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Scores are feared dead and wounded as Russia hits Kharkiv blood transfusion centre. Twitter/ZelenskyyUa Russia has targeted a blood transfusion centre in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kupiansk with a Russian-guided aerial bomb, resulting in a tragic loss of life and numerous injuries. The strike occurred late on Saturday, as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue…

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close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. An Indianapolis police officer fatally shot a motorist who fled on foot Thursday during a traffic stop, police said. Police did not immediately release information about the reason for the traffic stop…

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Business & FinanceEconomyGovernment 02 August 2023, 7:37 pm 2 minutes Reuters was first to interview the U.S. analyst at Fitch who made the call to cut the U.S. credit rating by one notch. The ratings call was a shock and surprise to markets and investors, coming two months after a debt ceiling crisis was averted….

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The Wagner Group mercenary outfit is not lifting its suspension on recruitment. Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is currently leading the mercenaries as they seek an entry point into the ongoing Niger civil conflict, announced this week that recruitment is still closed. “At the moment, the opening time of the recruitment centers has not…

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Comment on this storyComment The remains of a German mountaineer who had been missing for almost four decades were discovered in the melting ice just off the Matterhorn mountain earlier this month, Swiss police said Friday. A photo published by police showed the man’s belongings — climbing ropes, a gray cloth and a singular black…

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  Rescue workers helping people who are trapped on the other side of Bedford Highway and into the Bedford Place Mall on July 22, 2023. — Twitter/@HalifaxSAR Acute weather conditions continue to take a toll on countries as Canadian authorities reported the heaviest rains in 50 years in the Atlantic region with four people including…

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Firefighters in central Indiana are thanking a mother for safely surrendering her 2-day-old baby to the department’s Safe Haven Baby Box. Kokomo Fire Department said its 2nd Platoon was working when the newborn girl was placed into the box installed at the station on West Superior Street on July 17, setting off alarms and alerting…

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Fast-moving wildfires swept across hills in the searing heat outside the Greek capital on Tuesday, forcing authorities to close highways to help protect an oil refinery. Water-dropping airplanes and helicopters flew low though a blanket of smoke tinted orange by the sunset to try and contain two wildfires to the west of Athens before nightfall….

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