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‘Boycott French products’ launched over Macron’s Islam comments
Al Jazeera 25 Oct 2020photo: Creative Commons / Robert Edwards http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3763
Chilling find shows how Henry VIII planned every detail of Boleyn beheading
The Observer 25 Oct 2020
It is a Tudor warrant book, one of many in the National Archives, filled with bureaucratic minutiae relating to 16th-century crimes. But this one has an extraordinary passage, overlooked until now, which bears instructions from Henry VIII explaining precisely how he wanted his second wife, Anne Boleyn, to be executed ... But he continued ... ....
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Three year old boy in Texas shoots and kills himself at his own birthday party
The Independent 25 Oct 2020
A three-year-old boy in Texas has died at his own birthday party after finding a family member’s gun and accidentally shooting himself in the chest. The accident happened on Saturday afternoon in Porter, 30 miles from downtown Houston ... “The child was located with a gunshot wound to the chest.” ... Read more ... ....
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The ghost haunting the 2020 election
CNN 25 Oct 2020
(CNN)What is haunting the campaign of 2020?. The ghost of 2016, when Donald Trump overcame dismal mid-October polls and eked out a surprise Electoral College victory over Hillary Clinton to become president ... Read More ... Christie pointedly failed to note that Trump, for whom he has been an adviser, has been central in sowing confusion over mask-wearing....
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Inside the illicit trade in West Africa’s oldest artworks
Mail Guardian South Africa 25 Oct 2020
Outside it has become night. In front of the windows of one of Abuja’s grandest hotels, the pool shines turquoise blue. Finally, the phone rings. It is the hotel’s front desk, announcing a guest. The man who comes into the room, hours late for the scheduled appointment, is named Umaru Potiskum. He is an art dealer ... But the first stop is the Nok Valley....
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Nuclear weapons treaty: Campaigners hail new era for nuclear disarmament
BBC News 25 Oct 2020
Campaigners have hailed a "new chapter" after a key step by the United Nations towards banning nuclear arms. Honduras has become the 50th country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons so it will now come into force in 90 days time ... Supporters hope it will nevertheless have a deterrent effect ... What has the reaction been? ... Features ... ....
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Spain declares new national state of emergency over coronavirus
ITV 25 Oct 2020
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has declared a second nationwide state of emergency in the hope of stemming a resurgence in coronavirus infections ... What are the coronavirus restrictions in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? ... British expats in Spain turn bars into food banks to help those struggling during coronavirus pandemic. ....
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IRGC deploys mechanized brigade to NW border amid Azeri-Armenian conflict
Press TV 25 Oct 2020
The Corps’ Sepah News outlet reported the deployment on Sunday. It specified the dispatched force as the Ground Force’s Emam-e Zaman (Imam of Time) Mechanized Brigade comprising tanks and other military equipment ... Two rounds of truce talks have so far failed to calm the situation that took a turn for the worse earlier on Sunday ... Defense minister ... ....
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Lincoln Project attorney on billboards lawsuit threat: 'Please peddle your scare tactics elsewhere'
The Hill 25 Oct 2020
The Lincoln Project, a prominent anti-Trump Republican group, is defending its right to erect billboards in Times Square critical of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, noting they are both public officials, after an attorney for the president’s daughter and her husband threatened to sue. ... “Mr. Kushner and Ms ... Kushner and Ms ... Mr ... ....
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Twenty years of the International Space Station – but was it worth it?
The Guardian 25 Oct 2020photo: Creative Commons / khamenei.ir
Pakistan's PM Imran Khan accuses Macron of 'attacking Islam'
Live Mint 25 Oct 2020
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday of "attacking Islam", after the European leader criticised Islamists and defended the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed ... Macron said the teacher "was killed because Islamists want our future." ... Caricatures of Mohammed are forbidden by Islam ... ....
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Seychelles election marks first opposition victory in 44 years
The Observer 25 Oct 2020
An Anglican priest won the Seychelles presidential election on Sunday, marking the first opposition victory since the Indian Ocean archipelago’s independence from Britain over four decades ago. Wavel Ramkalawan won enough votes in the first round to clinch the presidency on his sixth attempt and called for unity after his victory ... ....
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Iggy Azalea shares photo of Onyx Carter after split from baby father Playboi Carti
m&c 25 Oct 2020
Iggy Azalea revealed she has officially split from the father of her child and long-term boyfriend Playboi Carti following a cryptic post about their relationship status. The former hip-hop couple welcomed a son Onyx Carter earlier this year but have not been spotted together since. The notoriously private couple reportedly began dating in 2018....
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From climate to China, how Joe Biden is plotting America’s restoration
The Observer 25 Oct 2020
By any measure, Joe Biden is old in the ways of the world. As Barack Obama’s vice-president, he met all the big international actors. As chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, he helped direct US foreign policy. After four years of Donald Trump’s manic leadership, the Democrat offers a steady, dependable hand on the tiller ... Read more ... ....
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Fire damages German infectious disease institute
Deutsche Welle 25 Oct 2020
Bottles and incendiary devices were thrown at the facade of a building belonging to the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin. The government agency has been at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 in Germany ... ....
