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Brother of North Korea's founder dies: state media
Korea Times 15 Dec 2021
This 2015 file photo captured from North Korea's state TV shows Kim Yong-ju, a brother of the North's founder Kim Il-sung. Pyongyang's state media confirmed his death on Dec. 15. Yonhap ... (Yonhap). .
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James Webb: A $10bn machine in search of the end of darkness
BBC News 15 Dec 2021
Darkness. Total and complete. Few of us get to experience it. At the bottom of a cave, perhaps; or in a basement when the power shuts off. But there's usually some faint glow coming from somewhere. Even the night sky never seems truly black, not least because there's usually a star or two twinkling in the distance ... Where do we come from? ... .
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Haitian president was working on list of powerful people involved in drug trade to give US officials before his assassination, report says - The Independent
WorldNews.com 14 Dec 2021
A new report suggests that the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was meant to stop him from implicating powerful people as participants and beneficiaries in the world of drug trafficking. In July, armed cartel hitmen burst into Mr Moïse's residence and gunned him down in his bedroom, leaving his wife...read full story. .
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Republican accuses Ilhan Omar of being ‘affiliated’ with ‘terrorist organisations’ in debate over Islamophobia
The Independent 15 Dec 2021
The office would then record Islamophobic incidents, including attacks and threats against Muslims and places of worship, schools and other centres ... .
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Alarming cracks in ‘Doomsday’ glacier
The Daily Telegraph Australia 14 Dec 2021
One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica, known as the “Doomsday glacier”, is experiencing dramatic changes and this could have serious consequences for sea level rise in as little as five years ....
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Ethiopia civil war: How PM Abiy led fight-back against rebel advance
BBC News 15 Dec 2021
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed evoked memories of the country's kings and emperors by going to the front lines to lead a dramatic fightback against Tigrayan rebels who had threatened to overthrow him ... "Those who want to be among the Ethiopian children, who will be hailed by history, rise up for your country today ... Drone attacks ... .
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Grimes calls Elon Musk an ‘icon’ for cutting his own hair for Time cover
New York Post 15 Dec 2021
Who needs a glam squad?. Elon Musk was named Time’s 2021 Person of the Year on Monday, topping the magazine’s annual list of influential figures and gracing its cover with a slicked-back, half-shaved hairstyle. And it would seem his ex-girlfriend, Grimes, approves of the ‘do ... “No stylist, no makeup either haha,” Musk, 50, replied on Tuesday ... ....
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Afghanistan: Government collapse marked by ‘repeated war crimes and relentless bloodshed’ – new report
Amnesty 15 Dec 2021
The Taliban, United States military, and Afghan security forces were all responsible for attacks that resulted in extensive civilian suffering before the country’s government collapsed earlier this year, Amnesty International said in a new report today. The report, No Escape ... Taliban atrocities ... One of the men captured by the Taliban said ... He said ... .
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Stephen Curry breaks NBA record for three-pointers
Gulf News 15 Dec 2021
New York. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry eclipsed Ray Allen as the NBA’s three-point king on Tuesday, draining his record 2,974th career three-pointer against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden ... Curry let out a loud shout as teammates celebrated with him. “Hell yeah!” teammate Draymond Green shouted as photographers gathered round ... .
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Nearly 100 Conservative MPs revolt against UK’s Johnson over new Covid-19 restrictions
France24 15 Dec 2021
Almost 100 Conservative lawmakers voted on Tuesday against new coronavirus restrictions, dealing a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s authority and raising questions about his leadership ... .
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Taiwanese Lab Leak Sharpens Debate on Pandemic Origin
The Epoch Times 15 Dec 2021photo: WN / RTayco
Singapore, South Korea agree on first digital trade deal between two Asian nations
Straits Times 15 Dec 2021
SINGAPORE - Singapore and South Korea agreed on a new pact that will set rules and standards for digital trade and partnership between the two countries ... The KSDPA will be Singapore's fourth digital economy agreement (DEA), and the first with an Asian country ... "Korea and Singapore have always been like-minded partners in trade and investment ... � ....
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Fuel truck explodes in Haitian city, killing at least 60 people
France24 14 Dec 2021
At least 60 people were killed when a gas tanker truck exploded in the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien on Tuesday morning, a local official said, with overwhelmed medics saying the toll was feared to rise ... .
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UN calls on US, Iran to return to terms of nuclear deal
Urdu Point 15 Dec 2021
United Nations, United States, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Dec, 2021 ) .The UN Tuesday urged Washington to lift sanctions on Tehran in line with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, while calling on the Islamic republic to return to commitments to limit its nuclear program ... ....
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Gebreselassie condemns mixing sports with politics
Sina 13 Dec 2021
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's multiple Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebreselassie has strongly opposed attempts of some Western politicians and countries to disrupt the 2022 Winter Olympics with calls for a boycott ... "Do not get bothered," said Gebreselassie in his message to the organizers of the Beijing Winter Olympics ... .