A 500 kilo (1,102 pounds) bomb from the Second World War was uncovered from the Po river in Italy's Lombardy and detonated by the Italian army.
According to Italian media the bomb was dropped by an American bomber. 
The bomb in the Mantua province was uncovered as the Italian river is drying up due to a severe drought and revealing the secrets of its bed.
It was found on July 24th and destroyed in a controlled explosion on Sunday.
The local civil protection evacuated at least 1,200 people from Borgo Virgilio to let the army officers detonate the bomb, in an isolated place.
The controlled explosion was successfully carried out by the Italian army, according to local media reports. 
The Italian government has declared a state of emergency in several northern regions because of a prolonged drought and accompanying heat wave that has dried up the Po River.

Drought reveals World War II bomb in Italian river

A 500 kilo bomb from the Second World War was uncovered from the Po river in Italy's Lombardy and detonated by the Italian army. According to Italian media the bomb was dropped by an American bomber.

The bomb in the Mantua province was uncovered as the Italian river is drying up due to a severe drought and revealing the secrets of its bed

A 500 kilo (1,102 pounds) bomb from the Second World War was uncovered from the Po river in Italy's Lombardy and detonated by the Italian army.
According to Italian media the bomb was dropped by an American bomber.&nbsp;
The bomb in the Mantua province was uncovered as the Italian river is drying up due to a severe drought and revealing the secrets of its bed.
It was found on July 24th and destroyed in a controlled explosion on Sunday.
The local civil protection evacuated at least 1,200 people from Borgo Virgilio to let the army officers detonate the bomb, in an isolated place.
The controlled explosion was successfully carried out by the Italian army, according to local media reports.&nbsp;
The Italian government has declared a state of emergency in several northern regions because of a prolonged drought and accompanying heat wave that has dried up the Po River.
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Reacting to Sri Lanka's request to defer the the docking of a hi-tech Chinese vessel, China on Monday in a veiled dig at India said it was "senseless to pressure" Colombo by citing the issue of security concerns.
New Delhi had reportedly cited 'national security threat' concerns to Colmbo as it protested the arrival of Chinese ship which is learnt to have the capability to track satellites and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Beijing fully respects the jurisdiction of coastal states for the scientific exploration activities within their waters
Its spokesperson Wang Wenbin said his country urges relevant parties to see China’s scientific explorations in a reasonable and sensible way, and stop disturbing the normal exchange between Biejing and Colombo
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had earlier asserted that India was aware of reports of a proposed visit by a Chinese vessel to Sri Lanka's Hambantota port, adding that it would take all steps to safeguard its security and economic interests.
Several Sri Lankan media reports suggest that their President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with China's Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought the deferment of the planned docking.
The Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' was scheduled to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17.

Don't disturb our exchanges: China after Colombo delays its vessel's arrival over India's concerns

New Delhi had reportedly cited 'national security threat' concerns to Colombo as it protested the arrival of Chinese ship which is learnt to have the capability to track intercontinental ballistic missiles

New Delhi had reportedly cited 'national security threat' concerns to Colombo as it protested the arrival of Chinese ship which is learnt to have the capability to track intercontinental ballistic missiles

Reacting to Sri Lanka's request to defer the docking of a hi-tech Chinese vessel, China on Monday in a veiled dig at India said it was "senseless to pressure" Colombo by citing security concerns.
New Delhi had reportedly raised 'national security threat' concerns to Colombo as it protested the arrival of Chinese ship which is learnt to have the capability to track satellites and intercontinental ballistic missiles. &nbsp; The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Beijing fully respects the jurisdiction of coastal states for the scientific exploration activities within their waters.
Its spokesperson Wang Wenbin said his country urges relevant parties to see China&rsquo;s scientific explorations in a reasonable and sensible way, and stop disturbing the normal exchange between Biejing and Colombo.&nbsp;
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MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had earlier asserted that India was aware of reports of a proposed visit by a Chinese vessel to Sri Lanka's Hambantota port, adding that it would take all steps to safeguard its security and economic interests.
Several Sri Lankan media reports suggest that their President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with China's Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought the deferment of the planned docking.
The Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' was scheduled to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17.

Nagasaki turned into a ghost town as US warplanes dropped a nuclear bomb on it, 3 days after Hiroshima. 

Nagasaki Day 2022: 'Fat Man', the bomb that destroyed Nagasaki

The bomb used in Nagasaki was more powerful in the one used in Hiroshima but since it was dropped in a valley, the surrounding mountains shielded large parts of the city.&nbsp;

The first atomic bomb was dropped on the western city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 by the US bomber Enola Gay killing around 140,000 people in Hiroshima and left many more deeply traumatised and even stigmatised.
A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killing another 74,000 people.
Here are some facts about the devastating attacks: -
The bombs &ndash;
The first atomic bomb was dropped on the western city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 by the US bomber Enola Gay. The bomb was nicknamed "Little Boy" but its impact was anything but small.
It detonated about 600 metres from the ground, with a force equivalent to 15,000 tonnes of TNT, and killed 140,000 people. Tens of thousands died instantly, while others succumbed to injuries or illness in the weeks, months and years that followed.
Three days later the US dropped a second bomb, dubbed "Fat Man", on the city of Nagasaki, killing another 74,000 people.
The bomb used in Nagasaki was more powerful than the one used in Hiroshima but since it was dropped in a valley, the surrounding mountains shielded large parts of the city.&nbsp;
&lsquo;Fat Man&rsquo;, as the Nagasaki bomb was nicknamed, weighed 10,000 pounds with a diameter of 60 inches.&nbsp;
With plutonium at its core, the bomb has several detonators placed outside its inner casing which produce a powerful inward pressure leading to an explosion.&nbsp;
The Fat Man produced 21 kilotons of energy when it exploded, leading to complete destruction of everything in the radius of 1.6 kms in Nagasaki.&nbsp;
The bomb was dropped by Bock&rsquo;s Car, &nbsp;a US B-29 bomber and was piloted by US Army Air Force Major Charles Sweeney.
Robert Serber, one of the scientist who helped developed the bomb, named it Fat Man after one of the characters in a novel and a film called &lsquo;The Maltese Falcon&rsquo; as the bomb was supposed to be round and fat.&nbsp;
A US govt atomic facility which developed and tested nuclear bombs during World World II even suggests that according to a common lore, the bomb was named Fat Man after British PM Winston Churchill.&nbsp;
The second atomic bombing was first scheduled for August 11 but it was moved to August 9 due to weather concerns.
Ironically, Nagasaki was never the primary target of the second mission. It was Kokura. But a faulty fuel pump and a cloud cover forced US pilots to move towards their secondary target Nagasaki.&nbsp;
(With AFP inputs)
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China on Monday continued its unprecedented military drills around Taiwan, extending the schedule of war games launched in retaliation to the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the breakaway island which Beijing claims is part of its territory.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command, which oversees Taiwan, said on Monday it would continue drills in waters near Taiwan island, focusing on anti-submarine and air-to-ship strikes, state-run Global Times reported.
The PLA conducted joint drills involving all wings of its armed forces in six areas around the island from August 4 to 7.
The PLA’s latest announcement notice did not specify the location of the exercises nor did it mention when they would end.
The PLA on Sunday proceeded with the plan and continued realistic combat-scenario joint exercises in the sea and air space around the island of Taiwan practicing island capturing drills and bomber deterrence flights in Taiwan Strait, a rehearsal for real operation, state-run Global Times reported on Sunday.
The PLA Command in a late last night press release said its forces continued its joint combat training exercises as scheduled on Sunday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan island.
The focus on Sunday was set on testing the capabilities of using joint fires to strike land targets and striking long-range air targets, an early Monday state-run Xinhua news agency report said.
The air force under the theatre command deployed multiple types of warplanes, including early warning aircraft, bombers, jamming aircraft, fighter-bombers and fighter jets, to conduct drills on such combat missions as joint reconnaissance, airspace control operation, strikes on ground targets, and air support and cover.
Supported by naval and air combat systems, the air strike forces, together with long-range multiple launch rocket systems and conventional missile troops, conducted drills of joint precision strikes on targets.
Multiple bomber formations flew across the Taiwan Strait from north to south and from south to north, while several fighter jets conducted joint drills with destroyers and frigates.
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary. The two sides split in 1949 after a civil war, but Beijing considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognising its sovereignty.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence emphasised that its military was keeping a watch on the situation and dispatched aircraft and ships to respond accordingly. Facing rare public criticism at home for not being able to stop the visit despite high voltage rhetoric, China carried out the heaviest mobilisation of its naval, air force and missile forces to carry out targeted bombardment in the busy Taiwan Strait, a lifeline of transportation of vital cargo shipments, since Thursday, the day after Pelosi left Taiwan.
The visit of Pelosi, the top US leader in 25 years to visit Taiwan, came at a politically sensitive time as President Xi Jinping who is set to complete his second five-year term this year and is widely expected to continue in power, unlike his predecessors who retired after a 10-year tenure.
 

China continues military drills around Taiwan even after end of four-day schedule

China continued its unprecedented military drills around Taiwan on Monday , extending the schedule of war games launched in retaliation to the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the breakaway island which Beijing claims is part of its territory.

Multiple bomber formations flew across the Taiwan Strait from north to south and from south to north, while several fighter jets conducted joint drills with destroyers and frigates.

China on Monday continued its unprecedented military drills around Taiwan, extending the schedule of war games launched in retaliation to the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the breakaway island which Beijing claims is part of its territory.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command, which oversees Taiwan, said on Monday it would continue drills in waters near Taiwan island, focusing on anti-submarine and air-to-ship strikes, state-run Global Times reported.
The PLA conducted joint drills involving all wings of its armed forces in six areas around the island from August 4 to 7.
The PLA&rsquo;s latest announcement notice did not specify the location of the exercises nor did it mention when they would end.
The PLA on Sunday proceeded with the plan and continued realistic combat-scenario joint exercises in the sea and air space around the island of Taiwan practicing island capturing drills and bomber deterrence flights in Taiwan Strait, a rehearsal for real operation, state-run Global Times reported on Sunday.
The PLA Command in a late last night press release said its forces continued its joint combat training exercises as scheduled on Sunday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan island.
The focus on Sunday was set on testing the capabilities of using joint fires to strike land targets and striking long-range air targets, an early Monday state-run Xinhua news agency report said.
The air force under the theatre command deployed multiple types of warplanes, including early warning aircraft, bombers, jamming aircraft, fighter-bombers and fighter jets, to conduct drills on such combat missions as joint reconnaissance, airspace control operation, strikes on ground targets, and air support and cover.
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Supported by naval and air combat systems, the air strike forces, together with long-range multiple launch rocket systems and conventional missile troops, conducted drills of joint precision strikes on targets.
Multiple bomber formations flew across the Taiwan Strait from north to south and from south to north, while several fighter jets conducted joint drills with destroyers and frigates.
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary. The two sides split in 1949 after a civil war, but Beijing considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognising its sovereignty.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence emphasised that its military was keeping a watch on the situation and dispatched aircraft and ships to respond accordingly. Facing rare public criticism at home for not being able to stop the visit despite high voltage rhetoric, China carried out the heaviest mobilisation of its naval, air force and missile forces to carry out targeted bombardment in the busy Taiwan Strait, a lifeline of transportation of vital cargo shipments, since Thursday, the day after Pelosi left Taiwan.
The visit of Pelosi, the top US leader in 25 years to visit Taiwan, came at a politically sensitive time as President Xi Jinping who is set to complete his second five-year term this year and is widely expected to continue in power, unlike his predecessors who retired after a 10-year tenure.

The race to elect a new Conservative Party leader, who will take charge as British Prime Minister early next month, heated up on Monday as the two finalists – Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss – clashed over their proposals to tackle the soaring cost-of-living crisis across the country.
The issue of inflation and how best to curb it has emerged as the main battle line in the race to 10 Downing Street, with both candidates offering different approaches. While Truss has pledged immediate tax cuts if elected, Sunak has promised more targeted support for the most vulnerable households and tax cuts further down the line.
A fresh row brewed out over the weekend after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told ‘The Financial Times’ that her plan to lower taxes rather than offer handouts was more Conservative. This prompted an immediate rebuke from former Chancellor Rishi Sunak that it is "simply wrong to rule out further direct support" for struggling families this winter.
“Families are facing a long, hard winter with rising bills. Yet Liz’s plan to deal with that is to give a big bung to large businesses and the well-off, leaving those who most need help out in the cold,” Sunak writes in ‘The Sun’.
“Worse still, she has said she will not provide direct support payments to those who are feeling the pinch most. We need clear-eyed realism, not starry-eyed boosterism. That means bolder action to protect people from the worst of the winter. I have the right plan and experience to help people through,” he said.
Supporters of Truss hit back to say her remarks over the weekend had been “misinterpreted”.
"What she has, I think, rightly challenged is the wisdom of taking large sums of money out of people's pockets in tax and then giving some of that back in ever more complicated ways," said Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, a supporter of the Foreign Secretary.
"She's willing to do more to help people but her focus is around doing it in a way that puts more money in people's pockets, creating a high-growth economy with higher wages, more people in work," added Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, another Truss supporter.

UK PM race: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss feel heat over cost-of-living crisis

The race to elect a new Conservative Party leader, who will take charge as British Prime Minister early next month, heated up on Monday as the two finalists – Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss – clashed over their proposals to tackle the soaring cost-of-living crisis across the country.

The issue of inflation and how best to curb it has emerged as the main battle line in the race to 10 Downing Street, with both candidates offering different approaches

The race to elect a new Conservative Party leader, who will take charge as British Prime Minister early next month, heated up on Monday as the two finalists &ndash; Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss &ndash; clashed over their proposals to tackle the soaring cost-of-living crisis across the country.
The issue of inflation and how best to curb it has emerged as the main battle line in the race to 10 Downing Street, with both candidates offering different approaches. While Truss has pledged immediate tax cuts if elected, Sunak has promised more targeted support for the most vulnerable households and tax cuts further down the line.
A fresh row brewed out over the weekend after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told &lsquo;The Financial Times&rsquo; that her plan to lower taxes rather than offer handouts was more Conservative. This prompted an immediate rebuke from former Chancellor Rishi Sunak that it is "simply wrong to rule out further direct support" for struggling families this winter.
&ldquo;Families are facing a long, hard winter with rising bills. Yet Liz&rsquo;s plan to deal with that is to give a big bung to large businesses and the well-off, leaving those who most need help out in the cold,&rdquo; Sunak writes in &lsquo;The Sun&rsquo;.
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&ldquo;Worse still, she has said she will not provide direct support payments to those who are feeling the pinch most. We need clear-eyed realism, not starry-eyed boosterism. That means bolder action to protect people from the worst of the winter. I have the right plan and experience to help people through,&rdquo; he said.
Supporters of Truss hit back to say her remarks over the weekend had been &ldquo;misinterpreted&rdquo;.
"What she has, I think, rightly challenged is the wisdom of taking large sums of money out of people's pockets in tax and then giving some of that back in ever more complicated ways," said Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, a supporter of the Foreign Secretary.
"She's willing to do more to help people but her focus is around doing it in a way that puts more money in people's pockets, creating a high-growth economy with higher wages, more people in work," added Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, another Truss supporter.
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Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh after the government announced a steep increase in fuel prices. The 52 percent hike, according to Bangladeshi media, is the "highest" since the country gained independence. 

Bangladesh witnesses protest after 'record' rise in fuel prices; people queue up at fuel stations

The increase was announced by the Sheikh Hasina government on Friday, after which the cost of petrol has increased by 51.2 percent to 130 taka (roughly ₹108) per litre.

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh after the government announced a steep increase in fuel prices. The 52 percent hike, according to Bangladeshi media, is the "highest" since the country gained independence.
Angry demonstrators surrounded fuel stations throughout Bangladesh demanding reversal of the price rise.
The increase was announced by the Sheikh Hasina government on Friday, after which the cost of petrol has increased by 51.2 percent to 130 taka (roughly ₹108) per litre, the cost of 95-octane petrol has increased by 51.7 percent to 135 taka (roughly ₹113), and the cost of diesel and kerosene has increased by 42.5 percent.
According to a statement from the power, energy, and mineral resources ministry, the hike in fuel prices was unavoidable given current global market conditions. It also pointed out that the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation had lost more than 8 billion taka (about ₹667 crore) on oil sales in the six months leading up to July.
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Several videos surfaced on social media showing people queuing up at fuel stations late at night to fill up their tanks.
Although Bangladesh's $416 billion economy has been one of the fastest-growing in the world for years, soaring energy and food prices have increased its import bill, forcing the government to seek loans from global lending agencies such the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
"The new prices will not seem tolerable to everyone. But we had no other choice. People have to be patient," Nasrul Hamid, state minister for power, energy and mineral resources told reporters on Saturday. He said prices would be adjusted if global prices fall.

The U. S. Senate approved a $740 billion economic package  — also known as the Inflation Reduction Act  — as Democrats overcame months of political infighting to deliver the centrepiece to President Biden’s long-stalled economic agenda.

U.S. Senate passes Biden’s mega health, climate bill; House to vote next

The U. S. Senate approved a $740 billion economic package  — also known as the Inflation Reduction Act  — as Democrats overcame months of political infighting to deliver the centrepiece to President Biden’s long-stalled economic agenda ahead of the crucial campaign season. 

Barely more than one-tenth the size of Biden&rsquo;s initial $3.5 trillion Build Back Better initiative, the current package aims to combat climate change, lower healthcare costs, raise taxes on some billion-dollar corporations and reduce the federal deficit. &nbsp;

The U. S. Senate has approved a $740 billion economic package &nbsp;&mdash; also known as the Inflation Reduction Act &nbsp;&mdash; after Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote &nbsp; Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden&rsquo;s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations.
The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden's priorities, a stunning turnaround of what had seemed a lost and doomed effort that suddenly roared back to political life. Democrats held united, 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.
&ldquo;It's been a long, tough and winding road, but at last, at last, we have arrived,&rdquo; said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., ahead of final votes.
&ldquo;The Senate is making history. I am confident the Inflation Reduction Act will endure as one of the defining legislative measures of the 21st century.&rdquo;
Republican amendments shunned
Senators engaged in a round-the-clock marathon of voting that began Saturday and stretched late into Sunday afternoon. Democrats swatted down some three dozen Republican amendments designed to torpedo the legislation. Confronting unanimous GOP opposition, Democratic unity in the 50-50 chamber held, keeping the party on track for a morale-boosting victory three months from elections when congressional control is at stake.
&nbsp;&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s gonna pass,&rdquo; Biden told reporters as he left the White House early Sunday to go to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, ending his COVID-19 isolation. The House seemed likely to provide final congressional approval when it returns briefly from summer recess on Friday.
The bill ran into trouble midday over objections to the new 15% corporate minimum tax that private equity firms and other industries disliked, forcing last-minute changes.
Inflation Reduction Act a win for Democrats
Despite the momentary setback, the &ldquo;Inflation Reduction Act&rdquo; gives Democrats a campaign-season showcase for action on coveted goals. It includes the largest-ever federal effort on climate change &mdash; close to $400 billion &mdash; caps out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare to $2,000 a year and extends expiring subsidies that help 13 million people afford health insurance. By raising corporate taxes, the whole package is paid for, with some $300 billion extra revenue for deficit reduction.
Barely more than one-tenth the size of Biden&rsquo;s initial 10-year, $3.5 trillion rainbow of progressive aspirations in his Build Back Better initiative, the new package abandons earlier proposals for universal preschool, paid family leave and expanded child care aid. That plan collapsed after conservative Sen. Joe. Manchin, D-W.Va., opposed it, saying it was too costly and would fuel inflation.
Nonpartisan analysts have said the &ldquo;Inflation Reduction Act&rdquo; would have a minor effect on surging consumer prices.
Bill would hurt job creation: Republicans
Republicans said the measure would undermine an economy that policymakers are struggling to keep from plummeting into recession. They said the bill's business taxes would hurt job creation and force prices skyward, making it harder for people to cope with the nation's worst inflation since the 1980s.
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&ldquo;Democrats have already robbed American families once through inflation, and now their solution is to rob American families a second time," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., argued. He said spending and tax increases in the legislation would eliminate jobs while having an insignificant impact on inflation and climate change.
Overnight &lsquo;vote-a-rama&rsquo;
In an ordeal imposed on all budget bills like this one, the Senate had to endure an overnight &ldquo;vote-a-rama&rdquo; of rapid-fire amendments. Each tested Democrats' ability to hold together a compromise negotiated by Schumer, progressives, Manchin and the inscrutable centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., offered amendments to further expand the legislation's health benefits, and those efforts were defeated. Most votes were forced by Republicans and many were designed to make Democrats look soft on U. S.-Mexico border security and gasoline and energy costs, and like bullies for wanting to strengthen IRS tax law enforcement.
Before the debate began Saturday, the bill's prescription drug price curbs were diluted by the Senate's nonpartisan parliamentarian. Elizabeth MacDonough, who referees questions about the chamber's procedures, said a provision should fall that would impose costly penalties on drug makers whose price increases for private insurers exceed inflation.
It was the bill's chief protection for the 180 million people with private health coverage they get through work or purchase themselves. Under special procedures that will let Democrats pass their bill by a simple majority without the usual 60-vote margin, its provisions must be focused more on dollar-and-cents budget numbers than policy changes.
But the thrust of their pharmaceutical price language remained. That included letting Medicare negotiate what it pays for drugs for its 64 million elderly recipients, penalizing manufacturers for exceeding inflation for pharmaceuticals sold to Medicare and limiting beneficiaries' out-of-pocket drug costs to $2,000 annually.
The bill also caps Medicare patients' costs for insulin, the expensive diabetes medication, at $35 monthly. Democrats wanted to extend the $35 cap to private insurers but it ran afoul of Senate rules. Most Republicans voted to strip it from the package, though in a sign of the political potency of health costs seven GOP senators joined Democrats trying to preserve it.
The measure's final costs were being recalculated to reflect late changes, but overall it would raise more than $700 billion over a decade. The money would come from a 15% minimum tax on a handful of corporations with yearly profits above $1 billion, a 1% tax on companies that repurchase their own stock, bolstered IRS tax collections and government savings from lower drug costs.
Sinema forced Democrats to drop a plan to prevent wealthy hedge fund managers from paying less than individual income tax rates for their earnings. She also joined with other Western senators to win $4 billion to combat the region's drought.
Several Democratic senators joined the GOP-led effort to exclude some firms from the new corporate minimum tax.
The package keeps to Biden's pledge not to raise taxes on those earning less than $400,000 a year.
It was on the energy and environment side that compromise was most evident between progressives and Manchin, a champion of fossil fuels and his state's coal industry.
Clean energy would be fostered with tax credits for buying electric vehicles and manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines. There would be home energy rebates, funds for constructing factories building clean energy technology and money to promote climate-friendly farm practices and reduce pollution in minority communities.
Manchin won billions to help power plants lower carbon emissions plus language requiring more government auctions for oil drilling on federal land and waters. Party leaders also promised to push separate legislation this fall to accelerate permits for energy projects, which Manchin wants to include a nearly completed natural gas pipeline in his state.
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After three days of violence, Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters agreed to a ceasefire on 7 August. Egypt brokered the ceasefire after the violence left dozens of Palestinians dead and disrupted the lives of thousands of Israelis.
Tension remained as Israel warned of a "strong response" if the truce was violated. America welcomed the ceasefire with US President Joe Biden saying that the country worked with others in the region to "encourage a swift resolution to the conflict".
Over 3 days, Israeli airstrikes pummelled what the government said were sites linked to Palestine's Islamic Jihad group. In turn, Islamic Jihad fighters fired rockets at Israel.
On 6 August, the second Islamic Jihad commander, Khaled Mansour, was killed in an airstrike on an apartment building in the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza. Five civilians also died. Israel says around 15 Palestinian fighters were eliminated in the airstrikes.
This was the worst bout of violence since the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in 2021.

After 3 days of violence, ceasefire between Israel, Palestine's Islamic Jihad; USA welcomes move

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After three days of violence, Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters agreed to a ceasefire on 7 August. Egypt brokered the ceasefire after the violence left dozens of Palestinians dead and disrupted the lives of thousands of Israelis.
Tension remained as Israel warned of a "strong response" if the truce was violated. America welcomed the ceasefire with US President Joe Biden saying that the country worked with others in the region to "encourage a swift resolution to the conflict".
Over 3 days, Israeli airstrikes pummelled what the government said were sites linked to Palestine's Islamic Jihad group. In turn, Islamic Jihad fighters fired rockets at Israel.
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On 6 August, the second Islamic Jihad commander, Khaled Mansour, was killed in an airstrike on an apartment building in the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza. Five civilians also died. Israel says around 15 Palestinian fighters were eliminated in the airstrikes.
This was the worst bout of violence since the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in 2021.

A judge in Russia on Thursday convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling.
Judge Anna Sotnikova said that all the evidence and materials presented during the trial led the court to conclude that Griner's guilt "is proven." Apart from the jail term, the 31-year-old was also fined around $16,400.
Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict.
Earlier in the session, an emotional Griner made a final appeal and said that she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow in February to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg
The ruling concluded a case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russian diplomacy and raised concerns that Griner was being used as a political pawn in Russia's war against Ukraine.
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US Olympic champion Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling

A judge in Russia on Thursday convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling. Is she being used as a political pawn?

US Olympic champion sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling

Griner carried vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow in February to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg

A judge in Russia on Thursday convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling.
Judge Anna Sotnikova said that all the evidence and materials presented during the trial led the court to conclude that Griner's guilt "is proven." Apart from the jail term, the 31-year-old was also fined around $16,400.
Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA&rsquo;s Phoenix Mercury, listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict.
Earlier in the session, an emotional Griner made a final appeal and said that she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow in February to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg
The ruling concluded a case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russian diplomacy and raised concerns that Griner was being used as a political pawn in Russia's war against Ukraine.
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As 82-year-old Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan, it was not just the political onlookers that awaited what next from Beijing, the tension in the tech ecosystem escalated. Editorji explains why this 14,000-square-mile island is the epicenter of the global tech revolution. 
- Simply speaking it is the digital powerhouse of the U.S. with enormous manufacturing centers of China- Taiwan is the Silicon Valley of Asia, with a large focus on manufacturing and AI-  U.S. consumes more than $63 billion worth of Taiwanese tech exports - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is one of the biggest chip foundries on the planet-  Taiwan accounts for more than 90% of the world’s most advanced chip manufacturing with South Korea at 8%, according to a report from the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Boston Consulting Group-  Most companies that design chips today — Qualcomm, Nvidia and Apple among them — don't actually do the manufacturing, instead relying on companies like TSMC.- If Taiwan's chip production were permanently disrupted, the Semiconductor Industry Association estimates it would take three years and $350 billion in investment to build enough capacity to replace it.- The island manufactures about 25–30% of integrated circuits (ICs) globally - Taiwan’s Foxconn, is the world’s largest contract electronics makes iphone and in contract with Google as well-  Big suppliers of liquid-crystal display panels- The island manufactures about 25–30% of integrated circuits (ICs) globally - No one knows for sure how much of China's exports in information and communications hardware are made in Taiwanese-owned factories, but the estimates run from 40% to 80%

Explained: Why Taiwan tensions is worrying the entire tech ecosystem?

Tensions around Taiwan on the rise, Editorji explains why this 14,000-square-mile island is critical to the global tech ecosystem from iPhones to AI. 

Taiwan, Tension & Tech

As 82-year-old Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan, it was not just the political onlookers that await the next move from Beijing, tech titans globally are watching with bated breath.&nbsp;

As 82-year-old <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/us-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-leaves-taiwan-after-a-high-tension-visit-1659536532607">Nancy Pelosi</a> landed in Taiwan, it was not just the political onlookers that await the next move from Beijing, tech titans globally are watching with bated breath.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaves Taiwan after a high-tension visit
Editorji explains why this 14,000-square-mile island is the epicenter of the global tech revolution.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Simply speaking it is the digital powerhouse of the U.S. with enormous manufacturing centers of China</li>
<li>Taiwan is the Silicon Valley of Asia, with a large focus on manufacturing and AI</li>
<li>U.S. consumes more than $63 billion worth of Taiwanese tech exports</li>
<li>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is one of the biggest chip foundries on the planet</li>
<li>Taiwan accounts for more than 90% of the world&rsquo;s most advanced chip manufacturing with South Korea at 8%, according to a report from the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Boston Consulting Group</li>
<li>Most companies that design chips today &mdash; Qualcomm, Nvidia and Apple among them &mdash; don't actually do the manufacturing, instead relying on companies like Taiwan's TSMC&nbsp;</li>
<li>&nbsp;If Taiwan's chip production were permanently disrupted, the Semiconductor Industry Association estimates it would take three years and $350 billion in investment to build enough capacity to replace it.</li>
<li>The island manufactures about 25&ndash;30% of integrated circuits (ICs) globally</li>
<li>Taiwan&rsquo;s Foxconn, is the world&rsquo;s largest contract electronics makes iphone and in contract with Google as well</li>
<li>Globally big suppliers of liquid-crystal display panels</li>
<li>&nbsp;No one knows for sure how much of China's exports in information and communications hardware are made in Taiwanese-owned factories, but the estimates run from 40% to 80%.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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Ahead of 70th anniversary of China's National Day, authorities in Hong Kong have arrested two high profile activists on Monday. Clashes erupted over the weekends that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber-coated bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs at government offices. The demonstrators are angry at&nbsp;Beijing's&nbsp;increasing interference in their city's affairs despite a promise of autonomy after British rule ended in 1997.

Taiwan's military began a live-fire artillery exercise on Tuesday simulating a defence of the island against an attack by China amid massive military drills conducted by Beijing over the past week. 

Taiwan holds live-fire military drill to 'prep for invasion' by China

Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu, reportedly, accused China of 'preparing for an invasion'.&nbsp;

Taiwan's military began a live-fire artillery exercise on Tuesday simulating a defence of the island against an attack by China amid massive military drills conducted by Beijing over the past week.
The drills, reportedly, started in the southern county of Pingtung and include the deployment of several troops and howitzers.
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China launched its largest-ever war drills around Taiwan in response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking US official to visit the self-ruled island in 25 years. The visit was seen by China as the US undermining the 'One China Policy.'
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The US announced another $1 billion in new military aid for Ukraine on Monday, pledging what will be the biggest yet delivery of rockets, ammunition, and other arms straight from Department of Defense stocks for Ukrainian forces. 

US pledges $1 billion military aid for Ukraine — its biggest delivery of rockets, other arms so far

The US' pledge of a massive new shipment of arms comes as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive

The US announced another $1 billion in new military aid for Ukraine on Monday, pledging what will be the biggest yet delivery of rockets, ammunition and other arms straight from Department of Defense stocks for Ukrainian forces.
The U.S. pledge of a massive new shipment of arms comes as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
The aid includes additional rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, as well as thousands of artillery rounds, mortar systems, Javelins and other ammunition and equipment. Military commanders and other U.S. officials say the HIMARS and artillery systems have been crucial in Ukraine&rsquo;s ongoing fight to try to prevent Russia from taking more ground.
U.S. assistance totals $9 billion
The latest announcement brings the total U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine by the Biden administration to more than $9 billion since Russian troops invaded in late February.
&ldquo;At every stage of this conflict, we have been focused on getting the Ukrainians what they need, depending on the evolving conditions on the battlefield,&rdquo; Colin Kahl, undersecretary of defense for policy, said in announcing the new weapons shipment.
Until now, the largest single security assistance package announcement was for $1 billion on June 15. But that aid included $350 million in presidential drawdown authority, and another $650 million under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides funding for training, equipment and other security needs that can be bought from other countries or companies.
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No new HIMARS
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&ldquo;These are not systems that we assess you need in the hundreds to have the type of effects&rdquo; needed, Kahl said, in response to questions about why the U.S. wasn't sending more of the powerful rocket systems. &ldquo;These are precision-guided systems for very particular types of targets and the Ukrainians are using them as such.&rdquo;
The U.S. and its allies still are evaluating whether to supply aircraft to Ukraine, Kahl said. It's &ldquo;not inconceivable that western aircraft down the road could be part of the mix,&rdquo; he said.
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Actor Ezra Miller has been charged with felony burglary in Stamford, Vermont, the latest in a string of incidents involving the embattled star of “The Flash.”
In a report Monday (8 AUGUST 2022), Vermont State Police said they responded to a burglary complaint in Stamford on May 1 and found several bottles of alcohol were taken from a residence while the homeowners weren't present. Miller was charged after police consulted surveillance footage and interviewed witnesses.
The police report said Miller was located shortly before midnight Sunday and was issued a citation to appear for arraignment in Vermont Superior Court on Sept. 26.
The felony charge adds to Miller's mounting legal woes and reports of erratic behavior. The 29-year-old actor was arrested twice earlier this year in Hawaii, including for disorderly conduct and harassment at a karaoke bar. The second incident was for second-degree assault.
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Attorneys for Miller didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on the Vermont felony charge or the protection order related to Tokata Iron Eyes.
After appearing in several films for Warner Bros. and D.C. Films as the Flash, Miller stars in the upcoming standalone film “The Flash,” due out in June 2023. Though Warner Bros. last week axed the nearly completed “Batgirl” film, the studio has suggested it remains committed to releasing “The Flash.”
In an earnings report last week, David Zaslav, chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery referenced “The Flash.” “We have seen ‘The Flash,’ ‘Black Adam’ and ’Shazam 2. We are very excited about them," said Zaslav. "We think they are terrific, and we think we can make them even better.”
 
Representatives for Warner Bros. didn't respond to messages Monday.

Hollywood actor Ezra Miller who stars in 'The Flash', charged with stealing liquor bottles

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Actor Ezra Miller has been charged with felony burglary in Stamford, Vermont, the latest in a string of incidents involving the embattled star of &ldquo;The Flash.&rdquo;
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After appearing in several films for Warner Bros. and D.C. Films as the Flash, Miller stars in the upcoming standalone film &ldquo;The Flash,&rdquo; due out in June 2023. Though Warner Bros. last week axed the nearly completed &ldquo;Batgirl&rdquo; film, the studio has suggested it remains committed to releasing &ldquo;The Flash.&rdquo;
In an earnings report last week, David Zaslav, chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery referenced &ldquo;The Flash.&rdquo; &ldquo;We have seen &lsquo;The Flash,&rsquo; &lsquo;Black Adam&rsquo; and &rsquo;Shazam 2. We are very excited about them," said Zaslav. "We think they are terrific, and we think we can make them even better.&rdquo;
Representatives for Warner Bros. didn't respond to messages Monday.

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The circumstances of the search were not immediately clear, though the Justice Department has been actively investigating the discovery of classified information in boxes of records that were taken to Trump's Florida residence after he left the White House.
The action marks a dramatic escalation in law enforcement scrutiny of Trump and comes as he has been laying the groundwork to make another bid for president.
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Donald Trump: FBI conducting search of my Mar-a-Lago home in Florida

The 45th US President released a lengthy statement on Monday, where he declared his Florida home was &ldquo;under siege&rdquo;.

Former President Donald Trump talked politics in a phone call to a rally for a Republican senatorial candidate in Connecticut Monday evening.
Trump did not mention the raid on his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, by the FBI.
In a lengthy statement Monday, Trump said that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe.
The circumstances of the search were not immediately clear, though the Justice Department has been actively investigating the discovery of classified information in boxes of records that were taken to Trump's Florida residence after he left the White House.
The action marks a dramatic escalation in law enforcement scrutiny of Trump and comes as he has been laying the groundwork to make another bid for president.
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A top commander of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Omar Khalid Khorasani and three other top militant leaders have been killed in a mysterious blast in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, a Pakistani media report said on Monday.
A vehicle carrying senior commanders of the militant group, including Khorasani, was on Sunday targeted with a mysterious explosive device, according to Afghan officials and local sources, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
The top militants were travelling in the Birmal district of the province for a meeting when their vehicle hit a roadside mine, the report said.
All aboard the vehicle, also carrying other TTP commanders such as Abdul Wali Mohmand, Mufti Hassan, and Hafiz Dawlat Khan, were killed in the explosion, The Express Tribune quoted a senior Afghan official as saying.
According to a local source, the TTP leaders were travelling “for consultation” when their vehicle hit a roadside mine on Sunday.
Khorasani, who belonged to the Mohmand tribal district, was considered a top member of the TTP -- the militant group which wants to impose the law of Sharia across Pakistan. Khorasani, who carried a bounty of Rs 10 million on his head.
Hafiz Dawlat from the Orakzai tribal district was an important member of the group and a close trustee of Khorasani, while Mufti Hassan hailed from the Malakand division and pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the deceased leader of the Islamic State terrorist organisation.
TTP intelligence chief Abdul Rashid alias Uqabi Bajauri was also killed in a landmine blast in Kunar province of Afghanistan on Sunday morning, according to local Afghan sources.
The TTP is yet to confirm these targeted killings of its top commanders, an incident that would certainly undermine the Afghan Taliban-brokered peace negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistan government.
The news comes after the outlawed group and Pakistan reached a deadlock during their talks as the outfit refused to budge from its demand for the reversal of the merger of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, the report said.
No group so far claimed responsibility for the targeted killing of TTP leader, which comes at a critical juncture when talks between the rebels and Pakistan have failed to move forward over the issue of the militant’s demand to reverse the merger of the tribal region into Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Hundreds of TTP activists had fled to Afghanistan when their sanctuaries were destroyed after successive operations by the Pakistan army, following the horrendous attack at a Peshawar school in 2014.
Pakistan hoped after the Taliban took over Kabul last year in August that they would not allow the TTP to operate from Afghan soil but instead of expelling the rebels, who supported them during their struggle against the NATO troops, the Taliban asked Pakistan to sort out the issue through talks.
The powerful Haqqani group of the Afghan Taliban has been leading the role of a facilitator but so far without any success.

Top Pakistan Taliban leader, 3 others killed in a blast in Afghanistan: reports

A top commander of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Omar Khalid Khorasani and three other top militant leaders have been killed in a mysterious blast in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, a Pakistani media report said on Monday.

A top commander of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Omar Khalid Khorasani and three other top militant leaders have been killed in a mysterious blast in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, a Pakistani media report said on Monday.

A top commander of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Omar Khalid Khorasani and three other top militant leaders have been killed in a mysterious blast in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, a Pakistani media report said on Monday.
A vehicle carrying senior commanders of the militant group, including Khorasani, was on Sunday targeted with a mysterious explosive device, according to Afghan officials and local sources, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
The top militants were travelling in the Birmal district of the province for a meeting when their vehicle hit a roadside mine, the report said.
All aboard the vehicle, also carrying other TTP commanders such as Abdul Wali Mohmand, Mufti Hassan, and Hafiz Dawlat Khan, were killed in the explosion, The Express Tribune quoted a senior Afghan official as saying.
According to a local source, the TTP leaders were travelling &ldquo;for consultation&rdquo; when their vehicle hit a roadside mine on Sunday.
Khorasani, who belonged to the Mohmand tribal district, was considered a top member of the TTP -- the militant group which wants to impose the law of Sharia across Pakistan. Khorasani, who carried a bounty of Rs 10 million on his head.
Hafiz Dawlat from the Orakzai tribal district was an important member of the group and a close trustee of Khorasani, while Mufti Hassan hailed from the Malakand division and pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the deceased leader of the Islamic State terrorist organisation.
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TTP intelligence chief Abdul Rashid alias Uqabi Bajauri was also killed in a landmine blast in Kunar province of Afghanistan on Sunday morning, according to local Afghan sources.
The TTP is yet to confirm these targeted killings of its top commanders, an incident that would certainly undermine the Afghan Taliban-brokered peace negotiations between the TTP and the Pakistan government.
The news comes after the outlawed group and Pakistan reached a deadlock during their talks as the outfit refused to budge from its demand for the reversal of the merger of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, the report said.
No group so far claimed responsibility for the targeted killing of TTP leader, which comes at a critical juncture when talks between the rebels and Pakistan have failed to move forward over the issue of the militant&rsquo;s demand to reverse the merger of the tribal region into Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Hundreds of TTP activists had fled to Afghanistan when their sanctuaries were destroyed after successive operations by the Pakistan army, following the horrendous attack at a Peshawar school in 2014.
Pakistan hoped after the Taliban took over Kabul last year in August that they would not allow the TTP to operate from Afghan soil but instead of expelling the rebels, who supported them during their struggle against the NATO troops, the Taliban asked Pakistan to sort out the issue through talks.
The powerful Haqqani group of the Afghan Taliban has been leading the role of a facilitator but so far without any success.

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