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After Russian missile strikes on Ukraine, Biden promised advanced air defense systems.
US President Joe Biden condemned Russia’s strike on Ukraine and vowed to continue US security assistance “including advanced air defense systems”, the White House said. Biden also underlined his ongoing engagement with allies and partners to continue imposing costs on Russia, it added. Earlier, the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency said that Russia had been planning…
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It was found that Wells Fargo had wrongly seized homes and cars.
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle charges by US federal regulators that it “fraudulently” charged overdraft fees and illegally repossessed vehicles. The bank was found guilty of misapplying loan payments, foreclosing on homes, illegally repossessing vehicles and over-the-counter transactions, among other things. It has agreed to reach out to its customers…
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The Great Carbon Con is about to end.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate change (UNFCCC)’s annual meeting, scheduled to be held from December 3-14, may not be enough to prevent global climate change, Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist who had participated in last year’s meeting, said. ” COPs are not really working. As it is, COPs are not really working,” she…
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In Amazon’s Holiday Rush areTired, Filthy and Over worked.
An Amazon employee in the US worked five nights a week but is not a blue-collar employee in the country, WIRED reported. He said he has to shower as he works at Amazon for 12 and a half hours. He said he works at Amazon during peak season, which is also known as Black Friday…
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Some New York residents are not happy with a statewide anti-bias program.
The US Justice Department has launched an initiative to combat hate crimes in the Western US. The initiative is a part of the department’s effort to launch the initiative across 94 US attorneys’ offices over the next year. The initiative was launched in Western New York, five months after a shooting at a supermarket in…
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Argentina’s players are trying to comprehend the World Cup triumph.
Argentina won their first World Cup in 38 years after beating France on penalties in the final on Sunday. This was Argentina’s second World Cup title after they won the first one in 1978. Argentina’s last World Cup win came in 1978 when the South American nation hosted the tournament.
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Argentina beat France in the final to win the World Cup.
Lionel Messi became the first player to score in the group stage, round of 16 quaterfinals, semifinalists and final of a single World Cup after Argentina defeated France on penalties. Messi also became the first player to score in the World Cup final. He’s also the first player in history to score hat-trick in a…
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The United Nations’ biodiversity conference has reached a historic agreement to protect nature.
The US has joined a group of 26 other countries who have formed the Forest and climateLeaders’ Partnership. The agreement aims to reduce the costs of fighting climate change and minimise the impact of CO2 emissions on the world’s forests. The partnership, chaired by the US and Ghana, is made up of countries that account…
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Argentina won the World Cup after beating France in the final.
Argentina defeated Croatia 3-2 in extra time in their semi-final match to reach the World Cup final for the fourth time. Messi scored two goals in the match and added the third goal on penalties to help Argentina defeat France. This is Messi’s fourth World Cup final appearance but his first since 1986. France won…
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The Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina beat France to win the World Cup.
Lionel Messi scored the last goal of the 2018 World Cup final against France in the 109thminute to give Argentina a 2-1 lead, but Kylian Mbappé’s second goal in the 80th minute helped France force a penalty shootout. With this, Argentina’s record four-time World Cup champion Messi became the first player to score in every…
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The majority of the world’s countries agreed to protect at least a third of the planet.
The UN climate summit COP 15 will be held in Montreal, Canada, from December 11 to 15. The meeting is the first-ever time that over 190 countries will join together to address the issue of biodiversity and create an agreement to fight climate change. The agreement will aim to protect at least 30% of the…
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Vaccines and treatments for RSV are coming soon.
There’s just five Black professors in UK biosciences, one in chemistry and none in physics, according to a study published in Nature. Black representation at the undergraduate level has been climbing since 2007, but at postgraduate research level, the number of Black people drops sharply, it added. The study stated that there are 0.6% Black…
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Can the world save a million species?
Environmentalists said that the COP21 Paris climate agreement, signed in 2015, was the largest number of world leaders ever to attend a UN event in a single day. “The opening ceremony of the COP21 climate-change conference held the record for the largest number of world leaders ever to attend a UN event in a single…
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Let’s question the legitimacy of the World Cup in Kuwait.
Qatar’s FIFA World Cup organising committee CEO Hassan al-Thawadi has said the country is prepared to take all necessary steps to ensure that there’s no human rights violations at the tournament. “We are ready for any kind of criticism, from all sides,” he added. Qatar became the first host nation to lose the first game…
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France and Argentina play in the World Cup Final.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi became the first man to win a hat-trick in a World Cup final after his team beat France 4-3 on penalties in the semi-finals. Messi and Croatia midfielder Luka Modri had scored in the 98th and 101st minutes respectively to take the game to penalties. Argentina’s Gonzalo Martinez saved two penalties…
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Messi has a chance to win after the World Cup shock.
Argentina defeated Croatia 4-2 on penalties in the 2018 World Cup final. The match was a rematch of the 2018 final, which France won 4-3 on penalties after the match ended 2-2 in regulation time. Argentina won their first World Cup since 1986, while Croatia won their first ever World Cup title.
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Lionel Messi’s last dance dream remains alive, as Argentina beat Croatia to reach the World Cup final.
Argentina have won the first of their three World Cup Qualifiers against Chile 1-0, to enter the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time since 1986. They will face the Netherlands on Tuesday in the other semi-final match. Earlier in the day, Argentina beat Spain 3-0 in the Round of 16 to enter the…
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The World Cup Armband Campaign was Silenced.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the first World Cup hosted by the Gulf nation of Qatar. This is the country’s first-ever World Cup and it’s being held from December 18 to July 15. Ecuador defeated Qatar 2-0 in the opening game of the tournament on Sunday. Qatar became the first host nation to…
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I felt the pain of that day, and I was caught in the Capitol Riot.
A 911 call made by a child in a classroom where a teacher opened fire at a Texas school last month has surfaced online. The child, who was injured in the shooting, called the police and asked about how to get to the victims in ‘Room 12’. “The shooter has been in that room for…
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In the World Cup final, Argentina and France will face off.
French forward Kylian Mbappé, who has scored four goals at this year’s World Cup, said that the tournament has seen the baton of greatness passed upon him. “This tournament has seen the baton of greatness passed upon me,” he added. The 21-year-old is yet to be beaten in a World Cup match. France will take…
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Lionel Messi is looking to inspire La Celeste.
Ahead of the World Cup semi-final between France and Argentina on Sunday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said that the final is “a matter of urgency”. He added, “We have a lot of work ahead of us. We have to be ready for all eventualities.” The winner of the semi-final will play against the runner-up…
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Croatia beat Morocco in the World Cup third-place match.
Croatia beat Morocco 0-1 in their semi-final match on Tuesday to enter the final of the FIFA World Cup 2020 for the first time. With the win, Croatia became the first team to win three consecutive World Cup matches without conceding any goal. It’s also the first time a North African team has reached a…
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The pursuit of a repeat continues for France as they defeated Morocco to reach the World Cup Final.
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the country in the 2020 World Cup after scoring a goal against Spain in the round of 16 on Thursday. The 31-year-old scored his first international goal on five minutes against Morocco. France defeated Morocco 1-0 in the semi-final to enter their fourth World Cup final and…
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A mentor, a father and loved by everyone.
American DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss passed away at the age of 40 in Los Angeles, CNN reported. He was known for dancing on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ and had also been a contestant on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’. Reacting to his death, singer Ciara tweeted, “He has been my idol…and it hurts to…
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The people of Lebanon are staging sit-ins in order to access their own savings.
The World Bank in its report on Lebanon’s bank robbery said that the country’s leaders spent decades running its economy like a Ponzi scheme. The bank added that the country’s bank owners should have taken losses when the economy collapsed. It further stated that the Lebanese leaders should have taken their losses when the economy…