Mehddit

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EU imports record volumes of liquefied natural gas from Russia, despite aiming for the bloc to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels (www.ft.com)
 

Belgium and Spain are world’s second and third-biggest importers of Russian LNG this year

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German state premier demands answers on antisemitic flyer allegedly made by deputy (www.timesofisrael.com)
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The Bank of England is facing major losses on its bond purchases — and it’s set to get much worse (www.cnbc.com)
 

The Bank of England's losses on bonds bought to shore up the U.K. economy will be "materially higher than projected," according to Deutsche Bank.

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Major Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida - live updates (www.bbc.com)
 

The state is seeing winds of 125mph (201kmph) and potentially life-threatening conditions.

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Schools in England told to be ready to evacuate buildings at risk of collapse (www.theguardian.com)
 

Officials urgently ask school leaders to draw up contingency plans to handle problems caused by crumbling concrete

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U.K. parliamentary report describes Taiwan as 'independent country' (focustaiwan.tw)
 

Taipei, Aug. 30 (CNA) Taiwan's government on Wednesday welcomed a new report from the U.K. parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, which stated Taiwan is "already an independent country."

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Children reaching UK in small boats sent to jail that houses adult sex offenders (www.theguardian.com)
 

Human rights group finds growing number of cases of minors held among prisoners

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Saudi Arabia's crackdown against dissent on social media has intensified (www.npr.org)
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Fighting in eastern Syria between US-backed fighters and Arab tribesmen kills 10 (abcnews.go.com)
 

Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media say Arab tribesmen have clashed with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in several areas of eastern Syria, leaving at least 10 people dead and others wounded

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As China replants its own forests, it is destroying the world’s - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (hongkongfp.com)
 

China under President Xi Jinping is ostensibly dedicated to creating an “ecological civilisation.” According to Xi, that civilisation is supposed to include healthy forests.  In October, he told an international summit on biodiversity that forests should be conserved because “We need to have deep reverence for nature, respect nature, follow nature’s laws and protect nature, […]

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Meta says it has disrupted a massive disinformation campaign linked to Chinese law enforcement (www.cnbc.com)
 

The disinformation campaign posted positive news about China and the Xinjiang province while criticizing U.S. policy and officials across dozens of platforms.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: People are fainting queuing up for bread (www.bbc.com)
 

Azerbaijan's nine-month blockade of disputed territory Nagorno-Karabakh takes its toll on residents.

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