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Rail services in southern Pakistan partially restored a day after 30 people were killed in derailment

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  • A train derailed in southern Pakistan on Aug. 6, 2023, killing at least 30 people, and injuring dozens of others.
  • Funerals began on Aug. 7, 2023, as dozens of injured people remain hospitalized from the disaster.
  • Rail services in the southern part of the country are partially restored a day after the accident.

Passenger rail service was partially restored Monday in southern Pakistan, a day after a train derailed in the region, killing at least 30 people and injuring scores,

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Is Italy’s Meloni failing to deliver for women? – POLITICO

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ROME — At the end of NATO’s annual summit in Vilnius in July, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wound up her press conference abruptly. It had nothing to do with the reporters’ questions, she said: her high heels were killing her. 

A complaint of that kind at such a hothouse of masculine energy as a NATO summit would have been unimaginable for a previous generation of female leaders, who

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Leak detected in Druzhba oil pipeline, Polish operator says – POLITICO

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Poland late Saturday halted shipping oil through part of the Druzhba pipeline, which carries oil from Russia to Europe, after a leak was detected, Polish pipeline operator PERN said.

The incident comes amid heightened concerns about the security of Europe’s energy infrastructure after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year and following attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines that run from Russia to Europe.

The leak was detected in the municipality of Chodecz in central Poland on “one of the

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Stellantis cockpit, connected services chief leaves company

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Sundaram’s LinkedIn profile describes his role as advancing Stellantis to be an industry leader in the connected cabin experience. He wrote of using artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality, immersive gaming and cloud services to offer content and services in vehicles.

He joined Stellantis in August 2021 from Harman International, where he was vice president of telematics.

Sundaram was named one of Automotive News‘ Rising Stars in 2018 while at Harman.

His roles will be assumed by Anantha Krisnan,

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Google Ads Users Experience Temporary Disruption To Services

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Some Google Ads users encountered an inconvenient service disruption earlier today.

Customers reported an error message when using the service: “Google Ads can’t complete your request right now.”

The issue escalated on social media platforms, specifically Twitter, where users aired grievances.

Google AdsLiaison, the company’s dedicated communication channel for such concerns, promptly acknowledged the

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The UK’s best and worst motorway services – MAPPED | Travel News | Travel

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A motorway chase in which a driver hits speeds of 135mph

The summer holidays are upon us and parents will be cramming kids and their beach toys into the backseat before shooting off for a staycation.

While popular seaside destinations like Brighton, Scarborough and Tenby will be expecting the masses, it can be difficult to predict how busy the roads can get.

Car traffic hit 244 billion vehicle miles in Britain last year, according to the Department for Transport, with

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Russia fines Apple, Wikipedia for leaving up content it doesn’t like about Ukraine war – POLITICO

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Russia fined Apple and Wikipedia on Thursday for not deleting what it says is fake news about Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.

A Russian court fined Apple 400,000 rubles — around €4,000 — for failing to remove material on Apple Podcasts it considered to be false, reported Russian state-run news agency TASS.

Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor had reportedly notified the company that it needed to remove information that was “aimed at destabilizing the political situation” in the country.

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Turkey fumes as Disney axes founding father series after Armenian outcry – POLITICO

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Disney’s decision not to air a high-profile series dramatizing the life of Turkey’s founding father has sparked uproar, with top Turkish officials accusing the American network of bowing to pressure from Armenian groups.

Turkish media reported Wednesday that Disney had decided to pull the show “Atatürk,” a six-part period drama series originally billed for broadcast on its Disney+ platform on October 29. Its release was timed to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey

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Belarus helicopters entered Poland’s airspace as provocation, report says – POLITICO

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The incursion into Poland by two Belarusian choppers was a deliberate move intended to provoke Warsaw, according to a report published Wednesday in Polish media outlet Onet.

Minsk’s taunt prompted Poland to send more troops to its border with Belarus.  

At first, Warsaw denied rumors of airspace violations by helicopters on Tuesday, but later explained that the border crossing took place in the area of Białowieża at a very low altitude, which made it difficult for radar systems to detect.

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Michel Barnier calls for post-Brexit UK-EU defense treaty – POLITICO

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LONDON — The time is right for London and Brussels to negotiate a new treaty on defense and foreign policy cooperation, Michel Barnier, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator, told POLITICO.

Speaking to the Ex Files newsletter for its 100th edition, Barnier — a former French presidential candidate and key player in Britain’s painstaking divorce from the EU — said it was now in both sides’ interest to collaborate

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