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NFL legend Joe Montana confronts intruder ‘who grabbed grandchild’
Read More<p>The alleged culprit now faces kidnapping and burglary charges.</p><p>The alleged culprit now faces kidnapping and burglary charges.</p>
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Former Mali Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane named transitional PM
Read MoreThe choice of a civilian opens the way for Mali’s neighbours to lift sanctions imposed after a military coup in August.The choice of a civilian opens the way for Mali’s neighbours to lift sanctions imposed after a military coup in August.
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Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Tanks ablaze as fighting erupts over disputed region
Read MoreHeavy fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.Heavy fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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Romanians queue to vote in socially distanced local elections as Covid-19 infections skyrocket
Read More<p>Country’s president reassures electorate that voting ‘no more dangerous than going shopping’ amid fears historically low turnout may sink further due to pandemic</p><p>Country’s president reassures electorate that voting ‘no more dangerous than going shopping’ amid fears historically low turnout may sink further due to pandemic</p>
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Belarus: Tens of thousands protest in ‘people’s inauguration’
Read MorePolice say about 200 people detained during protest in support of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.Police say about 200 people detained during protest in support of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
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Kenosha officer claims he thought Jacob Blake was trying to abduct child
Read More Officer who shot Blake in the back seven times told investigators he thought Blake was trying to take one of his own children The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children and…
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100,000 March in Belarus Capital on 50th Day of Protests Over President Lukashenko
Read More (KYIV, Ukraine) — About 100,000 demonstrators marched in the Belarusian capital calling for the authoritarian president’s ouster, some wearing cardboard crowns to ridicule him, on Sunday as the protests that have rocked the country marked their 50th consecutive day. Protests also took place in nine other cities, underlining the wide extent of dismay…
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100,000 March in Belarus Capital on 50th Day of Protests Over President Lukashenko
Read More (KYIV, Ukraine) — About 100,000 demonstrators marched in the Belarusian capital calling for the authoritarian president’s ouster, some wearing cardboard crowns to ridicule him, on Sunday as the protests that have rocked the country marked their 50th consecutive day. Protests also took place in nine other cities, underlining the wide extent of dismay…
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Mali transitional government appoints new prime minister
Read MoreMali’s transitional president has appointed former minister of foreign affairs, Moctar Ouane, as the West African nation’s prime minister days after being sworn into officeMali’s transitional president has appointed former minister of foreign affairs, Moctar Ouane, as the West African nation’s prime minister days after being sworn into office
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Military Suicides Have Increased as Much as 20% During Pandemic
Read More (WASHINGTON) — Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest. While the data is incomplete and causes of suicide are complex, Army…
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Swiss voters strongly reject nationalist plan to limit jobs for EU citizens
Read More<p>Measure could further strain country’s lucrative ties to EU of which it isn’t a member</p><p>Measure could further strain country’s lucrative ties to EU of which it isn’t a member</p>
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Belarus: Mass arrests at protests for President Lukashenko to resign
Read MoreBelarus police make mass arrests as tens of thousands of people again gathered for protests calling on Alexander Lukashenko to go.Belarus police make mass arrests as tens of thousands of people again gathered for protests calling on Alexander Lukashenko to go.
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Qatar Airways gets $2bn state aid as losses grow amid COVID-19
Read MoreCarrier blames pandemic, liquidation of shares in Air Italy, and boycott by Gulf neighbours for near doubling of losses.Carrier blames pandemic, liquidation of shares in Air Italy, and boycott by Gulf neighbours for near doubling of losses.
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Sri Lanka returns illegal waste to Britain
Read More 21 containers violated international laws governing the shipping of hazardous material Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain container-loads of waste that the government said were brought into the island in violation of international laws governing the shipping of hazardous material. The 21 containers – holding up to 260 tonnes of rubbish –…
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We Are Made in Italy: digital fashion show highlights Italian diversity
Read More Five little known black designers took spotlight on final day of Milan fashion week The fashion designer Claudia Gisèle Ntsama’s cocktail dresses are a feat of engineering, their spools of unravelled thread seemingly suspended around the body as if held in a spider’s web. Ntsama, one of five little known black Italian designers…
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Three Florida police officers fall ill after ‘potential poisoning’ on night out
Read More<p>Investigators await test results to show whether group was drugged</p><p>Investigators await test results to show whether group was drugged</p>
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Coronavirus: Global death toll ‘reaches one million’
Read More<p>Death toll doubles in three months as virus continues to spread</p><p>Death toll doubles in three months as virus continues to spread</p>
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Former National Security Advisor McMaster Says It’s ‘Irresponsible’ to Discuss Military’s Role in 2020 Election Transition
Read More As President Donald Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the presidential election, the U.S. military will not be involved in any transfer of power or refusal to accept the results, says retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. “The military will have no role in a transition. In…
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City declares state of disaster after brain-eating amoeba in water supply killed child
Read More<p>Tens of thousands of people warned not to ingest deadly tap water via their nose</p><p>Tens of thousands of people warned not to ingest deadly tap water via their nose</p>
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Transcript: American Airlines CEO Doug Parker on “Face the Nation”
Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with American Airlines CEO Doug Parker that aired Sunday, September 27, 2020, on “Face the Nation.”The following is a transcript of an interview with American Airlines CEO Doug Parker that aired Sunday, September 27, 2020, on “Face the Nation.”
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Transcript: Don McGahn on “Face the Nation”
Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with former White House Counsel Don McGahn that aired Sunday, September 27, 2020, on “Face the Nation.”The following is a transcript of an interview with former White House Counsel Don McGahn that aired Sunday, September 27, 2020, on “Face the Nation.”
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Emergency crews evacuate hospital as California wildfire closes in after burning down 800 acres
Read MoreBoth fire departments also sent ambulance strike teams to assist with the hospital evacuation efforts, according to SFGate.Both fire departments also sent ambulance strike teams to assist with the hospital evacuation efforts, according to SFGate.
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Democrats likely can’t block Trump’s Supreme Court pick but seek political payback
Read More Democrats are determined to exact a political price if Trump’s election-season Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, is confirmed. Democrats are determined to exact a political price if Trump’s election-season Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, is confirmed.
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Armenia shares video of attack on Azerbaijani military convoy
Read More The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia has posted on social media a new short video of an attack on an Azerbaijani military convoy in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian military have released a video they say shows a deadly attack on an Azerbaijani military convoy composed of infantry fighting vehicles and military trucks.…
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Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment
Read More The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive. Ming Wang, 71, and his wife were on…
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Ancient sculpture put up for auction in UK to be returned to Iraq
Read More Archaelogists say the Sumerian plaque dating from around 2400BC may have been looted An ancient sculpture is to be returned to Iraq after it was secretly smuggled out of the country and offered for sale in the UK – only to be seized by the Metropolitan police. The previously unknown Sumerian temple plaque…
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Barrett could be Ginsburg's polar opposite on Supreme Court
Read More Amy Coney Barrett paid homage to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her White House speech Saturday as a shatterer of glass ceilings. Barrett, a judge on the federal appeals court based in Chicago, made clear in her Rose Garden address that she looks to conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, for whom she once worked,…
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Louisville Police Arrest 28 People After Fourth Night of Protests Over Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Decision
Read More (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A diverse crowd of hundreds marched in Louisville’s streets chanting “Black Lives Matter” on Saturday night, the fourth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. People in the crowd also chanted “No justice, no peace” as cars honked along…
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Croydon police killing: man held on suspicion of supplying gun
Read More Met chief pays tribute to officer as suspected killer remains in hospital where he awaits being charged The commissioner of the Metropolitan police has paid tribute to the custody sergeant shot dead at Croydon police station and said the 23-year-old suspect remained in hospital in a critical condition where he it has not…
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Military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era
Read More Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest. Such a move would be part of a broader effort to make the wellbeing…
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Saudi-backed Yemen government and Houthis agree to prisoner swap, UN hopes ceasefire to follow
Read More Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels will exchange more than 1,000 prisoners, a landmark swap in a brutal five-year war. UN officials said that the exchange could pave the way for a ceasefire. The exchange was agreed on Sunday, after ten days of talks in Switzerland. The Houthis will release 400 people,…
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Trump names Amy Coney Barrett for supreme court as first debate looms – live
Read More Amy Coney Barrett: what will she mean for women’s rights? Biden hopes for repeat of 2012 as Trump debate nears Recipe for chaos: election threatens to snap US society Robert Reich: Trump Nation has already seceded Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 2.09pm BST The supreme court…
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Louisville protesters march past curfew over Breonna Taylor decision
Read More Kentucky city saw fourth night of protests after grand jury declined to charge officers in fatal shooting of Taylor A diverse crowd of hundreds marched in Louisville’s streets chanting “Black Lives Matter” on Saturday night, the fourth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge officers in the fatal shooting of…
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Straight out of science fiction: Physicist discovers that paradox-free time travel is mathematically possible
Read More New research has unravelled paradoxes at the heart of time travel, making it far more than just the plot of countless Hollywood blockbusters but something that is mathematically possible. Both scientists and scriptwriters alike have long been fascinated by the prospect of travelling through time. Numerous popular films have also shown that it…
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Will Trump give up power if he loses?
Read MorePresident Trump has not committed to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses election to Democratic rival Joe Biden.President Trump has not committed to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses election to Democratic rival Joe Biden.