of military aid to Kiev.
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New Evidence Possibly Backing Story of 'Welsh Atlantis' Found in Britain
https://sputniknews.com/20220821/new-evidence-possibly-backing-story-of-welsh-atlantis-found-in-britain-1099831912.html
August 21, 2022, 7:10 PM
Evidence for the likely existence of a now-sunken pair of islands off the coast of Wales comes from a Late Medieval map of the British Isles, as well as from data recorded by a Roman cartographer.
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CIA Carried Out ‘Black Ops’ Mission to Get UK to Drop Huawei Gear in 5G Infrastructure, Book Reveals
https://sputniknews.com/20220821/cia-carried-out-black-ops-to-get-uk-to-drop-huawei-equipment-in-5g-infrastructure-book-claims-1099832251.html
August 21, 2022, 6:56 PM
Britain banned the Chinese tech giant’s 5G equipment from being installed by mobile network operators in 2020, and ordered operators to remove already fitted Huawei kit by 2027. British Telecom has been asked to complete the switch away from Huawei by January 2023, but has recently asked for more time to prevent service disruptions.
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