World News: 28 August 2022

Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1000 in ‘climate catastrophe’
Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis.

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Cities near Ukrainian nuclear plant shelled
Russian forces took control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant soon after the war began and hold adjacent territory along the left bank of the wide river. Ukraine controls the right bank, including the cities of Nikopol and Marhanets, each of them about 10 kilometers from the plant.

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Strike deadlock shuts Nigerian universities for months
Lecturers have faulted the government’s position, arguing that the government has still not provided higher pay for lecturers and more funds for the education sector which it agreed to in 2009.

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US sails warships through Taiwan Strait in 1st since Pelosi
The USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville are conducting a routine transit, the U.S. 7th Fleet said. The cruisers "transited through a corridor in the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal State," the statement said.

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Nations fail to reach deal on UN treaty to protect sea life
Negotiations at U.N. headquarters in New York were suspended early Saturday following two weeks of talks that environmentalists had hoped would close a gap in international marine protection measures.

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Garbage piles in Scotland raise health concerns amid strikes
Garbage collectors walked out August 18 and plan to stay off work until Tuesday. Even more strikes lie ahead if the pay dispute is not resolved.

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