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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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Twenty years of the International Space Station – but was it worth it?
The Guardian 25 Oct 2020photo: GFDL / Remi Jouan
France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron's mental health
Stars and Stripes 24 Oct 2020
PARIS — France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude ... French judicial authorities are investigating the killing as an Islamist terror attack ... .......
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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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Lee Kun-Hee, Force Behind Samsung’s Rise, Dies at 78
Voa News 25 Oct 2020
Lee Kun-hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics, has died. He was 78. A Samsung statement said Lee died Sunday with his family members, including his son and de facto company chief Lee Jae-yong, by his side ... His legacy will be everlasting.” ... Lee was born Jan ... ....
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Afghan Security Forces Announce Killing of 'Al-Qaeda Key Member' Abu Muhsin al-Masri
Sputnik 25 Oct 2020photo: Creative Commons / Kvlpilote
Gunmen storm school in Cameroon, killing at least six children
Toronto Sun 24 Oct 2020
KUMBA — Gunmen stormed a school in Cameroon on Saturday and opened fire indiscriminately, killing at least six children and wounding about eight more in a region where separatist insurgents operate, officials and parents said ... We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. tap here to see other videos from our team ... ....
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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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France Deports Bosnians Who Shaved Daughter's Head Over Relationship With Serb
Radio Free Europe 24 Oct 2020
France has expelled family members of a Bosnian Muslim teenager who forcibly shaved her head because she wanted to marry a Christian Serbian man, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said ... The statement said that the teenager will be taken care of by French social services ... They were also barred from entering France for five years ... .......
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US welcomes Estonian sanctions on Lebanon’s Hezbollah
The National 25 Oct 2020
The United States has welcomed Estonia’s move to sanction Lebanon’s Hezbollah and recognise the militant group as a terrorist organisation, following similar moves by Germany and Lithuania earlier this year ... As well as a being a militia, Hezbollah also holds some power within the Lebanese government ... Read More ... It pointed to three key financiers ... ....
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Opposition activist leaves embassy haven to flee Venezuela
Stars and Stripes 24 Oct 2020
MEDELLIN, Colombia — One of Venezuela’s most prominent oppositions activist has abandoned the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas and is leaving the country, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday ... He was released from prison and placed under house arrest after more than three years in a military jail ... .......
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Boris Johnson condemned for ‘appalling’ Tory alliance with neo-Nazi and anti-Muslim parties across Europe
The Independent 24 Oct 2020
Boris Johnson is facing growing condemnation for an “appalling” Tory alliance with neo-Nazi and anti-Muslim parties across Europe, as a Conservative peer reveals how he has refused to act ... ....
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Trump suggests Egypt may ‘blow up’ Ethiopia dam
Gulf News 24 Oct 2020
Washington. US President Donald Trump on Friday voiced anger at Ethiopia over its construction of a huge dam on the Nile River and appeared to suggest that Egypt may destroy it ... “They’ll end up blowing up the dam. And I said it and I say it loud and clear - they’ll blow up that dam. And they have to do something,” Trump said ... ....
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You don't need a search engine to see why Google won't lose this lawsuit
The Guardian 24 Oct 2020
So, in the dying days of Trump’s first term, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has finally taken Google to court ... Google’s initial response was predictable ... The DoJ’s lawsuit, apparently, “is deeply flawed ... .......
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'Power grab': how Republican hardball gave us Amy Coney Barrett
The Observer 25 Oct 2020
The almost certain confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the supreme court on Monday represents a “power grab” by Republicans facing possible wipeout at the ballot box, activists and analysts say. ... If confirmed, Barrett could be sworn in as a justice almost immediately ... The only rule Republicans play by is. the people who win make the rules ... 5.10....
