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Woman beheaded in knife attack in France's Nice city; three dead
DNA India 29 Oct 2020
A woman was beheaded by an attacker with a knife who also killed two other people at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, police said, in an incident, the city's mayor described as terrorism ... Police said three people were confirmed to have died in the attack and several were injured. Also read ... France knife attack. ....
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Philadelphia protests: National Guard called in as city imposes curfew after police fatally shot black man
The Independent 29 Oct 2020
The mayor imposed a curfew on Philadelphia on Wednesday and called in the National Guard following successive nights of rioting after police shot to death a black man whose family said he was in the midst of a mental health crisis....
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Pelosi: Trump should accept election results 'like a man'
Press TV 29 Oct 2020
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said President Donald Trump should accept the election results "like a man" and not try to sow doubt about them if all ballots are not counted on election night ... "On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden will be inaugurated president of the United States ... “We’ll see what happens.” ... "Peaceful transfer? I absolutely want that ... ....
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Merkel warns Germans of a 'difficult winter' as virus surges
The Oklahoman 29 Oct 2020
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germans to expect a “difficult winter” as the number of newly reported coronavirus cases in the country hit a new high ... The Robert Koch Institute also recorded 89 additional deaths, taking the country's total to 10,272. That is still one-fourth the death toll in Britain ... But it will end.” ... ___ ... ....
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Israeli zeal for second Trump term matched by Palestinian enmity
Yahoo Daily News 29 Oct 2020
Anyone in any doubt about Benjamin Netanyahu’s preferred candidate in the US presidential election need only visit his personal Twitter account. Right at the top, behind the headshot of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is a banner photo of him with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, their eyes fixed on each other ... ....
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Al-Qaeda still 'heavily embedded' within Taliban in Afghanistan, UN official warns
BBC News 29 Oct 2020
"The Taliban were talking regularly and at a high level with al-Qaeda and reassuring them that they would honour their historic ties," Mr Fitton-Brown said.....
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Biden casts early vote for US presidential election
The Times of India 29 Oct 2020
WASHINGTON. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has cast an early ballot in his home state of Delaware for the November 3 election, saying that he will work with the Republicans on improving the (ACA) to give Americans better healthcare ... Regarding the ACA, also known as , the former vice president said ... Download ... more from times of india news ... ....
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8 dead, 45 missing in landslides in central Vietnam
Sina 29 Oct 2020
HANOI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people died and 45 others remain missing in landslides in Vietnam's central Quang Nam province as of Thursday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported ... Enditem. ....
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Russia makes bid to water down UN commitments on female peacekeepers
The Guardian 29 Oct 2020
Russia has introduced a new UN security council resolution that could threaten the rights of women in conflict by attempting to water down previously agreed commitments on human rights ... Negotiations are ongoing and it is doubtful they will conclude ahead of a special virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss women’s role in peace and security efforts....
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U.S. casts only 'nay' for WTO candidate
Arkansas Online 29 Oct 2020
The World Trade Organization's effort to select a leader and chart a new course for the global trading system hit a roadblock Wednesday after the Trump administration vetoed a bid by front-runner Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is a U.S. citizen, to be the organization's next director-general. Deputy U.S ... U.S ... "I'm surprised and disappointed in the U.S ... 9. "Dr....
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Germany makes preparations for coronavirus vaccinations
Live Mint 29 Oct 2020
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday preparations for coronavirus vaccinations in Germany are underway and the government is working on ethical guidelines on who vaccines should be available for, Reuters reported ... 10, Bild reported without citing its sources. BioNTech is developing its vaccine in partnership with Pfizer Inc ... But it will end." ... ....
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Hong Kong activist Tony Chung prosecuted under a national security law imposed by Beijing
RTE 29 Oct 2020
Hong Kong activist Tony Chung has been charged with secession. The teenager is the first public political figure to be prosecuted under a sweeping new national security law Beijing imposed on the city in June ... The UK-based activist group 'Friends of Hong Kong' said he had planned to enter the consulate claim asylum ... ....
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The age of the elderly candidate: how two septuagenarians came to be running for president
The Guardian 29 Oct 2020
“I woke up and I felt good,” Donald Trump told supporters at a campaign rally in Arizona, slamming the side of his lectern as he described hospitalisation with the coronavirus....
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Poland's abortion ban is a cynical attempt to exploit religion by a failing leader
The Guardian 28 Oct 2020
Coronavirus may be new, but the authoritarian instinct is as old as politics itself. One of the standard tricks of the Covid-19-era illiberal populist is to reach for religion when you are being accused of incompetence ... This in practice now means almost all forms of abortion are banned ... The slogan “women’s hell” has gone viral....
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Climate change: China's forest carbon uptake 'underestimated'
BBC News 28 Oct 2020
China's aggressive policy of planting trees is likely playing a significant role in tempering its climate impacts. An international team has identified two areas in the country where the scale of carbon dioxide absorption by new forests has been underestimated ... China's increasing leafiness has been evident for some time ... He commented ... ....
