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The world is facing an insane danger that's greater than Covid-19
CNN 27 Oct 2020
(CNN)Honduras just became the 50th nation to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on Saturday. The accord has now met the required threshold to enter into force in 90 days -- on January 22. Ira Helfand ... The treaty's entry into force could not be timelier ... The consequences are simply too great, and people are, well ... human ... ....
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Al Jazeera posts article covering aftermath of Armenian missile attack on Ganja
MENA FN 27 Oct 2020
(MENAFN - AzerNews) By Trend Al Jazeera news agency has published an article covering the aftermath of the Armenian miss... ....
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How Syria's disinformation wars destroyed the co-founder of the White Helmets
The Guardian 27 Oct 2020
Just before sunrise in Istanbul on 11 November 2019, a determined thumping on her iron front door stirred Emma Winberg from a brief sleep....
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Seven Days Until Election, Trump's Approval Rating Is Around Same Level as During Impeachment
Newsweek 27 Oct 2020
With just seven days to go until Election Day, President Donald Trump's approval rating sits at a similar level to the lows he experienced during his impeachment. Trailing in national polling against Democratic nominee Joe Biden, and behind in the key swing ......
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15 men rape two sisters for six days in Pakistan's Faisalabad
Mid Day 27 Oct 2020
In an incident that has sent shock waves across Pakistan, two teenage girls in Punjab province were allegedly raped by at least 15 men for six days, after being kidnapped ... She said that her daughters were taken to different locations, where they were raped by at least 15 men, and all this filmed ... "We are poor people ... Keep scrolling to read more news....
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Huge Bangladesh rally calls for boycott of French products
BBC News 27 Oct 2020
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, demanding a boycott of French goods amid a row over France's tougher stance on radical Islam. They burned an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron, who has defended cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Police blocked the marchers from reaching the French embassy ... ....
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US announces planned weapon sale to Taiwan
Belfast Telegraph 27 Oct 2020
The Trump administration on Monday notified Congress of plans for a multi-billion dollar sale of Harpoon missile systems to Taiwan just hours after Beijing announced sanctions on US defence contractors. The contractors included Boeing, the lead contractor on the Taiwan deal, which is worth 2.37 billion dollars (£1.82 billion) ... AP/PA Images. / ... / ... ....
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Another African-American shot dead by US police, angry protests erupt in Philadelphia
Press TV 27 Oct 2020
US police have fatally shot another African-American man, this time in Philadelphia, in an incident that sparked protests and violent clashes between police and protesters, just one week ahead of the presidential election ... Police said he was armed with a knife, when they were trying to arrest him ... It is unclear in the video if Wallace had a knife ... ....
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Mark Meadows Might Be the Second Most ‘Reckless’ Man in the White House
The Daily Beast 27 Oct 2020
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was hopping mad ... Indeed, a recent profile in Politico Magazine argued that Meadows is “precisely the wrong person to be at the center of an international crisis.”. Author Tim Alberta wrote. “Friends would describe him as a respectable player—calculating and slippery but decent to a fault ... Fauci’s mistakes?” ... ....
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One Week From Election, What Trump vs Biden Forecasts Are Saying
Newsweek 27 Oct 2020photo: AP / Patrick Semansky
US Senate confirms Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
The Jerusalem Post 27 Oct 2020
The Republican-led US Senate handed President Donald Trump a major pre-election political victory on Monday by confirming his Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett as he delivered a dramatic conservative overhaul of the nation's top judicial body ... Barrett's addition cements one of the most right-leaning Supreme Court rosters in generations ... ....
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Covid: Protests erupt across Italy over anti-virus measures
BBC News 27 Oct 2020
Violent protests broke out across Italy on Monday over new restrictions to curb the country's second wave of Covid. Clashes were reported in several major cities - including Turin, where Molotov cocktails were thrown at officers. In Milan tear gas was used to disperse protesters, while violence was also reported in Naples ... it is slower" ... ....
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'Transphobic bullies nearly cost me my life'
BBC News 27 Oct 2020
"I experienced a lot of hate, a lot of fear....
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International legal experts head to Africa to support courts in poaching fight
The Independent 26 Oct 2020
The Independent. Daily Coronavirus Briefing. No hype, just the advice and analysis you need ... ....
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Pompeo says U.S., India must focus on threat posed by China
Yahoo Daily News 27 Oct 2020
By Sanjeev Miglani. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States and China must work together to confront the threat posed by China to security and freedom, U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday as he prepared for talks with Indian leaders ... "There is much more work to do for sure. We have a lot to discuss today ... U.S ... ....
