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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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NXIVM founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison
ABC7 27 Oct 2020
Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison at a Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday for running NXIVM, a self-help organization prosecutors labeled a "criminal enterprise" exploited by Raniere for power, profit and sex ... They had asked he receive a life sentence ... "I believed in you. I believed in your mission ... ....
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What is at stake for Donald Trump? It’s certainly not just the election
The Guardian 27 Oct 2020
Going bankrupt once is unfortunate. Going bankrupt twice looks like carelessness. Driving your companies into bankruptcy six times , however, as Donald Trump has done, makes you a brilliant businessman. That is according to the US president, anyway ... However, we all know that Trump is not bothered by ethics ... ....
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Police chief killed by fighting cock during raid on illegal venue in Philippines
Russia Today 27 Oct 2020
A Filipino police officer bled to death after a fighting cock slashed his femoral artery during a raid on an illegal event on the island of Northern Samar. Like other sports, cockfights have been officially banned due to Covid-19 ... Three other attendees fled before they could be apprehended and remain at large ... Like this story? Share it with a friend!....
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Asteroid Apophis Could Still Hit Earth in 2068, New Measurements Suggest
Gizmodo 27 Oct 2020
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American kidnapped in southern Niger, says local official
The Oklahoman 27 Oct 2020
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen kidnapped an American citizen in the West African nation of Niger early Tuesday and demanded a ransom from his relatives, a local government official said ... The kidnappers called and demanded ransom from Walton’s father, who lives approximately 1 kilometer (about half a mile) away from his son’s farm, said the official ... ....
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Walter Wallace: Philadelphia calls National Guard after unrest
Al Jazeera 28 Oct 2020
Philadelphia will deploy more police officers and has called for help from the National Guard as it braces for further unrest after the police killing of a Black man armed with a knife, authorities said on Tuesday.....
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Eyeing China, India signs defense pact with US
Asiatimes 27 Oct 2020
India signing a defense agreement with the United States couldn’t have come at a more opportune time as both countries face challenges. India is embroiled in disputes on its land borders and the US and its allies are contesting China’s claim to maritime territories across critical shipping routes in the Indo-Pacific region ... .......
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Brit accused of spying on 772 people via webcam CCTV software tells court he'd end his life if extradited to US
The Register 27 Oct 2020
A Briton is reportedly fighting extradition to the United States after deploying webcam malware onto hundreds of women's laptops so he could spy on them undressing and having sex. Christopher Taylor, a 57-year-old labourer, appeared by video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court to contest an extradition attempt by the......
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Majority of Arab voters in US favor Biden over Trump
The Jerusalem Post 28 Oct 2020
Arab voters in the United States are more likely to vote for Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, in the upcoming presidential elections (59%) than to reelect the US President Donald Trump according to a survey conducted among 805 US citizens by the Arab American Institute (AAI) ... split during the 2016 election. ....
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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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Kanye West: ‘Bitcoin Guys’ Really Have a Perspective on the True Liberation of America and Humanity
BitRSS 27 Oct 2020
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Mike Pompeo attacks China, Rajnath Singh says ‘challenged by reckless aggression’
The Times of India 27 Oct 2020
NEW DELHI. India and the US sealed a growing relationship by inking the to exchange geospatial intelligence which brings defence systems closer and strengthens a compact that now spans a wide spectrum from health, science and technology and education and is undergird by a over China’s increasing military and economic aggression ... Download ... India. ....
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Banks lent £1.9tn linked to ecosystem and wildlife destruction in 2019 – report
The Guardian 28 Oct 2020
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Terror threat remains high in Switzerland, warns Federal Intelligence Service
Swissinfo 27 Oct 2020
Terrorist attacks inspired by the Islamic State group remain likely in Europe, with Switzerland not invulnerable to such threats, says the Federal Intelligence Service ... The... ....
