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So what has the rest of the world promised to do about climate change?
The Guardian 19 Apr 2021
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Russia says Iran nuclear talks enter 'drafting stage'
The New Arab 19 Apr 2021
A Russian diplomat taking part in talks to save the landmark Iran nuclear deal said Monday that the negotiations had entered 'the drafting stage' ... "Practical solutions are still far away, but we have moved from general words to agreeing on specific steps towards the goal," he added ... Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay connected ....
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George Floyd brother’s message for America: ‘You have the right to be angry but express it peacefully
The Independent 19 Apr 2021
No words can adequately explain what this past year has been like for Terrence Floyd and the other members of George Floyd’s family. Surreal? Without doubt. A mental rollercoaster? For sure ... Intense, is surely an understatement ... “[A guilty verdict] would be a big spark of hope ... “You have a right to be angry ... And to express that anger ... He adds ... SIGN UP ... ✕ ... .
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5 Wounded in Rocket Attack on Iraqi Base Hosting US Troops
Beijing News 19 Apr 2021
SAMARRA, IRAQ - Five rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase hosting U.S. soldiers Sunday, wounding two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington. Two of the rockets fired at Balad airbase, north of Baghdad, crashed into a dormitory and a canteen of U.S ... ....
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Arms race rapidly heats up between the two Koreas
The Independent 19 Apr 2021
Pride and jealousy have driven North and South Korea to engage in propaganda shouting matches and compete over who could build a taller flagpole on their border. Now that one-upmanship is intensifying a much more dangerous side of their rivalry. the arms race ... The country also recently revealed plans to acquire dozens of new US combat helicopters ... .
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Campaigners call for global response to ‘unprecedented’ oppression in Xinjiang
The Guardian 19 Apr 2021
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Trump urges Biden to reinstate travel ban to keep US safe from radical Islamic terrorism
India TV 20 Apr 2021
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Jailed Navalny to be moved to a hospital in another prison
Bennington Banner 19 Apr 2021
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian state penitentiary service said Monday a decision has been made to transfer imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, to a hospital ... According to the statement, Navalny’s condition is deemed “satisfactory” and he has agreed to take vitamin therapy ... All rights reserved.
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Is America’s longest forever war really coming to an end?
The Observer 19 Apr 2021
Last Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced he would withdraw all US ground troops from Afghanistan by September 11, the two-decade anniversary of the attacks that brought on the war. Then he visited the fallen at Arlington National Cemetery. A reporter asked him whether his decision was hard to make. “No, it wasn’t,” Biden replied ... .
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France’s Macron Seeks Change in Law After Jewish Woman’s Murderer Escapes Trial
Hamodia 19 Apr 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron urged a change in the country’s law during an interview with Le Figaro published Monday, after a man who murdered a Jewish woman in 2017 avoided a trial on the grounds he acted in delirium due to taking drugs ... Sarah Halimi, Hy”d. Mrs ... French Jews have been repeatedly targeted by terrorists in recent years ... .
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The Supreme Court’s Increasingly Dim View of the News Media
New York Times 19 Apr 2021photo: AP / Menahem Kahana/Pool
Israel and Greece sign record defence deal
Al Jazeera 18 Apr 2021
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries as the two countries’ air forces launched a joint exercise ... Elbit will supply kits to upgrade and operate Greece’s T-6 aircraft and also provide training, simulators and logistical support ... .
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Rights Watchdog Condemns Jailing of Hong Kong Media Tycoon Over Participation in Protests
Urdu Point 19 Apr 2021
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned on Monday the jailing of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai over organizing and participating in "unauthorized assemblies" during August 2019 protests and demanded his immediate release ... On Friday, Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison ... ....
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Built by JPL, NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, first for another planet
LA Daily News 19 Apr 2021
In this image from NASA, NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity hovers above the surface of Mars Monday, April 19, 2021 ... (NASA via AP) ... (NASA via AP). Sound. The gallery will resume inseconds ... (NASA via AP) ... (NASA via AP) ... Photo. NASA ... Show Caption. of ... Its fuselage, containing all the batteries, heaters and sensors, is the size of a tissue box ... .
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How Bitcoin “Black Thursday” Compares to this Weekend’s Flash Crash
Bitcoinist 19 Apr 2021
Bitcoin is barely recovering from a bloody weekend. Trading at $56,767 with 2.8% profit in the daily chart and a 5.6% loss in the weekly chart, BTC’s price outlook might seem bearish. BTC barely recovering in the daily chart. Source. BTCUSD Tradingview ... At that moment, Bitcoin’s price traded as low as $3,500 wreaking havoc across the crypto market ... .
