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Beirut port blast investigator forced to suspend probe for third time
France24 04 Nov 2021photo: AP / Mark Schiefelbein
China may have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030: Pentagon
The Telegraph India 04 Nov 2021
Advertisement ... "As a matter of fact, the top source of nuclear threat in the world is no other but the US itself," Wang said in response to a question at a regular ministry briefing ... No country will be threatened by China's nuclear weapons so long as it does not use nuclear weapons against China," the spokesman added. .
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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 ... Abiy said the report presented no evidence of genocide but Bachelet said the findings were not so clear-cut and called for further investigation ... Image. Section.
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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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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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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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‘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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The woman defying the Taliban on girls' education
Business Ghana 04 Nov 2021
With no resolution in sight, one member of the Afghan diaspora decided to act ... After three months with no indication from the Taliban that the restrictions would be relaxed, she felt compelled to act ... Taliban have offered no plan as to when they will be allowed to return to work.
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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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New York City taxi drivers end hunger strike after reaching deal on debt relief
The Guardian 04 Nov 2021
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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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Facebook Introduces New Subscription Links for Creators to Evade Apple's Fee
NDTV 04 Nov 2021photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici
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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The Facebook Papers: What do they mean from a human rights perspective?
Amnesty 04 Nov 2021
The virtual world is probably a much-needed escape for Mark Zuckerberg these days given the crisis engulfing Facebook in the real world ... Facebook’s surveillance-based business model predicated on human rights abuse ... We know that Facebook’s services are vital – that is why we can no longer accept compromising our human rights to access them ... .