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Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad forced to leave UAE - report
The Jerusalem Post 18 Oct 2021
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was forced to leave the United Arab Emirates after he arrived in the country to visit the Expo 2020 in Dubai, due to the recommendation of Emirati officials, according to Iranian Fars News. He reportedly returned to Iran on Sunday night ... او ساعت ۲۱ دبی را ترک کرد ... (credit ... .
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Colin Powell has died of COVID-19 complications, family says
The Los Angeles Times 18 Oct 2021
WASHIINGTON — . Colin Powell, the former secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday. He was 84. In an announcement on social media, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated ... Advertisement ... Bush, and made the case for war against Iraq ... Sports ... Obituaries.
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China says recent test was spacecraft not missile
RTE 18 Oct 2021
China has denied a report it had recently launched a hypersonic missile, saying it tested a spacecraft to trial reusable technologies. The Financial Times reported on Saturday that Beijing had launched a nuclear-capable missile in August that circled the Earth at low orbit before narrowly missing its target ... .
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Gunmen kill at least 30 in northern Nigeria - state governor
The Times of India 18 Oct 2021photo: UN / Manuel Elias
Syrian government, opposition delegates agree to start drafting new constitution, says UN special envoy
Press TV 18 Oct 2021
The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, says representatives of the Syrian government and moderate opposition groups have reached a long-awaited agreement to start drafting new constitutional provisions during UN-mandated talks between the two sides in Geneva this week ... Envoy ... UN envoy ... Terrorist entity in northern Syria ... ....
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China ‘fires hypersonic missile that circles globe before striking target’
The Independent 18 Oct 2021
China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that flew round the earth before speeding towards its target, catching US intelligence services by surprise, it was reported ... “We have no idea how they did this,” one of those briefed on the intelligence told the newspaper ... These missiles fly at five times the speed of sound ... He said ... ... .
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The Nigerians who want Israel to accept them as Jews
BBC News 18 Oct 2021
Rocking back and forth, Shlomo Ben Yaakov reads from a Torah scroll at a synagogue on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Intermittently his soft mellow voice rises in Hebrew and he is joined by the dozens who recite after him ... "I consider myself a Jew," says Mr Yaakov ... His given Igbo name is Nnaemezuo Maduako ... Secessionist surge.
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Taliban says Afghan girls will return to secondary schools soon
Al Jazeera 18 Oct 2021
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs has said girls will be allowed to return to secondary schools soon. Qari Saeed Khosty, a spokesman for the interior ministry, told Al Jazeera on Sunday that the exact timing will be announced by the Ministry of Education ... But boys in all grades and girls of primary age were told to return to school ... .
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Rising sea levels threaten Marshall Islands’ status as a nation, World Bank report warns
The Observer 18 Oct 2021
Projected sea level rise would mean 40% of the buildings in the Marshall Islands’ capital of Majuro would be permanently flooded and entire islands would disappear, potentially costing the Pacific country its status as a nation, according to a devastating new report from the World Bank ... So that is a quite big impact,” she said ... It really hit hard.” ... .
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Australian inquiry recommends new national standards to protect Aboriginal heritage
Straits Times 18 Oct 2021
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) - Australia should set out a new national legal framework to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, an inquiry into the destruction of ancient rock shelters for an iron ore mine found in its final report on Monday (Oct 18) ... Rio Tinto said in a statement it welcomed the findings ... More on this topic. � ....
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More Chinese agricultural technologies to flow into Pakistan: Zhao Lijian
Urdu Point 18 Oct 2021
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Zhao Lijian Monday said that as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) entered the second phase, there will be more Chinese agricultural technologies flowing into Pakistan ... Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that CPEC has included the agriculture sector in its umbrella and there is also a training programme.
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Japan PM says Fukushima wastewater release can't be delayed
Korea Times 18 Oct 2021
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence, Tokyo, Oct. 14. AP-Yonhap. Japan's new prime minister on Sunday said the planned mass disposal of wastewater stored at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant cannot be delayed, despite concerns from local residents ... In this Feb ... (AP). .
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Mitsotakis, Tsipras Clash in Parliament Over Handling of the Pandemic
The National Herald 18 Oct 2021
ATHENS -- "The government is giving priority to dealing with the pandemic. We are still battling to persuade our fellow citizens to get vaccinated ... "There is no truth to SYRIZA's lies and the misinformation that runs through the entirety of your politics ... We do not have any excess mortality due to covid ... .
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You may be able to book a flying taxi within three years
BBC News 18 Oct 2021
For many people of a certain age, the idea of flying taxis, ferrying people around cities, brings to mind the once popular animated TV series The Jetsons. The 1960s show depicted a family living in a futuristic metropolis where commuters headed to work in cars that soared through the air ... "I'm less concerned about regulation ... Related Topics.
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'Broken Heart Syndrome' on the rise, even before COVID pandemic - study
The Jerusalem Post 18 Oct 2021
The correlation between our lifestyle and various heart conditions is widely researched. high-fat diets contribute to coronary artery disease, obesity and sedentary routines increase the risk of deadlier heart attacks. But the pathology of one elusive heart condition remains a mystery ... (credit. Wikimedia Commons) ... This is interesting on two counts ... .
