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Video of Killing of Alleged 'Mossad Commander' in Tel-Aviv Goes Viral
Sputnik 05 Dec 2020photo: White House / Tia Dufour
Historian groups sue White House over fears the Trump administration will destroy records before leaving office
The Times of India 05 Dec 2020
Multiple historian groups are suing the White House over fears that the Trump Administration will improperly maintain records before the transition to President-elect Joe Biden, The Washington Post reported Saturday ... ....
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Mysterious brain damage among diplomats in Cuba likely caused by microwaves
The Independent 05 Dec 2020
Mysterious symptoms suffered by diplomats in Cuba and China were likely caused by microwave energy, a scientific committee has concluded, after a year and a half spent researching the still-unexplained incidents ... Suspicion fell on Russian operatives, but there was never any proof ... But it does raise the possibility. Read more ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP ... . ....
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Japan's Hayabusa2 capsule likely to have landed on Earth
Kyodo 05 Dec 2020
The capsule from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 space probe is likely to have landed on Sunday in a southern Australian desert, the agency said, carrying what scientists hope to be samples from the ancient Ryugu asteroid that could help explain the origin of life ... (Photo courtesy of JAXA)(Kyodo) ... (Photo courtesy of JAXA)(Kyodo)....
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Asteroid Samples Collected By Hayabusa2 Are Now On Earth
IFL Science 05 Dec 2020
Six years and three days after launch, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa2 has completed its primary mission to study Asteroid Ryugu in detail, deploy four small rovers on its surface, and collect samples, including the first-ever subsurface sample from an asteroid. Now those samples are safely back on Earth ... - ... ....
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Violence erupts during Paris protest against police brutality
Toronto Sun 05 Dec 2020
PARIS — Dozens of hooded protesters launched projectiles at riot police, smashed up shop windows, torched cars and burned barricades during a demonstration in the French capital on Saturday against police violence. The police fired back volleys of tear gas ... Some used hammers to break up paving stones. We apologize, but this video has failed to load ... /....
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China ‘trying to create biologically enhanced soldiers’
Irish Independent 05 Dec 2020
China is conducting “human testing” to create “biologically enhanced soldiers”, the head of US intelligence has claimed as he warned that Beijing now poses the biggest threat to the national security of the United States ... Mr Ratcliffe said he believes China’s intention was to “dominate” the planet in every sense ... He added ... He said....
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Interview: Global race to detect dark matter still on, says head of CERN
China.dot.org 05 Dec 2020
GENEVA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Even after decades of astrophysical and cosmological research and experiments, the biggest mystery in the universe - the elusive substance of dark matter -- still remains a head scratcher, the head of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) told Xinhua ... Still, more is unknown than is known ... CHINA'S ROLE ... ....
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Biden Bizarrely Jokes He Would Get Sick & Resign If He Ever Disagrees With Kamala on Moral Principle
Sputnik 05 Dec 2020
Democratic challenger Joe Biden, who is projected to win the US presidential election if the Electoral College certifies election results on 14 December, previously dubbed himself “Kamala Harris’ running mate” following a flow of jokes that it was the California Senator who would be ruling the White House, were the pair to win the 3 November vote ... ....
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The world’s first space ‘garbage truck’ will be Swiss
Swissinfo 05 Dec 2020
It is the first time the European Space Agency (ESA) has allocated such a large sum (€86 million) to a start-up. It's Swiss and its mission is to clean up space debris ... ....
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Moscow starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot
Japan Times 05 Dec 2020
MOSCOW – Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday, marking Russia’s first mass vaccination against the disease, the city’s coronavirus task force said ... The age for those receiving shots is capped at 60 ... Restrictions were eased from mid-June, however....
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US considering blacklist for Yemen's Houthis, says Oman foreign minister
The National 05 Dec 2020
Oman's foreign minister said on Saturday the top US diplomat for the Middle East had discussed with his country the possibility of Washington designating Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement as a terrorist group ... Read More. Oman plans to amend labour laws and introduce new taxation. UAE-Israel-Bahrain ties ‘unlock opportunities’ for women ... ....
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The Danish climate minister closing down the oil industry for good
The Guardian 05 Dec 2020
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Iran's Supreme Court to retry three on death row over anti-govt protests
France24 05 Dec 2020photo: AP
Opinion: Ghana's election — between a crocodile and an alligator
Deutsche Welle 05 Dec 2020
The two frontrunners in Ghana's 2020 election have weak records on tackling corruption. This leaves voters with little choice. . Make no mistake, Ghana is doing well. It's one of only four sub-Saharan African countries ranked "free" in 2020 on the Freedom in the World index that measures political rights and civil liberties ... ....
