08/10/2022 - DailyChatter

Palestinian lawyers took to the streets in Ramallah in the Israel-occupied territories of the West Bank recently to protest against the rule of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas. As Agence France-Presse explained, the Oslo Peace Accords established the Palestinian Legislative Council, a kind of parliament,...

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The World Briefly

August 10, 2022

Bulldozing Through

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea’s parliament re-elected James Marape as prime minister Tuesday, following an election that was marred by violence and fraud allegations, the Associated Press reported. Marape’s nomination comes after the country’s legislature resumed even though vote counting continues in some parts of the country. All...

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The World Briefly

August 10, 2022

When Peace is a Casualty

Afghanistan Pakistan

A bomb blast killed a top leader of the Pakistani Taliban in southeastern Afghanistan this week, an incident that paused the peace talks between the extremist group and Pakistani officials aimed at ending years of violence between the two sides, the Washington Post reported. Pakistan’s Tehrik-e-Taliban...

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The World Briefly

August 10, 2022

The Lonely Visitor

France

France has become captivated by the plight of a solo beluga whale stranded in the Seine near Paris and which is refusing to eat, the Associated Press reported. First appearing last week, the lost whale was seen “gently meandering” in a stretch of the river between...

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Ukraine Briefly

August 10, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

Russia Ukraine

Guerrilla forces loyal to Kyiv are killing pro-Moscow officials, blowing up bridges and trains, and assisting the Ukrainian military by pinpointing vital targets in a rising threat to Russia’s grip on seized territories of southeastern Ukraine, the Associated Press reported. The growing opposition has...

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Discoveries

August 10, 2022

Necrobots

Scientists recently turned dead spiders into useful – and very macabre – mechanical grippers to grab objects, Science Alert reported. This feat came about after a research team decided to test whether dead wolf spiders could be used as a robotics component – something they described...

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