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Thick clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky on the outskirts of Myanmar’s largest city Friday as authorities burned more than 50 tons of heroin, opium, ketamine, methamphetamine, marijuana and crystal meth — some $600 million of confiscated illegal drugs destroyed nationwide. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This videoContinue Reading

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Greenpeace Italy used video shot on an infrared thermal camera to highlight the severe impact of the heat on outdoor workers. #News #Heatwave #Europe #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4g8baR0 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReutersContinue Reading

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In Ukraine, hundreds of female prisoners are swapping their cells for combat — drawn not just by freedom, but by the chance to start over. And with mobilization in crisis, their fight for redemption is one Ukraine’s army badly needs. #dwcurrentaffairs #ukraine #prisoner For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ FollowContinue Reading

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Did the writers of the Declaration of Independence have any inkling of the consequences of their work? “They absolutely knew they were creating two great ideals for a nation,” said author Walter Isaacson. “One is a nation based on individual liberty, but in which you share common ground in theContinue Reading

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When I was three years old, I fell in love with the violin thanks to an unlikely duet between Itzhak Perlman and a grumpy green Muppet. Watching Perlman’s bow dance across the strings on Sesame Street, I was transfixed. I turned to my parents and announced with all the gravityContinue Reading

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Kyiv circumvents air defences to target oil supplies, power stations, convoys and bridges, starving Russian front line., Ukraine’s disruption of Russian battlefield logistics escalated in the past week, with dramatic attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and satellite communications centres near Moscow – two regions where Russia is supposedly prioritising air defence.Continue Reading