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War-themed video game fuels wave of misinformation

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Troops battle through burning streets. Missiles take down fighter jets. Drones pulverize tanks. The dramatic visuals have the trappings of real-life combat, but they are clips from video games fuelling misinformation. Footage from the war-themed Arma 3 video game, often marked “live” or “breaking news” to make it appear

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Actor Jeremy Renner in critical condition after snow plow accident

Published by AFP Los Angeles (AFP) – Movie star Jeremy Renner, known for his role as Hawkeye in several Marvel blockbusters, was in critical but stable condition following an accident, his representative told US media on Sunday. Renner had been plowing snow when he suffered serious injuries, a representative told The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.

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Supreme Court Upholds Centre’s Demonetisation Move, Decision Not Flawed

Published by BOOM Live By Ritika Jain Supreme Court Constitution Bench in a 4:1 majority upheld the Centre’s 2016 economic policy on demonetisation where it banned Rs 1000 and Rs 500 currency notes. Justice BR Gavai, who authored the majority verdict said the Centre’s move was reasonable and the decision-making was not flawed. Justice BV

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Arms and ammunition recovered in Jammu

Panic in Rajouri as minor dies, 5 left injured in IED explosion

The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, January 2: A minor boy was killed and five people were injured, one of them critically, on Monday in an explosion outside one of the three houses where unknown persons allegedly resorted to indiscriminate firing yesterday evening in which four people including a father-son duo were killed in Upper Dhangri area

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‘Ramp up’ arms production to defend Ukraine against the Kremlin, Nato chief says

Published by City AM By Jack Mendel Western allies need to “ramp up” arms production in the coming months to ensure Ukraine is kept fully supplied in its war against Russia, the secretary-general of Nato has said. Jens Stoltenberg said the conflict is consuming an “enormous amount” of munitions, amid signs that President Vladimir Putin

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Work and pensions minister quits for ‘personal reasons’

Published by City AM By Jack Mendel Work and pensions minister Baroness Stedman-Scott has stepped down for “personal reasons”, Downing Street has said. Lady Stedman-Scott, 67, has been a minister in the department since 2019, having previously been a Government whip in the House of Lords. She is replaced by Viscount Younger of Leckie, who

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New Year: Eight arrests as revellers rush stewards to ‘force’ way into fireworks

Published by City AM By Jack Mendel Eight people were arrested during New Year’s Eve fireworks in central London, after celebrations turned sour with revellers trying to “force” their way into the sold-out event. In its first return since the pandemic, thousands of tickets were sold to watch midnight fireworks, but trouble started about an

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