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Woman beheaded in knife attack in France's Nice city; three dead
DNA India 29 Oct 2020
A woman was beheaded by an attacker with a knife who also killed two other people at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, police said, in an incident, the city's mayor described as terrorism ... Police said three people were confirmed to have died in the attack and several were injured. Also read ... France knife attack. ....
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Philadelphia protests: National Guard called in as city imposes curfew after police fatally shot black man
The Independent 29 Oct 2020
is distressing to say the least, and it is unacceptable,” Mr Kenney said in an afternoon news conference....
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Pelosi: Trump should accept election results 'like a man'
Press TV 29 Oct 2020
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said President Donald Trump should accept the election results "like a man" and not try to sow doubt about them if all ballots are not counted on election night ... During an NBC News town hall earlier this month, he said he would accept a peaceful transfer of power but noted he wanted an "honest election." ... ....
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Russia registers 44 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours, Turkey registers 4
Sify 29 Oct 2020
Moscow [Russia], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik) ... The Turkish part of the commission recorded four breaches," the ministry said in its daily bulletin ... This figure included 153 women and 261 children ... Military personnel discovered and defused 24 explosive devices. (ANI/Sputnik). ....
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Israeli zeal for second Trump term matched by Palestinian enmity
Yahoo Daily News 29 Oct 2020
Anyone in any doubt about Benjamin Netanyahu’s preferred candidate in the US presidential election need only visit his personal Twitter account. Right at the top, behind the headshot of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is a banner photo of him with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, their eyes fixed on each other ... ....
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Trump, Biden appeal to Florida voters to turn out in person
The Nashville Ledger 29 Oct 2020
TAMPA, Fla ... More than 73 million Americans have already voted, absentee or by mail, and Trump and Biden are trying to energize the millions more who will vote on Tuesday ... "I do promise this ... Trump is banking on local news coverage of his visit to overcome a substantial advertising deficit stemming from a late cash crunch ... ___ ... ___ ... .......
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Merkel warns Germans of a 'difficult winter' as virus surges
The Oklahoman 29 Oct 2020
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germans to expect a “difficult winter” as the number of newly reported coronavirus cases in the country hit a new high ... That is still one-fourth the death toll in Britain ... But it will end.” ... ___ ... News from The Associated Press, and a taste of the great journalism produced by AP members and customers ... ....
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Stop pointing fingers, Priti Patel, you have created an environment in which people traffickers thrive
The Independent 29 Oct 2020
Following the deaths this week of a family of four trying to cross the English Channel, Home Secretary Priti Patel attempted to capitalise on the tragedy by placing the blame at the feet of people-traffickers ... A hardline approach will not deter those who feel that they have no choice but to continue their journey. Read more ... ....
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Al-Qaeda still 'heavily embedded' within Taliban in Afghanistan, UN official warns
BBC News 29 Oct 2020
"The Taliban were talking regularly and at a high level with al-Qaeda and reassuring them that they would honour their historic ties," Mr Fitton-Brown said.....
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Ignoring ecosystems under threat will mean more and deadlier pandemics than Covid-19, warn scientists
Business Day 29 Oct 2020
London — Pandemics will emerge more often, spread faster, cost more and kill more people than Covid-19 without bold action to halt the habitat destruction that helps viruses hop from wildlife to humans, according to a study published on Thursday ... It called for greater international collaboration to curb the risks ... Reuters ....
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The age of the elderly candidate: how two septuagenarians came to be running for president
The Guardian 29 Oct 2020
“I woke up and I felt good,” Donald Trump told supporters at a campaign rally in Arizona, slamming the side of his lectern as he described hospitalisation with the coronavirus....
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Germany makes preparations for coronavirus vaccinations
Live Mint 29 Oct 2020
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday preparations for coronavirus vaccinations in Germany are underway and the government is working on ethical guidelines on who vaccines should be available for, Reuters reported ... 10, Bild reported without citing its sources. BioNTech is developing its vaccine in partnership with Pfizer Inc ... But it will end." ... ....
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Russia makes bid to water down UN commitments on female peacekeepers
The Guardian 29 Oct 2020
Russia has introduced a new UN security council resolution that could threaten the rights of women in conflict by attempting to water down previously agreed commitments on human rights ... Negotiations are ongoing and it is doubtful they will conclude ahead of a special virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss women’s role in peace and security efforts....
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John Kerry: 'People want a future. The orange menace is not providing that'
The Guardian 29 Oct 2020
The claims were later discredited, but the lies travelled around the world, and the damage was done. “It was really the first of the fake news elections,” says Kerry, speaking via Zoom from his home in Massachusetts ... massive lies....
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Trump says Miles Taylor should be prosecuted, fired for ‘Anonymous’ op-ed
The Grio 29 Oct 2020
‘It turned out to be a low-level staffer, a sleazebag, who has never worked in the White House.’ ... Read More ... Also worked for Big Tech’s @Google. Now works for Fake News @CNN ... TheHill reports ... “He worked with the — listen to this — the fake news New York Times, and he is an employee of Google, he works for Google,” Trump continued ... Read More ... ....
