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Afghanistan asks US Congress to release funds amid financial crisis
The Times of India 17 Nov 2021
KABUL. Afghanistan has asked the United States Congress for the release of Afghanistan's central bank assets frozen by the US government, as the Taliban-led country witnessing a financial crisis, according to local media on Wednesday ... This goes against our expectations as well as the Doha Agreement," the news channel citing letter reported.
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Hamilton's victory in Brazil shows F1 is an uneven playing field
The National 17 Nov 2021
Grand Prix racing sets up camp in Qatar Wednesday drenched in bad blood. And while the world is leaping up and down in jubilation at Lewis Hamilton’s ‘dramatic’ victory in Brazil I just want to weep for my sport. Largely because completely share the view of double world champion Fernando Alonso that F1 is a sole-destroyingly uneven playing field ... ....
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Amid border row with India, China says military preparing for ‘next stage’
Hindustan Times 17 Nov 2021
The Chinese military has conducted “major operations related to border defence” and strengthened training under combat conditions to build a modern armed force, the ruling Communist Party of China has said ... (REUTERS). Copy Link ... In what could be interpreted as a message to adversaries, the resolution said ... ....
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Remains found at New Zealand mine more than a decade after disaster
Irish Independent 17 Nov 2021
Two more bodies have been found at the site of a New Zealand coal mine explosion which killed 29 workers more than a decade ago ... Expand. Close ... /. Facebook Twitter Email Whatsapp. .
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Azerbaijan loses 7 troops in border clashes with Armenia
Wtop 17 Nov 2021
MOSCOW (AP) — Seven Azerbaijani service members were killed and 10 more were wounded in clashes with Armenia on the border between the two ex-Soviet nations, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday ... The Armenian Defense Ministry accused Azerbaijan’s military of opening fire on Armenian positions ... Clashes have been reported ever since.
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Decathlon limits selling canoes because of migrants
Russia Today 17 Nov 2021
Sports goods retailer Decathlon has said it won't be selling canoes in its stores in northern France anymore because the light vessels are increasingly being used by migrants trying to cross into England ... The two cities overlook the Strait of Dover, which is the narrowest point in the English Channel ... Like this story? Share it with a friend! .
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Belarus border crisis isn’t a war, but it could become one
Russia Today 17 Nov 2021
The dramatic and deadly standoff between Belarus and Poland and the EU has left thousands of refugees trapped in the middle. Warsaw has declared that the crisis on its borders is part of a “special operation” conducted by Minsk ... Now, consultations with NATO are even being brought into play ... The crisis has also turned into a litmus test ... Oh my! ... .
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Nord Stream 2 gets unapproved by Germany
MENA FN 17 Nov 2021
The German Federal Network Agency has put the process of certifying Nord Stream 2 AG for a standalone distribution provider onto hold ... .
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Scientists discover ‘inflated hot-Jupiter’ around a sub-giant star
The Times of India 17 Nov 2021
BENGALURU. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) says that the exoplanet search and study group at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, has discovered a new exoplanet orbiting too close to an evolved or ageing star with a mass of 1.5 times that of the Sun and located 725 light-years away ... Abu Observatory ... Abu ... .
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Migrants on Polish Border Face Dire Consequences as Belarus and EU Harden Stances
Balkan Insight 17 Nov 2021
With the EU slapping new sanctions on Minsk and claims the Belarusians are trying to force the migrants they are herding over the Polish border to provoke violent incidents, the plight of those stuck on the border promises to get worse before it gets better ... The three children, aged between five and six, understand the situation clearly ... .
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Biden, Xi trade warnings on Taiwan in lengthy virtual summit
Dawn 17 Nov 2021
WASHINGTON. US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping traded strong warnings on the future of Taiwan at a virtual summit meant to establish “guardrails” against conflict between the rival superpowers ... Chinese state media reported after the summit that Xi cautioned Biden that encouraging Taiwanese independence would be “playing with fire” ... .
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Rittenhouse jurors to return for Day 2 of deliberations
Stars and Stripes 17 Nov 2021
KENOSHA, Wis. — Jurors weighing charges against Kyle Rittenhouse were to return Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in his murder trial, after they failed to reach a swift verdict on whether he was the instigator in a night of bloodshed in Kenosha or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property ... Wisconsin Gov ... .
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The Enduring Cruelty of America’s Sanctions Regime
The New Republic 17 Nov 2021
In the summer of 2020, as countries around the world struggled to survive the early surge of the pandemic, battling both economic and public health crises, a number of nations had to face the compounding effects of devastating sanctions imposed by the United States. In Syria, doctors were unable to rebuild hospitals or import medical goods ... That U.S.
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'Help us': migrant caravan sees Biden as only hope
Urdu Point 17 Nov 2021
Hungry and exhausted after three weeks walking across Mexico in a migrant caravan, Elsa Pineda implored US President Joe Biden to give her daughter a chance to escape the dangers of Honduras' gangs ... "He has to help those of us who really need it," she said after a night on a concrete floor near the side of a road with hundreds of other migrants ... ....
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NBA leaders Warriors beat Nets, Curry scores 37 points
Anadolu Agency 17 Nov 2021
The NBA Western Conference leaders Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-99 in a Tuesday game as Warriors' superstar Stephen Curry made nine three-pointers to reach a regular-season milestone ... In his career, Curry has made 2,908 three-pointers to approach Allen ... - Results. ... 99-117 ... .