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Chinese military blasts UK frigate’s passage through Taiwan Strait as an ‘opportunistic’ stunt
South China Morning Post 27 Sep 2021
The Chinese military has criticised the passage on Monday of a warship from the HMS Queen Elizabeth ...
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Two top Federal Reserve officials retire in wake of trading disclosures
Denver Post 28 Sep 2021
WASHINGTON — In a rare moment of ethical controversy for the Federal Reserve, two top officials resigned Monday in the wake of revelations about their financial trading that exposed potential shortcomings in the Fed’s rules on investments ... Meanwhile, Robert Kaplan, the president of the Dallas Fed, said he would resign Oct ... Sen ... 8 ... Ask Amy ... Keeler.
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Paraguay on the brink as historic drought depletes river, its life-giving artery
The Observer 27 Sep 2021
In the shadow of towering grain silos that line the bank of the River Paraná, South America’s second-longest waterway, Lucas Krivenchuk stands watching workers rush to load a barge with soybeans. “Twelve barges had to leave today, but only six will make it out ... “It’s the first time that any have left in two months” ... Photograph ... totally raw materials ... .
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Germany facing difficult coalition talks after election stalemate
Anadolu Agency 27 Sep 2021
Germany is expected to head for long and arduous coalition talks to form a new government amid the latest election impasse, local broadcaster n-tv reported on Monday ... "We will very quickly agree on the course of the talks with the other parties with whom we want to form a government," Scholz said in Berlin ... .
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Singer R. Kelly found guilty of all counts in racketeering and sex trafficking trial
Pinkvilla 28 Sep 2021
R&B singer R Kelly was found guilty by a jury of being the mastermind of a decades-long racketeering and sex trafficking operation that preyed on Black women and children ... As the judgment was announced, he remained still, his eyes downcast, according to The Guardian ... ALSO READ. Certified Lover Boy ... EntertainmentTags. R ... Getty Images, The Guardian.
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Lebanon: Suspension of investigation into Beirut blast points to authorities’ brazen attempts to obstruct justice
Amnesty 27 Sep 2021
Responding to a decision by Lebanese authorities to suspend the investigation into the 2020 Beirut port blast, following complaints filed by two MPs summoned for interrogation accusing the leading investigative judge of bias, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Lynn Maalouf, said. ... The post Lebanon ... .
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China's electricity shock is latest supply chain threat to world
Straits Times 28 Sep 2021
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) --China's energy crisis is shaping up as the latest shock to global supply chains as factories in the world's biggest exporter are forced to conserve energy by curbing production ... Fabric makers in the province that are suffering production halts have started to hike prices and postpone taking new overseas orders, he said ... PHOTO.
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Saudi-US military ties continue despite rights reset
Al Jazeera 27 Sep 2021
During the US election campaign, Joe Biden distanced himself from the course of then-President Donald Trump who practiced close ranks with the Saudi royal family – and concluded arms deals worth billions without strengthening humanitarian intentions in the kingdom ... American values cannot be sold for oil and weapons, he claimed ... .
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China says Canada should 'draw lessons' from Huawei exec case
Canada Dot Com 27 Sep 2021photo: Creative Commons / Ferdinand Reus
Niger: Climate change is another pandemic with devastating effects
Beijing News 28 Sep 2021
Apart from disastrous economic consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic has also amplified the climate and security crisis in the Sahel, said Niger's Minister of Foreign Affairs during the country's turn to speak at the UN General Assembly ... Climate and conflict ... Mr ... Return of displaced communities ... Mr ... A turning point for democracy ... Finally, Mr ... ....
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N.Korea fires unidentified projectile, criticises U.S. 'hostile' policy
Reuters 28 Sep 2021
SEOUL, Sept 28 (Reuters) - North Korea fired an unidentified projectile towards the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, amid Pyongyang's calls for the United States and South Korea to scrap their "hostile policy" ... read more. On Sept ... read more ... read more. The U.S ... At the U.N ... read more ... Our Standards ... ....
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Taliban bans hairdressers from shaving, trimming beards
The Times of India 27 Sep 2021
NEW DELHI. The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law, the BBC reported. Anyone violating the rule will be punished, the Taliban's religious police have said ... "No one has a right to complain," the notice, which was seen by the BBC, read.
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China power crunch is next economic shock beyond Evergrande
Live Mint 27 Sep 2021
China may be diving head first into a power supply shock that could hit Asia’s largest economy hard just as the Evergrande crisis sends shockwaves through its financial system. ... It’s coming first to the country’s mammoth manufacturing industries ... Premium Premium Social Democrats’ narrow win over Angela Merkel’s bloc .... 5 arrested for try .... .
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ICC prosecutor seeks to resume Afghanistan war crimes probe with focus on Taliban and IS, but not US forces
Dawn 27 Sep 2021
ICC prosecutor seeks to resume Afghanistan probe to focus on alleged war crimes by Taliban and IS, but not US forces. ICC prosecutor seeks to resume Afghanistan war crimes probe with focus on Taliban and IS, but not US forces ... That probe was put on hold by the Afghan government, which said it was investigating the crimes itself ... .
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