August 22, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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August 22, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue ReadingAugust 19, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue ReadingRussian security service accuses Ukraine of Darya Dugina’s murder
CNN By Tim Lister, Uliana Pavlova and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Russia has blamed Ukrainian special services for the murder of Darya Dugina, a Russian political commentator and the daughter of prominent ultranationalist ideologue Alexander Dugin, according to Russian state news agency TASS. “The murder of journalist Darya Dugina has been solved, it was prepared by
Continue ReadingCar bomb kills daughter of ‘spiritual guide’ to Putin’s Ukraine invasion – Russian media
CNN By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Josh Pennington, Jonny Hallam and Tara John, CNN Russian authorities said Sunday they had opened a murder investigation after the daughter of influential, ultra-nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin was killed by a car bomb on the outskirts of Moscow. The Russian Investigative Committee said it believed someone planned and ordered the car
Continue ReadingDarya Dugina’s death provides a glimpse into Russia’s vast disinformation machine — and the influential women fronting it
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN When a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Moscow, killing 29-year-old Darya Dugina, the eyes of the West immediately turned to her father, Alexander Dugin — the ultra-nationalist philosopher credited with being the “spiritual guide” to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. But Dugina herself played a smaller,
Continue ReadingThe YouTube prayer channel started during Covid that’s become a global movement
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Every morning at 7am Nigerian time, Pastor Jerry Eze can be seen on a YouTube livestream fervently praying over thousands of stacks of requests he has received from his followers around the world. Flanked usually by his wife Eno, and an associate, Eze’s passionate prayers are delivered in an urgent staccato,
Continue ReadingMogadishu hotel attack: Somali forces end siege
By Omar Nor, CNN Somali forces have ended the siege at an upscale hotel in the country’s capital Mogadishu, police told CNN, following an attack from unidentified gunmen that left dozens dead. Somali security forces had been trying to clear the Hayat Hotel of attackers since Friday evening when the gunmen stormed the building following
Continue ReadingCar bomb kills daughter of ‘spiritual guide’ to Putin’s Ukraine invasion – Russian media
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Josh Pennington, Jonny Hallam, Tara John and Rob Picheta, CNN Russian authorities said Sunday they had opened a murder investigation after the daughter of influential, ultra-nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin was killed by a car bomb on the outskirts of Moscow. The Russian Investigative Committee said it believed someone planned and ordered the
Continue ReadingUkrainian grain deal ‘lays groundwork for permanent peace environment,’ says Turkey
By Tara John and Cecelia Armstrong, CNN Some 27 ships loaded with grain have left Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since August 1 under an export deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, which has laid “the groundwork for a permanent peace environment,” Turkey’s Defense Minister said in a speech on Saturday. “Since August 1,
Continue ReadingFinnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin takes drug test following partying backlash
By Benjamin Brown and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday that she had taken a drug test after a leaked video of her dancing with friends caused a stir, according to Finnish public broadcaster YLE. “In recent days, there have been quite serious accusations in the public domain that I
Continue ReadingWhy the Middle East may be too hot to live in by the end of the century
By Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN London got so warm this summer that newspapers splashed with headlines saying temperatures in the city had exceeded those of scorching hot Dubai. One after another, European countries such as Spain and Portugal registered record highs this year. The northern hemisphere did indeed witness record temperatures, with wildfires engulfing parts of
Continue ReadingRussian vehicles seen inside turbine hall at Ukraine nuclear plant
CNN By Paul P. Murphy, Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN New video has emerged online showing Russian military vehicles inside a turbine hall connected to a nuclear reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where intensified shelling has fueled fears of a nuclear disaster. CNN has geolocated and confirmed the authenticity of the video,
Continue ReadingLakes are drying up everywhere. Israel will pump water from the Med as a solution
By Hadas Gold, CNN Despite its name, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is actually a freshwater lake, and it’s one that has sustained life for millennia. Even today, the lake irrigates vineyards and local farms that grow everything from green vegetables to wheat and tangerines. Its archeology, hot springs and hiking trails bring
Continue ReadingRussian vehicles seen inside turbine hall at Ukraine nuclear plant
By Paul P. Murphy, Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN New video has emerged online showing Russian military vehicles inside a turbine hall connected to a nuclear reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where intensified shelling has fueled fears of a nuclear disaster. CNN has geolocated and confirmed the authenticity of the video, which
Continue ReadingFinnish PM says videos of her ‘boisterous’ partying shouldn’t have been made public
By Rob Picheta and Pierre Meilhan, CNN Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has acknowledged partying “in a boisterous way” after the release of private videos — but said she is angry that the footage, which prompted criticism from political opponents, was leaked to the media. Videos showed Marin, Finland’s 36-year-old leader, dancing with friends in
Continue ReadingPutin revives Stalin-era ‘Mother Heroine’ award for women with 10 children
By Uliana Pavlova and Jack Guy, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday that revived the Soviet-era “Mother Heroine” award for women with 10 children or more, in an apparent attempt to alleviate a demographic crisis in the country. Originally, the honor was introduced by Joseph Stalin after World War II, when
Continue ReadingAlgerian forest fires kill at least 37 people and destroy nearly 2,600 hectares
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN At least 37 people have been killed and several injured in wildfires that ravaged mountainous areas in the east of Algeria, according to the state-run Algeria Press Service (APS). Algerian Minister of Interior Kamal Beldjoudarly told state television that 24 people lost their lives in fires in El Tarf, near the
Continue ReadingAugust 19, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue ReadingWhere water is called ‘blue gold’: A town grapples with one of its worst droughts on record
By Joseph Ataman, CNN For well over a century, water has gurgled through a web of gutters and channels on Cécile Messelis’ farm, flowing into an underground reservoir and earthen troughs to nourish crops sown across terraced fields. In 2020, that stream began to falter. This year, it stopped altogether: Messelis’ fields now crackle in
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