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Taliban ask to speak at UN General Assembly in New York
BBC News 22 Sep 2021
The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York City. The group's foreign minister made the request in a letter on Monday. A UN committee will rule on the request. The Taliban also nominated their Doha-based spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen, as Afghanistan's UN ambassador ... .
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Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
The Independent 22 Sep 2021
Racism, the climate crisis and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at the United Nations on Wednesday, a day after the U.N. chief issued a grim warning that “we are on the edge of an abyss.” ... General Assembly on the opening day of their annual high-level meeting ... The U.S ... He said getting a shot is a personal, medical decision. .
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Spanish island's erupting volcano could remain a threat for months
CBS News 22 Sep 2021photo: AP / Ian Walton
Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Lionel Messi in Forbes’ list of 10 best-paid footballers
The Independent 22 Sep 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot on Forbes’ list of the top ten best-paid footballers from Lionel Messi ... $55 million of the Portuguese striker’s earnings are said to come from lucrative endorsement deals ... .
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‘I’m still alive,’ says Pope, ‘though some wanted me dead’
Indian Express 21 Sep 2021
'Please go back in time and change history'EntertainmentKareena Kapoor's stunning birthday post with husband Saif Ali Khan sets internet on fireTrendingVolcano spews lava in Spain’s Canary Islands, dramatic videos capture intensity of disasterTrending‘Don’t get vaccinated’.
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Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Victoria, Australia
FBC News 22 Sep 2021
Melbourne has just been rocked by an earthquake, with residents reporting strong shudders, offices being evacuated and tremors being felt as far away as Sydney, Canberra and Tasmania. VicSES says a magnitude 6.0 earthquake – that was 10km deep – has occurred with an epicentre near Mansfield in Victoria ... ....
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Why China’s Promise to Stop Funding Coal Plants Around the World Is a Really Big Deal
Time Magazine 22 Sep 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Tuesday that China will no longer finance overseas coal projects—a move that could have far-reaching implications for the world’s ability to meet climate targets ... Experts say the move could mark the beginning of the end of coal as a primary energy source for the world (it’s currently no ... .
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Most infants in 91 countries are malnourished, warns Unicef
The Guardian 22 Sep 2021
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Iranian president says his country ‘does not trust’ US govt’s promises
The Siasat Daily 22 Sep 2021
United Nations ... Noting that the policy of “maximum oppression” is still on, the Iranian president said that “we want nothing more than what is rightfully ours ... Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels ... .
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Brazil's health minister tests positive for COVID-19 at UN gathering
Eye Witness News 22 Sep 2021
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga, who had received a COVID-19 vaccine, was the second member of Bolsonaro's entourage to test positive for the virus since arriving in New York for the UN gathering ... .
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Air Force commandos are preparing for war with Russia or China by rethinking what a 'runway' really is
Business Insider 22 Sep 2021
US Air Force/Master Sgt ... For the Air Force, that means using new airfields, and its special operators have been crucial to that ... AFSOC also oversees highly skilled battlefield commandos who get attached to other special-operations teams, merging air and ground power ... It takes years of training to get to that place," the former Combat Controller added.
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Venezuela says Colombian drone violates its airspace as U.S. admiral visits
Reuters 22 Sep 2021
CARACAS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Venezuela on Tuesday said a Colombian military drone violated its airspace in what it called a "blatant threat" to its national security that took place during a visit by a U.S. military commander to the neighboring nation ... Our Standards. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles ... ....
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An outrage at America's border
CNN 22 Sep 2021
Patrice Lawrence ... As CNN reported ... Read More ... There is no moral justification for this behavior ... But I fear that Biden will be given a pass, that he will get the benefit of the doubt because vulnerable communities still need so much from him ... Get our free weekly newsletter ... Gov ... Instead, we are getting the same old anti-Blackness, cruelty and dysfunction.
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Xi’s army: from ‘hiding and biding’ to building China’s dream
The Guardian 21 Sep 2021
When Covid-19 swept across Iran last March, killing more than 1,000 people including the senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, it was the Chinese military that Tehran turned to for help ... “Stormy seas or calm waters, we sail together.” In Zimbabwe, it was ... .
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Botched US drone strike in Kabul started with the wrong car
Straits Times 22 Sep 2021
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) - US military officials have insisted since the last American troops withdrew from Afghanistan last month that they would be able to detect and attack Islamic State or Qaeda threats in the country from afar ... US commanders concede that the missions will be more difficult without a military presence in the country ... Kenneth F ... Gen ... �.
