Coca-Cola agrees to use real cane sugar in its US production
Washington, United States - Beverage giant Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its US production, President Donald...
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Summit on Palestinian statehood planned for Sept in Paris or New York
The conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, was originally planned for mid-June to revive work on the long-standing diplomatic...
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Apple warns of flaw that lets hackers into iPhones, Macs
Patches were released Thursday and Wednesday by the tech titan to fix what it described as a vulnerability hackers already...
- Apple did not disclose whether it had information regarding the extent to which the issue has been exploited
- The technical description indicated that a hacker could use the flaw to take control of devices, accessing any of its data or capabilities
Facebook bans major US anti-vaccine group
Meta spokesperson Aaron Simpson told AFP that the group's accounts at Facebook and Instagram were shuttered on Wednesday. The ban...
- The Children's Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of Covid vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights
- CHD said its social media accounts were followed by hundreds of thousands of people, and claimed the action by Meta came as a surprise
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Qatar buses feel the World Cup heat in tournament test
Getting the football hordes around the city and between the eight stadiums promises to be one of the biggest challenges....
- With more than one million people expected to descend on the tiny Gulf state for the tournament, the government is taking no chances with their multi-billion dollar preparations
- Amid sweltering summer heat, hundreds of air conditioned but mainly empty buses went out to stadiums, metro stations and pickup points
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Russian gas supply cut: Germany to fall short of gas reserve target
Germany is heavily dependent on Russian gas and has seen deliveries drop sharply amid tensions over the Ukraine war.
- Warning of looming shortages, Economy Minister Habeck outlined a series of targets last month for gas stocks to reach 95% by November 1.
- "I am not counting on our achieving our next reserve goals as quickly as the first," said Klaus Mueller, president of the Federal Network Agency.
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Erdogan supports Ukraine, warns of ‘another Chernobyl’
The Turkish leader met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Lviv just two weeks after flying to Sochi for talks...
- Erdogan said that NATO member Turkey remained firmly on Ukraine's side in the conflict.
- His talks with Zelensky and visiting UN chief Antonio Guterres came with global alarm rising about fighting that has raged around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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Qatar World Cup tickets sale to reach 2.5 million soon : FIFA
There are 3,010,679 tickets available altogether, with FIFA saying a "last-minute" sales period will open in the run-up to the...
- World football's governing body FIFA said that 520,532 were sold in the period between July 5 and August 16.
- In June, organizers said there had been "record-breaking" demand for tickets at a time when 1.2 million had been sold.
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Iraq protest camps dig in for long haul
Supporters of cleric and political kingmaker Moqtada Sadr are pitted against Shiite opponents from a pro-Iran faction called the Coordination...
- Sadr supporters came in late July when they stormed parliament and then set up camp on the lawns outside.
- The pro-Iranian group followed suit by organising their own sit-in, on an avenue leading to the Green Zone, the district housing government institutions and foreign embassies.
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Israel troops raid Palestinian rights group offices
The military said soldiers and police officers "closed seven institutions and confiscated property" in the overnight raids.
- The military said soldiers and police officers "closed seven institutions and confiscated property" in the overnight raids
- West Bank cities are nominally under the full control of the Palestinian Authority but the Israeli security forces carry out frequent incursions
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China to send troops to Russia for joint military drills
Beijing and Moscow have close defence links and China has said it wants to push bilateral relations "to a higher...
- Beijing insisted its participation in the joint exercises was "unrelated to the current international and regional situation."
- China and India have been accused of providing diplomatic cover for Russia throughout its months-long war in Ukraine
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Global equities tumble as British inflation hits new 40-year high
Investors remain on edge as central banks hike interest rates to fight runaway inflation, but the monetary policy tightening could...
- US retail sales flatlined at $682.8 billion in July as gasoline prices retreated from record levels while American consumers boosted spending
- The Bank of England warned earlier this month that UK inflation would climb to just above 13 percent this year, which would be the highest level since 1980
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Coca-Cola agrees to use real cane sugar in its US production
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UN expert accuses Israel of several acts of ‘genocide’ in Gaza
"The overwhelming nature and scale of Israel's assault on Gaza and the destructive conditions of life it has inflicted reveal...
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UN adopts resolution on immediate Gaza truce as US abstains
All 14 other members voted in favor of the resolution which "demands an immediate ceasefire" for Ramadan. The resolution calls...
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Nissan to shrink EV production costs
The automaker will slash production costs by 30 percent.
- By 2030, Nissan aims to make electric models at the same price as traditional combustion engine cars, the firm said as it announced a new mid-term strategy
- Japanese auto giant Nissan said Monday it aims to launch 30 new models over the next three years, 16 of which would be "electrified"
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Singapore makes Israel embassy delete ‘insensitive’ Palestinian post
Singapore, Singapore--Singapore made the Israeli embassy in the city-state take down an "insensitive" social media post about the Palestinians over the...
- Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam said he asked Singapore's foreign ministry to tell the Israeli embassy to remove the post
- The minister said the post was insensitive and inappropriate. and carried the risk of undermining our safety, security and harmony in Singapore
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Macron warns Israel over any Rafah forced population transfer
In a telephone call between the two leaders, Macron also "strongly condemned" Israel's announcement Friday of the seizure of 800...
- Macron told Netanyahu France would bring a draft resolution to the UNSC calling for a "lasting ceasefire"
- Emmanuel Macron had talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II, discussing the "humanitarian situation in Gaza"