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Time to End the Silence on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons
GlobalResearch 24 May 2021
The attack on Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in Iran, on April 11, targeting underground centrifuges operating under (IAEA) safeguards, was an act of nuclear terror with the potential to kill and harm many thousands of human beings and irreparably contaminate the environment ... There are actions that must remain in the dark.’” .
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‘Hijacked’: President uses fighter jet to force Ryanair flight to land in Belarus
Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 2021
The Belarusian president personally sent a fighter jet to escort a Ryanair plane that had been diverted by a false bomb alert, allowing authorities to detain an opposition-minded journalist on board, drawing condemnation from Europe and the United States. In what was ...
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New information on Wuhan researchers' illness furthers debate on pandemic origins
CNN 24 May 2021
(CNN)A US intelligence report found that several researchers at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill in November 2019 and had to be hospitalized, a new detail about the severity of their symptoms that could fuel further debate about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, according to two people briefed on the intelligence.
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Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson shot in the head in London
The Irish Times 24 May 2021
The Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is in a critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to her head, her affiliated group, Taking the Initiative Party, has announced on social media ... She is currently hospitalised and in critical condition. The incident happened in the early hours of this morning, following numerous death threats.
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Myanmar: dozens of police reported killed in clashes with anti-coup movement
The Guardian 24 May 2021
Dozens of Myanmar security force members were killed on Sunday, rebel fighters have claimed, after heavy fighting in the coup-hit country’s eastern fringe.
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Virgin Galactic spaceplane makes it to boundary of space on third test flight
Digital Trends 23 May 2021
VSS Unity in space over New Mexico Virgin Galactic. After a few stumbles, Virgin Galactic has succeeded in its third test flight of its new spaceplane, which will be available for space tourism flights in the future. The VSS Unity, one of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo models, launched from Spaceport American in New Mexico on Saturday, May 22.
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277 Palestinians killed in conflict with Israel
Sify 24 May 2021
Estimates show that 277 Palestinian residents died in the latest conflict escalation with Israel, Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said on Sunday. "From the first day of the barbaric aggression against our people in Jerusalem, the ...
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
Straits Times 24 May 2021
YANGON (REUTERS) - Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in person at a court hearing on Monday (May 24) for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in a Feb ... Ms Suu Kyi, 75, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her efforts to build democracy, is among more than 4,000 people detained since the coup.
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US restricting visas, taking other action over Tigray crisis
Wtop 24 May 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has begun restricting visas for people undermining efforts to resolve the deadly fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, saying it is time for the international community to take action in a conflict that has sparked allegations of ethnic cleansing and fears of famine ... Citing provisions in the the U.S.
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Volcanic Eruption, Ensuing Chaos Kill at Least 15 in Congo
NBCBayArea 24 May 2021
Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors said Sunday ... Goma ultimately was largely spared the mass destruction caused by the volcano's last eruption in 2002.
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Arundel Castle: £1m of 'irreplaceable' artefacts stolen
BBC News 24 May 2021
A set of "irreplaceable" gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots to her execution in 1587 were among items taken from the West Sussex castle. Other goods stolen in the raid on Friday include coronation cups given by Mary to the Earl Marshal ... Staff were alerted to the break-in at 22.30 BST on Friday after a burglar alarm went off.
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Jack Ma To Step Down As President Of Academy He Founded: Report
NDTV 24 May 2021
Jack Ma will step down as president of Hupan University, an elite business academy he co-founded six years ago, amid pressure from Beijing, the Financial Times reported ... .
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Afghanistan: Unravelling of women and girls’ rights looms as peace talks falter
Amnesty 24 May 2021
Two decades of hard-won progress by Afghanistan’s women and girls is at serious risk of being unravelled, said Amnesty International, in a statement highlighting the limited involvement of women in the peace talks and the major strides on women's rights that are now under threat.
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Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 9
Yahoo Daily News 23 May 2021photo: Creative Commons / Ankittrip
12 Morning Habits That'll Make You Energised For The Day
Huffington Post 24 May 2021
“I want to be clear I don’t buy in to the whole cultural idea that mornings are somehow morally superior ... “That said, there’s an advantage to doing the difficult things as early in the day as you can manage, because it gives you less time to talk yourself out of it or for life to get in the way.
