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Malaysian official who renamed stadium denies title is his name backwards, insists it is ‘Spanish or Greek’
Read More Hakim Ariff insists name inversion was coincidence Hakim Ariff insists name inversion was coincidence
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Global Zeolite Molecular Sieves Industry
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TikTok of everyday life in Covid-free Sydney draws envy from Americans
Read More The videos appear to show how effective Australia’s coronavirus response has been The videos appear to show how effective Australia’s coronavirus response has been
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Teenager expelled from French school for saying Samuel Paty ‘DESERVED’ to be beheaded – media
Read More A student was expelled from a school in France after defending in class the gruesome murder of teacher Samuel Paty by an Islamic extremist, a report says. Paty was beheaded in October for showing a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed. According to France Bleu radio, the student initially made the comments on November 2,…
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World $1.48 Bn Hand Wash Station Market to 2027 with COVID-19 Impact Insights
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French judge rules ‘noisy’ frogs of Grignols must go
Read More Michel and Annie Pécheras told to drain pond after nine-year legal battle with neighbour The French courts have had their final word: Grignols’ grenouilles (frogs) must go. The frogs of a Dordogne village have been served notice after a judge decided they make so much noise during the mating season that they are…
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EU member states agree to set up first European Defence Fund
Read More The European Union has announced its 27 nations will set up the first ever fund to support the bloc’s defense research and development programs and enhance efficiency and innovation in the military sphere. The 7.95 billion euro ($9.67 billion) European Defence Fund (EDF) is being established for the 2021-2027 period, and around a…
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New part of Aztec ‘tower of skulls’ discovered by archaeologists in Mexico
Read More Bone fragments from more than 100 men, women and children found Bone fragments from more than 100 men, women and children found
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“Twitter killer” sentenced to death for serial murders
Read MorePolice arrested Takahiro Shiraishi in 2017 after finding the bodies of eight females and one male in cold-storage cases in his apartment.Police arrested Takahiro Shiraishi in 2017 after finding the bodies of eight females and one male in cold-storage cases in his apartment.
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Coronavirus: European nations tighten restrictions ahead of Christmas
Read MoreThe Netherlands and Germany will be in lockdown over the festive period after Covid-19 cases spike.The Netherlands and Germany will be in lockdown over the festive period after Covid-19 cases spike.
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‘Unconscionable’: Biden criticises Trump while accepting electoral college victory – live updates
Read More Biden hails democracy and rebukes Trump after electoral college victory William Barr steps down after dismissing Trump’s claims of fraud US Covid deaths pass 300,000 as first Americans receive vaccine Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 11.31am GMT Evan McMullin is in the New York Times pondering…
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Ghislaine Maxwell: Jeffrey Epstein associate seeks $28.5m bail deal
Read MoreMs Maxwell denies charges that she helped the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein groom young girls.Ms Maxwell denies charges that she helped the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein groom young girls.
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Kent lorry park to miss Brexit day deadline
Read More Heavy rain has hampered work on Sevington site, designed to relieve queues around Dover from 1 January The Kent lorry park designed to relieve queues of up to 7,000 trucks taking goods across the English channel will not be ready for Brexit on 1 January, it has emerged. Damian Green, the MP for…
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UK medical journals call for Christmas Covid rules to be reversed
Read More Move increases pressure on ministers to rethink plans to allow households to mix over festive period Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Plans to relax Covid restrictions at Christmas must be reversed or many lives risk being lost, according to a rare joint editorial from two of the UK’s most…
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Biden, Trump and AOC aren’t in Georgia’s Senate runoffs. But they’ve got star roles
Read More Georgia’s runoffs for the U.S. Senate have become a national referendum on which party controls Washington. Local issues are getting left behind. Georgia’s runoffs for the U.S. Senate have become a national referendum on which party controls Washington. Local issues are getting left behind.
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Anti-Parkinson Drugs Global Market Report 2020-30: COVID-19 Growth and Change
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Russia’s Putin congratulates Joe Biden for his Nov. 3 victory after Electoral College vote
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Putin finally recognizes that Biden won presidential election
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Germany demands EU agency approve vaccine before Christmas
Read MoreGermany’s health minister has further increased his pressure on the European Union’s regulatory agency and demanded that a coronavirus vaccine be approved before ChristmasGermany’s health minister has further increased his pressure on the European Union’s regulatory agency and demanded that a coronavirus vaccine be approved before Christmas
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Afghanistan: Kabul governor killed in ‘sticky bomb’ attack on car
Read MoreMahboobullah Mohebi is the latest of several officials, journalists and activists to be targeted.Mahboobullah Mohebi is the latest of several officials, journalists and activists to be targeted.
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Day off denied: how Covid confined Hong Kong’s domestic ‘helpers’
Read More Many migrant women have been cooped up in employers’ homes for months, unable to take time off or travel to families Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage On Sundays Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers traditionally gather in their thousands in the city’s public spaces to enjoy their day off. Congregating…
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Coronavirus vaccinations begin in historic U.S. campaign
Read More The first coronavirus vaccinations arrive nearly 11 months after the nation’s first case was diagnosed. The first coronavirus vaccinations arrive nearly 11 months after the nation’s first case was diagnosed.
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Putin congratulates Biden after Electoral College victory
Read More Vladimir Putin has finally congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory, the Kremlin said, in a telegram offering “Russian-American cooperation”. Vladimir Putin has finally congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory, the Kremlin said, in a telegram offering “Russian-American cooperation”.
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Iran ‘stands with’ Turkey after US slaps it with sanctions for buying Russian weapons – FM Zarif
Read More Iran condemns US sanctions against regional rival Turkey and stands “with its people in government” in the face of Washington’s pressure, the foreign minister said. Ankara was punished for buying Russian anti-aircraft missiles. In a damning tweet on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said the US showed its “addiction to sanctions and contempt…
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New Zealand foreign minister offers to help broker peace deal between Australia and China
Read More Nanaia Mahuta says Canberra and Beijing ‘will have to be willing to come together and concede in some areas’ New Zealand’s new foreign minister has said the country could help negotiate a truce between Australia and regional heavyweight China with the two nations caught in an escalating trade and diplomatic spat. Nanaia Mahuta…
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Seaplane makes splash on Lake Burley Griffin in short-cut plan to link Canberra and Sydney
Read More Route would slash travel time between the two cities to less than an hour, company says Sydney Seaplanes has successfully completed a demonstration flight between Sydney and Canberra before landing on Lake Burley Griffin in the nation’s capital. The company has applied to open up the route to consumers and hopes to fly…
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Abandoned tanker containing 1 million barrels of oil could cause ‘devastation’ in Red Sea, scientists warn
Read More Decaying vessel contains four times as much oil as the Exxon Valdez spilled in Alaska in 1989 Decaying vessel contains four times as much oil as the Exxon Valdez spilled in Alaska in 1989
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‘We could have lost her’: Zimbabwe’s children go hungry as crisis deepens
Read More As food shortages worsen due to drought and the economic insecurity of lockdown, one in three children are malnourished Baby Grace lies quietly in the clinical ward under the watchful gaze of her mother, Rose Mapeka. Her parched skin, which hangs off her tiny body, and the milkiness of her eyes, show only…
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A Racial Justice Campaign Brought New Attention to Indonesia’s Poorest Region. Will It Translate to Support for Independence?
Read More As racial justice protests swept the U.S. this summer, a related movement was taking hold thousands of miles away in Indonesia. Papuan Lives Matter began as a hashtag on social media, spreading across the sprawling archipelago of 270 million people. Indonesians shared links to webinars and websites with information about human rights issues…
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A Racial Justice Campaign Brought New Attention to Indonesia’s Poorest Region. Will It Translate to Support for Independence?
Read More As racial justice protests swept the U.S. this summer, a related movement was taking hold thousands of miles away in Indonesia. Papuan Lives Matter began as a hashtag on social media, spreading across the sprawling archipelago of 270 million people. Indonesians shared links to webinars and websites with information about human rights issues…
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Mission to investigate gigantic iceberg
Read MoreScientists will send robotic vehicles under the colossal berg drifting in the South Atlantic.Scientists will send robotic vehicles under the colossal berg drifting in the South Atlantic.
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‘It made Boris seem like a normal person’: how did Johnson’s Covid change him?
Read More The prime minister’s spell in intensive care underscored the severity of the pandemic. Did it also make him reassess his life? It was an unexpected twist in what already felt like an excessively dramatic disaster movie. On 6 April, the British prime minister was admitted to the intensive care ward at St Thomas’…
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Scientists plan mission to biggest iceberg as it drifts towards island
Read More Team will study effects on environment of A-68A, which is heading for South Georgia Scientists are preparing for an urgent mission to the world’s biggest iceberg, which is on a collision course with the island of South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The A-68A iceberg, which is larger than Luxembourg, broke off…
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WATCH police PROTEST in Paris after Macron’s government vows to scale back security bill barring filming of on-duty officers
Read More Cops in the French capital have held a protest rally to denounce President Emmanuel Macron after he called for sweeping police reforms, with his party moving to rewrite a hot-button security bill protecting officers’ identities. The officers were seen demonstrating in the streets of Paris on Monday night in footage captured by RT’s…
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U.S. Agencies and Companies Secure Their Networks After a Huge Hack
Read More WASHINGTON — U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers. The full extent of the damage is not yet clear. But the potential threat was significant enough that the Department…