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China may have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030: Pentagon
The Telegraph India 04 Nov 2021
China is sharply increasing its nuclear arsenal and could have up to 700 deliverable warheads by 2027 and at least 1,000 by 2030, as the Communist giant aims to surpass US global power by the middle of the 21st century, the Pentagon has warned in a new report. Advertisement ... "The US is using this report to hype up the "China nuclear threat" theory ... .
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Ethiopian capital could fall in 'months if not weeks' — rebels
The Jordan Times 04 Nov 2021
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa could fall within "months if not weeks", an Oromo group allied with Tigrayan rebels told AFP Wednesday, as the fighters advanced southwards ... Earlier on Wednesday OLA spokesman Odaa Tarbii said his group intended to topple Abiy's government, calling his removal "a foregone conclusion" ... Image. Section ... Right .
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Beirut port blast investigator forced to suspend probe for third time
France24 04 Nov 2021photo: AP / Peter Dejong
Rapes recorded by police hit a record 61,000
Belfast Telegraph 04 Nov 2021
Police forces in England and Wales have recorded the highest number of rapes and the second highest number of sexual offences in a 12-month period, figures show ... They included 17,285 between April and June – the highest quarterly figure ... He added ... Most Read ... .
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‘You are not alone’: E.U. Parliament delegation tells Taiwan on first official visit
Asahi News 04 Nov 2021
TAIPEI--The European Parliament’s first official delegation to Taiwan said on Thursday the diplomatically isolated island is not alone and called for bolder actions to strengthen EU-Taiwan ties as Taipei faces rising pressure from Beijing ... “We came here with a very simple, very clear message. You are not alone ... .
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International Investigation Needed into Abuses in Ethiopia
Reliefweb 04 Nov 2021
On Wednesday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission released a much-anticipated joint into abuses committed in the first nine months of the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region ... The report does not give well-documented trends the attention they deserve ... .
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Pressured by Biden, OPEC+ meets to decide oil production
The Roanoke Times
04 Nov 2021
By DAVID McHUGH and JOSH BOAK Associated Press. FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries will decide Thursday how much oil they think the global economy needs, with President Joe Biden urging Saudi Arabia and Russia to increase production and lower U.S. gasoline prices — so far to no avail ... The U.S ... U.S ... The steady rise in U.S ... .
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The woman defying the Taliban on girls' education
Business Ghana 04 Nov 2021
When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan they instructed girls and young women to stay home from school. With no resolution in sight, one member of the Afghan diaspora decided to act. Angela Ghayour's online school now has nearly 1,000 students and more than 400 volunteer teachers ... And aged just 13, she realised she had a calling ... .
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Putin and Lukashenko sign Decree on the Union State
Pravda RU 04 Nov 2021
Putin and Lukashenko also approved the military doctrine and the concept of migration policy ... .
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Russia navy to get hypersonic missiles in 2022: Putin
Press TV 04 Nov 2021
President Vladimir Putin says Russia's navy is to begin taking delivery of the country's trademark Zircon hypersonic missiles, whose tests are nearing completion, in 2022 ... He said that in testing, the missile had successfully hit both ground and sea targets when fired from under water or from surface ships ... Kremlin ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk.
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Mexican president slams COP26 'hypocrisy'
Urdu Point 04 Nov 2021
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Wednesday slammed participants in a major UN climate summit for their "hypocrisy," accusing them of failing to address the root causes of the crisis and pointing to their use of private jets ... "And then they arrive in private planes." "Enough hypocrisy and fad ... ....
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Erdogan: Turkey investigates posts about president's health
BBC News 04 Nov 2021
Turkish authorities have opened a legal inquiry against 30 people accused of tweeting disinformation about the health of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They posted "manipulative content" on Twitter using the hashtag #olmus (dead in Turkish), police said. The hashtag started trending amid mounting speculation about Mr Erdogan's health.
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UK regulator is first to approve Merck’s COVID pill
Star Telegram 04 Nov 2021
Britain’s regulator became the first in the world to approve Merck & Co.’s COVID-19 antiviral pill, describing the treatment as safe and effective following a swift review. The drug, molnupiravir, ... .
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Talks set to resume on Iran’s nuclear program
Stars and Stripes 04 Nov 2021
International talks on the future of Iran’s nuclear program will resume on Nov. 29 in Vienna after a five-month hiatus, the Iranian government and other participants confirmed Wednesday ... The talks are aimed at a U.S ... and international sanctions. Former president Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions ... ... 29 meeting ... A U.S ... .
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New York City taxi drivers end hunger strike after reaching deal on debt relief
The Guardian 04 Nov 2021
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