World News: 02 September 2022

Africa’s oldest dinosaur found in Zimbabwe
The dinosaur, named Mbiresaurus raathi, was only about one metre (3.2 feet) tall, with a long tail, and weighed up to 30 kilograms (66 pounds), according to the international team of palaeontologists that made the discovery.

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: UN experts make first inspection
Zaporizhzhia, in southern Ukraine, is Europe's largest nuclear plant. It was occupied by Russia soon after it invaded Ukraine in February. Ukrainian staff who continue to operate the plant say Russian troops have used it as a military base and that workers are in effect held at gunpoint.

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China locks down 21 million people in Chengdu after COVID outbreak
Similar measures have seen millions of people confined to their homes in the northeastern city of Dalian, as well as Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province that borders the capital city, Beijing.

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Earthquake rocks Liechtenstein Parliament during earthquake debate
The first earthquake drew a smile from FBP lawmaker Bettina Petzold-Mähr, who had been speaking. The second, larger tremor shook the parliament building more violently, prompting the President of the Landtag, Albert Frick, to temporarily halt the session and evacuate the chamber.

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Ex-police officer gets record 10-year sentence over Capitol riots
Thomas Webster, 56, of Goshen, New York, was convicted in a federal jury trial in May of all six charges against him, including assaulting a police officer and engaging in violence on restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon.

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Jackson, Mississippi residents told to shower with mouths shut
Jackson residents have been boiling their water since the end of July, when workers noticed cloudy water at the city’s largest water treatment plant, O.B. Curtis. Around the same time, the primary pumps started to fail, prompting the facility to shift to smaller backup pumps.

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