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Norway's Larsen resigns as think tank CEO over Epstein link
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Voting starts in US as Biden seeks to unseat Trump: Live news
Read MoreTwo small towns in the northeastern state of New Hampshire kick off the polls with their traditional midnight vote.Two small towns in the northeastern state of New Hampshire kick off the polls with their traditional midnight vote.
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‘I worry about future’: workers still fearful despite furlough extension
Read More Firms are scrambling to put staff back on the scheme but it is too late for those made redundant Companies are scrambling to put staff back on furlough after the scheme was due to close at the end of October but will now continue throughout this month amid new lockdowns. However, for those…
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Chinese firm moves from adult diapers to face masks
Read MoreDaddybaby has been given approval by British standards agency and EU to provide protective equipment.Daddybaby has been given approval by British standards agency and EU to provide protective equipment.
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Ahead of giant IPO, China’s Ant faces key question: What is it?
Read MoreChinese regulators met executives including billionaire Jack Ma, reportedly said it would be treated as financial firm.Chinese regulators met executives including billionaire Jack Ma, reportedly said it would be treated as financial firm.
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Melbourne Cup 2020: Twilight Payment wins Flemington race for Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien
Read MoreTwilight Payment wins the Melbourne Cup to give Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien a second victory in the ‘race that stops a nation’.Twilight Payment wins the Melbourne Cup to give Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien a second victory in the ‘race that stops a nation’.
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‘Critical moment’ as Europe, N Africa see COVID-19 surge: WHO
Read MoreUN health agency chief urges countries to take action, work together as COVID wave accelerates.UN health agency chief urges countries to take action, work together as COVID wave accelerates.
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Two Turkish Vienna residents hailed as ‘heroes’ after helping woman & police officer during deadly terrorist shooting spree
Read More Two Turkish MMA fighters living in Vienna have been saluted for courage and heroism after coming to the aid of a woman and a police officer amid deadly gun battles around the city, labeled a terrorist attack by authorities. The duo, named in press reports as Mikail Ozen and Recep Gultekin, briefly appeared…
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13-year-old boy becomes Missouri’s youngest Covid death
Read More Eighth-grader passed away from coronavirus complications less than two weeks after he last attended class Eighth-grader passed away from coronavirus complications less than two weeks after he last attended class
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Coronavirus live news: France sees record new cases; WHO warns it’s ‘not too late’ to take critical action
Read More Portugal considering state of emergency; Italy’s coronavirus strategy is ‘wasting time’, says scientific advisor; Germany begins ‘light lockdown’. Follow the latest updates. Police may be asked to stop England residents escaping to Wales to avoid lockdown Latest coronavirus lockdowns spark protests across Europe Slovakia carries out Covid mass testing of two-thirds of population…
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Firebrand Monk Known as the ‘Burmese bin Laden’ Surrenders to Myanmar Police
Read More (YANGON, Myanmar) — A nationalist Buddhist monk in Myanmar noted for inflammatory rhetoric surrendered on Monday to police, who have been seeking his arrest for over a year for insulting comments he made about the country’s leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The surrender of the monk Wirathu came just days ahead…
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Firebrand Monk Known as the ‘Burmese bin Laden’ Surrenders to Myanmar Police
Read More (YANGON, Myanmar) — A nationalist Buddhist monk in Myanmar noted for inflammatory rhetoric surrendered on Monday to police, who have been seeking his arrest for over a year for insulting comments he made about the country’s leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The surrender of the monk Wirathu came just days ahead…
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To keep or toss a ballot? Florida is already deciding
Read More Election 2020: A look at how a canvassing board decides whether to keep or throw out ballots with mistakes or stray marks. Election 2020: A look at how a canvassing board decides whether to keep or throw out ballots with mistakes or stray marks.
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Slovakia’s Weekend Project: Test The Whole Country For Coronavirus
Read More Amid a steep spike in cases, more than 3.6 million Slovaks were tested for the virus — about two-thirds of the country. The prime minister hopes the testing can ward off a more severe lockdown. (Image credit: Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images) Amid a steep spike in cases, more than 3.6 million Slovaks were tested…
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Asylum Seekers With Disabilities Challenge Trump Admin’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy in New Lawsuit
Read More In pigtails and a bright red letterman jacket, Carmen looks just like any other 7-year-old girl. But she suffers from a rare brain disorder called lissencephaly, and can experience seizures at any moment. Up until about two months ago, Carmen and her mother Jenny, asylum seekers from Honduras, lived in a makeshift refugee…
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Asylum Seekers With Disabilities Challenge Trump Admin’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy in New Lawsuit
Read More In pigtails and a bright red letterman jacket, Carmen looks just like any other 7-year-old girl. But she suffers from a rare brain disorder called lissencephaly, and can experience seizures at any moment. Up until about two months ago, Carmen and her mother Jenny, asylum seekers from Honduras, lived in a makeshift refugee…
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Gunmen on loose in Vienna after string of terror attacks
Read More At least two people dead – including one attacker – after string of incidents in Austrian capital Vienna terrorist attack: shooting near synagogue in Austria – follow live updates What we know so far about the Vienna shooting Police in Vienna are hunting at least one gunman after a string of shootings described…
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Eta becomes category four hurricane on track towards Central America
Read More System forecast to slow down as it makes landfall in Nicaragua System forecast to slow down as it makes landfall in Nicaragua
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Do NOT send children to school, Vienna parents told as at least one suspected terrorist is still on the run
Read More Austria’s interior minister has asked parents in the capital not to send their children to school the day after what the authorities call a “terrorist” attack shook Vienna. One suspect is still on the loose. “If possible, leave your children at home” on Tuesday, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told reporters at a press…
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Diego Maradona in hospital but condition not Covid-related, says doctor
Read More Condition in La Plata is not thought to be life-threatening ‘He is not well psychologically’, says Dr Leopoldo Luque Diego Maradona has been admitted to hospital in Argentina with undisclosed “health problems” although it is not related to Covid-19 and his condition is not thought to be serious, his personal doctor and local…
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Vienna shooting: Gunmen hunted after deadly ‘terror’ attack
Read MoreTwo people are dead, including an attacker, after a shooting at six different locations, police say.Two people are dead, including an attacker, after a shooting at six different locations, police say.
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‘This is our Europe’: Macron voices ‘shock & grief’ over Vienna terror attack, warns ‘enemies’ will be dealt with
Read More French President Emmanuel Macron insisted that Europe will not give into terror following a deadly attack in Austria’s capital, voicing support for a “friendly country” while threatening retaliation for their shared “enemies.” “We French share the shock and grief of the Austrian people struck this evening by an attack in the heart of…
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Vienna attack: CCTV, witness footage show terrorist suspect run around & open fire at central city sites
Read More As Austrian police say multiple attackers have taken part in a terrorist shooting in Vienna’s old city, images have emerged of a bearded man dressed in white and using an AK-style assault rifle to shoot at civilians and police. The yet-unidentified man can be seen in security footage, walking down the cobblestone-lined street…
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An unlikely battleground state emerges in Arizona
Read MoreThe state has not picked a Democrat for United States president in 24 years. Biden thinks he has a chance.The state has not picked a Democrat for United States president in 24 years. Biden thinks he has a chance.
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An Election Day Upset Hangs on Donald Trump’s Formidable Ground Game
Read More President Donald Trump heads into the final day of the 2020 race trailing Joe Biden by an average of 8 points in national polls, but Republicans are banking that Trump’s hard-charging campaign schedule and the GOP’s year-long investment in training millions of volunteers will pay off in votes cast for Trump on Election…
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US Election 2020: Biden and Trump make final pitches to voters
Read MoreA day before the US election, the rival candidates make last-ditch efforts to persuade voters in key states.A day before the US election, the rival candidates make last-ditch efforts to persuade voters in key states.
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Ethiopia: Gunmen kill at least 32 people in Oromia state
Read More Dozens of civilians are rounded up and killed, houses burned and livestock stolen, officials say. Dozens of civilians are rounded up and killed, houses burned and livestock stolen, officials say.
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Ethiopia: Gunmen kill at least 32 people in Oromia state
Read MoreDozens of civilians are rounded up and killed, houses burned and livestock stolen, officials say.Dozens of civilians are rounded up and killed, houses burned and livestock stolen, officials say.
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North Carolina ‘essential for Trump’, less so for Biden
Read MoreBoth parties are putting in the effort to vie for the critical battleground state’s 15 electoral votes.Both parties are putting in the effort to vie for the critical battleground state’s 15 electoral votes.
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Shooting leaves 1 dead and several injured in Vienna
Read MoreMultiple suspects armed with rifles opened fire in Vienna on Monday, killing one and injuring several others, local police said.Multiple suspects armed with rifles opened fire in Vienna on Monday, killing one and injuring several others, local police said.
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Building Blocks for Nuclear Ban Treaty: NPT & Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice
Read More NEW YORK, Nov 02 (IPS) – The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will become binding law for participating states on January 22, 2021. Entry into force was triggered on October 24, the date marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, when Honduras become the 50th state to ratify the…
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How Trump used COVID-19 to shut U.S. borders to migrant minors
Read MorePublic health officials at the CDC objected to an order that has authorized the expulsions of thousands of migrant children without court hearings or asylum screenings.Public health officials at the CDC objected to an order that has authorized the expulsions of thousands of migrant children without court hearings or asylum screenings.
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Inside Joe Biden Campaign’s Plan to Get Out the Vote Online
Read More Inside the virtual staging location for a Florida canvassing shift, the organizer in charge is taking bites of her lunch as she takes attendance in the Zoom room. Another volunteer has just finished a shift and is planning to start another, once her son was done with school. Another was having problems with…
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Driving Climate Change from the Top in the Dominican Republic
Read More SANTO DOMINGO, Nov 02 (IPS) – When President Luis Abinader arrived at his inauguration in an electrically driven car as a symbolic gesture of his Government’s intentions to make sustainable development one of its main objectives – he signalled the start of addressing climate change commitments in the country. Read the full story,…
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Victoria reports no new Covid cases as Sydney restaurant on alert; trade tensions with China escalate – live news
Read More Lobster, timber and grain exports targeted by China; NSW health alert after restaurant worker at Jasmins1 in Liverpool tests positive for Covid. Follow all the latest news and updates, live 9.24pm GMT It’s November 3, which means the Queensland border is now open to anyone – outside Victoria and greater Sydney. Those restrictions…