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Top US general says Chinese launch 'very concerning'
BBC News 28 Oct 2021
The top US general has said China's suspected hypersonic missile test is close to a Sputnik moment, referring to the Soviet satellite launch that sparked the Cold War arms race. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said in an interview with Bloomberg News that the Chinese military is "expanding rapidly" ... Related Topics. .
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Russia warns Ukraine over use of Turkish drones in conflict
Straits Times 28 Oct 2021
MOSCOW (AFP) - The Kremlin has warned that the use of Turkish-made drones could further aggravate the conflict in Ukraine, after Kiev released footage of its military employing the weapons against pro-Russian separatists for the first time ... Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday ... More on this topic. � ....
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Malaysian gynaecologist creates 'world's first unisex condom'
The Times of India 28 Oct 2021
SIBU. A Malaysian gynaecologist has created what he says is the world's first unisex condom that can be worn by females or males and is made from a medical grade material usually used as a dressing for injuries and wounds ... Each box of Wondaleaf contains two condoms, and will cost 14.99 ringgit ($3.61) ... Start a Conversation. .
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The societal pyramid scheme: Are we heading for depopulation disaster?
The Independent 28 Oct 2021photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
India tests nuclear-capable missile amid tensions with China
Al Jazeera 28 Oct 2021
India has test-fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 5,000km (3,125 miles) from an island off its east coast amid rising border tensions with China ... The Agni-5 missile splashed down in the Bay of Bengal with “a very high degree of accuracy”, said the statement issued on Wednesday night ... .
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Sudan military leader fires six diplomats who criticised coup
Belfast Telegraph 28 Oct 2021
Sudan’s military leader has fired at least six ambassadors, including the envoys to the US, the European Union and France, after they condemned the military’s takeover of the country, an official said. The diplomats had pledged their support for the now-deposed government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok ... AP/PA Images. / ... Enter email address ... / ... / ... .
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone review – 20 years on, it’s a nostalgic spectacular
The Guardian 28 Oct 2021
Sadly, the actors who played the original Dumbledore, Snape, Uncle Vernon and Mr Ollivander – Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Richard Griffiths and John Hurt – are no longer with us ... I myself called it an “old-fashioned pre-September 11 news event” ... ....
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Turkey, US agree to continue talks on F-35 dispute
Anadolu Agency 28 Oct 2021photo: Creative Commons / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH
COVID hit to migration levels - Recovery efforts must address structural obstacles to migrant integration (OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Public Technologies 28 Oct 2021
). 28/10/2021 - Migration flows to OECD countries declined significantly, with much of the progress in migrant integration achieved over the past decade wiped out in just one year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the key findings of the latest OECD International Migration Outlook 2021 ... Access the data in Excel ... Related Documents.
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Alec Baldwin film tragedy: Actor fired live round, police say
BBC News 27 Oct 2021
Alec Baldwin was handed a gun with a live round in it on a film set in New Mexico, the local sheriff has said ... Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, the Santa Fe County Sheriff, Adan Mendoza, said Mr Baldwin is cooperating and will face further questioning ... .
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UK hits back over French threat to block fishing boats
Lincoln Journal Star
28 Oct 2021
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. said Thursday that a threat by France to block British boats from its ports in a dispute over fishing appeared to breach international law, and the government vowed to retaliate if Paris goes ahead with the move ... in a dispute over fishing licenses ... said ... Since the U.K ... “Our patience has reached its limits today.” ... .
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Hunger in Afghanistan
Dawn 28 Oct 2021
THE reports and images emerging from Afghanistan are very disturbing. People selling their belongings and possessions in Kabul to make ends meet is now a common sight but the most disconcerting are reports that impoverished parents are selling off their babies to buy food. Such is the level of desperation in the impoverished country ... .
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Laos police seize record drugs haul in Golden Triangle
Straits Times 28 Oct 2021
BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Lao police have seized a record haul of illicit drugs in the Golden Triangle region, two security sources in Thailand confirmed on Thursday (Oct 28), in what the United Nations said was Asia's largest single drug bust ever ... The authorities in Laos did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment ... More on this topic. �.
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Physicists fail to find mysterious 'sterile neutrino' particles
New Scientist 28 Oct 2021
After decades of looking, physicists are no closer to discovering theorised particles that could help solve ongoing problems in physics ... .
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