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Merkel criticized for ‘dangerous’ call with Lukashenko over Belarus border crisis
Russia Today 18 Nov 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under fire from an EU foreign minister after holding a bilateral call with Belarus' embattled leader over the worsening migrant crisis on the border, bypassing the bloc's top diplomat ... It is his aim to weaken us, to weaken our position, to make us doubt each other.”.
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Bradley Cooper finally speaks out on Lady Gaga romance rumors
m&c; 18 Nov 2021
Bradley Cooper has addressed the rumors surrounding him and Lady Gaga, pictured here at the London premiere of A Star Is Born. Pic credit. ©Imagecollect.com/Landmark-media. Bradley Cooper has finally addressed the rumors that have dogged himself and Lady Gaga since 2018 that the pair were secretly dating ... He claims that the pair were just acting ... .
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Top US diplomat visits Nigeria facing calls to rethink ties
The Times of India 18 Nov 2021
ABUJA. Secretary of state Antony Blinken arrived in Nigeria on Thursday as persistent unrest and human rights concerns prompt calls for a rethink of the US relationship with Africa's most populous nation ... On the eve of his visit, Blinken undid one Trump action by removing Nigeria from a US blacklist of nations that violate religious freedom ... .
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The West wants to turn Ethiopia into the next Libya, Iraq - PM Abiy's party
Ghana Web 18 Nov 2021
Ethiopia's ruling party, the Prosperity Party, PP, has accused the West of wanting to turn the country into another Iraq or Libya. The Horn of Africa nation is facing a politico-security crisis that has seen rebels threaten to attack the capital Addis Ababa and remove Prime Minister ABiy Ahmed's government ... .
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China coast guard blocks Philippine boats in disputed sea
Stars and Stripes 18 Nov 2021
Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr ... Locsin said in a tweet that the three Chinese coast guard ships' actions were illegal and he asked them “to take heed and back off.” ... There was no immediate comment from Chinese officials in Manila or Beijing ... China has repeatedly warned the U.S ... related stories ... .
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Oklahoma governor commutes Julius Jones' death sentence
News24 18 Nov 2021
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt halted the execution of death-row inmate Julius Jones, hours before he was scheduled to be put to death for a 22-year-old murder ... .
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Saudi child hospitalised after monkey attack
Gulf News 18 Nov 2021
Cairo. A Saudi child, aged three, was taken to hospital after he and his sister had been attacked by monkeys in south-west Saudi Arabia, according to a local newspaper ... Both children suffered from trauma due to the attack ... .
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US 'considering' boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics: President
Anadolu Agency 18 Nov 2021
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China set for February is "something we’re considering." ... .
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Can our own immune system fight off cancer?
Technology Org 18 Nov 2021
One day in 2010, when oncologist Paul Muizelaar operated on a patient with glioblastoma—a brain tumor infamous for its deathly toll—he did something shocking. First, he cut the skull open and carved out as much of the tumor as he could ... For the next month, the patient lay in a coma in an intensive care unit battling the bacteria ... Source. CSHL ....
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UN Humanitarian Affairs Office Urges World to Help Alleviate Climate Change in Madagascar
Urdu Point 18 Nov 2021
The international community must urgently increase its support to people facing severe hunger and other consequences of climate change in the Grand Sud region of Madagascar, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Madagascar at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Issa Sanogo, said on Thursday ... "The world cannot look away ... ....
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Turkey-Israel continued dialogue ‘mutually beneficial’: Erdogan
Al Jazeera 18 Nov 2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held a rare phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, saying the continuation of dialogue between the two countries is in the common interest ... He also said that maintaining talks and dialogue between Turkey and Israel would be “mutually beneficial” ... .
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Belarus shuts down Russian oil pipeline to EU, despite Putin's warnings
Democratic Underground 18 Nov 2021
Migrants at the border between Belarus and Poland are being taken away by bus as of Wednesday, said a Polish government official, per ABC News, which suggests "the tense standoff could be easing." ... The shutdown came despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's warnings ... You don't have too many friends Lukashenko ... .
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State of emergency in British Columbia; more deaths expected
Federal News Radio 18 Nov 2021
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency Wednesday following floods and mudslides caused by extremely heavy rainfall, and officials said they expected to find more dead ... The body of a woman was recovered from one of the mudslides late Monday ... Read more. World News ... ‘’ ... ___ ... .
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‘Increasingly active’ ISIS expanded dramatically in Afghanistan, UN says
Russia Today 18 Nov 2021
The Islamic State terrorist group is tearing a path across Afghanistan, establishing itself in “nearly all” of its provinces while increasing attacks more than five-fold in the past year, the UN’s envoy to the country has warned ... She added that so far in 2021, IS has carried out 334 attacks, up from just 60 last year ... READ MORE.
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Taiwan deploys advanced F-16V fighter jets amid China threat
Stars and Stripes 18 Nov 2021
CHIAYI, Taiwan — Taiwan has deployed the most advanced version of the F-16 fighter jet in its air force, as the self-ruled island steps up its defense capabilities in the face of continuing threats from China, which claims it as part of its territory ... Tsai said the upgrade project showed the strength of Taiwan's cooperation with the U.S ... forces.