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A year after Wuhan alarm, China seeks to change Covid origin story
The Guardian 29 Nov 2020
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Mike Tyson comeback fight at 54 ends with draw against Roy Jones Jr
Independent online (SA) 29 Nov 2020
LOS ANGELES - Mike Tyson's return to boxing at age 54 ended in a draw with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. on Sunday morning (SA Time) in an eight-round exhibition battle of former heavyweight champions ... "Sometimes that two minutes felt like three minutes," Tyson said. "I'm glad I got this under my belt and I'm looking forward to doing it again." ... AFP ....
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US reports several explosions heard in Eritrea's capital
Stars and Stripes 29 Nov 2020
NAIROBI, Kenya — The U.S. Embassy in Eritrea says six explosions were heard Saturday night in the capital, Asmara ... The army said it was in "full control" of the regional capital, Mekele, but the government said TPLF leaders remain on the run ... The U.S ... The U.S ... Food, fuel, cash and medical supplies have run desperately low ... .......
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Brazen killings expose Iran’s vulnerabilities as it struggles to respond
Indian Express 29 Nov 2020
Written by David D. Kirkpatrick, Ronen Bergman and Farnaz Fassihi. The raid alone was brazen enough. A team of Israeli commandos with high-powered torches blasted their way into a vault of a heavily guarded warehouse deep in Iran and made off before dawn with 5,000 pages of top secret papers on the country’s nuclear program ... Tags. Iran ... Advertisement ... ....
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How the legal troubles of a former French president could be a blueprint for Trump's
CBC 27 Nov 2020
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Former Trump adviser Bolton urges president to launch ‘pre-emptive strike’ on Iran
Raw Story 28 Nov 2020
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Boko Haram terrorists slaughter 43 farm workers in Nigeria’s volatile northeast
Press TV 29 Nov 2020
Members of the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group have killed at least 43 Nigerian farm workers and injured several others in the country’s volatile northeastern state of Borno. Local sources said the massacre took place on Saturday as the farmers were working in rice fields in the village of Kwashebe, near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state ... ....
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Utah monolith: Has the mysterious metal object disappeared?
BBC News 29 Nov 2020
A mysterious metal monolith discovered last week in the desert in the US state of Utah has disappeared, officials say. Utah's Bureau of Land Management said it had seen credible reports the object had been removed "by an unknown party". Social media images apparently from the site show a pile of rocks and a small piece of metal left behind ... ....
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All the memoirs penned by former US First Ladies: from 'Becoming' to 'What Happened'
The National 29 Nov 2020
She hasn’t left the White House just yet, but rumour has it that First Lady Melania Trump may have plans to pen a tell-all memoir about her time in Washington, DC's most famous address ... Read More. 'A Promised Land'. Barack Obama's memoir is off to a record-setting start in sales. Michelle Obama's book sells 1.4 million copies in first week ... Nancy ... ....
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'World's smallest atom-memory unit created'
The Economic Times 29 Nov 2020
Read more at. https.//economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/worlds-smallest-atom-memory-unit-created/articleshow/79473304.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst....
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Trump loses another election court challenge
Press TV 29 Nov 2020
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has dismissed a lower court’s order that was preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests from the disputed November 3 election, dealing another blow to Republican President Donald Trump in his bid to overturn the results ... General Services Administration says Biden can begin transition into White House ... ....
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Severe fire warning for Australia after hottest November night on record
The Irish Times 29 Nov 2020photo: AP / Czarek Sokolowski
'Silent majority' of Poles favor strict abortion law
Korea Times 29 Nov 2020
Police stands guard during a pro-choice protest in the center of Warsaw, Nov. 28, 2020. AFP ... The decrease can be attributed to multiple factors, including the tendency for laws to shape attitudes as well as a societal response to the fact that politicians ― even on the left ― were loath to take on the issue lest the Church turn voters against them ... ....
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Secretive licensing system allows UK weapons to reach ‘repressive regimes’
The Guardian 29 Nov 2020
Most UK arms are being sold via a secretive and opaque licensing regime that allows for the mass transfer of deadly weapons to “sensitive locations”, according to new analysis ... It has prompted accusations that the government is attempting to mask the true extent of British-made arms export to repressive regimes – claims it denies ... Advertisement ... ....
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UN calls for restraint after Iranian scientist assassinated
The National 29 Nov 2020
The United Nations has urged for restraint after the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near Tehran on Friday. While the body said it condemned extrajudicial killings it urged all parties involved to avoid actions that would cause an escalation in the region ... "We condemn any assassination or extrajudicial killing." ... ....
