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Ministers, party leaders detained in apparent coup in Sudan
The Times of India 25 Oct 2021
KHARTOUM. Most of the members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders were arrested on Monday in an apparent coup after weeks of tension between the military and a civilian government, three political sources said ... There was no immediate comment from the military. Sudanese state TV broadcast as normal ... .
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Rust assistant director who gave Alec Baldwin gun ‘was subject of 2019 safety complaint’
The Observer 25 Oct 2021
Halls has not responded to requests for comment ... Read more ... She added that crew member safety and wellbeing were top issues in ongoing contract negotiations between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union, of which she is a member, that represents film and TV workers and a major producers’ group ... Alec Baldwin ... Read more ... .
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Orban supporters throng Hungarian capital's streets
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 24 Oct 2021
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Tens of thousands of supporters of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his right-wing government marched Saturday in Budapest demonstrating unity behind his contentious policies that have led to challenges to his power both in Hungary and the European Union ... .
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Archaeologists in Iraq find 2,700-year-old wine press
Independent online (SA) 24 Oct 2021
Dohuk – Archaeologists in Iraq revealed Sunday their discovery of a large-scale wine factory from the rule of the Assyrian kings 2,700 years ago, along with stunning monumental rock-carved royal reliefs ... Ancient 'propaganda scene' ... the people should remember this and remain loyal." ... Iraq was the cradle of some world's earliest cities ... AFP .
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Uganda's president says deadly blast likely a terrorist act
Korea Times 24 Oct 2021
Police secure a road leading to the scene of an explosion in the Komamboga suburb of the capital Kampala, Uganda, Oct. 24 (local time). AP-Yonhap. An explosion at an eatery in Uganda's capital was an apparent terrorist act, President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday ... The eatery is a normally busy place, frequented by commuters ... (AP). .
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China is removing domes from mosques as part of a push to make them more 'Chinese'
National Public Radio 24 Oct 2021
China is removing domes and minarets from thousands of mosques. Authorities are taking down overtly Islamic architecture as part of a "sinicization" push to make them seem more traditionally Chinese. (Image credit. Dru Gladney/Pomona College) ....
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South Korea's leader vows final push for talks with North
The Hindu 25 Oct 2021
In his final policy speech at parliament, President Moon Jae-in said he’ll “make efforts to the end to help a new order for peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula ....
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London’s Ulez expansion: the thin end of the wedge for UK road pricing?
The Guardian 25 Oct 2021photo: AP / Ashwini Bhatia
Poor countries to be offered extra funding to break Cop26 impasse
The Observer 24 Oct 2021
Poorer countries are to be offered billions of dollars more in funding in an effort to break the impasse between developed and developing countries at the UN Cop26 climate summit ... Alok Sharma, the UK cabinet minister who will act as Cop26 president, said. “Developed countries must deliver on the $100bn a year promised to developing nations ... They said.
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Pakistan, Sweden warn Afghanistan hurtling towards collapse
The Wire 24 Oct 2021
DUBAI/ISLAMABAD. Afghanistan will shortly collapse into chaos unless the international community acts rapidly, Pakistan and Sweden ministers warned ... “The country is on the brink of collapse and that collapse is coming faster than we thought,” Sweden�Minister for International Development Cooperation Per Olsson Fridh told Reuters in Dubai.
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Pope urges govts to stop sending migrants back to Libya
Dawn 25 Oct 2021
VATICAN CITY. Pope Francis on Sunday urged governments to stop returning migrants to countries like Libya where they are sent to detention centres rife with abuse, and prioritise saving lives of those crossing the Mediterranean ... “I don’t forget you ever. I hear your cry and pray for you,” he said ... Arrivals increase ... .
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Mummy’s older than we thought: new find rewrites the history books
The Observer 24 Oct 2021
The ancient Egyptians were carrying out sophisticated mummifications of their dead 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to new evidence which could lead to a rewriting of the history books ... It has been dated to the Old Kingdom, proving that mummification techniques some 4,000 years ago were highly advanced ... She added ... Photograph ... .
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Government officials detained, phones down in possible Sudan coup
Castanet 25 Oct 2021
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Military forces detained at least five senior Sudanese government figures on Monday, officials said, as the country's main pro-democracy group called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup ... In recent days, both camps have taken to the street in demonstrations ... ....
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Colombia's most-wanted drug lord 'Otoniel' captured
Straits Times 24 Oct 2021
BOGOTA (AFP) - Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel," was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said on Saturday (Oct 23). Presidential adviser Emilio Archila praised "the capture in Necocli of Dairo Antonio Usuga, alias 'Otoniel', head of the Gulf Clan," in a message on Twitter ... ....
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Death and illness from toxic emissions are avoidable. Cop26 must deliver bold action
The Observer 24 Oct 2021
Air pollution is a global health crisis and tackling it is a crucial part of our response to the climate emergency. Toxic air is leading to premature deaths, making people sick, harming the health of our children and inflicting profound and lasting damage on our precious natural environment ... Sadiq Khan is mayor of London ... Reuse this content. .