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Russia uses new laser weapons in Ukraine, Zelenskiy mocks ‘wonder weapon’
Indian Express 19 May 2022
Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful lasers in Ukraine to burn up drones, deploying some of Moscow’s secret weapons to counter a flood of Western arms.Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 unveiled an intercontinental ballistic missile, underwater nuclear drones, a supersonic weapon and a laser weapon ... “Yes ... Tags ... .
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Elon Musk loses $12 billion in a day as he tweets politics, slams ESG
Daily Bulletin 19 May 2022
By Brian Chappatta . Bloomberg. Elon Musk spent Wednesday on Twitter, announcing his political switch from Democrat to Republican, trashing ESG and replying to several users of the social-media website he’s agreed to buy ... Read more. Feds investigating Tesla crash that killed 3 in Newport Beach ... Wednesday was no exception ... .
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Ukraine war has stoked global food crisis that could last years, says UN
The Guardian 19 May 2022
The United Nations has warned that the war in Ukraine has helped to stoke a global food crisis that could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional $12bn in funding to mitigate its “devastating effects” ... He compared their use to propaganda efforts by Nazi Germany promoting a “wunderwaffe” or “wonder weapon” ... ....
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U.S. warns North Korea could greet Biden with nuclear, missile tests
Asahi News 19 May 2022
WASHINGTON/SEOUL--U.S intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or a long-range missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan starting this week, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, said on Wednesday ... "We are preparing for all contingencies," he said ... Earlier, U.S.
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Battle for Mariupol draws toward close after surrender
Independent Online 19 May 2022
The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who held out inside a pulverized steel plant had surrendered ... Some were taken by the Russians to a former penal colony in territory controlled by Moscow-backed separatists ... Gen ... The U.S ... .
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
‘Huge spike’ in global conflict caused record number of displacements in 2021
The Guardian 19 May 2022photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore
Amber Heard's sister, friend back her assault claims against Johnny Depp; claim actor had an affair one month after marriage
The Times of India 19 May 2022
Amber Heard's sister testified Wednesday that she found herself in the middle of fights - literally and figuratively - between her sister and Johnny Depp during their troubled relationship. Whitney Heard Henriquez is the first witness to testify at the five-week civil trial to say she personally witnessed Depp hitting Heard ... .
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Dozens of cases of monkeypox in North America, Europe since early May
France24 19 May 2022
Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May, sparking concern the disease endemic in parts of Africa is spreading ... .
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George Bush bungles speech condemning Vladimir Putin invasion of Ukraine with Iraq reference
The Independent 19 May 2022
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Commonwealth Bank pauses in-app cryptocurrency trading after market turmoil
The Guardian 19 May 2022photo: AP / Court TV via AP
Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
Moosejaw Today 18 May 2022
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane, along with J ... ___ ... .
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Taiwan tests next-generation armed drone
Asiatimes 19 May 2022
Taiwan completed long-range flight tests of its indigenous Teng Yun 2 drone this month, marking an important step in its efforts to harden its own defenses and achieve self-sufficiency in producing weapons. The drone took off from Chiashan Air Base in Hualien and flew over the sea for nearly three hours ... Photo ... Photo. WikiCommons ... ....
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US four-Star general tweets video game as real Ukraine war battle - Free West Media
WorldNews.com 19 May 2022
An American mainstream “military analyst”, the four-star General Barry McCaffrey on Monday tweeted a sequence from a 2015 video game Arma 3 as the actual footage of Ukrainian forces downing a Russian aircraft. Mariupol. General Barry McCaffrey lost this battle in the information war with fake tweets about Ukrainian victories. Wikipedia ... Breaking News.
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Amnesty says FIFA should pay $440 million to 'abused' migrant workers in Qatar
France24 19 May 2022
Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday urged football's governing body FIFA pay compensation equal to the total 2022 World Cup prize money for migrant workers "abused" in host nation Qatar ... .
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Russian Official Caught Trying to Cross U.S.-Mexico Border
Newsweek 19 May 2022
Viktor Kamenshchikov was detained at the Southern Border, RIA Novosti reported ....