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Trump claims ‘Israel literally owned Congress’ in bizarre attack on the Squad
The Independent 01 Nov 2021
Former President Donald Trump said during an interview on Monday that the US Congress was “rightfully” controlled by Israel’s government until members of the Squad joined Congress in 2018 ... “It was so powerful, so powerful, and today it’s almost the opposite,” the former president continued, adding ... with a passion.” ... Trump ... .
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Chechnya arrests three ‘witches’ in Halloween crackdown
The Independent 01 Nov 2021photo: Creative Commons / Jorge Mejía peralta
Facebook says it removed troll farm run by Nicaraguan government
Straits Times 01 Nov 2021
NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Facebook said on Monday (Nov 1) that last month it removed a troll farm with more than 1,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts which it was said was run by the Nicaraguan government and the country's ruling party, the Sandinista National Liberation Front ... The other companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment ... �.
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Haitian revelers honor the dead in Vodou festival
ABC News 01 Nov 2021
Hundreds of revelers clad in white and clutching candles are crowding into the main cemetery at Haiti’s capital to pay their respects to the dead during an annual Vodou festival. SUMMARY ... The celebration comes at a time of deepening misery and violence for Haiti. At least one man asked a Vodou priest for help in finding a job.
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At least 3 dead, dozens missing after high-rise collapse in Nigeria
The Los Angeles Times 01 Nov 2021
LAGOS, Nigeria — . A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least three people and leaving dozens missing, officials and witnesses said on Monday ... Olayemi Bello told the Associated Press that five of his friends were trapped in the building and he feared the worst.
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Ohio police make ‘demented’ discovery inside Halloween trick-or-treat candy
New York Post 01 Nov 2021photo: AP / Martin Meissner
Can carbon capture facilities reverse climate change?
Al Jazeera 01 Nov 2021
On a remote plateau in southwest Iceland, surrounded by dark crags and swaths of green moss, a major new facility has opened with the bold promise of helping to reverse climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the air ... This will then be funnelled deep underground to transform – astonishingly – into harmless rock ... We have to decarbonise.” ... .
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Digging our own grave, time to say enough: UN secretary general Antonio Guterres at COP26
Hindustan Times 01 Nov 2021
Guterres said our addiction to fossil fuels was pushing humanity to the brink. “We face a stark choice - either we stop it or it stops us. It's time to say ‘enough’,” the UN chief said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday.(AP) ... ....
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Elon Musk offers £4.4bn if UN shows how it will solve world hunger
AOL 01 Nov 2021
Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, has said he will sell six billion dollars (£4.4 billion) worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to the United Nations’ food agency if it can show how the money would solve world hunger ... “It’s not complicated,” he said. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings ... .
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Israel, France to handle NSO spyware case 'discreetly', Israeli official says
Reuters 01 Nov 2021
JERUSALEM, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett agreed with French President Emmanuel Macron that the alleged misuse of spyware developed by an Israeli company, including against Macron, would be handled "discreetly", an Israeli official said on Monday ... Macron has called for an investigation ... Our Standards ... ....
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At least 25 suspected bank robbers killed in clashes with Brazilian police
Korea Times 01 Nov 2021
gettyimagesbank. At least 25 suspected bank robbers were killed in two clashes with Brazilian police, Minas Gerais authorities said on Sunday ... (Reuters). .
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Scott Morrison: Australian PM rejects 'sledging' from France amid row
BBC News 02 Nov 2021
Australian PM Scott Morrison has escalated a row with France over a scrapped submarine deal, saying his nation will not accept "sledging" and "slurs". On Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron said he knew Mr Morrison had lied to him about his intentions to renege on the deal. Mr Morrison denies he lied ... "I don't think, I know." ... Related Topics. .
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The submarine deal that almost torpedoed an alliance
The Manila Times 01 Nov 2021
US President Joe Biden went to great lengths last weekend, making amends to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who felt he had been "stabbed in the back" after Australia scuttled a $66-billion contract to buy diesel submarines from France in favor of a deal with the US for nuclear-powered subs ... To which Macron reciprocated. "Trust is like love ... .
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COP26 leaders vow new drive to end deforestation by 2030
Straits Times 02 Nov 2021
GLASGOW (AFP) - World leaders will conclude a two-day climate summit on Tuesday (Nov 2) with a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 - a date too far away for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet's lungs ... "Forests support communities, livelihoods and food supply, and absorb the carbon we pump into the atmosphere ... �.
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US, South Korea hold low-key air drills amid North Korea peace push
Anadolu Agency 01 Nov 2021
The United States and South Korea kicked off joint aerial exercises on Monday amid ongoing efforts to restart denuclearization talks with North Korea. The drills have been scaled down since 2017 to support peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported ... *Writing by Islamuddin Sajid. .