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Taliban leader pleads for help in first address
Russia Today 28 Nov 2021
The leader of the Taliban has delivered his first televised address since the group took power in Afghanistan in mid-August. He vowed not to interfere in other countries, and asked for international aid ... Read more Taliban reveals agenda of upcoming talks with Washington ... Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! .
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Djokovic 'probably won't' play Aus Open, says player's father
Supersport 28 Nov 2021
Novak Djokovic "probably won't" play the Australian Open in January over mandatory Covid vaccination rules, the world No 1's father said on Sunday, likening the restrictions to "blackmail".","content"."Novak Djokovic ...
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Dead dolphins, extortion, bullets in Italy's mafia 'maxi-trial'
Straits Times 28 Nov 2021
LAMEZIA TERME, ITALY (AFP) - A dead dolphin on a doormat and windows smashed with sledgehammers. Weapons stored in cemetery chapels. Bribes to judges for acquittals, and bogus medical certificates letting convicted killers dodge prison ... Payoffs and public servants ... They are accused of procuring weapons, gathering votes or delivering messages ... PHOTO. AFP.
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Guardian accused of sitting on bombshell story about Assange
Russia Today 28 Nov 2021
The Guardian newspaper reportedly knew about alleged spying on Julian Assange by a CIA-connected security firm long before it became public knowledge – and pumped the company for information instead of reporting the espionage ... It cited communications between the security firm UC Global and The Guardian ... .
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‘More money than God:’ Chinese titan lavished Hunter Biden with 3-carat gem, offer of $30 million
New York Post 28 Nov 2021
Gilliar had an idea who could help ... For instance, in April 2017, Jim pulls strings at New York’s elite Horace Mann School to get Director Zang’s daughter Rouqi fast-tracked for entry, although she ends up enrolling in another school ... “He brought in Jim simply to leverage getting more equity for himself and family in the final hour, that is evident.”.
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French presidential contender caught flipping off hater
Russia Today 28 Nov 2021
Far-right figure Eric Zemmour, touted as a potential president of France, was caught showing the middle finger to an angry woman who accosted him in Marseille. A minister later asked young people not to repeat the obscene gesture ... Zemmour, who rolled down his window, quickly responded in kind ... Read more France is getting more right wing.
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Bee aware: do you know what is in that cheap jar of honey?
The Observer 28 Nov 2021
British beekeepers are calling for a requirement on supermarkets and other retailers to label cheap honey imports from China and other nations with the country of origin after claims that part of the global supply is bulked out with sugar syrup ... Supermarket own-label honey from China can be bought for as little as 69p a jar ... Photograph ... Read more ... .
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Stowaway found in landing gear of plane after flight from Guatemala to Miami
The Hill 28 Nov 2021
Officials discovered a 26-year-old man inside an aircraft’s landing gear compartment after a flight from Guatemala landed in Miami on Saturday morning, NBC News reported. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement that the man was being evaluated at a hospital after he was discovered on the flight ... "Do not come." ... ....
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Lack of rule of law is why Pakistan hasn't reached potential: PM Imran Khan
The News International 28 Nov 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan. ISLAMABAD ... The PM stated that one would have to pursue a humane life if he or she wanted to get close to Allah Almighty ... “I had everything ... He said he was not in politics to make personal gains or get benefits of power ... After going outside Pakistan, people get a level playing field there and excel, he observed ... .
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Milan stunned by Sassuolo to slip to second successive league loss
Reuters 28 Nov 2021
The hosts raced into an early lead after skipper Alessio Romagnoli headed home from a corner in the 21st minute, and Milan looked on course to get back to winning ways in the league following last weekend's loss at Fiorentina ... Romagnoli's red card in the 77th minute effectively ended Milan's hopes of getting anything from the match.
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Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial finally to begin in earnest
The Observer 28 Nov 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial is scheduled to start in earnest in federal court in Manhattan on Monday with opening statements about the eagerly awaited case ... Read more ... “Although you’ve planned your case out, things can happen in the middle of a case, objections can get raised, issues can get clouded ... Maxwell is on trial on six counts ... .
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Low Expectations on Nuclear Talks as Iran Creates Facts on the Ground
Hamodia 28 Nov 2021
World powers and Iran return to Vienna on Monday for a last ditch effort to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal, but few expect a breakthrough as Tehran’s atomic activities rumble on in an apparent bid to gain leverage against the West. Diplomats say time is running low to resurrect the pact, which then-U.S ... and European diplomats consider unrealistic.
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The British Army is becoming an American auxiliary force
The Spectator 27 Nov 2021
And although the headlines are about the Defence Secretary saving 500 troops, again welcome, there is no getting away from the fact that these reforms mean another serious fall in the strength of the regular army, from 82,000 troops to 73,000 ... get the headcount back over 100,000.
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Honduras election challenges long-ruling National Party
Al Jazeera 28 Nov 2021
Honduras is bracing for potential violence as more than five million people vote to replace President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a controversial figure accused of drug trafficking in the United States ... For Sunday’s election, opposition fears of a rigged poll and reports of pre-election intimidation have led to high tensions ... Security measures ... .
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The side effects of excess stress on physical and mental health
Indian Express 28 Nov 2021
“If the stress becomes chronic, they don’t get a chance to relax and this can cause headaches, back and shoulder pain, generalised body pain, and tiredness.