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In Afghanistan, Taliban diktat sparks debate about women’s attire
Al Jazeera 26 Jan 2022
Kabul, Afghanistan – Many Afghan women in the capital Kabul have protested against a poster campaign launched by the Taliban, encouraging women to wear a burqa or hijab ... “According to Sharia law, a Muslim woman must observe the hijab,” wrote the posters, along with pictures of blue burqa-clad women and others in full black.
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IMF Urges El Salvador to Remove Bitcoin's Legal Tender Status
Beijing News 26 Jan 2022
The International Monetary Fund's board 'urged' El Salvador to do away with its move to make bitcoin a legal tender, while calling for strict regulation of the country's e-wallet ... In September, El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin a legal tender, alongside the U.S.
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SpaceX rocket on course to crash into Moon, astronomers warn
The Independent 26 Jan 2022photo: AP / Alexei Ivanov/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service
Biden warns Putin with personal sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defences
Gulf News 26 Jan 2022
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to shield Europe from a potential energy supply shock ... Unilateral US forces to Ukraine ruled out.
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China launches its largest land monitoring satellite
Anadolu Agency 26 Jan 2022
Synthetic aperture radar, or SAR, “is a type of microwave remote-sensing technology used to study geological environment and monitor landslides and earthquakes,” the report said ... caliber, a key measurement to gauge capability,” it added.
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Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed
The Independent 26 Jan 2022
Lebanon signed deals on Wednesday to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis ... The World Bank is expected to finance the deals, and negotiations are underway.
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Syrian Kurds say prison recaptured after IS group attack
France24 26 Jan 2022
US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday said they fully recaptured a prison in the northeastern city of Hasaka that had been attacked by the Islamic State (IS) group, ending the biggest jihadist assault in the country in three years ... .
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Intel scores major win as court scraps $1.2 billion EU antitrust fine
Metro USA 26 Jan 2022
The judgment by Europe’s second-top court in support of Intel’s arguments is likely to cheer Alphabet unit Google in its fight against hefty EU antitrust fines and Apple, Amazon and Facebook, which are in the EU antitrust enforcer’s crosshairs ... It will have to do an effects-based analysis for each case.
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirms she will seek re-election
Belfast Telegraph 26 Jan 2022
“While we have made progress, much more needs to be done to improve people’s lives,” the 81-year-old Ms Pelosi said in an online video ... While we have made progress much more needs to be done to improve people’s lives ... I am running for re-election to Congress to deliver For The People and defend Democracy.
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Child abuse scandal: Germany's Catholic Church fights for its future
Deutsche Welle 26 Jan 2022
Former Pope Benedict XVI has apologized for giving false testimony during a child sexual abuse probe. For many Catholics, the statement isn't enough; they are bitterly disappointed and demand an admission of guilt ... .
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Human Rights Watch Among Pegasus Spyware Targets
Human Rights Watch 26 Jan 2022
This is an advanced and sophisticated attack technique that is effective at compromising devices, while also being very difficult for the target to detect or prevent ... It referred us to its and , which outline how they respond to such allegations ... In recent months, companies and governments have begun to take steps against spyware companies.
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The nationality bill makes it clear: some British citizens are more equal than others
The Guardian 26 Jan 2022
We are talking about the bill’s provision to strengthen the government’s ability to deprive people of citizenship – a profound exercise of state power ... This last condition has been estimated to be applicable to several million people .
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Hospital in chaos after ransomware attack
Russia Today 26 Jan 2022
The hackers threatened to leak the records unless a ransom was not paid. Handa refused to pay and claimed the compromised records had not been made public. The hospital’s day-to-day services were, nevertheless, immediately paralyzed because there was no way to calculate medical fees ... Read more US responds to Russian arrest of ransomware hackers.
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Daniil Medvedev wins in five sets, into Australian Open semis
Indian Express 26 Jan 2022
9 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-4 to move into the Australian Open semifinals. The Meddy Show 🙌@DaniilMedwed produces an incredible comeback to secure his SF spot 🔥 ... A six-minute delay in the third-set tiebreaker for the roof on Rod Laver Arena to be closed during a rain shower swung the momentum mostly in Medvedev’s favor.
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‘The vaccinated end up infected more than the unvaccinated’ - Free West Media
WorldNews.com 25 Jan 2022
Referring to data from the Johns Hopkins University Covid-19 dashboard, Raoult examined the outcome of the global Corona campaign ... In response to this unequivocal failure, parliament voted to ban unvaccinated people from most public places ... There is something going on that is not very convincing,” Raoult said, referring to official health data.