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US opens investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles US auto safety regulators said Wednesday they have opened a formal safety investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles sold since 2017 over the automakers decision to allow games to be played on the front center touchscreen.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said its preliminary... |
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Kyle Rittenhouse says may sue US media outlets Kyle Rittenhouse walks during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, on November 19, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Kyle Rittenhouse, the American teenager who was recently acquitted of charges related to the murder of two men during anti-racism demonstrations, says he may sue... |
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US authorizes some transactions with Taliban to keep aid flowing to Afghanistan The United States formally exempted on Wednesday U.S. and U.N. officials doing permitted business with the Taliban from U.S. sanctions to try to maintain the flow of aid to Afghanistan as it sinks deeper into a humanitarian crisis, Reuters reported.
According to Reuters it was unclear, however, whether... |
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Taliban, Turkey, Qatar to discuss airports management today Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that negotiations over the management of five airports of Afghanistan will begin on Thursday, December 23.
Spokesperson of the ministry Imamudin Ahmadi said that delegations of the two countries are supposed to... |
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UNSC passes resolution over easing financial restrictions on Afghanistan United Nations Security Council unanimously passed resolution 2615 proposed by the United States and allowed money to flow to Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes.
The resolution with changes in the draft was proposed by the US after China, Russia, Britain, France, and India opposed the countrys... |
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New board members appointed to Afghanistan Cricket Board The Taliban has appointed new members to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).
According to the ACB, Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund said in a decree this week that Mirwais Ashraf has been appointed as the chairman of the board.
"Based on the decree No: 558 of the Prime Minister of Afghanistan,... |
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Iran agrees to tea for oil debt barter with Sri Lanka Photo shows Irans deputy trade minister Alireza Peymanpak (L) while signing a contract on bartering tea for oil debt with Sri Lankas Minister of Plantation Ramesh Pathirana in Colombo on December 21, 2021.
Iran has agreed to import tea from Sri Lanka to settle an old debt owed by the country for imports... |
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Eighth annual Andrey Stenin photo contest launched with prizes of up to $9,500 FILE PHOTO. An exhibition of submissions for the Andrei Stenin contest in South Africa. © Sputnik / Aleksandr Arfyev
The 2022 Andrey Stenin International Press Photo Contest began accepting submissions on Wednesday, marking the birthday of the slain Russian reporter whose memory it honors. Andrey... |
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EU court rules in Irans favor, Reuters tells the opposite Reuters news agency claims ECJ has authorized decisions by EU companies to terminate Iran contracts.
The Reuters news agency has misinterpreted a new legal advice issued by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) claiming that the judgment allows EU companies to terminate contracts with Iran to prevent... |
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Despite UN clearance, Saudi coalition seizes another ship carrying tons of fuel off Yemen Ships are seen at Yemens Hudaydah port on May 14, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
The Saudi-led coalition waging war against Yemen has seized another ship carrying thousands of tons of fuel although it had received United Nations clearance.
On Wednesday, Yemens al-Masirah television network cited Essam... |
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First Covid-19 pill treatment approved for emergency use in US FILE PHOTO. Pfizer shows the making of its experimental Covid-19 antiviral pills, Paxlovid. © AFP / Pfizer
Pfizers Paxlovid tablets against Covid have been given emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The first pill treatment of this kind, it can be prescribed... |
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Russia planning nuclear attack, Ukraine claims FILE PHOTO. A mobile Russian Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile launcher. © Reuters Photographer
One of Ukraines top politicians has alleged that signals coming from Russia indicate that Moscow could be plotting a full-blown nuclear attack against its Eastern European neighbor in a new... |
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Twitter sued, accused of acting on behalf of US govt © REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Former New York Times reporter and outspoken critic of the US response to the Covid pandemic Alex Berenson is suing Twitter for suspending his account, claiming the platform "acted on behalf of the federal government.
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New UK daily Covid cases top 100,000 for 1st time (FILE PHOTO) © London REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
The UK has recorded 106,122 new Covid-19 cases in a 24-hour period. The figure marks the first time daily case numbers have exceeded 100,000 in the UK, and is the highest registered by British officials since the pandemic began.
On Wednesday, the... |
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Pentagon responds to Russian chemical weapon warning FILE PHOTO. The Pentagon building. © Getty Images / U.S. Air Force
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigus claim that US private military companies (PMCs) are planning to stage a provocation in eastern Ukraine using chemical weapons is incorrect, the Pentagon has insisted.
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Germanys ethics council rules on mandatory vaccination Police officers stand guard outside a coronavirus vaccination center at the zoo in Hanover, Germany on December 17, 2021. © Reuters / Fabian Bimmer
Germanys leading ethics body has supported the idea of extending mandatory coronavirus vaccination to all adults, stressing, however, that direct... |
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Dutch prosecutors demand life sentence for MH17 disaster suspects FILE PHOTO. MH17 wreckage. © Reuters / Piroschka van de Wouw
Prosecutors in the Netherlands have said that four men they allege were behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 should spend life behind bars for their purported role in the incident.
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Boss of major crypto exchange sued over alleged fraud © Getty Images / MF3d
Blockchain accelerator MouseBelt Labs has filed a complaint in a California court, accusing the CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, of stealing its work for one of his projects.
According to the complaint, in June 2019 Armstrong offered financial backing to... |
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Rival militias mobilize in Libyas capital amid tensions over delayed election Libyan rebels commanded by military strongman Khalifa Haftar are seen in the city of Benghazi, Libya, on June 18, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The postponement of Libyas presidential election has created a new power vacuum, triggering security concerns across the country.
Media reports said on Wednesday... |
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Iran, Russia, Turkey express opposition to Israels use of civilian aircraft to cover-up attacks on Syria Smoke rises from a fire in a container storage area, after Syrian state media reported an Israeli airstrike on the Syrian port of Lattakia, in this handout picture released by SANA on December 7, 2021. (Via Reuters)
Iran, Russia and Turkey, the guarantors of the Astana peace process aimed at resolving... |
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Iranian Foreign Ministry blasts UK-GCCs communiqu as baseless, reaffirms Tehrans commitment to interaction Britains Foreign Secretary Liz Truss poses with foreign ministers of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its secretary general in Chevening, England, on December 20, 2021. (Via Twitter)
The Iranian Foreign Ministrys spokesman strongly denounces an anti-Iran final communiqué that... |
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Harvard professor convicted by US jury of lying about China ties Charles Lieber leaving the John Moakley courthouse last week, after a morning of jury selection. (Photo by Boston Globe)
A professor at Harvard University has been convicted of charges that he lied about his ties to a Chinese recruitment program amid growing crackdown on Chinas influence within US... |
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US presents to UNSC second draft for delivering humanitarian aids to Afghanistan After China denied US resolution over step by step ease of sanctions on Afghanistan, the country has presented its second draft of the resolution based on humanitarian aid will be delivered directly to the Afghan people.
Based on the draft, the United States will be providing humanitarian aid to Afghan... |
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Abdullah calls on OIC to mobilize more funds to help Afghans Abdullah Abdullah, former Chairman of the High Peace Council, welcomed decisions taken by delegates who attended the 17th extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad but called for the organization to mobilize more money for Afghanistan.
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Erdogan offers indigenous Covid jab to world FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images / Esra Hacioglu
Turkish authorities have given emergency use authorization to the indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, named Turkovac. The health minister said it would be available from the end of December.
Speaking at the vaccines manufacturing facility in the... |
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China fires up its artificial sun © Pixabay.com
A new round of nuclear fusion experiments for an advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or "Chinese artificial sun," kicked off at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science this month, Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.
According to the institutes vice director, Song Yuntao,... |
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Moscow reveals preparations for possible conflict FILE PHOTO. The Novocherkassk landing ship takes part in an exercise in the amphibious landing on an unimproved shore at the Opuk range, in Crimea, Russia. © Sputnik / Konstantin Mihalchevskiy
Russia does not want an armed conflict with Ukraine, but will continue to take steps to defend itself,... |
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Musk blasts California tax as he dumps more stock © Getty Images / picture alliance
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unloaded another half a billion dollars worth of his companys shares on Tuesday, bringing the total to some 80% of what he had planned to sell to pay taxes.
According to regulatory filings, the billionaire has sold around 13.5 million... |
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Omicron 2nd most contagious virus known to mankind US doctor © Getty Images / Udomkarn Chitkul
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is the second most contagious disease on the planet, behind measles, according to a Cleveland infection control doctor, who issued a warning about the rapidly changing epidemiological situation.
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Cancel culture could kill off comedy, actress warns © Getty Images / cnythzl
Dame Maureen Lipman has warned that comedy is under threat of being "wiped out," as comedians fear being ‘canceled for jokes some consider inappropriate. Thats after a poll found more than half of Brits now censor themselves.
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