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WHO Considers Declaring Monkeypox Outbreak Global Health Emergency

July 21, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The World Health Organization’s expert monkeypox committee will meet for the second time on Thursday to decide whether to hit the highest alarm it can sound on the monkeypox outbreak, declaring it a global health […]

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The Bill Banning Assault Weapons Advanced by House Committee

July 21, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Following an hours-long markup, the House Judiciary Committee approved on Wednesday the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 in a 25-18 vote. It’s the first time in two decades that a congressional panel has moved to […]

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Saudi Minister Says Oil Market Lacks Refining Capacity, Not Oil

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said there are no adequate oil supplies without full OPEC+ cooperation. The top Saudi official reiterated that Russia is an integral part of OPEC+, the Organization of the […]

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Wildfires Rage Across Europe as Climate Alarms Sound

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Wildfires are raging across huge swathes of Southern Europe as warnings have sounded in London after the United Kingdom recorded its hottest day ever. The massive record-shattering heatwave and devastating wildfires have created renewed warnings […]

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House Passes Bill Protecting Marriage Equality

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The House has passed a bill protecting the right to same-sex and interracial marriage. The vote comes amid growing concerns that the Supreme Court is coming for gay marriage next after overturning the constitutional right to […]

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Turkey and Russia Talk Energy As EU Drafts Emergency Plans on Gas Usage

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to work on a proposal for energy deals. It comes as the European Union sets out emergency plans today to curb gas […]

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Amazon Sues More Than 11,000 Facebook Group Admins for Fake Reviews

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Amazon has sued the administrators of more than 11,000 Facebook groups for allegedly facilitating the purchase and sale of fake reviews on the Amazon marketplace in seven countries. The group administrators are accused of recruiting […]

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Beijing Calls the US ‘Maker of Security Risks’ After Taiwan Strait Sailing

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Following the latest in a series of passages by US warships through Taiwan Strait after the USS Benfold conducted a routine transit through the waterway, China slammed the United States on Wednesday calling it a […]

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Biden Considers Declaring Climate Emergency

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

US President Joe Biden is considering issuing a climate emergency decree that would allow him to marshal sweeping powers against global warming although he’s not expected to do that this week, White House press secretary […]

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Washington Must Stop “Stealing” Syrian Oil, Putin Says

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of stealing Syrian oil despite having imposed sanctions on Damascus, extending the rift between Moscow and Washington. Speaking at a meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts […]

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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Gets CDC Endorsement

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) advisory committee voted unanimously to approve Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, the agency officially endorsed its use in the United States. Calling Novavax vaccine an important […]

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Do Not Travel to Russia, the US Updated Travel Advisory Warns

July 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The newest update to the travel advisories the US State Department issued on Tuesday warns Americans not to travel to Russia at all, making it one of the few countries slapped with a brand-new risk […]

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Iran Wants Russia, Turkey to Back Its Syria Policy

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Tehran today for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts. At the top of the agenda is the ongoing Syrian conflict, now in its 11th year. Russia, Turkey, and […]

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OPEC+ Expected to Increase Oil Production After Biden’s Middle East Trip

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The White House expects that following US President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East, the major oil producers in the OPEC+ alliance, including Saudi Arabia, will increase crude production, noting, however, that the process […]

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Erdogan Reiterates Turkey May Still Freeze NATO Expansion

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Sweden and Finland were both warned on Monday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that they must fulfill Ankara’s conditions before becoming members. The two Nordic countries promised in last month’s agreement to take specific […]

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The Owner Sold Mississippi ‘Pink House’ Abortion Clinic

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Mississippi’s Jackson Women’s Health Organization clinic that was at the heart of June’s landmark abortion ruling by the Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade has been sold, its owner informed the public, stressing […]

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Peace Process Threatened After Damascus Questioned Swiss Neutrality

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A UN official warned on Monday that Damascus questioning the neutrality of Switzerland, which is the proposed host of the talks, has put in doubt the efforts to revive the peace process in Syria’s 11-year […]

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EU to Double Gas Imports from Azerbaijan by 2027, Signs New Deal

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The European Union, which seeks non-Russian suppliers after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, signed an agreement on Monday to double gas imports from Azerbaijan. Ever since Russia’s President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine in February, […]

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Putin Visits Iran for First Trip Outside Former U.S.S.R. since Ukraine War

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Iran today to meet with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, making it the first trip by the Kremlin chief outside of the former Soviet Union since he ordered the […]

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Russia’s Gazprom Tells European Buyers Gas Supply Halt Beyond Its Control

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russia’s Gazprom told its European customers that it cannot guarantee gas supplies due to “extraordinary” circumstances. The letter sent to customers ups the ante in an economic tit-for-tat between the West and Moscow over its […]

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West Virginia Judge Blocks Pre-Roe Abortion Ban

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A West Virginia judge blocked officials from enforcing a 19th-century ban on abortions after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that protected the constitutional right to an abortion. Republican West Virginia […]

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Shocking Report Shows Australia’s Land and Wildlife Are Being Destroyed

July 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Australia’s environment has been deteriorating more and more over the last five years because of climate change, pollution, and mining. A new government report warned that Australia’s natural world holds the key to human wellbeing […]

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Steve Bannon’s Criminal Contempt of Congress Trial Begins

July 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Steve Bannon, the former influential adviser to then President Donald Trump, refused to comply with subpoenas for documents and testimony related to the Jan 6 2021 insurrection on the Capitol. A federal criminal trial is […]

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Heat Wave Crashes Across Europe

July 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Massive heat waves have hit Europe, sending temperatures soaring, fueling wildfires, causing heat-related deaths, and shattering records. In the United Kingdom, British officials issued fire warnings, as temperatures may reach 104 degrees in the typically […]

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Zelensky Suspends Two Officials Over Staff Collaboration with Russia

July 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suspended two top government officials over accusations that their subordinate staffers were committing treason and collaborating with Russia. Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova and State Secretary Service Head Ivan Bakanov are now […]

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Backlash at Ted Cruz for Saying Supreme Court Wrong to Legalize Gay Marriage

July 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Conservative Senator Ted Cruz is being slammed for saying the Supreme Court was wrong to legalize gay marriage. The Republican also suggested that GOP-held states would push to overturn the precedent that was set by […]

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Lawyer Urged Trump to Overturn Election in Ways That Would Be “Martial Law”

July 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A lawyer pushing the baseless and proven-false claim of massive fraud in the 2020 presidential election urged then-president Donald Trump to overturn his loss through ways that would be considered “martial law.” A memo was pushed […]

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Endangered Green Sea Turtles Found Wounded in Japan

July 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a shocking incident, at least 30 endangered green sea turtles were found on Thursday on the verge of death, with wounds on their neck, near the remote Japanese island of Kumejima, in southern Okinawa […]

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In Search of Gas, European Commission Chief Heads to Azerbaijan

July 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As part of the efforts to reduce the European Union’s reliance on Russian energy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Baku on Monday along with Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson to seek […]

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Houthis Refuse to Extend UN-Brokered Truce in Yemen

July 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Iran-backed Houthis’ Supreme Political Council said they would not agree to extend the UN-brokered truce in Yemen despite Saudi Arabia’s pledge to extend and strengthen the truce and to engage in talks to end […]

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