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Roman Protasevich confession lifts lid on Lukashenko’s use of torture
The Independent 04 Jun 2021photo: Creative Commons
€45m-rated attacker 'very close' to Barcelona transfer, possible announcement next week - report
Sportslens 03 Jun 2021
€45m-rated attacker 'very close' to Barcelona transfer, possible announcement next week - report - originally posted on Sportslens.com. Dutch forward Memphis Depay is on the cusp of joining Barcelona on a free transfer, Spanish publication Sport claims ... The €45 million-rated attacker has agreed a low salary with incentives ... Sportslens view. ... Read.
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Jerusalem Evictions That Fueled Gaza War Could Still Happen
NBCBayArea 04 Jun 2021
A long-running campaign by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem is still underway, even after it fueled weeks of unrest and helped ignite an 11-day Gaza war. An intervention by Israel's attorney general at the height of the unrest has put the most imminent evictions on hold ... More on Israel-Gaza Tensions. ... .
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Taiwan will never forget China's Tiananmen crackdown, says president
Gulf Daily News 04 Jun 2021
TAIPEI - Taiwan's people will never forget China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square 32 years ago and will stick with their faith in democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday ... China claims Taiwan as its own territory, to be taken by force if necessary ... .
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Ethiopian government defends actions in Tigray Region, accuses critics of 'orchestrated attack'
CNN 04 Jun 2021
(CNN)The Government of Ethiopia has defended its actions in the northern province of Tigray, saying that it "condemns all acts that put the life and dignity of civilians in danger.". In a press statement issued on Thursday, the Prime Minister's office said it "categorically rejects accusations of decimation of a people as a policy ... Read More ... .
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Putin inks law to ban ‘extremists’ from elections amid Navalny crackdown
Metro USA 04 Jun 2021
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed legislation that bars members of “extremist” organisations from running for office, a move allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny say aims to sideline them from parliamentary election this year ... The next court hearing in the case is set for June 9 ... .
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Mike Pence says he will never see eye to eye with Trump over US Capitol riot
The National 04 Jun 2021
Former US vice president Mike Pence says that he is not sure that he and former president Donald Trump will ever see “eye to eye” over what happened at the Capitol building in Washington on January 6 but that he would “always be proud of what we accomplished for the American people over the last four years” ... The Capitol was secured,” Mr Pence said ... .
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Australian media fined $840,000 for gag order breach in Pell sex assault case
Indian Express 04 Jun 2021
An Australian court on Friday ordered a dozen media firms to pay a total of A$1.1 million ($842,270) in fines for breaching a suppression order on reporting the conviction of former Vatican treasurer George Pell for child sexual assault ... He was the most senior Catholic church official to have gone to prison for child sex assault ... Tags ... Advertisement ... .
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U.S. says Yemen's Houthis bear "major responsibility" in conflict
The Star 04 Jun 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday blamed Iran-aligned Houthis for the failure of a ceasefire to take hold in Yemen on Friday and accused them of not taking other steps toward ending the brutal conflict. Read full story ... .
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Head of Germany's Catholics offers resignation over abuse failures
RTE 04 Jun 2021
The head of the Catholic Church in Germany, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has offered his resignation from his position as Archbishop to the Pope, saying he had to share responsibility for the "catastrophe" of sexual abuse by clerics over past decades ... However, its authors said the actual number of victims was almost certainly much higher ... .
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NBA champions LA Lakers knocked out of playoffs by Phoenix Suns
The Guardian 04 Jun 2021photo: Public Domain / Erik Cardenas
French military suspends joint operation with Mali military
Middle East Online 04 Jun 2021
BAMAKO - France issued its strongest threat yet to Mali's coup leader late Thursday, suspending joint military operations with Malian forces until the junta complies with international demands to restore civilian rule ... But then nine months later he changed course, deposing both men after they announced a Cabinet reshuffle without his consultation ... .
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China tells US to 'face up' to own rights abuses after Tiananmen criticism
Straits Times 04 Jun 2021
BEIJING (AFP) - China on Friday (June 4) ripped into the United States' human rights record and told Washington to "look in the mirror" after America's top diplomat said he would honour those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown ... Hundreds were killed in the crackdown, by some estimates more than 1,000 ... More on this topic. � ....
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No 'provoking': Israeli official vows quieter tone with US
The Northside Sun 04 Jun 2021
Israel's visiting defense minister said Thursday that it will stay engaged as the U.S. tries to return to a nuclear deal with Iran, sidestepping what's long been an area of open disagreement between the United States and the now-jeopardized government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... Sitting across a table from his U.S ... and Iran back in the deal.
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Elon Musk is Back Brokenhearted … And Bitcoin Takes Another Hit
BitRSS 04 Jun 2021
In the early hours of Friday morning the Bitcoin ...
