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Mossad assassinated Iran’s top nuclear scientist with 'killer robot': NYT
Press TV 19 Sep 2021
Israel’s spying agency, Mossad, used a remote-controlled “killer robot” to assassinate Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last year, a report says ... The whole device weighed about a ton, as the report said, and was smuggled into Iran in small parts ahead of the operation and then reassembled near the location of the killing in Absard ... .
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How the Aukus security alliance raises awkward questions for China, and some US allies
South China Morning Post 19 Sep 2021
On September 15, something both significant and unsurprising happened ... It also offers almost unprecedented levels of defence industrial cooperation.At the same time, it is unsurprising because the three ... .
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Meet The Mexican Cancer Scientist Unlocking Melanoma Mysteries
Forbes 19 Sep 2021
In many countries, melanoma skin cancers are caused by UV radiation, but that's not the case for a mysterious melanoma being studied by Mexican scientist Dr Carla Daniela Robles-Espinoza ... .
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Patrick Byrne, the pro-Trump former Overstock CEO admits funneling cash to his ex-lover Maria Butina, the glamorous spy elected
Business Insider 19 Sep 2021
Getty Images/AP Former Russian agent Maria Butina has won a seat in Russia's parliamentary elections. In 2018 Butina was jailed for acting as an unregistered foreign agent in the US. Butina recently received large sums of money from her ex-boyfriend Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of online retailer Overstock.com and Donald Trump supporter ... ....
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Capitol rioter screams and says she has right to ‘self determination’ as judge sends her to jail
The Independent 19 Sep 2021
A Pensylvania woman who allegedly threatened to “hang” Nancy Pelosi during the 6 January Capitol riots has been ordered back to prison ahead of her trial. Federal prosecutors had reported that Pauline Bauer was refusing to follow court orders, which led a judge to revoke her pre-trial release at a court hearing on Friday ... I am on the land.” ... “Ms ... .
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Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippines presidency
RTE 19 Sep 2021
Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against corruption in government and what he calls President Rodrigo Duterte's cozy relationship with China ... That faction nominated Duterte for vice president, a move that critics called a cynical ploy by Duterte to retain power.
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England, Tottenham star Jimmy Greaves dies at 81
Moosejaw Today 19 Sep 2021
LONDON — For all the goals scored — including a record 266 for Tottenham — it was the game Jimmy Greaves missed out on that was an enduring disappointment for one of England's greatest strikers. Sustaining a leg injury that required 14 stiches in the final group stage match at the 1966 World Cup, Greaves lost his place to Geoff Hurst ... ___ ... .
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The Violence of Colonialism and the Exploitation of Africa. The Myth of Independence
GlobalResearch 19 Sep 2021
“When missionaries came to Africa, we had the land, they had the bible. We closed our eyes to pray. When we opened them, we had the bible and they had the land.” (Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu(1)) ... The Richest Continent On Earth . The importance of Africa’s natural resources was recognised hundreds of years ago ... Colonial Exploitation .
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Alzheimer threatens China's elderly
The Manila Times 19 Sep 2021
BEIJING, CHINA. The first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old's family put it down to confusion. When he disappeared a second time, they realized he was deeply unwell - but it was already too late. "We missed the early signs," daughter Chen Yuanyuan explained, adding ... 'We never suspected' ... Dad was confused ... .
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World's Whitest Paint Sets Guinness Record, Could Reduce Need For Air Conditioning
Slashdot 19 Sep 2021
"The whitest paint in the world has been created in a lab at Purdue University," reports USA Today, "a paint so white that it could eventually reduce or even eliminate the need for air conditioning, scientists say. "The paint has now made it into the Guinness World Records book as the whitest ever made." ... Two features make this paint ultra-white ... .
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12 die of viral disease in Kanpur village, death probe underway
Hindustan Times 19 Sep 2021
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2021 04.11 PM IST. As many as 12 people have lost their lives to a viral disease at a village in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. All the villagers of Kursauli had tested negative for dengue, said a senior medical officer, adding an audit committee was probing into the reasons behind the deaths ... Also read ... ....
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Why Greece’s expensive new migrant camps are outraging NGOs
The Observer 19 Sep 2021
It has eight restaurants, seven basketball courts, three playgrounds, a football pitch, special rooms for vulnerable people, and is purportedly eco-friendly ... Its message is clear. if Europe-bound asylum seekers reach the country, they are going to be strictly controlled ... But critics have likened the reception centres to prisons ... It is a disgrace.” ... .
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AOC introduces amendment to halt US arms sale to Israel
The Jerusalem Post 19 Sep 2021
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last week introduced an amendment to the US defense budget bill which would suspend the transfer of $735 million worth of Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to Israel. JDAMs are kits that convert unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions ... - Saudi gov over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi ... .
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Australia could lease submarines from UK or US but nuclear weapons remain off the table
The Observer 19 Sep 2021
The short-term leasing of nuclear-powered submarines from the UK or the US is being considered by the Morrison government but the Coalition insists nuclear weapons won’t be based in Australia ... “The short answer is yes,” Dutton said when asked on Sky News about leasing vessels ... Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning ... .
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Israel carries out mass arrests of Palestinians after jailbreak
Al Jazeera 19 Sep 2021
Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – Israeli security forces have detained dozens of Palestinians in recent days in a campaign of mass arrests in response to an embarrassing high-security prison escape earlier this month ... “This does not include the Palestinians arrested within Israel.” ... Arresting children ... .
