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Battle for Southern Ukraine Intensifies as Zelensky Calls for Total Victory

Ukraine is pressing on with a counteroffensive aimed at liberating its southern regions from Russian control, as the two countries continued to spar over a nuclear power plant.

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British-Born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John dies at 73

(Reuters) – British-Born Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John died on Monday at the age of 73, according to a post on her Instagram account. “Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning,

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The vise is tightening around Donald Trump as 2024 decision looms – CNN

The vise is tightening around Donald Trump as 2024 decision looms  CNN The search appears to be focused on materials Trump took from the White House.  The New York Times How the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago could influence another Trump run for

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She helped Trump win Florida twice. Now she could lead his expected 2024 campaign – CNN

She helped Trump win Florida twice. Now she could lead his expected 2024 campaign  CNN

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Hezbollah warns Israel: ‘Any arm’ trying to steal Lebanon’s wealth ‘will be cut off’

Nasrallah’s remarks come amid intensified US efforts to resolve an ongoing maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel; speech made during the Shiite holy day of Ashura

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France readies ‘exceptional’ rescue of beluga astray in Seine

French officials are moving ahead with a delicate plan to transport a beluga whale back to the ocean after it swam far up the Seine river toward Paris, putting its life in danger, a marine expert said Tuesday. The four-meter

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With Innovation, We Can Keep Reducing the Toll of COVID-19

Scrolling through social media these days, you’ll see that loud extremists continue to dominate COVID-19 discourse. At one pole are the denialists who argue—incorrectly—that COVID is “just a cold.” At the other are those who suggest that no meaningful progress

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Where in the world are Russians going to avoid sanctions?

A yacht belonging to Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin is docked at the al-Rashid port in Dubai on June 27, 2022. | AFP/Getty Images Follow the money to the United Arab Emirates. The West has shut Russia out of many American

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Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban

Nafeesa has discovered a great place to hide her schoolbooks from the prying eyes of her disapproving Taliban brother — the kitchen, where Afghan men rarely venture. Hundreds of thousands of girls and young women like Nafeesa have been deprived

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