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UK trade minister says 'real progress' made in Brexit talks
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Speeches handwritten by Hitler sell at auction despite objections from Jewish groups
Read MoreHandwritten speech notes by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler sold at auction in Munich despite concerns from Jewish groups they could encourage neo-NazisHandwritten speech notes by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler sold at auction in Munich despite concerns from Jewish groups they could encourage neo-Nazis
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Greek police launch manhunt as deputy leader of Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party refuses to report to prison following landmark trial
Read More Christos Pappas, a senior leader of Greece’s recently outlawed extreme-right Golden Dawn party, has refused to turn himself in after receiving jail time for his role in the group. A police search for the fugitive is underway. Senior members of the party, including its former leader Nikos Michaloliakos, were each sentenced to 13…
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Australia Post reveals luxury Cartier watches for senior managers actually cost $20K
Read More A federal government investigation into the scandal may cost more than the lavish gifts purchased in November 2018 Four Cartier watches given to Australia Post senior managers were worth nearly $20,000 in total, $8,000 more than the organisation’s chief executive told a parliamentary hearing this week. Christine Holgate told Senate estimates on Thursday…
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Nigeria End Sars protest: Key protest group says stay at home
Read More The Feminist Coalition also advises people to follow any curfews in place in their states. The Feminist Coalition also advises people to follow any curfews in place in their states.
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Police hunt for Greek far-right party member evading prison sentence
Read MoreChristos Pappas considered a fugitive after being sentenced, with 13 other ex-Golden Dawn lawmakers, to prison for running party as a criminal organization.Christos Pappas considered a fugitive after being sentenced, with 13 other ex-Golden Dawn lawmakers, to prison for running party as a criminal organization.
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Voting under way in Seychelles parliamentary, presidential polls
Read MorePresident Danny Faure, in power since 2016, is facing voters for the first time in the three-day election.President Danny Faure, in power since 2016, is facing voters for the first time in the three-day election.
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Pompeo To Meet With Azerbaijan And Armenia’s Foreign Ministers Amid Fierce Conflict
Read More The U.S. Secretary of State is holding separate talks with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on Friday, in an effort to halt the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. The U.S. Secretary of State is holding separate talks with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on Friday, in an…
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Hungarian Journalists Launch Independent News Site Amid Tightening Government Control
Read More Hungarian journalists have created an independent news site, pushing back as Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his allies move to assert control over the media. Hungarian journalists have created an independent news site, pushing back as Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his allies move to assert control over the media.
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Denmark’s first F-35 recently headed to final assembly
Read More The Danish Ministry of Defense has announced that the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II for the Royal Danish Air Force recently headed to the final assembly in Fort Worth, Texas F-35 production facility. It is a significant milestone for Denmark’s first F-35 jet, known as AP-1, as it moves down the production…
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Israel strikes Gaza after rocket attack
Read MoreIsraeli army says it struck Hamas military targets in the besieged strip after two rockets were fired into Israel.Israeli army says it struck Hamas military targets in the besieged strip after two rockets were fired into Israel.
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Pompeo to meet Armenian, Azeri ministers over Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
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Trump and Biden clash on coronavirus during final presidential debate – video
Read More Donald Trump and Joe Biden have clashed over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic during the final presidential debate. While Trump says a vaccine will be available within weeks, Biden questioned the veracity of Trump’s claims after the president’s previous predictions the pandemic would end by Easter. The pandemic has killed more than 220,000…
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Golden Dawn deputy leader evades arrest after jail sentence
Read More Greek neo-Nazi ideologue Christos Pappas will not turn himself in, says lawyer A Greek neo-Nazi ideologue and deputy leader of the Golden Dawn party has evaded arrest Friday as dozens of fellow members headed to prison following a group conviction. Christos Pappas, whose father played a key role in a 1967 military coup,…
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‘True progressive Bangladesh’: Cricketer hits critics for a six
Read MoreSanjida Islam’s viral photoshoot – dressed for her wedding and holding a cricket bat – triggers praise and criticism.Sanjida Islam’s viral photoshoot – dressed for her wedding and holding a cricket bat – triggers praise and criticism.
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Snap polls give Joe Biden edge over Trump in final TV debate – US politics live
Read More Biden accused Trump of pouring fuel ‘on every single racist fire’ The pair clashed over coronavirus, Obamacare and fossil fuels Last night’s coverage: the final presidential debate – as it happened Podcast: A much calmer affair – who won US presidential debate night? Senate committee votes to advance Amy Coney Barrett nomination Sign…
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Cheese, car parts and Kobe beef: Britain's trade deal with Japan
Read More Britain says the post-Brexit trade deal signed with Japan on Friday “secures major wins that would be impossible as part of the EU”, though its substance is largely similar to the current EU-Japan accord. Britain says the post-Brexit trade deal signed with Japan on Friday “secures major wins that would be impossible as…
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Xi says China not afraid of war in speech to mark Korean War
Read MoreChinese president strikes assertive, nationalist tone in address apparently aimed at United States.Chinese president strikes assertive, nationalist tone in address apparently aimed at United States.
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Trump accused of racist slur during debate for calling India and China ‘filthy’
Read More<p>Indian media have described Trump’s comments as an attempt to shift the blame for climate change onto developing countries</p><p>Indian media have described Trump’s comments as an attempt to shift the blame for climate change onto developing countries</p>
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Poland abortion ruling: Police use pepper spray against protesters
Read MorePepper spray is used against crowds in Warsaw after Thursday’s controversial court ruling.Pepper spray is used against crowds in Warsaw after Thursday’s controversial court ruling.
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Presidential debate: Second Trump v Biden debate in pictures
Read MoreDonald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head in the second and final US presidential debate.Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head in the second and final US presidential debate.
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The Nepalese play letting the crowd reimagine the ending – and their lives
Read More Familiar issues of discrimination and child marriage are being taken to the stage through interactive theatre in remote villages High in the mountains of a remote village in western Nepal – a region once home to a fierce Maoist insurgency – a large crowd is gathering. Women arrive with babies strapped to their…
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Trump and Biden clash on racism at presidential debate – video
Read More Donald Trump has defended his handling of race issues in the US, declaring three times during the final presidential debate he is ‘the least racist person in this room’. Trump was questioned on his handling of incidents such as describing the Black Lives Matter movement as a symbol of hate and saying protesting…
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Hunter Biden: What was he doing in Ukraine and China?
Read MoreWhat is the background to the claims made by President Trump about Ukraine and the Bidens?What is the background to the claims made by President Trump about Ukraine and the Bidens?
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US Election 2020: Trump and Biden row over Covid, climate and racism
Read MoreThe bitter rivals’ final TV debate was more restrained this time but there were plenty of personal jabs.The bitter rivals’ final TV debate was more restrained this time but there were plenty of personal jabs.
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Trump stuck fighting the 2016 war as Biden comes out on top
Read More In the final TV debate, the president reached for the playbook from four years ago – but was notably outmanoeuvred “He’s a very confused guy,” Democratic candidate Joe Biden said of Donald Trump during Thursday night’s debate. “He thinks he’s running against somebody else. He’s running against Joe Biden. I beat all those…
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Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race
Read More President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus during the campaign’s closing debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approaches to the major domestic and foreign challenges facing the nation.…
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Joe Biden vows to ‘transition from oil industry’ before rowing back
Read More Donald Trump presented a fantasy world in which fossil fuels are ‘very clean’ but realpolitik tempers Biden’s climate crisis stance In Donald Trump’s world – laid bare during Thursday night’s final presidential debate with his Democratic rival Joe Biden in Nashville – fossil fuels are “very clean”, the US has the best air…
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Victoria police won’t investigate claims of Vatican money transfers to Australia linked to Pell case
Read More Force says Austrac has not advised it of ‘suspicious activity’ in the transactions after Italian allegations of connection to George Pell trial Victoria police has confirmed being made aware of payments from the Vatican to Australia, but says that without evidence of “suspicious activity” it is not investigating them. On Tuesday, Australia’s financial…
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Joe Biden Said He Wants ‘Transition From the Oil Industry.’ That Shouldn’t Be a Surprise
Read More When former Vice President Joe Biden said at Thursday’s presidential debate that he wanted to “transition from the oil industry,” President Donald Trump pounced. “Oh, that’s a big statement,” Trump said, later adding, “He’s going to destroy the oil industry. Will you remember that, Texas? Will you remember that, Pennsylvania?” Despite Trump’s taunts,…
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Trump Touts Relationship With North Korea After Missile News
Read More Less than two weeks after North Korea showed off new intercontinental ballistic missiles in a military parade, President Donald Trump touted how his Administration has handled the relations with the nation. “North Korea? We’re not in a war,” Trump said during Thursday’s presidential debate. “We have a good relationship. People don’t understand—having a…
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Edward Snowden granted permanent residency in Russia
Read More Former national security contractor fled US in 2013 after leaking documents on American government surveillance operations The former US security contractor Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer said on Thursday. Snowden, a former contractor with the National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape…
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UN chief says G20 leaders must coordinate to fight COVID-19
Read More The U.N. chief finds it “very frustrating” that leaders of the 20 major industrialized nations didn’t come together in March and establish a coordinated response to suppress the coronavirus in all countries as he proposed. Instead, they went their own ways as infections moved “every way, everywhere,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. With a…
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Column: Joe Biden finds a way to handle a brat like Trump
Read More The best response to Trump’s bleating is not to jab back but to treat him as if he were a child or a drunk — detach from the ego battles, smile and look away in disbelief. The best response to Trump’s bleating is not to jab back but to treat him as if…
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UK Lawmakers Are Launching A Formal Inquiry Based On The FinCEN Files
Read More “It’s important that the relevant bodies are held to account and scrutinised effectively to ensure that the UK is a clean place to do business.” View Entire Post › “It’s important that the relevant bodies are held to account and scrutinised effectively to ensure that the UK is a clean place to do…