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  Belinda

  2 days ago

  Pets suspected of having monkeypox should be isolated: US CDC

  straitstimes.com

  A dog was reported to be infected with the virus in Paris.

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  Belinda

  

  1 day ago

  Studies under way to see if mutations behind monkeypox spread: WHO

  straitstimes.com

  A subvariant has been identified as being behind the current global outbreak.

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  Belinda

  

  6 days ago

  Salman Rushdie stabbed: The 1989 fatwa against the Indian-born novelist

  straitstimes.com

  Friday's knife attack on Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

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  Belinda

  

  6 days ago

  Stabbing of Rushdie thrusts a tranquil New York literary retreat into mayhem

  straitstimes.com

  Chautauqua Institution is a haven in New York where writers and artists gather each summer.

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  Belinda

  

  Aug 12

  Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage at event in New York

  straitstimes.com

  A man ran on stage and either punched or stabbed Mr Rushdie.

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  Belinda

  

  Russia now controls at least $12.4 trillion worth of Ukraine's energy, metal and mineral deposits, report says

  Business Insider - Brian Evans

  Russia now controls at least $12.4 trillion worth of Ukraine's key natural resources, including energy and mineral deposits, according to an analysis for The Washington Post by SecDev. If the Kremlin succeeds in annexing Ukrainian land seized during Russia's invasion, Kyiv would lose almost …