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US charges Chinese manufacturers for alleged fentanyl ingredient trafficking in landmark case
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For more on this: https://sc.mp/rhv6 The US Justice Department filed criminal charges on June 23, 2023, against four Chinese chemical companies and eight individuals for allegedly trafficking ingredients used to make fentanyl, a highly addictive painkiller that fuelled the opioid crisis in the United States. The court indictments were the first filed against Chinese entities. China’s…
Afghan capital Kabul debuts hand-painted landmark featuring Taliban symbolism
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Afghanistan’s capital has a bold new landmark that depicts the nation as being at the centre of the world as it places the world at the centre of Kabul. The giant hand-painted globe in Dahan-e-bagh Square features an oversized Afghanistan that designers said was meant to counter a sense of oppression in the country. But critics…
Russia hits key Odesa port day after landmark grain deal: Ukraine
Russian missiles have hit infrastructure in Ukraine’s port of Odesa, a day after Russia and Ukraine signed a deal to reopen Black Sea ports, the Ukrainian military has said. “The enemy attacked the Odesa sea trade port with Kalibr cruise missiles; two missiles were shot down by air defence forces; two hit the infrastructure of the port,” the Operational Command South wrote on Telegram on…