The Joe Biden administration remains “fully committed” to the $23 billion F-35 deal to the gulf state, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Regional Security Mira Resnick told the Associated Press on Tuesday, saying the sale would be a “game changer” for the Emiratis. “The F-35 is already in this …
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Global benchmark Brent crude jumped 71 cents, or 0.8%, to $86.24 a barrel, continuing growth after seven consecutive weekly gains. Earlier in the session, Brent price brushed $86.43 a barrel, reaching its highest level since October 2018. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 87 cents, or 1%, …
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Britain’s on-screen portrayals of race have always been loaded. Be it the abject brown-faced cretinism of Spike Milligan or the creepy sexualised coonery of Little Britain, representations of minorities on film and TV have typically reflected the nation’s eternal neuroses and mediocrity. But while in the past such depictions were …
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US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his British counterpart Boris Johnson announced the ‘AUKUS’ initiative in a three-way virtual event on Wednesday. It is supposed to start 18-month consultations to eventually provide Australia with nuclear-powered but conventionally armed submarines – making it the first non-atomic nation …
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With Kabul falling before even American troops could get out, let alone those Afghans unfortunate enough to have put their lives on the line to support them, Biden sought to defend his unilateral withdrawal. “As we turn the page on the foreign policy that has guided our nation the last …
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The attack naturally led to higher gasoline prices and a run on gas as drivers worried about looming shortages while Colonial Pipeline Co. worked to restart the flow of fuels. Yet the higher prices at the pump and a possible shortage of fuel supplies are the smaller problem. It is, after all, …
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Twitter CEO and crypto enthusiast Jack Dorsey is one of the latest to get into the game, auctioning his 15 year-old tweet as an NFT. Earlier this week, US rock group Kings of Leon announced that their new album will be available as an NFT, offering some exclusive options to …
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Brent crude futures for the March delivery were at $52.94 per barrel, up 2.2 percent at 07:45 GMT, while the February West Texas Intermediate contract advanced 1.1 percent to $49.43 per barrel. Crude markets are braced for the next moves by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and …
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“Breed hands in surprise” Pamfilova asked not to throw a tantrum about multi-day voting The CEC head Ella Pamfilova has asked parties and candidates not to throw a tantrum about multi-day voting in elections in September. “I absolutely do not understand this information hysterics about that, they say, as well, …
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The load capacity of the vehicle up to 3 tons. Mercedes showed an unusual project under the name G-Wagon MRV. SUV developed specially for the military. The car is built on the basis of the G-Class. Instead of full body all-terrain vehicle equipped with a light add-on seats-buckets and roll …
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