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Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens rivals with jail
Indian Express 17 Jan 2021
Canan Kaftancioglu is a rising political star in Turkey. The popularity ratings of this 48-year-old doctor-turned-politician from the Black Sea region are among the highest in the country ... But Kaftancioglu real breakthrough came a good year later after she masterminded one of the most successful election campaigns in Turkish history ... To little avail ... ....
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Afghanistan conflict: Female judges shot dead in Kabul
BBC News 17 Jan 2021
Two women judges working for the Supreme Court were shot dead in Kabul on Sunday, according to officials. The women were targeted by gunmen while travelling to their office in a vehicle, a court spokesman told AFP ... What happened on Sunday? ... ....
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Swiss text sleuths unpick mystery of QAnon origins
Straits Times 17 Jan 2021
GENEVA (AFP) - The mysterious "Q" behind the QAnon conspiracy movement, which was instrumental in the storming of the US Capitol, is in fact two people, according to Swiss experts ... "There are clearly two styles characterising the QAnon messages," company chief Claude Alain Roten said in an interview at his home in western Switzerland ... 'Two styles' ... �....
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Kamala Harris to resign from Senate on Monday
Roll Call 17 Jan 2021
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide. The California Democrat’s resignation will come two days before she becomes the nation’s first female vice president, and the first person of color to hold that office. Harris has notified Democratic Gov ... Paul Fontelo contributed to this report. .......
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Tens of thousands protest French law restricting filming of police
Press TV 17 Jan 2021
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France against a proposed security bill that would restrict sharing images of police, in a country outraged by police brutality ... Demonstrators in Paris were carrying banners with slogans such as "Police everywhere, justice nowhere", and "State of emergency, police state." ... www.presstv.ir ... ....
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Gen. Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office
Stars and Stripes 17 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON — In taking charge of a Pentagon battered by leadership churn, the Biden administration will look to one holdover as a source of military continuity. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President-elect Joe Biden will inherit Milley as his senior military adviser, and although Biden could replace Milley, he likely won't....
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France says Iran is building nuclear weapons capacity, urgent to revive 2015 deal
Straits Times 17 Jan 2021
PARIS (REUTERS) - Iran is in the process of building up its nuclear weapons capacity and it is urgent that Teheran and Washington return to a 2015 nuclear agreement, France's foreign minister was quoted as saying in an interview published on Saturday (Jan 16) ... "The Trump administration chose what it called the maximum pressure campaign on Iran ... �....
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America is broken – can Biden and Harris put it back together?
The Observer 17 Jan 2021
In another age, Joe Biden’s promise to heal the nation might have been regarded as the kind of blandishment expected from any new leader taking power after the divisive cut and thrust of an American election. Biden must find words for a wounded nation in inauguration like no other. Read more ... “Our trust in each other is ebbing. Hope is elusive ... enemy ... ”....
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Florida waitress uses subtle signs to save boy, 11, from abusers, police say
The Oregonian 17 Jan 2021
ORLANDO, Florida — A waitress concerned that a young boy might be being abused secretly flashed notes at him in order to see if he needed help, reports say. When Flaviane Carvalho flashed a note that said “Do you need help” at the boy, he nodded yes. That’s when Carvalho, a manager and server at Mrs ... “It was torture.” ... 1, clickorlando.com reports ... ....
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Mahatma Gandhi's killer venerated as Hindu nationalism resurges in India
The Guardian 17 Jan 2021
Most wore bright saffron hats and scarves, a colour evoking Hindu nationalism, and many held strands of flowers as devotional offerings ... .......
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Hong Kong slams Washington for ‘insane’ sanctions
Manila Standard Today 16 Jan 2021
In a statement, the Hong Kong government expressed “utmost anger” and denounced the “coercive measures” which it said was Washington’s latest attempt to intervene in China’s internal affairs and obstruct the city’s effort to safeguard national security ... ....
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Egypt makes 'major discoveries' at Saqqara archaeological site
Independent online (SA) 16 Jan 2021
Cairo - Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of a new trove of treasures at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including an ancient funerary temple. The tourism and antiquities ministry said the "major discoveries" made by a team of archaeologists headed by famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass also included more than 50 sarcophagi ... ....
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China to create more opportunities for world economic recovery
People Daily 17 Jan 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently called for ensuring a good start for fully building a modern socialist country, sending a positive signal to revitalize the confidence of the world ... What Xi said showed the world China's grand vision of embarking on a new journey to fully build a modern socialist country ... 【1】【2】【3】. ....
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Biden outlines 'Day One' agenda of executive actions
Journal Review 16 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging coronavirus pandemic, his incoming chief of staff said Saturday ... More actions will be added, Klain said, once they clear legal review ... ....
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Unmasking the Deceased Programmer Who Donated 28 Bitcoin to Capitol Hill Rioters
Crypto Briefing 16 Jan 2021
Supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Washington D.C. Capitol Building last week in protest of Trump’s election defeat, killing five people, including two police officers. Reports later revealed that many involved had been funded with Bitcoin ... Nick Fuentes (center) at Capitol Hill. Source. Twitter ... On Dec ... 8 funds ... pic.twitter.com/Efbq9ly1Bo ... Source....
