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Ukraine says it launched July attack on bridge to Crimea
AFP By Mattea Bubalo & Ece Goksedef BBC News Ukraine’s military launched an attack on Russia’s bridge over the Kerch Strait last month, Kyiv has confirmed. The attack on the strategically important route linking Russia with Crimea led Moscow to restrict passage of ships through and flights over the Strait. The incident on 17 July…
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Kidnapped woman escaped makeshift cell, says FBI
FBI By Nadine Yousif BBC News US authorities are searching for other possible victims in at least 10 states after a woman escaped a makeshift concrete block cell in Oregon. The woman reported that she had been kidnapped by a man posing as a police officer and was sexually assaulted before she managed to escape.…
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Bud Light boycott over trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney hits beer giant’s sales
Getty Images The owner of Bud Light took a hit to its sales after a US boycott of the brand sparked by its work with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Brewing giant AB Inbev said sales in the US fell more than 10% this spring, as demand for Bud Light lager plunged. The brand faced a…
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Post Malone pays fan $2m for Magic: The Gathering ‘One Ring’ card
Brook Trafton/TikTok By Chloe Kim BBC News A Toronto retail worker made an unbelievable discovery this summer and is now $2m (£1.57m) richer for it. Brook Trafton found a rare collectable game card for table-top fantasy game Magic: The Gathering (MTG). As a lifetime player of the game, he tells BBC News that finding the…
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Does a ‘performance improvement plan’ always spell the end?
Ostensibly a set of objectives that fast-track employee improvement, PIPs are often be a tool for bosses to nudge out underperforming workers. Jonathan began struggling just weeks into his new job at a cloud service provider. The New York-based tech worker says he was offered a senior position: instead, it was a junior role, offering…
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Quiz of the week: How did Taylor Swift make the earth move?
It’s the weekly news quiz – how closely have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world over the past seven days? Some mobile users may be experiencing difficulties. If you cannot see the quiz, copy this link and open it in your device browser. Try last week’s quiz via this…
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Taylor Swift to play six Eras World Tour shows in Toronto
Getty Images By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Canadian Swifties can breathe a sigh of relief, as the 33-year-old superstar has announced six shows in Toronto. Taylor Swift’s Canadian stops have laid to rest fears that the singer had snubbed Canada in her widely successful Eras World Tour. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at one point…
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Amazon rainforest: Deforestation in Brazil at six-year low
Reuters By Vanessa Buschschlüter in London & Katy Watson in São Paulo BBC News The rate of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon has dropped to its lowest in six years, space agency data suggests. In July of this year, 500 sq km (193 sq miles) of rainforest were cleared in Brazil – 66% less than in…
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OTT पर इस हफ्ते लगेगा मनोरंजन का तड़का, रिलीज हो रहीं ये वेब सीरीज और फिल्में
OTT पर इस हफ्ते लगेगा मनोरंजन का तड़का, रिलीज हो रहीं ये वेब सीरीज और फिल्में मनोरंजन August 04, 2023 | 09:58 am 1 मिनट में पढ़ें जिमी शेरगिल की ‘चूना’ समेत इस हफ्ते रिलीज हो रहीं ये वेब सीरीज अगर आप वेब सीरीज के शौकीन हैं तो अगस्त का पहला हफ्ता भी आपको बोर…
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‘गदर-2’ की एडवांस बुकिंग को मिला जबरदस्त रिस्पॉन्स
इस वक्त हर तरफ फिल्म ‘गदर-2’ की चर्चा हो रही है। कुछ दिनों पहले दमदार ट्रेलर रिलीज होने के बाद अब ‘गदर-2’ 11 अगस्त को सिनेमाघरों में रिलीज होगी। दो दशक पहले सुपरहिट हुई ‘गदर: एक प्रेम कथा’ के इस सीक्वल फिल्म की एडवांस बुकिंग को दर्शकों का जोरदार रिस्पॉन्स मिल रहा है। रिपोर्ट के…