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U.N. inspectors assess damage to Ukraine nuclear plant in high-stakes visit

Published On: September 2, 2022 07:19 AM NPT By: Reuters

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, Sept 2: United Nations nuclear experts who crossed into Russian-held territory in Ukraine to assess the safety of Europe's biggest atomic energy plant were seeking on Friday to assess physical damage to the facility, where both sides warn of possible disaster.

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Sri Lanka gains IMF's provisional agreement for $2.9 billion loan

Published On: September 1, 2022 08:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

COLOMBO, Sept 1: Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the global lender said on Thursday, as the country seeks a way out its worst economic crisis in decades.

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U.N. team to inspect Ukrainian nuclear plant on mission to avert disaster

Published On: September 1, 2022 06:51 AM NPT By: Reuters

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, Sept 1: United Nations inspectors in Ukraine were due on Thursday to visit a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, where nearby shelling has prompted bitter recriminations and global fears of disaster.

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Last Soviet leader Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies aged 91

Published On: August 31, 2022 07:26 AM NPT By: Reuters

August 31: Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

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Ukrainians brave nuclear risk to escape Russian-ruled south

Published On: August 30, 2022 11:46 AM NPT By: Reuters

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, August 30: Thousands of people fleeing Russia-controlled areas of south Ukraine are arriving in a city near Europe's largest nuclear plant despite fears of a radiation leak from fighting. For many, the shelling in their hometowns is a more urgent danger.

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Johnny Depp makes surprise appearance at MTV's Video Music Awards

Published On: August 29, 2022 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

Actor Johnny Depp, who is trying to rebuild his career after an ugly defamation fight with his ex-wife Amber Heard, appeared as a floating astronaut hovering above the crowd at MTV's Video Music Awards on Sunday.

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Ukraine on edge after Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, region's towns shelled

Published On: August 29, 2022 07:40 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, August 29: Russian artillery fired at Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight, local officials said on Sunday, adding to residents' anguish as reports of shelling around the plant fuelled fears of a radiation disaster.

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Pakistan floods force tens of thousands from homes overnight

Published On: August 28, 2022 07:51 AM NPT By: Reuters

PESHAWAR/KABUL, Aug 28: Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in northern Pakistan on Saturday after a fast-rising river destroyed a major bridge, as deadly floods cause devastation across the country.

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Takeover of NDTV by India's richest man worries journalists

Published On: August 27, 2022 07:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Aug 27: For years Indian television company NDTV (NDTV.NS) pursued an independent line critical of the government even as others embraced strident nationalism. Now a proposed takeover by tycoon Gautam Adani's conglomerate has raised fears that one of the country's last bastions of free media is under threat.

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Exclusive: Japan seeks to organise Sri Lanka creditors' meeting on debt crisis-sources

Published On: August 26, 2022 07:55 AM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Aug 26: Japan is seeking to organise a Sri Lanka creditors' conference, hoping it could help solve the South Asia nation's debt crisis, but uncertainties cloud the outlook for any talks, three people with knowledge of the planning said.

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Biden forgives millions of student loans; critics fear inflation

Published On: August 25, 2022 07:27 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Aug 25: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the U.S. government will forgive $10,000 in student loans for millions of debt-saddled former college students, keeping a pledge he made in the 2020 campaign for the White House.

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Twitter misled U.S. regulators on hackers, spam, whistleblower says

Published On: August 24, 2022 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

According to the report of Reuters, Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) misled federal regulators about its defenses against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company's former security chief Peiter Zatko said in a whistleblower complaint.

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Ipswich unveil Ed Sheeran-designed third kit

Published On: August 24, 2022 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

Singer Ed Sheeran has collaborated with League One club Ipswich Town on the design for their new "blackout" third kit.

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Afghan refugees, migrants protest in UAE over uncertain future

Published On: August 24, 2022 07:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, Aug 24: Afghan refugees and migrants living in limbo at a United Arab Emirates (UAE) facility for nearly a year since being evacuated from Afghanistan held fresh protests this week over what they say is a slow and opaque resettlement process.

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Chinese censors change ending of latest 'Minions' movie

Published On: August 23, 2022 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

Censors have altered the ending of the recent animated film Minions: The Rise of Gru for its domestic release in China, social media users across the country noticed over the weekend.

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Nepali Sherpa sets climbing record on Pakistan mountain

Published On: August 23, 2022 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) for a second time, his agency said on Thursday.

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Trump seeks to temporarily block FBI from reviewing items seized from Florida home

Published On: August 23, 2022 07:27 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Aug 23: Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a federal court to temporarily block the FBI from reviewing the materials it seized two weeks ago from his Florida home, until a special master can be appointed to oversee the review.

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Russian missiles rain on Ukraine as war nears half-year mark

Published On: August 22, 2022 07:39 AM NPT By: Reuters

August 22: Artillery shells rained down on a city near Europe's biggest nuclear plant and Russian missiles struck near the Black Sea port of Odesa on Sunday, as Ukraine warned of the potential for more serious attacks by Russia as the war neared its six-month anniversary.

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Daughter of Russian ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack

Published On: August 21, 2022 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

Aug 21: The daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue who advocates Russia absorbing Ukraine was killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside Moscow, Russian state investigators said on Sunday.

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Zelenskiy warns of 'ugly' Russian attack before Independence Day

Published On: August 21, 2022 06:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

August 21: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday warned Ukrainians to be vigilant in the coming week as they prepare to celebrate their Independence Day, as fresh blasts hit Crimea and a missile wounded 12 civilians near a nuclear power plant.

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