🌊☔️🌨Floods have killed over 900 people in Pakistan and destroyed about 220,000 homes. The government speaks of a "climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions."
The situation in the country's southwest is critical: All four highways connecting Balochistan with the other provinces are either blocked or destroyed. Rail traffic has had to be suspended, and since important fiber-optic cables have been damaged, all regional communications are also down. About 220,000 houses were destroyed, and 33 million people are without a permanent home.
According to official figures, the floods, which mainly affect the south, are comparable to those of 2010, when more than 2,000 people died, and almost one-fifth of the country was underwater.
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The situation in the country's southwest is critical: All four highways connecting Balochistan with the other provinces are either blocked or destroyed. Rail traffic has had to be suspended, and since important fiber-optic cables have been damaged, all regional communications are also down. About 220,000 houses were destroyed, and 33 million people are without a permanent home.
According to official figures, the floods, which mainly affect the south, are comparable to those of 2010, when more than 2,000 people died, and almost one-fifth of the country was underwater.
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🤝French President Emmanuel Macron and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune have declared a “new, irreversible dynamic of progress” in their nations’ ties, concluding a visit by Macron aimed at ending months of tensions.
The three-day visit that ended on Saturday came less than two months after Algeria marked six decades of independence following 132 years of French rule and devastating eight-year war.
In their joint declaration, the two leaders said “France and Algeria have decided to open a new era … laying the foundation for a renewed partnership expressed through a concrete and constructive approach, focused on future projects and youth.”
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The three-day visit that ended on Saturday came less than two months after Algeria marked six decades of independence following 132 years of French rule and devastating eight-year war.
In their joint declaration, the two leaders said “France and Algeria have decided to open a new era … laying the foundation for a renewed partnership expressed through a concrete and constructive approach, focused on future projects and youth.”
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⚖️ Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg were in line to give hours of depositions in response to a lawsuit over Facebook* and the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, but now that won’t happen — the company has reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs. A court filing reveals the parties have reached an agreement in principle and requested a stay of 60 days to finalize their written agreement.
Now, Zuckerberg will only have to take questions from Joe Rogan and talk about new VR headsets, instead of going under oath in front of opposing counsel about the details of what happened within his company around the time of the 2016 election.
The lawsuit alleged that Facebook illegally shared user data with third parties, and said the company didn’t adequately protect that data from being abused by bad actors.
*Activity of Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia over extremism
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Now, Zuckerberg will only have to take questions from Joe Rogan and talk about new VR headsets, instead of going under oath in front of opposing counsel about the details of what happened within his company around the time of the 2016 election.
The lawsuit alleged that Facebook illegally shared user data with third parties, and said the company didn’t adequately protect that data from being abused by bad actors.
*Activity of Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia over extremism
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🎥One week into the school year, a fourth-grade Utah teacher was placed on paid leave for sharing a video on social media in which she stated that her classroom was "built for nonwhite students."
The teacher started the video by explaining that she was just hired at William Penn Elementary School. "For the first time in my life, I'm going to teach at a majority-white school, and I'm interested to see how students and parents react to my classroom, or if they even notice anything about it because it's built for nonwhite students."
The teacher concluded the video by stating that she predicts parents might have something to say about her classroom materials based on her prior experience with "posh white parents." KUTV reported that the teacher was placed on paid leave after the video was brought to the attention of the Granite School District.
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The teacher started the video by explaining that she was just hired at William Penn Elementary School. "For the first time in my life, I'm going to teach at a majority-white school, and I'm interested to see how students and parents react to my classroom, or if they even notice anything about it because it's built for nonwhite students."
The teacher concluded the video by stating that she predicts parents might have something to say about her classroom materials based on her prior experience with "posh white parents." KUTV reported that the teacher was placed on paid leave after the video was brought to the attention of the Granite School District.
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🔥A wildfire in remote southwest Oregon almost quadrupled overnight Saturday, forcing evacuations and prompting the governor to invoke an emergency act that allows the state fire marshal to take command of suppression efforts.
The Rum Creek Fire, which had covered around 1,200 acres on Friday, increased to 4,700 acres in size, Gov. Kate Brown's office said Saturday.
Authorities also ordered evacuations as a wildfire grew in rugged terrain in western Idaho. The Valley County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook Saturday that evacuation preparedness for some neighborhoods in the rural area “have been changed to a “GO” status, and we are initiating an immediate evacuation of the area.”
Planes were scooping water from nearby Lake Cascade and dumping it on the fire, which had grown to 10,000 acres. Boaters were warned to stay clear of the path of the aircraft.
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The Rum Creek Fire, which had covered around 1,200 acres on Friday, increased to 4,700 acres in size, Gov. Kate Brown's office said Saturday.
Authorities also ordered evacuations as a wildfire grew in rugged terrain in western Idaho. The Valley County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook Saturday that evacuation preparedness for some neighborhoods in the rural area “have been changed to a “GO” status, and we are initiating an immediate evacuation of the area.”
Planes were scooping water from nearby Lake Cascade and dumping it on the fire, which had grown to 10,000 acres. Boaters were warned to stay clear of the path of the aircraft.
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🚨A Walmart, as well as several houses, were temporarily evacuated on Saturday afternoon after police said they received reports of a shooting in the area.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said three adults and five juveniles were detained in connection to the incident.
Sheriff Javier Salazar said deputies were dispatched to a home along the 74 block of Estrid Trail near the Walmart at FM-78 and Crestway in Converse.
“My understanding is there was a series of shootings overnight that did not involve injuries, thankfully -- but still obviously a huge cause for concern -- and one of the suspects may have been at this home,” Salazar said during a news conference. When authorities arrived at the home, Salazar said authorities heard two gunshots. They also found several people in the backyard, whom all scattered into an alley and toward Walmart when they saw police.
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The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said three adults and five juveniles were detained in connection to the incident.
Sheriff Javier Salazar said deputies were dispatched to a home along the 74 block of Estrid Trail near the Walmart at FM-78 and Crestway in Converse.
“My understanding is there was a series of shootings overnight that did not involve injuries, thankfully -- but still obviously a huge cause for concern -- and one of the suspects may have been at this home,” Salazar said during a news conference. When authorities arrived at the home, Salazar said authorities heard two gunshots. They also found several people in the backyard, whom all scattered into an alley and toward Walmart when they saw police.
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📹 Residents of Lisichansk recall how they survived the struggle for the liberation of the city.
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📹 Footage depicting the destruction of the positions and armored vehicles of Ukrainian troops by Su-25 attack aircraft during Russia's special military operation.
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⚡️ China puts military on alert after US warships sail through Taiwan Strait
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🇷🇺 🇷🇸 Football fans of FC Crvena Zvezda in Serbia honored the memory of Daria Dugina, the famous Russian philosopher’s daughter, who died in the Moscow region after her car was blown up.
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▪️ Macron was booed in Algiers. In response, the French president waved his hand at everyone, as if he was greeted with joy.
▪️ The French leader visited the country to ask for gas supplies that could help slightly replace Russian fuel.
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▪️ Macron was booed in Algiers. In response, the French president waved his hand at everyone, as if he was greeted with joy.
▪️ The French leader visited the country to ask for gas supplies that could help slightly replace Russian fuel.
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📹 “Conditions are dictated to Ukraine”: On Ukraine’s Independence Day, a man from the LPR gave his view on why this holiday is absurd.
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❗️🇺🇸 A shooting occurred between Sikhs yesterday near the Stockton Sikh Temple in California, following a heated argument between two Sikh groups in which three people were injured, local media said.
Although the shooting is not believed to be connected to the temple, it’s yet to be confirmed by the investigation which is underway.
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Although the shooting is not believed to be connected to the temple, it’s yet to be confirmed by the investigation which is underway.
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📹 Footage showing the combat use of BMP-3 by fighters from the Wagner group near Artemovsk. As a result, enemy firing points have been destroyed by guided missiles.
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♨️ A heat wave in China has led to a record drought.
🥵 Have a look at this comparison of what Poyang Lake looked like in May of this year and now.
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🥵 Have a look at this comparison of what Poyang Lake looked like in May of this year and now.
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📹WATCH: Brit slams PM Boris Johnson for “jumping around playing war games with Zelensky," while "gaslighting the nation” amid catastrophic cost-of-living crisis.
🗯️"I don't really care, because as far as I'm concerned, Ukraine is never going to win," he said.
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🗯️"I don't really care, because as far as I'm concerned, Ukraine is never going to win," he said.
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🇬🇧More than 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the UK this year, government data shows
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More than 300 delegates are attending the Kazan Global Youth Summit in the capital of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan. The summit is part of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Youth Capital Program. Even though Russia is an observer at the OIC, Kazan received an honor of hosting the OIC youth events as full-time member. During the next three days participants will be discussing youth migration, health, entrepreneurship, cross-cultural dialogue.
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