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Chilling find shows how Henry VIII planned every detail of Boleyn beheading
The Observer 25 Oct 2020
It is a Tudor warrant book, one of many in the National Archives, filled with bureaucratic minutiae relating to 16th-century crimes. But this one has an extraordinary passage, overlooked until now, which bears instructions from Henry VIII explaining precisely how he wanted his second wife, Anne Boleyn, to be executed ... But he continued ... ....
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Nuclear weapons treaty: Campaigners hail new era for nuclear disarmament
BBC News 25 Oct 2020
Campaigners have hailed a "new chapter" after a key step by the United Nations towards banning nuclear arms. Honduras has become the 50th country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons so it will now come into force in 90 days time ... Supporters hope it will nevertheless have a deterrent effect ... What has the reaction been? ... Features ... ....
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The ghost haunting the 2020 election
CNN 25 Oct 2020
(CNN)What is haunting the campaign of 2020?. The ghost of 2016, when Donald Trump overcame dismal mid-October polls and eked out a surprise Electoral College victory over Hillary Clinton to become president. Trump's supporters are hoping it will happen again, that the polls aren't registering the full degree of his support among voters ... Read More ... W ... ....
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Twenty years of the International Space Station – but was it worth it?
The Guardian 25 Oct 2020photo: GFDL / Remi Jouan
‘Boycott French products’ launched over Macron’s Islam comments
Al Jazeera 25 Oct 2020photo: NASA / Michele Koppes, University of British Columbia
From climate to China, how Joe Biden is plotting America’s restoration
The Observer 25 Oct 2020
By any measure, Joe Biden is old in the ways of the world. As Barack Obama’s vice-president, he met all the big international actors. As chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, he helped direct US foreign policy. After four years of Donald Trump’s manic leadership, the Democrat offers a steady, dependable hand on the tiller ... Read more ... ....
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France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron's mental health
Stars and Stripes 24 Oct 2020
PARIS — France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude ... French judicial authorities are investigating the killing as an Islamist terror attack ... .......
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Why China loves durian, the smelly fruit popular in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia but banned ...
South China Morning Post 25 Oct 2020
And gourmands and connoisseurs the world over adore the divisive taste so much that… ....
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Lee Kun-Hee, Force Behind Samsung’s Rise, Dies at 78
Voa News 25 Oct 2020
Lee Kun-hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics, has died. He was 78. A Samsung statement said Lee died Sunday with his family members, including his son and de facto company chief Lee Jae-yong, by his side ... His legacy will be everlasting.” ... Lee was born Jan ... ....
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IRGC deploys mechanized brigade to NW border amid Azeri-Armenian conflict
Press TV 25 Oct 2020
The Ground Force of Iran’s Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC) has deployed a mechanized brigade to protect the country’s northwestern border amid ongoing firefight between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Corps’ Sepah News outlet reported the deployment on Sunday ... Defense minister ... www.presstv.ir ... www.presstv.tv. ....
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'Power grab': how Republican hardball gave us Amy Coney Barrett
The Observer 25 Oct 2020
The almost certain confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the supreme court on Monday represents a “power grab” by Republicans facing possible wipeout at the ballot box, activists and analysts say. ... If confirmed, Barrett could be sworn in as a justice almost immediately ... The only rule Republicans play by is. the people who win make the rules ... 5.10....
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Lincoln Project attorney on billboards lawsuit threat: 'Please peddle your scare tactics elsewhere'
The Hill 25 Oct 2020
The Lincoln Project, a prominent anti-Trump Republican group, is defending its right to erect billboards in Times Square critical of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, noting they are both public officials, after an attorney for the president’s daughter and her husband threatened to sue. ... “Mr. Kushner and Ms ... Kushner and Ms ... Mr ... ....
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Gunmen storm school in Cameroon, killing at least six children
Toronto Sun 24 Oct 2020
KUMBA — Gunmen stormed a school in Cameroon on Saturday and opened fire indiscriminately, killing at least six children and wounding about eight more in a region where separatist insurgents operate, officials and parents said ... We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. tap here to see other videos from our team ... ....
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Afghan Security Forces Announce Killing of 'Al-Qaeda Key Member' Abu Muhsin al-Masri
Sputnik 25 Oct 2020photo: Creative Commons / Seychelles News Agency
Seychelles election marks first opposition victory in 44 years
The Observer 25 Oct 2020
An Anglican priest won the Seychelles presidential election on Sunday, marking the first opposition victory since the Indian Ocean archipelago’s independence from Britain over four decades ago. Wavel Ramkalawan won enough votes in the first round to clinch the presidency on his sixth attempt and called for unity after his victory ... ....
