World News: 26 August 2022

US judge orders redacted release of Trump search affidavit
The directive from US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart came hours after federal law enforcement officials submitted under seal the portions of the affidavit that they want to keep secret as their investigation moves forward. The judge set a deadline of noon Friday for a redacted, or blacked-out, version of the document.

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Australian police seize record $1.1 Billion of crystal meth
More than 1,800 kg of methylamphetamine was found in containers arriving in Sydney port over recent weeks hidden in marble stone slabs, New South Wales (NSW) state police said in a statement.

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California to ban sales of petrol-only vehicles by 2035
California regulators on Thursday will vote to put in place a sweeping plan to restrict and ultimately ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars, state officials said, a move that the state’s governor described as the beginning of the end for the internal combustion engine.

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Russian plant ‘burning off £8 Million gas per day’ as supply to Germany is limited
Scientists are concerned about the quantities of carbon dioxide and soot that the new liquified natural gas (LNG) plant at Portovaya, north-west of St Petersburg, is creating. The plant is near a compressor station at the start of the Nordstream 1 pipeline, which transports gas to Germany.

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Niger begins making artificial rain to curb drought
Niger has deployed rainmaking technology aimed at alleviating the effects of drought in the country, weather authorities said Thursday. The desert country has faced a food crisis for years because of extended dry spells.

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US strikes Iran-backed groups in Syria twice in 24 hours after attacks
Iran-affiliated forces have recently stepped up low-level attacks on U.S. forces in Syria, including one incident on Aug. 15 when they launched rockets at the Green Village base near the Iraqi border.

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