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Indian Forces Mistakenly Kill at Least 14 Civilians, Officials Say
The Wire Network 05 Dec 2021
At least 14 tribal civilians and one security personnel were mistakenly killed when Indian forces opened indiscriminate fire in the remote northeastern state of Nagaland, government and military officials said Sunday ... Firing began when a truck carrying 30 or more coal-mine laborers were passing the Assam Rifles camp area.
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Epstein’s dark legend wraps Maxwell trial in web of conspiracy theories
The Guardian 05 Dec 2021
Analysis ... Whether prosecutors and defense attorneys are successful in separating criminal conspiracy from the conspiracy theories that run through the entire Epstein-Maxwell narrative may determine how the criminal complaint against the 59-year-old former British socialite is ultimately resolved. ... .
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Lewis Hamilton distances himself from F1 team Kingspan deal
The Guardian 05 Dec 2021
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Myanmar junta chief meets Suu Kyi party stalwart
Straits Times 05 Dec 2021
YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's junta chief sat down with a prominent senior figure of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party on Sunday (Dec 5), the first significant meeting since the February coup ... "Min Aung Hlaing told U Tin Oo that health treatment could be provided if necessary, and his army hospital will help," the junta's information team announced ... �.
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The loss of trust in politics in liberal democracies is damaging society
The Observer 05 Dec 2021
Liberal democracy in the UK, and across the western world, is under strain. After the most recent sleaze scandal to have hit Westminster, our polling shows that almost two in three people see politicians as “out for themselves”. In 1944, when this question was first put to the public, only one in three shared this view ... Yet it is also very fragile ... .
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France to work with Saudis to resolve crisis with Lebanon
Egypt Independent 05 Dec 2021
Riyadh also banned imports from Lebanon ... Hezbollah has demanded the lead judge in the investigation be removed ... “We want to commit ourselves to supporting the Lebanese people and therefore do everything possible to ensure that trade and economic reopening can take place,” Macron told reporters in remarks before departing the kingdom ... ___ ... ....
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West condemns Taliban over ‘summary killings’ of ex-soldiers and police
The Observer 05 Dec 2021
The US has led a group of western nations and allies in condemnation of the Taliban over the “summary killings” of former members of the Afghan security forces reported by rights groups, demanding quick investigations ... ‘We will start again’. Afghan female MPs fight on from parliament in exile. Read more ... Read more ... Reuse this content. .
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Gambia's President Barrow Takes Slim, Early Lead as Vote-Tallies Continue
Voa News 05 Dec 2021
Gambian President Adama Barrow had a narrow early lead after Saturday's presidential election, according to provisional results from the first few constituencies to be verified by the electoral commission ... Preliminary results from four of the 53 constituencies showed Barrow in the lead with 14,599 votes vs ... .
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El Salvador bets on sliding bitcoin, buys another 150 coins
Gulf News 05 Dec 2021
San Salvador. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said the Central American country had acquired an additional 150 bitcoins after the digital currency’s value slumped again, enlarging his bet on the cryptocurrency despite criticism ... .
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Australian regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11
The Irish Times 05 Dec 2021
Australia’s medicine regulator on Sunday provisionally approved the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11, with the health minister saying the rollout could begin from January 10th ... The efficacy of vaccines against the new Omicron variant, which is spreading in Australia, remains unknown ... Vaccine coverage ... – Reuters. .
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Death toll rises after eruption of volcano on Indonesia’s Java island
Belfast Telegraph 05 Dec 2021
The death toll following the eruption of the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java has risen to 13, with seven people still missing, officials said as smouldering debris and thick mud hampered search efforts ... Several villages were blanketed with falling ash ... AP/PA Images. / ... Enter email address ... AP/PA Images. / ... Most Read ... .
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MVP Jokic leads Nuggets in rout of Knicks, Spurs hold off Warriors
Urdu Point 05 Dec 2021
New York, Dec 5 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Dec, 2021 ) .Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets schooled the New York Knicks in a 113-99 NBA victory on Saturday. The Nuggets won for just the third time in 10 games -- and it wasn't even close ... "I don't know what it is." ... "We didn't panic," White said.
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Several wounded as Myanmar security forces ram anti-coup protest
Al Jazeera 05 Dec 2021
Several people have been wounded after Myanmar security forces rammed a car into an anti-coup protest in Yangon, witnesses and local media reported ... Anti-military protests have continued despite the killing of more than 1,300 people since the coup ... Dozens of others were injured, witnesses told the Reuters news agency ... .
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'Eternal' chancellor: Germany's Merkel to hand over power
Urdu Point 05 Dec 2021
Berlin, Dec 5 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Dec, 2021 ) .She was called "the leader of the free world" against authoritarian populists on the march in Europe and the United States, but Angela Merkel is wrapping up a historic 16 years in power with a mixed legacy at home and abroad ... "not having to constantly make decisions" ....
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Rio Tinto lithium mine: thousands of protesters block roads across Serbia
The Guardian 05 Dec 2021
Crowds chanted slogans condemning government of Aleksandar Vučić, which backs planned Anglo-Australian $2.4bn mine Thousands of demonstrators blocked major roads across Serbia on Saturday as anger swelled over a government-backed plan to allow mining company Rio Tinto to extract lithium ... .