Новости за 08.08.2021

Facebook has introduced a new feature allowing users to request prayers – an update that has been roundly mocked and skewered by critics, who say Facebook has far larger issues to focus on.
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Former president Barack Obama is facing further scrutiny over his allegedly “scaled-back,” celebrity-filled birthday party, with footage of the maskless Democrat at the shindig causing massive outrage.
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Ireland's latest Olympic boxing gold medalist, Kellie Harrington, has been praised for her "pure class" as she invited her losing rivals to the top of the podium after she was crowned Olympic lightweight champion on Sunday.
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European powerhouses Paris Saint-Germain have made a formal approach to secure the signature of free agent Lionel Messi by offering the Argentina star a two-year, $59 million deal to trade Catalonia for the French capital.
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Iran’s newly sworn-in President Ebrahim Raisi was vaccinated with a locally developed Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday, as Iran marked a record daily increase in infections and over 500 new deaths.
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It has been a hectic few weeks for Tyson Fury after a Covid-19 diagnosis derailed his trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder, so perhaps he could be forgiven for spelling his new baby daughter's name wrong on Twitter.
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One of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s closest allies, Lubov Sobol, has left Russia days after she was sentenced to a year-and-a-half of restrictions over her role in organizing unauthorized protests in early 2021.
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Team USA superstar Megan Rapinoe congratulated the first openly transgender Olympic medalist as they shared a podium at the Tokyo 2020 Games – then kissed girlfriend Sue Bird after she won her fifth gold basketball medal.
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Over 60% of Americans say they will continue masking up if they feel sick, even post-Covid 19 pandemic, and over 40% say they will don face coverings in crowded spaces going forward, according to a new poll.
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Ukraine's defense ministry will meet a high jumper "immediately" upon her return from Tokyo, condemning her hug with a Russian because of the civil conflict in the country’s east, which it called the "Russian-Ukrainian war".
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A heated debate exploded online after several gamers reported hearing what sounded like the ‘N-word’ from zombies in the new video game Back 4 Blood.
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Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has alleged that he was racially abused by several Leicester City fans during Saturday's Community Shield game, also stating that fellow ITV pundit Roy Keane was called an 'Irish c*nt'.
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Taliban militants have captured another provincial capital, Sar-e Pul, and most of the fifth-largest city of Kunduz, according to local officials. Afghan special forces have been deployed in a bid to re-take the latter.
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Russia’s withdrawal from the SWIFT payment system will happen only if the EU toughens sanctions on Moscow, which is unlikely, the head of Russia’s VTB bank believes.
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Donald Trump has suggested that his administration’s decision to pour money and resources into fast-tracking Covid vaccines saved millions of lives. But no one should be forced to get the shot, the former president argued.
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An upcoming Hulu TV series is premised on a global extinction of almost everyone with a Y chromosome, but the mysterious plague may have been politically correct enough to spare trans women.
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Morhad Amdouni won't be winning any awards for sportsmanship this summer after appearing to 'sabotage' his rivals during Sunday's marathon by knocking over water bottles from a refreshment table – only to save one for himself.
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UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has come under fire for skipping self-isolation after returning from Paris and hanging out with Princess Anne instead. The government has said the official did not break any regulations.
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After the US Olympic team in Tokyo scored more gold medals than their Chinese rivals, the Gray Lady found it quite reasonable to rank countries by that metric rather than the total number of medals won.
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ByteDance, the Chinese owner of short video platform TikTok, is reportedly planning to go public as early as next year, after addressing concerns over data security raised by China’s state regulators.
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The Iranian government called out the United States in a statement commemorating the 76th anniversary of the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and called for a world without nuclear weapons.
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Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu was attacked by his own right-wing allies, who accused him of disrespecting the Shabbat tradition barring Jews from working on Saturday by greeting the country’s Olympic champion.
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Former champion Karolina Sevastyanova has blasted the hugely controversial call to deny Russian rhythmic gymnast Dina Averina gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, describing the judging decision as "insulting" and "painful".
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Australians are airing their grievances with Victoria Premier Dan Andrews after he admitted he cited non-existent coronavirus-tainted sewage in his decision to lock down the state.
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