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Taliban leader pleads for help in first address
Russia Today 28 Nov 2021
He vowed not to interfere in other countries, and asked for international aid ... During his 30-minute speech, Hassan insisted that the Taliban has been “trying as much as possible to solve the problems of the people,” which he blamed on the country’s previous US-backed government, calling it the “weakest in the world.”.
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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
The Biden family offered their services to a huge, Chinese-government-linked energy consortium to expand its business around the world ... James Gilliar, a wiry, 56-year-old British ex-SAS officer, got to know Ye Jianming, the 40-year-old chairman of CEFC, when they were both working in the Czech Republic ... “Hunter was great,” Gilliar wrote to Walker.
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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
Bribes to judges for acquittals, and bogus medical certificates letting convicted killers dodge prison. These are the stories recounted since January by dozens of 'Ndrangheta members turned state witnesses in Italy's largest anti-mafia trial in three decades, covering everything from intimidation to vote-buying, and drug trafficking to murder.
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Guardian accused of sitting on bombshell story about Assange
Russia Today 28 Nov 2021
Three years on from the explosive Julian Assange/Paul Manafort story, we question whether the Guardian has honored its stated commitment to the truth ... Read more CIA was ready to wage gun battle in London streets against Russian operatives to kill or snatch Assange, bombshell report claims.
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Milan stunned by Sassuolo to slip to second successive league loss
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New Zealand Politician Bikes to Hospital to Give Birth
Democratic Underground 28 Nov 2021
Oh, those down to earth women politicians from New Zealand! ... Pregnant New Zealand politician, 41, goes into labour so hops on her BIKE to hospital to give birth.
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Stowaway found in landing gear of plane after flight from Guatemala to Miami
The Hill 28 Nov 2021
The agency said that he had "attempted to evade detection in the landing gear compartment of an aircraft arriving from Guatemala” before ultimately being detained by its officers, according to NBC.ADVERTISEMENT ... Biden's job approval gains two points Republicans seem set to win the midterms — unless they defeat themselves Poll.
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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 ... Opponents jumped to slam the writer for the gesture.
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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 ... It said its honey “can be traced back to the beekeeper”.
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The British Army is becoming an American auxiliary force
The Spectator 27 Nov 2021
What are the armed forces for? This is the question that hangs over every defence review, and one that recent governments have been averse to answering ... At the same time, ministers and senior officers have been reluctant to publicly scale back their ambitions for what the military should do ... Such a force will be well-suited to small operations.
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Travel curbs tightened across the world amid new Covid variant fears
Belfast Telegraph 28 Nov 2021
Australian officials are racing to carry out further tests on passengers arriving from southern Africa who tested positive for Covid-19 to determine if they are carrying the Omicron variant, as nations around the world tightened controls against the worrying new strain.
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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 ... Maxwell, 59, stands accused of recruiting and grooming girls for the late disgraced financier, from 1994 to 2004, some of whom were just 14 years old.
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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.
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The side effects of excess stress on physical and mental health
Indian Express 28 Nov 2021
A hectic lifestyle coupled with an erratic sleep pattern and certain situations can lead to stress. “Stress is a response to a threat in any given situation ... This stress response helps protect the body in an emergency by preparing you to react quickly to the situation ... why it happens — and how to manage the symptoms.