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Assam BJP caught in cold war between senior and junior leaders

At least two Bharatiya Janata Party legislators in Assam, one of them a minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal government from 2016-2021, have voiced their concerns over the treatment being meted out to senior BJP leaders. Their resentment followed the resignation of former MP Rajen Gohain as the chairman of the Assam…

The Hindu · Aug 22, 2023

New water plan announced – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2023

Father Builds Drivable Wood Swedish Tank From World Of Tanks Video Game

The replica of a Swedish STRV 103 Cold War-era tank uses realistic treads to go off-road and over curbs.

Motor1 · Aug 20, 2023

Nuclear war would be more devastating for Earth's climate than cold war predictions – even with fewer weapons

Christopher Nolan’s biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer has revived morbid curiosity in the destructive power of nuclear weapons. There are now an estimated 12,512 nuclear warheads.

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2023

US Senate votes to expand radiation-exposure compensation, from Guam to original A-bomb test site

The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

The SCO is a success story that can get better

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s success story is part of the broader global partnership of emerging economies and developing countries

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2023

Helsinki 1952: Summer Olympics at the height of the Cold War

From 19 July to 3 August 1952, the Finnish capital Helsinki hosted the 15th Summer Olympics, the first games of the modern era. The world's biggest sporting event after the Second World War took place at the height of the Cold War and marked the beginning of East-West rivalry.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 26, 2023

When Greenland was green

Frozen soil extracted during the Cold War reveals a time when Greenland was free of ice. It could happen again

Salon · Jul 23, 2023

UN chief says the world is in a new era marked by the highest major power competition in decades

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the post-Cold War period is over and the world is moving toward a new multipolar era already marked by the highest level of geopolitical tensions and major power competition in decades

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Soviet spies in Africa: How the KGB expanded Russian influence during the Cold War

Russian influence in Africa has deep historical roots, from supporting an attempted coup in Ghana to spreading fake political news in Algeria and training African fighters in Crimea. FRANCE 24 looks back on four little-known Soviet operations aimed at furthering Russian interests in Africa during the Cold War

France 24 · Jul 20, 2023