❗️Russian MoD’s briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 30 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed three Ukrainian armored combat vehicles and three other vehicles near Kupyansk;
▪️Russian troops eliminated and wounded up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed four Ukrainian armored combat vehicles and three pick-up trucks near Krasny Liman;
▪️The Russian Army eliminated more than 80 Ukrainian troops and mercenaries, as well as destroyed two tanks, five armored combat vehicles and four other vehicles near Donetsk;
▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 50 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed one tank and three armored combat vehicles near the Pavlovka and Vladimirovka settlements (DPR);
▪️Russian troops hit 58 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions;
▪️Russian Forces destroyed two Ukrainian Uragan MLRSs in the DPR, as well as two Ukrainian Grad MLRSs in the LPR.
▪️In addition Russian troops destroyed a Krab Polish-made self-propelled artillery station in the DPR, as well as destroyed three US-made M777 artillery systems in the Kharkov region and in the DPR;
▪️Russian air defenses destroyed five Ukrainian UAVs, as well as intercepted six HIMARS and Uragan rockets.
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▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 30 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed three Ukrainian armored combat vehicles and three other vehicles near Kupyansk;
▪️Russian troops eliminated and wounded up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed four Ukrainian armored combat vehicles and three pick-up trucks near Krasny Liman;
▪️The Russian Army eliminated more than 80 Ukrainian troops and mercenaries, as well as destroyed two tanks, five armored combat vehicles and four other vehicles near Donetsk;
▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 50 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed one tank and three armored combat vehicles near the Pavlovka and Vladimirovka settlements (DPR);
▪️Russian troops hit 58 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions;
▪️Russian Forces destroyed two Ukrainian Uragan MLRSs in the DPR, as well as two Ukrainian Grad MLRSs in the LPR.
▪️In addition Russian troops destroyed a Krab Polish-made self-propelled artillery station in the DPR, as well as destroyed three US-made M777 artillery systems in the Kharkov region and in the DPR;
▪️Russian air defenses destroyed five Ukrainian UAVs, as well as intercepted six HIMARS and Uragan rockets.
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📌 WATCH LIVE: Pope Francis Delivers Urbi et Orbi Blessing From St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Day
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Pope Francis Delivers Urbi et Orbi Blessing From St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Day
Urbi et Orbi means “to the city (implying Rome) and to the world.” The term dates back to Ancient Rome, where important announcements began with this expression. The custom of solemnly pronouncing the papal blessing on especially...
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🦉Two Red Book owls were saved in Moscow
▪️An eared owl and a swamp owl were rescued in Moscow from those who illegally used the wild animals for outdoor photoshoots.
▪️Now the owls are safe – they have been transferred to the Center for the Rehabilitation of Wild Animals of the Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection of the City of Moscow.
▪️The long-eared owl is listed in the Red Book of Moscow under the 3rd category of rarity as a vulnerable species within Russia's capital, and the marsh owl is listed under the '0' category as a likely extinct species.
▪️Both species are included in the lists of annexes of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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▪️An eared owl and a swamp owl were rescued in Moscow from those who illegally used the wild animals for outdoor photoshoots.
▪️Now the owls are safe – they have been transferred to the Center for the Rehabilitation of Wild Animals of the Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection of the City of Moscow.
▪️The long-eared owl is listed in the Red Book of Moscow under the 3rd category of rarity as a vulnerable species within Russia's capital, and the marsh owl is listed under the '0' category as a likely extinct species.
▪️Both species are included in the lists of annexes of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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Whoopi Goldberg Doubles Down on Her Scandalous Holocaust View
During a January episode of the ABC daytime talk show "The View", the celebrity claimed that the Holocaust wasn't about race but rather people's inhumanity to others. Her comments sparked public outrage, leading to her suspension from the show for two weeks and forcing her to apologize.
In a new interview, Whoopi Goldberg has reiterated her opinion that the Nazis didn't originally target Jews based on their race. Goldberg insisted that Hitler's followers targeted people of African descent as well as the Jews because they were physically different. She went as far to suggest that Jews had an easier time evading Nazis because they were white and could blend in.
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During a January episode of the ABC daytime talk show "The View", the celebrity claimed that the Holocaust wasn't about race but rather people's inhumanity to others. Her comments sparked public outrage, leading to her suspension from the show for two weeks and forcing her to apologize.
In a new interview, Whoopi Goldberg has reiterated her opinion that the Nazis didn't originally target Jews based on their race. Goldberg insisted that Hitler's followers targeted people of African descent as well as the Jews because they were physically different. She went as far to suggest that Jews had an easier time evading Nazis because they were white and could blend in.
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US Winter Storm Causes Biggest Drop in Country's Gas Production in 10 Years, Reports Suggest
Natural gas production in the United States experienced its biggest one-day drop in over a decade on December 23 due to a heavy snowstorm across the country, US media reported.
Production plunged by some ten billion cubic feet, or 10%, on Friday compared with Thursday as liquids froze in pipes and wells had to close in major producing areas, including Texas, reports said.
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Natural gas production in the United States experienced its biggest one-day drop in over a decade on December 23 due to a heavy snowstorm across the country, US media reported.
Production plunged by some ten billion cubic feet, or 10%, on Friday compared with Thursday as liquids froze in pipes and wells had to close in major producing areas, including Texas, reports said.
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Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu plans to suspend the annexation of West Bank settlements in exchange for clinching a Tel Aviv-Riyadh peace deal under the auspices of the 2020 Abraham Accords, an Israeli newspaper has reported.
This came after Netanyahu told a separate Israeli media outlet that he hopes "to bring about a full, formal peace [with Saudi Arabia] as we've done with the other Gulf states like Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)."
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This came after Netanyahu told a separate Israeli media outlet that he hopes "to bring about a full, formal peace [with Saudi Arabia] as we've done with the other Gulf states like Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)."
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The condition of Pele, the 82-year-old soccer star, who has been in the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo since November 29, has reportedly worsened.
According to news agencies, last week doctors said that Pele's cancer had progressed, adding that the three-time World Cup winner was under "increased scrutiny" for "kidney and heart dysfunction." No other hospital statements have been released since.
A Brazilian newspaper reported that Pele's chemotherapy was not working and that doctors had decided to transfer him to palliative care. The family of the football icon, however, denied this report.
According to statements from Pele's daughter, his family will be at his side in the hospital during the Christmas holidays.
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According to news agencies, last week doctors said that Pele's cancer had progressed, adding that the three-time World Cup winner was under "increased scrutiny" for "kidney and heart dysfunction." No other hospital statements have been released since.
A Brazilian newspaper reported that Pele's chemotherapy was not working and that doctors had decided to transfer him to palliative care. The family of the football icon, however, denied this report.
According to statements from Pele's daughter, his family will be at his side in the hospital during the Christmas holidays.
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📹 "Where we were, there was no one": Ukrainian POWs told how their commanders forced them to dig trenches so that from the air it seemed that they had many positions.
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Turkey Accuses France of Backing PKK as Kurds 'Burning Streets of Paris'
Scores of Kurdish activists clashed with police in Paris on Saturday as they protested the killing of three Kurds in a shooting spree in the heart of the French capital.
The Turkish president's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin has accused France of backing the Kurdistan Workers' Party* (PKK) in Syria, an organization which he said is now setting Parisian streets on fire.
"This is PKK in France. The same terrorist organization you support in Syria," Kalin tweeted, referring to French authorities.
*The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is outlawed in Turkey.
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Scores of Kurdish activists clashed with police in Paris on Saturday as they protested the killing of three Kurds in a shooting spree in the heart of the French capital.
The Turkish president's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin has accused France of backing the Kurdistan Workers' Party* (PKK) in Syria, an organization which he said is now setting Parisian streets on fire.
"This is PKK in France. The same terrorist organization you support in Syria," Kalin tweeted, referring to French authorities.
*The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is outlawed in Turkey.
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⚠️ Bus fell into the Lérez River in northwestern Spain
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Year in Review: Joe Biden's 2022 Gaffes
Since assuming office in January 2021, President Joe Biden has proven to be an inexhaustible source of gaffes and blunders, and he did not disappoint this year.
We've collected a few of his funny missteps in the outgoing 2022 for you.
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Since assuming office in January 2021, President Joe Biden has proven to be an inexhaustible source of gaffes and blunders, and he did not disappoint this year.
We've collected a few of his funny missteps in the outgoing 2022 for you.
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Iran's IRGC Says Arrested 7 Leaders of Group Linked With UK Intelligence
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that it identified and arrested seven leaders of a group allegedly involved in subversive activities and linked with UK secret services during recent mass protests in the country.
"An organized group called Zagros, which was led by agents from the UK and created a team of active counterrevolutionary elements inside and outside the country to lead subversive activities, especially during recent protests, has been identified as a result of a successful operation," the IRGC said in a statement, as quoted by Iranian media.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that it identified and arrested seven leaders of a group allegedly involved in subversive activities and linked with UK secret services during recent mass protests in the country.
"An organized group called Zagros, which was led by agents from the UK and created a team of active counterrevolutionary elements inside and outside the country to lead subversive activities, especially during recent protests, has been identified as a result of a successful operation," the IRGC said in a statement, as quoted by Iranian media.
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Iran Ready to Assist Afghan Girls, Women in Receiving Higher Education
Iranian authorities expressed their readiness to assist Afghan girls and women in receiving university degrees after the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) banned it in Afghanistan, Iranian Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Ensiye Khazali said on Sunday.
"At the meeting that we held on the sidelines of the last gathering of the women's committee, its chief thanked and highly appreciated the support provided by the Iranian government to female Afghan refugees. The Islamic Republic [Iran] is ready to promote the education of Afghan women at different stages of university education," Khazali tweeted.
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Iranian authorities expressed their readiness to assist Afghan girls and women in receiving university degrees after the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) banned it in Afghanistan, Iranian Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Ensiye Khazali said on Sunday.
"At the meeting that we held on the sidelines of the last gathering of the women's committee, its chief thanked and highly appreciated the support provided by the Iranian government to female Afghan refugees. The Islamic Republic [Iran] is ready to promote the education of Afghan women at different stages of university education," Khazali tweeted.
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Alloys, Nuclear Waste Processing & Artificial Lab Animals: What Russian Scientists Achieved in 2022
Scientists in Russia managed to achieve a number of remarkable breakthroughs in various fields during the year. Here are but a few of the advancements that were announced by researchers over the past months.
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Scientists in Russia managed to achieve a number of remarkable breakthroughs in various fields during the year. Here are but a few of the advancements that were announced by researchers over the past months.
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“Under the influence of some kind of drug”: A Russian intelligence officer recounted a case in which a Ukrainian soldier was able to walk off the battlefield with a torn-off leg.
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'Man's Best Friend': Dogs Starts Christmas Eve Blaze in House in England
🔥 The fire supposedly started after a dog accidentally turned on a hairdryer that was lying on a mattress.
Firefighters in England have warned that it would be wise to keep electrical appliances unplugged when not in use, especially when there is a pet in the household.
The warning comes in the wake of an incident that occurred on Christmas Eve when Essex Fire Service responded to a call from Hockley to deal with a fire that was apparently started by a dog.
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🔥 The fire supposedly started after a dog accidentally turned on a hairdryer that was lying on a mattress.
Firefighters in England have warned that it would be wise to keep electrical appliances unplugged when not in use, especially when there is a pet in the household.
The warning comes in the wake of an incident that occurred on Christmas Eve when Essex Fire Service responded to a call from Hockley to deal with a fire that was apparently started by a dog.
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Poll: Almost Half of Germans Opposing Sending Tanks to Ukraine
📊 Almost half of Germans oppose sending Germany-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, a YouGov poll has showed.
According to the survey, 45% of respondents said that they oppose shipping German tanks to Ukraine, with just 33% supporting the move and another 22% declining to respond.
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📊 Almost half of Germans oppose sending Germany-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, a YouGov poll has showed.
According to the survey, 45% of respondents said that they oppose shipping German tanks to Ukraine, with just 33% supporting the move and another 22% declining to respond.
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“70% of our company were killed or wounded”: a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded a video appeal to the military command.
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UN Human Rights Chief Slams Taliban's Ban on Women Working for NGOs as 'Blow' to Rights
The decision by the Taliban* to prohibit women from working in non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan is a "blow" to women's rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Sunday.
"Ban by de facto authorities on women working in NGOs is blow to women’s rights & assault on the lifesaving & critical aid so many Afghans need. Women & girls' rights cannot be denied, nor their voices silenced," Turk said in a statement published by the UN Human Rights Office on Twitter.
*The Taliban is an organization under UN sanctions for terrorism
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The decision by the Taliban* to prohibit women from working in non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan is a "blow" to women's rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Sunday.
"Ban by de facto authorities on women working in NGOs is blow to women’s rights & assault on the lifesaving & critical aid so many Afghans need. Women & girls' rights cannot be denied, nor their voices silenced," Turk said in a statement published by the UN Human Rights Office on Twitter.
*The Taliban is an organization under UN sanctions for terrorism
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Bus Accident in Canada Leaves Over 50 People Hospitalized
A bus accident occurred in southwestern Canada leaving 53 people hospitalized, the local health authority said on Sunday.
"Interior Health has initiated a Code Orange response as a result of a bus accident on #HWY97C. Medical teams are currently receiving 53 patients at 3 hospitals located in #Kelowna, #Penticton, #Merritt," the British Columbia regional healthcare authority wrote on Twitter.
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A bus accident occurred in southwestern Canada leaving 53 people hospitalized, the local health authority said on Sunday.
"Interior Health has initiated a Code Orange response as a result of a bus accident on #HWY97C. Medical teams are currently receiving 53 patients at 3 hospitals located in #Kelowna, #Penticton, #Merritt," the British Columbia regional healthcare authority wrote on Twitter.
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