Continents and regions

The Biden administration is taking another step toward advancing a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska

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CNN – The Interior Ministry’s Bureau of Land Management came forward on Wednesday the The controversial willow oil exploration project On Alaska’s North Slope, a final environmental impact statement is issued prior to project approval. ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow drilling plan is a massive, decades-long project that the state’s bipartisan congressional delegation says will create much-needed … Read more

Attacker Paul Pelosi traded conspiracy theories when calling the TV station after the video was released

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CNN – The man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their home last year showed no remorse and continued his dangerous focus on the former House speaker in a bizarre phone call with a San Francisco reporter on Friday, according to the Bay Area. station reports. KTVU’s David DePape called Amber Lee from the San … Read more

Karen Khachanov: Azerbaijan demands sanctions for the tennis player’s pro-Armenia messages at the Australian Open

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CNN – Azerbaijan Tennis The federation called for punishing Karen Khachanov after the Russian player expressed support for the Armenian majority living in the disputed region. Nagorno-Karabakh area in the Australian Open. “Artsakh stay strong,” Khachanov, who is of Armenian descent, wrote to TV cameras after matches in Melbourne. Artsakh is the Armenian term for … Read more

From China to Japan, a deadly cold is gripping East Asia. Experts say it’s the ‘new norm’

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Hong Kong CNN – A deadly cold snap sweeping across East Asia has killed at least four people in Japan after sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow wreak havoc on travel over the Lunar New Year holiday, with climate experts warning such extreme weather events are becoming ” The new rule. Japanese officials said all those … Read more

The Department of Justice is suing Google over its dominance in the online advertising market

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CNN – The Justice Department and eight states sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the company of harming competition with its dominance of the online advertising market and calling for it to be broken up. The move marks the Biden administration’s first antitrust case against Big Tech. The eight states that joined the lawsuit include California, … Read more

14 people were killed in a helicopter crash near Kyiv, including the Ukrainian Minister of Interior

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CNN – A helicopter carrying Ukraine’s interior ministry command team crashed near a kindergarten and apartment complex in the Kyiv region on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people, including all nine people on board, according to officials. Another 28 people were injured in the aftermath of the accident Brovary city Wednesday, Ukraine’s health minister said … Read more

The search for missing persons resumes as the Yeti Airlines disaster highlights the dangers of flying in Nepal

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CNN – Hundreds of emergency personnel on Monday resumed their search and recovery mission in Nepal after a Fatal plane crash It once again highlights the dangers of air travel in a country often cited as one of the most dangerous places to fly. Of the 72 people on board, at least 68 were killed … Read more

Australia withdraws from Afghanistan cricket series due to Taliban restrictions on women

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Sydney CNN – Australia The men’s cricket team withdrew from their upcoming series of matches against Afghanistan Protesting restrictions imposed by the ruling Taliban on the education and employment of women and girls, the Australian Cricket Organization said in a statement on Thursday. The teams were due to play three One Day Internationals (ODI) matches … Read more

US officials said Russian artillery fire has decreased by about 75%, in the latest sign of Moscow’s struggle

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Washington CNN – As for Russia Ukraine invasion In the 11th month, American and Ukrainian officials told CNN that Russian artillery fire had fallen significantly from wartime highs, in some places by as much as 75%. US and Ukrainian officials do not yet have a clear or individual explanation. Russia may be rationing artillery shells … Read more

Putin is avoiding the blame game on Russia – for now – after the Ukraine attack

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CNN – It was New Year’s Eve, one of the most cherished holidays in the country Russia. Recruits into President Vladimir Putin The war against Ukraine – Hundreds of them were mobilized only months ago – they were gathered in temporary barracks, a vocational school in the occupied city of Makevka, in the Donetsk region. … Read more