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Thai king returns to Germany with 250-strong entourage and 30 poodles
The Independent 12 Nov 2021
Thailand’s king Maha Vajiralongkorn returned to Germany for the first time in over a year with his entourage of more than 250 people and a beloved pack of 30 poodles ... .
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Russia could be plotting to invade Ukraine as troops gather at border, warns US
Irish Independent 12 Nov 2021
The United States has warned European allies that Russia could be plotting to invade Ukraine in a repeat of the 2014 annexation of Crimea. US officials have privately briefed EU counterparts on a possible military operation as tens of thousands of Russian troops amass near the border ... Read More ... Daily Digest Newsletter ... .
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COP26: Climate talks back off from call to end all coal use
Gulf News 12 Nov 2021
Glasgow, Scotland. Negotiators at this year’s UN climate talks in Glasgow appeared to be backing away from a call to end all use of coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies completely, but gave poor countries hope for more financial support to cope with global warming ... .
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Brexit: UK looks likely to trigger Article 16 - then what?
BBC News 12 Nov 2021
This has not been a good week for Boris Johnson. The Conservative Party has been battered by allegations that some of its MPs are on the take. The way the prime minister has reacted to the situation has been publicly criticised, and privately slammed by many on his own side ... It sounds harmless enough ... As one cabinet minister told me ... Related Topics ... .
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Assange given permission to marry in UK prison
RTE 12 Nov 2021
Prison authorities in Britain have given WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to marry while in custody, his fiancée has said, as he awaits a key court decision over possible US extradition ... "Good news ... Good news. UK government has backed down 24h before the deadline. Julian and I now have permission to marry in Belmarsh prison ... .
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Poland’s far right demands strong borders in Belarus crisis
Hawaii Tribune-Herald 12 Nov 2021
WARSAW, Poland — Thousands marched in Warsaw on Thursday to mark Poland’s Independence Day, led by far-right groups calling for strong borders, while its troops blocked hundreds of new attempts by migrants to enter the country illegally from neighboring Belarus in a tense standoff ... “Today there are not only internal disputes.
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Kremlin says Lukashenko did not consult it on threat to cut Russian gas supplies
FX Empire 12 Nov 2021
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had not consulted Moscow before raising the possibility of cutting natural gas flows to Europe, and that Russia was a reliable exporter that fulfilled its obligations ... “This is a statement by the president of Belarus,” Peskov said ... Advertisement ... Sign Up ... See All.
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Sudan general renames himself national leader
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12 Nov 2021
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan's top general reappointed himself Thursday as head of the army-run interim governing body, a sign that he's tightening his grip on the country two weeks after he led a coup against civilian leaders. The move by Gen ... Since the Oct ... Almost all remain in custody ... They all also served on the previous council ... .
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Brazil becomes first South American team to qualify for 2022 World Cup
Hong Kong Standard 12 Nov 2021
Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Sao Paulo on Thursday to become the first South American team to qualify for Qatar 2022. Lucas Paqueta got the vital goal 72 minutes into the match with a shot that goalkeeper David Ospina got a hand to but could not stop ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... (Reuters). . .
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Freedom imminent for Britney Spears after 14 year conservatorship
The Times of India 12 Nov 2021
Britney Spears' independence day may finally have arrived. At a hearing in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on Friday, a judge will decide whether to terminate the conservatorship that has exercised vast control over the pop superstar's life and money for nearly 14 years ... It is not clear whether Spears, 39, will take part in the hearing ... .
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US calls on Houthis to ‘immediately release’ Sanaa embassy staff
Arab News 12 Nov 2021
LONDON. The US on Thursday called for the Houthi militia in Yemen to immediately release American embassy staff recently detained in Sanaa. At least 25 local employees for the embassy and the US Agency for International Development were detained in recent weeks by the Iran-backed group, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday ... ....
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AstraZeneca Vaccine Turns Profitable, Drugmaker Banking on New Orders
Hamodia 12 Nov 2021
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine made a small contribution to earnings in the third quarter and it expects the shot to move to “modest profitability” on new orders after the drugmaker on Friday posted $1.05 billion in vaccine sales for the period ... Revenues of the best-seller Tagrisso rose 8% to $1.25 billion ... WhatsAppPrintEmailGmail. .
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan slammed for negotiating with Peshawar school attackers
Indian Express 12 Nov 2021
Dost Muhammad was shellshocked when he heard that the Pakistani government had started negotiating with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The group was responsible for attacking a military-run school in Peshawar on December 16, 2014, laying siege and killing 132 schoolchildren ... They have no right to decide alone and talk to the TTP ... Tags ... Live Blog.
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Australian PM answers to accusations of lying from Macron
Russia Today 12 Nov 2021
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims he’s been nothing but completely honest since entering public life, as both his predecessor in the top job and the French president accuse him of lying ... No.”. The issue is a hot topic because the prime minister’s honesty is currently being questioned both at home and abroad.
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Three feared dead after record day of France-UK migrant crossings
Urdu Point 12 Nov 2021
Three migrants have been reported missing after trying to canoe from France to England during a record day of crossings on Thursday that was described as "unacceptable" by the British government ... More than 1,000 people made the trip across the Channel on Thursday -- a new record figure -- during cold but calm weather ... ....