Ukraine admits Russian army has entered central Dnipropetrovsk region, fighting ongoing – France 24

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  1. Ukraine admits Russian army has entered central Dnipropetrovsk region, fighting ongoing  France 24
  2. Ukraine admits Russia has entered key region of Dnipropetrovsk  BBC
  3. Russian Troops Gain a Toehold in Another Ukrainian Region  The New York Times
  4. Russians occupy two settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – DeepState  Українська правда
  5. Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims capture of two more villages in push towards key military hub  The Guardian
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Botswana’s president declares health emergency over supply shortages

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Duma Boko announces urgent funding package for medicines to be distributed with military oversight

Botswana’s president has declared a public health emergency due to shortages of essential medicines and equipment, as a downturn in the global diamond market and US aid cuts take a toll on the country’s finances.

The announcement came after the Ministry of Health suspended non-urgent surgeries on 4 August, stating that the country was short of medicines to treat hypertension, diabetes, cancer, asthma and eye conditions, as well as supplies including bandages and sutures and those for sexual and reproductive health.

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Video platform Kick investigated over streamer’s death – BBC

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  1. Video platform Kick investigated over streamer's death  BBC
  2. France to sue Kick for alleged negligence over livestream death  The Guardian
  3. French Authorities Investigate Streamer’s Death After Months of Abuse  The New York Times
  4. Self-harm or humiliation on live streams: The only limits are set by the viewers  EL PAÍS English
  5. France to sue Australian platform Kick for 'negligence' after livestream death  France 24
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UK’s Farage unveils plan to deport asylum seekers, warns of ‘civil disorder’ – Reuters

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  1. UK's Farage unveils plan to deport asylum seekers, warns of 'civil disorder’  Reuters
  2. Dominic Casciani: How achievable is Reform's plan on migration?  BBC
  3. Nigel Farage rolls back on vow to deport all small-boat arrivals to the UK  The Guardian
  4. Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister  The New York Times
  5. Reform UK proposes deporting 600,000 asylum seekers in sweeping new immigration crackdown  Fox News
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France heads for political crisis as PM Bayrou risks all on confidence vote – BBC

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  1. France heads for political crisis as PM Bayrou risks all on confidence vote  BBC
  2. Majority of French want new elections if government falls, polls show  Reuters
  3. France is in big trouble, again  The Economist
  4. Fears of a French Government Collapse Send Its Borrowing Costs Soaring  The New York Times
  5. French far right joins chorus calling for new elections  politico.eu
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Australia Could Deploy Forces to Philippine Bases in New Agreement – USNI News

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  1. Australia Could Deploy Forces to Philippine Bases in New Agreement  USNI News
  2. Australia, Canada and Philippines stage air defense drills off disputed shoal guarded by China  AP News
  3. Australia, Canada, Philippine ships hold drills in tense South China Sea  Al Jazeera
  4. US Allies Send Warships to Contested Waters Claimed by China  Newsweek
  5. To counter Beijing in South China Sea, Manila and Canberra forge defence pact  South China Morning Post
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France to sue Kick for alleged negligence over livestream death – The Guardian

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  1. France to sue Kick for alleged negligence over livestream death  The Guardian
  2. French streamer dies live online during extreme challenge  CNN
  3. French prosecutors open inquiry into Kick after livestream death  Reuters
  4. French streamer dies live online after months of apparent mistreatment  The Guardian
  5. Autopsy Reveals New Details About Influencer Jean Pormanove’s Death During Livestream  People.com
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Scientists claim they’ve finally solved the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle with shocking theory – UNILAD

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  1. Scientists claim they’ve finally solved the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle with shocking theory  UNILAD
  2. The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Solved, Says Scientist  yahoo.com
  3. Bermuda triangle mystery cracked: Now the truth really seems stranger than fiction  The Economic Times
  4. Chilling reality of deadly ‘Alaska Triangle' that’s been the site of 20,000 disappearances  LADbible
  5. Oceanographer: 30-meter killer waves sank the missing ships in the Bermuda Triangle ᐉ News from Fakti.bg - Curious  fakti.bg
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Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing

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Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos Aires

More than 80 years after it was looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a portrait by an Italian master has been spotted on the website of an estate agent advertising a house for sale in Argentina.

A photo shows the painting, Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by the late-baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, also known as Fra’ Galgario, hanging above a sofa in the living room of the property, in a seaside town near Buenos Aires.

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Residents flee as Palestinians report overnight IDF shelling of Gaza City outskirts – The Times of Israel

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  1. Residents flee as Palestinians report overnight IDF shelling of Gaza City outskirts  The Times of Israel
  2. LIVE: Palestinian families displaced as Israel pushes deeper into Gaza City  Al Jazeera
  3. Families leave Gaza City after night of bombardment, Israelis protest  Reuters
  4. How not to despair as Israel's genocide rages on  Middle East Eye
  5. GAZA / JABALIA DISPLACED POPULATION  UN Media
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France to sue Kick for alleged negligence over livestream death

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Minister says Australian platform ‘did not do everything possible to stop the broadcast of dangerous content’

France will sue the Australian streaming platform Kick for alleged negligence after a user died during a livestream, a government minister has said.

The platform has come under scrutiny in France after a 46-year-old Frenchman died earlier this month during a 12-day livestreaming marathon on his channel, which specialised in him enduring abuse or humiliation dished out by other participants.

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Illinois governor hits back at Trump in Chicago national guard feud: ‘not in good shape’

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Governor Pritzker says Trump is ‘not in good shape’ as president weighs sending troops into Chicago against local wishes

The Democratic governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has hit back at Donald Trump for commenting on his weight, saying the Republican president is himself “not in good shape” amid escalating tension over the possible deployment of the national guard on the streets of Chicago.

Trump said on Monday that Pritzker “ought to spend more time in the gym”. While successfully campaigning in 2024 for a second presidency that began in January, Trump said that the Illinois governor is “too busy eating” to lead his state.

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Men charged with hugging and kissing are among those publicly caned in Indonesia – NBC News

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  1. Men charged with hugging and kissing are among those publicly caned in Indonesia  NBC News
  2. 2 men publicly caned in Indonesia for kissing  upi.com
  3. Two gay men publicly caned in Indonesia after being caught kissing  yahoo.com
  4. Activists condemn public flogging of two men under Indonesia’s Islamic criminal law  Jurist.org
  5. Indonesia Caning  New Castle News
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