Day: June 8, 2022

Greg Cote: Mickelson, Johnson, et al., are Saudi pawns pocketing blood money as LIV Golf Series begins

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MIAMI — Dustin Johnson sat in front of a “LIV Golf” logo in England this week and, with a straight face, said, “I chose what’s best for me and my family.” The money, he meant. Blood money, but never mind that. When you have made a mere $72 million in your PGA Tour career, when your additional outside endorsement money starts with the TaylorMade cap they pay you to wear, when your father-in-law happens to be Wayne Gretzky, well, you get used to wealth and all that matters is more more more. No matter the cost, apparently. The cost in reputation, in legacy — all of the things that comprise one’s…

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL UNITED NATIONS WORLD OCEANS DAY PHOTO COMPETITION

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Six First Place Winners Selected from Thousands of Global Photo Submissions Surrounding 2022 Theme Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean New York, New York, June 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The winners of the ninth annual United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition were announced today during the United Nations World Oceans Day (UNWOD) 2022 […]

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Moscow’s overtures to Hamas: A message to Israel and the US

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In recent months, Russian-Israeli ties have been drastically affected by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, triggering a war of words and accusations. In April Israel condemned Russia’s war, calling it a “flagrant violation of the international order”. It also voted for the suspension of Moscow from the United Nations Human Rights Council, prompting Russia to announce it was leaving the forum. Moscow angrily responded by labelling Israel’s statements as ‘anti-Russian attacks’, claiming that Israel is using the invasion of Ukraine to ‘distract’ from its conflict with Palestinians. Moscow also condem…

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Indonesia’s G20 HWG Meeting Series Urges World Leaders to Be Prepared for Future Pandemics

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LOMBOK, Indonesia, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The second Health Working Group (HWG) meeting brought global leaders to initiate a new global emergency fund for future pandemics and focused on facilitating greater sharing of genomic sequencing data, as well as how the Financing Intermediary Fund (FIF) functions under the World bank in preparing for future pandemics. […]

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Indonesia’s G20 HWG Meeting Series Urges World Leaders to Be Prepared for Future Pandemics

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LOMBOK, Indonesia, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The second Health Working Group (HWG) meeting brought global leaders to initiate a new global emergency fund for future pandemics and focused on facilitating greater sharing of genomic sequencing data, as well as how the Financing Intermediary Fund (FIF) functions under the World bank in preparing for future pandemics. […]

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Old Video From Pak Falsely Shared As Protest Against Remarks On Prophet

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By Anmol Alphonso An old video showing a huge gathering of people raising slogans is being shared on social media with captions falsely claiming that it shows people coming together in support of Prophet Mohammad. The video is being shared in the backdrop of the recent controversy surrounding former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma. BOOM found that the viral video is from Lahore, Pakistan and was recorded in January 2021. Several Arab countries including Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia have registered protests with the Indian government over remarks made by BJP members Nupur Sharma…

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