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  Last update: 05:28 GMT 28.07.2021

  05:28 GMT 28.07.2021

  Environment

  Former Archbishop of Canterbury Labels Greta Thunberg a 'Prophet'

  Sir Rowan Williams compared the 18-year-old Swedish climate activist, who notoriously castigated world leaders for “stealing her childhood and her dreams” to prophet Jeremiah, who spoke from the Lord against the powers that be.

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  Last update: 08:33 GMT 28.07.2021

  08:33 GMT 28.07.2021

  Society

  Alleged Epstein Victim to Publish Memoir Ahead of Maxwell Trial, Hopes to See 'Minds, Laws Changed'

  Sarah Ransome, who alleged that socialite Ghislane Maxwell recruited her as a masseuse for Jeffrey Epstein, but was later threatened into having sex with the billionaire sex offender, settled a lawsuit with both in 2018.

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  Last update: 08:50 GMT 28.07.2021

  08:50 GMT 28.07.2021

  Sport

  Momiji Nishiya, 13, Wins Skateboarding Event in Tokyo: Is She the Youngest Olympic Gold Medalist?

  Both Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky debuted at the Olympics as 15-year-olds. But the Americans were not the youngest athletes to appear in the quadrennial mega-event, nor were they the youngest medal winners at the Games. A 10-year old Greek gymnast named Dimitrios Loundras was the youngest person to have ever participated in the Olympics (1896).

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  Last update: 08:59 GMT 28.07.2021

  08:59 GMT 28.07.2021

  World

  Police in Canada Have Spent Decade Investigating Residential School Abuse Allegations

  It took 10 years to conduct a large-scale investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at a former residential school.

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  Last update: 07:17 GMT 28.07.2021

  07:17 GMT 28.07.2021

  Middle East

  As COVID-19 Cases Spike in Israel, Authorities Drag Their Feet Supplying the Country With Vaccines

  According to the plan proposed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, 200,000 new vaccine doses will be delivered to Israel on 1 August. That batch will only be given to the elderly, and there are fears that the country will be drawn into another crisis if the jabs are not supplied on time.

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  Last update: 07:58 GMT 28.07.2021

  07:58 GMT 28.07.2021

  World

  Russia Sent US Six Requests for Cybersecurity Dialogue in 6 Years With No Response, Ambassador Says

  WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Moscow has directed six requests to the United States to set up a cybersecurity dialogue over the past six years but has gotten no response, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told Sputnik.

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  Last update: 07:16 GMT 28.07.2021

  07:16 GMT 28.07.2021

  US

  GOP Rep Introduces Transparency Bill to Stop 'Shameless Grift' Involving Hunter Biden Art Sales

  Earlier, several GOP Representatives initiated a probe into the new “artistic” career path of US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, to review it for possibly "profiting off the presidency", specifically, questioning the price of his paintings, reportedly selling for between $75,000 and $500,000, and the possible motives of potential buyers.

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  Last update: 04:35 GMT 28.07.2021

  04:35 GMT 28.07.2021

  World

  Live Updates: Japan Reportedly Records Over 8,000 Daily COVID-19 Cases Amid Tokyo Olympics

  The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has surpassed 4.1 million; over 195.2 million cases have been detected, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.