World News: 16 July 2023

Marketa Vondrousova becomes Wimbledon’s first unseeded female champion
Marketa Vondrousova came to the All England Club a year ago unable to play tennis at all. She had a cast on her surgically repaired left wrist, so her visit was limited to sightseeing around London with her sister and cheering for a friend who was competing at Wimbledon.

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Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus, Ukraine confirms
First reports of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus surfaced in late June when independent Russian and Belarusian media reported about the fighters being stationed near Asipovichy, where an abandoned base of Belarusian rocket forces in Tsel was being hastily refurbished.

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India ties up with UAE to settle trade in rupees
During a visit by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the UAE on Saturday, the two countries also agreed to set up a real-time payment link to facilitate easier cross-border money transfers.

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Record heatwaves sweep the world, from US to Europe and Asia
Tens of millions of people were battling dangerously high temperatures around the world on Sunday as record heat forecasts hung over parts of the United States, Europe and Asia, in the latest example of the threat from global warming.

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After Quran, Sweden Police allows burning of Bible, Torah in protest
On June 28, 37-year-old Salwan Momika of Iraqi origin tore up and burned a copy of the Quran in the presence of the police, in front of a Stockholm mosque.
This action sparked condemnation and protests from across the Arab, with several countries summoned Sweden’s ambassadors.

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Brazil wants 10-year pause on deep sea mining as UN agency under pressure to draft regulations
Brazil on Friday urged a 10-year precautionary pause on deep sea mining in international waters just days after companies and countries were allowed to start applying for provisional licenses.

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