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Trump seeks to lock in a set of irreversible foreign-policy decisions
CNN 31 Oct 2020
3, doing his best to cement a world order that a potential President Joe Biden could find most challenging to unravel ... On Oct ... Read More ... Beyond the Middle East, there are no shortages of other foreign policy and military initiatives that Trump has hustled through, the unwinding of which would pose substantial challenges for a Biden presidency ... Nye Jr....
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Boris Johnson announces four-week national Covid lockdown in England
The Guardian 31 Oct 2020
Outdoor exercise will also be permitted, with members of the same household or one person from another household.....
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Beyond James Bond, Sean Connery was the ultimate movie star
CNN 31 Oct 2020
(CNN)Sean Connery was a movie star, like few before him and practically no one since ... Connery -- who died at the age of 90 -- was surely helped by his striking good looks, which included being anointed in the Mr ... No" in 1962 ... In short order, Connery starred in three classic films ... Read More. Photos. In pictures ... No," Connery's first film as James Bond ... ....
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Macron says he understands Muslims’ shock over prophet cartoons
Al Jazeera 31 Oct 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron says he understands the feelings of Muslims who are shocked by the displaying of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad but added that the “radical Islam” he is trying to fight is a threat to all people, especially Muslims.......
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US citizen kidnapped in Niger rescued in military operation
Stars and Stripes 31 Oct 2020photo: Creative Commons / Mike Mozart
Sean Connery, Legendary James Bond Actor, Dies at 90
Spin 31 Oct 2020
Sean Connery, the legendary actor who is debatably the best known James Bond, has died at the age of 90 ... Born on Aug ... Connery’s final film appearance came in 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentleman ... No in 1962, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever followed ... Producers Michael G ... ....
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Russia pledges help to Yerevan if fighting reaches Armenia
The Times of India 31 Oct 2020
YEREVAN. Russia said Saturday it would provide "necessary" assistance to Yerevan in its conflict with Azerbaijan if fighting reached Armenian territory after its ally requested help ... The announcements further raised fears of an escalation in fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan ... Baku denied targeting the main city in Karabakh ... Download ... ....
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Bitcoin hits $14,000 for the first time since early 2018
Ars Technica 31 Oct 2020
The price of one bitcoin rose above $14,000 on Saturday morning. It was the first time the virtual currency reached that level since January 2018. As I write this, the currency is trading for around $13,800 ... ....
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Someone leaked the COVID hospitalization data taken from the CDC
Ars Technica 31 Oct 2020
At the time, there were worries that this represented an attempt to limit the public's ability to see how bad the pandemic was—worries that were reinforced when the data was no longer made public as it came in ......
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Toll from earthquake in western Turkey rises to 28
The Siasat Daily 31 Oct 2020
Ankara. The number of deaths from the recent earthquake in western Turkey has climbed to 28, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Saturday. Earlier in the day, the reported death toll stood at 26, while 883 were reported injured ... The earthquake also affected nearby Greek islands, including Samos, where two people died and 20 were injured ... Izmir ... Izmir ... ....
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Ruling party leads in tight election in Georgia-exit polls
Metro USA 31 Oct 2020
TBILISI (Reuters) – The ruling Georgian Dream party declared victory in a parliamentary election in ex-Soviet Georgia on Saturday after four exit polls put it in first place in a tight race ... “We won! Thank you very much to each Georgian citizen who voted today,” Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia wrote on Facebook ... ....
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Orthodox priest shot at church in France; attacker at large
The Malta Independent 31 Oct 2020
A Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday while he was closing his church in the French city of Lyon, and authorities locked down part of the city to hunt for the assailant, authorities said....
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Turkish rescue workers search for quake survivors; death toll rises to 27
Yahoo Daily News 31 Oct 2020
By Murad Sezer. IZMIR (Reuters) - Turkish rescue workers searched through rubble for survivors on Saturday, as the death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea the previous afternoon rose to 27 ... At least 20 buildings in the city were destroyed, authorities said, and the rescue work was punctuated by frequent aftershocks ... ....
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UN defeats Russia resolution promoting women at peace tables
Indian Express 31 Oct 2020
The UN Security Council defeated a Russian resolution Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a UN measure demanding equal participation for women in activities promoting global peace, with opponents objecting to its failure to adequately address human rights and the key role of civil society in pushing for gender equality ... Tags ... Advertisement....
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Win or lose, with Trump, prepare for the unimaginable after the election
CNN 31 Oct 2020
Every time we thought he could stoop no lower, that there were no boundaries of legality or decency left for him to violate, he has outdone himself. Garry Kasparov ... Unimaginable, until it happened.) ... Read More ... No one stopped Putin ... Trump no doubt believes that he has more to lose by leaving office than by fighting -- lawlessly or not -- to stay ... ....
