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Statement by the Prime Minister on United Nations Day
Read More OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on United Nations Day:”Today, on United Nations Day, we recognize what we can achieve when countries around the world work together toward shared goals. OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau,…
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Statement by the Prime Minister on United Nations Day
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Sudan-Israel deal depends on legislative approval, minister says
Read More Deal trumpeted by Donald Trump cannot go ahead without approval of legislative council – which does not yet exist A groundbreaking deal between Israel and Sudan trumpeted as a diplomatic triumph by Donald Trump on Friday will only go ahead if it is approved by Sudan’s legislative council, which currently does not exist,…
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Teenager dies after stabbing in north-east London
Read More Paramedics pronounce boy, 17, dead at scene after incident in Walthamstow A 17-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in north-east London. Officers were called to Westbury Road in Walthamstow at 9.20pm on Friday after the teenager was discovered with a knife wound. Continue reading…Paramedics pronounce boy, 17, dead at scene after incident…
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NASA probe leaking asteroid samples due to jammed door
Read MoreImages beamed back to ground control revealed it caught more material than scientists anticipated.Images beamed back to ground control revealed it caught more material than scientists anticipated.
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Opinion: The U.S. Can’t Afford To Ignore The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Read More Risks of a wider conflict are too high. The U.S. should use diplomacy to stop the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, writes Gen. Philip Breedlove, former NATO supreme commander in Europe. (Image credit: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images) Risks of a wider conflict are too high. The U.S. should use diplomacy to stop…
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‘I’m more enthusiastic now than in 2016’: meet the voters standing by Donald Trump
Read More They sent him to the White House, and four years later vow to keep him there. In a month-long trip across the US, Chris McGreal meets the president’s most unwavering supporters Lisa Matthews voted for Barack Obama. But just the once. The daughter of an African American mother and Puerto Rican father, the…
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US sets coronavirus infection record; deaths near 224,000
Read More The U.S. coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day, the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge. The U.S. death toll, meanwhile, has grown to 223,995, according to…
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Clashes in Naples over possible Covid-19 lockdown
Read MoreProtests broke out after the region’s leader suggested that Campania should go into full lockdown.Protests broke out after the region’s leader suggested that Campania should go into full lockdown.
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We will not allow Khashoggi’s killers to evade justice
Read MoreA new lawsuit aims to bring those responsible for the murder of the prominent Saudi journalist to justice.A new lawsuit aims to bring those responsible for the murder of the prominent Saudi journalist to justice.
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Turkey’s Erdogan slams German police for ‘racism & Islamophobia’ after raid on Berlin mosque during Covid-19 aid fraud probe
Read More Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blasted police for disrupting morning prayers at a mosque in the German capital. The operation was part of an investigation into illegally obtained Covid-19 subsidies. “I strongly condemn the police raid on Mevlana Mosque in Berlin during the morning prayers,” Erdogan said. [The operation] was obviously fed…
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Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh goes on despite US mediation
Read More STEPANAKERT, Nagorno-Karabakh (AP) — Rocket and artillery barrage hit residential areas Saturday hours after the United States hosted top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks on settling their decades-long conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. The heavy shelling forced residents of Stepanakert, the regional capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, into shelters, as emergency teams rushed to extinguish…
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Polish president Andrzej Duda tests positive for Covid-19
Read More Diagnosis comes as Poland imposes new restrictions in an effort to contain coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Polish president, Andrzej Duda, has tested positive for coronavirus. Duda’s spokesman, Błażej Spychalski, said on Twitter on Saturday that the 48-year-old conservative leader had been tested on Friday. He said…
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‘Libya deserves better’: Hope, doubts follow ceasefire deal
Read MoreLibyans welcome UN-backed agreement, but express scepticism about the implementation of it.Libyans welcome UN-backed agreement, but express scepticism about the implementation of it.
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Covid-19: Poland President Duda tests positive for virus
Read MoreAndrzej Duda, 48, contracts coronavirus as his country hits a daily record of new cases.Andrzej Duda, 48, contracts coronavirus as his country hits a daily record of new cases.
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The man who taught Uber how to say sorry
Read MoreEconomist John List had a bad ride with Uber and never got an apology, so he showed them the best way to do it.Economist John List had a bad ride with Uber and never got an apology, so he showed them the best way to do it.
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Guinea elections: Violent protests as Alpha Condé set for victory
Read More Opposition supporters contest results showing President Alpha Condé, 82, is set for re-election. Opposition supporters contest results showing President Alpha Condé, 82, is set for re-election.
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Poland’s President Andrzej Duda quarantined at home after testing positive for Covid-19
Read More Polish President Andrzej Duda has become the latest world leader to be infected with the coronavirus. He is asymptomatic and feeling “well,” officials said. Duda’s spokesperson Blazej Spychalski said that the president underwent a routine Covid-19 test on Friday, and the result was positive. The Polish leader is “feeling well” and is in…
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Amy Coney Barrett faces recusal questions over links to Shell
Read More Barrett previously recused herself from cases because her father worked for Shell but has failed to commit to doing so in future Amy Coney Barrett is poised to make critical rulings on whether oil and gas companies will be held accountable for the effects of the climate crisis once she is confirmed to…
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Anti-lockdown protesters smash police cars in Naples after new Covid-19 restrictions announced (VIDEOS)
Read More Protesters defied curfew and attacked police vehicles in Italy’s third-largest city of Naples. The anger was sparked by the governor’s call for a new lockdown after the spread of Covid-19 hit a new daily record. Chanting “Freedom!” the angry crowds marched through the city streets on Friday night, with some hurling bottles, smoke…
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Man arrested after body of woman found in Oxfordshire woodland
Read More Man held on suspicion of murder after body was found at National Trust’s Watlington Hill estate A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman was discovered at a National Trust estate. Thames Valley police found the body in woodland on the Watlington Hill estate just before…
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As election day nears, what final dirty tricks could Trump turn to?
Read More Days before the election, Hunter Biden emails dropped with a roll call of Trump associates involved in ‘discovering’ them – and experts say it probably isn’t the last of the dirty tricks On 28 October 2016, the then director of the FBI, James Comey, dropped a bomb into the middle of the presidential…
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Palm oil peril: Is your peanut butter putting primates at risk?
Read MorePalm oil is used in half of all consumer goods. But to produce it, rainforests get destroyed and wildlife is endangered.Palm oil is used in half of all consumer goods. But to produce it, rainforests get destroyed and wildlife is endangered.
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At least 22 killed in Ghana church collapse
Read MoreOfficials say 11 women, 10 men and a baby died after unfinished 3-storey building collapsed.Officials say 11 women, 10 men and a baby died after unfinished 3-storey building collapsed.
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‘She left a strong legacy’: children’s book tells story of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Read More Friend of Maltese journalist recounts her battles against corruption for young readers Her death brought thousands of people on to the streets of Malta and led to the resignation of a prime minister. Now the life of the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has inspired a book for children. Written and illustrated by…
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‘The militias are not allowing us back’: Sunnis languish in camps, years after recapture of Mosul
Read More At least 400,000 people who fled Isis are still interred in the north of the country, fearing they are not wanted in postwar Iraq On a midsummer morning six years ago, Ziad Abdulqader Nasir’s short walk to Friday prayers at Mosul’s Great Mosque of al-Nuri, one of Iraq’s oldest shrines, was abruptly interrupted…
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How London’s top restaurants are skewering the Covid rules
Read More An exception meant for freelancers sees a roaring lunch trade, and No 10 doesn’t seem too bothered Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “A table for six? No, sir, that is against the Covid-19 restrictions … unless you promise that your party will discuss business, not pleasure.” Some of London’s…
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Internationally Renowned Speakers to Participate in Global Housing Foundation’s Virtual International Conference in Support of UN Day
Read More NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In 2020, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaged the economy, greater widening the gap between the rich and poor, and thrusting the global housing crisis into the spotlight. To encourage solutions for developing adequate housing needed for one-fifth of the world’s population, international leaders will…
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Daniel Andrews says Victorian easing of coronavirus restrictions in doubt as cluster worsens
Read More Victoria records seven new Covid-19 cases, four in Preston, with five in NSW and four in WA Follow today’s coronavirus live blog Queensland investigates Covid-19 strain on cargo ship after New Zealand alert Hope for further significant easing of coronavirus restrictions in Victoria on Sunday are in doubt as an outbreak in Melbourne’s…
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Malaysia rulers to meet amid talk of emergency declaration
Read MoreReports that PM Muhyiddin Yassin wants to impose measures to tackle COVID-19 surge and ‘political instability’.Reports that PM Muhyiddin Yassin wants to impose measures to tackle COVID-19 surge and ‘political instability’.
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Global Automotive Safety System Industry
Read More Global Automotive Safety System Market to Reach $165. 4 Billion by 2027. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Automotive Safety System estimated at US$96 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$165.New York, Oct. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the…
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Queensland investigates Covid-19 strain on cargo ship after New Zealand alert
Read More MV Sofrana Surville barred from docking after officials in New Zealand said crew members on departing cargo ship might have new strain Queensland health officials are working to determine the strain of Covid-19 infecting the crew of a cargo ship anchored off the Australian state’s Sunshine Coast. The MV Sofrana Surville was blocked…
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California utility cuts power to 1 million over fire threat
Read More Pacific Gas & Electric will cut power to over 1 million people on Sunday to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires as extreme fire weather returns to the region, the utility announced Friday. The nation’s largest utility said it will black out customers in 38 counties — including most of the San Francisco…
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Blind date: ‘I asked if he could grow a proper beard’
Read More Kieran, 36, hospital pharmacist, meets Tony, 28, marketing consultant What were you hoping for?The romcom fantasy – the restaurant bursts into spontaneous song kind. More realistically, someone with a pulse who can look beyond the fact that a professional hasn’t touched my hair all year. Continue reading…Kieran, 36, hospital pharmacist, meets Tony, 28,…
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Wicked Game review: a fascinating but flawed memoir by Trump’s jailed associate
Read More Rick Gates, the campaign deputy who pleaded guilty to lying and conspiracy, excels on Trump and the GOP but protests too much on Russia Under a title which calls to mind Chris Isaak’s hit song from 1989, the former Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates offers an interesting mixture of vignettes and dish, an…