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26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: 'Whereabouts of not known'
The Times of India 26 Nov 2020
The whereabouts of , a Pakistani-American who made five spy missions to India on behalf of the Pakistan government-backed terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba and played a key role in the deadly 2008 , are not known, according to a report by news agency IANS ... It quoted him as saying, "I am in regular communication with Headley ... India. ....
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When The Soviet Union Collapsed, A Cosmonaut Was Left Stranded In Space
IFL Science 26 Nov 2020
On May 18, 1991, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev departed Earth for the Soviet space station Mir ... The trip started off badly ... Krikalev loved being on Mir, which was incredibly fortunate ... "[Y]ou feel like a bird that is able to fly!" ... Small and claustrophobic as well as high above Earth, it probably wasn't the best place to be with very little company ... ....
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EU nations on Med coast renew push for migrant quotas
Wtop 26 Nov 2020
BRUSSELS (AP) — Four European Union countries that hundreds of thousands of unauthorized migrants have entered over the past five years have expressed concern that new proposals to revamp the EU’s asylum system will continue to leave them to cope with the challenge alone ... The standoff could further delay the long-awaited asylum reform plans ... Source ....
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Elon Musk says Mars-bound spacecraft Starship will attempt first proper flight next week
The Independent 26 Nov 2020
Elon Musk says Mars-bound spacecraft Starship will attempt first proper flight next week. SpaceX will live stream launch ‘warts and all’. Anthony Cuthbertson@ADCuthbertsonThursday 26 November 2020 14.54. 0 comments. Article bookmarked. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileDon't show me this message again. ✕ ... ....
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Prince Charles Agrees with Gates – Reduce the World Population
Armstrong Economics 26 Nov 2020
Prince Charles is no longer fi9t to become King. The Queen should remove him now from any path to the crown ... ....
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'Why now?' Dismay as US considers troop pullout from Somalia
The Oklahoman 26 Nov 2020
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — No country has been involved in Somalia’s future as much as the United States. Now the Trump administration is thinking of withdrawing the several hundred U.S. military troops from the Horn of Africa nation at what some experts call the worst possible time ... The U.S ... But the idea is taken seriously, even as U.S ... The U.S ... The U.S ... ....
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Lockerbie bombing appeal: Judges 'entitled' to infer Megrahi role
BBC News 26 Nov 2020
Trial court judges were fully entitled to infer the late Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was involved in the Lockerbie bombing, an appeal has been told. Advocate depute Ronald Clancy said the Libyan's use of a false passport - and other evidence - combined to form a pattern that suggested his involvement ... 'Quality required' ... ....
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'War on Whistleblowers' in US Exposes Growing 'Criminalisation of Journalism', Snowden Believes
Sputnik 26 Nov 2020
In 2013, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden fled the US after leaking classified documents that disclosed the NSA illegally accessing information on millions of people in the US and beyond ... They don't like the facts that are being brought to them ... He insisted that such a war kicked off under former President George W ... ....
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RIP Madonna trends online after Twitter users mistake her for Maradona
Indiatoday 26 Nov 2020photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis
Halima Aden quits runway modelling over religious views
BBC News 26 Nov 2020
American model Halima Aden says she is quitting runway modelling as it compromises her religious beliefs. The 23-year-old has appeared on the cover of British Vogue, Vogue Arabia and Allure. Writing on Instagram, she said the coronavirus pandemic had given her time to stop and think about what her values are as a Muslim woman ... Related Topics. ....
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After Flynn pardon, could Trump do the same for himself?
The Guardian 26 Nov 2020
Trump’s pardon of Flynn, who was convicted of lying to the FBI, follows his commutation of the jail sentence of his ally and self-professed political dirty trickster, Roger Stone. . The renewed speculation, however, raises numerous issues, both legal and practical ... ....
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Almost 100 Whales Die After Mass Stranding On Pacific Chatham Islands
IFL Science 26 Nov 2020
Almost 100 whales have died on the beaches of a remote collection of islands in the Pacific Ocean following a mass stranding event ... Twenty-six pilot whales were still alive, but had to be euthanized by staff due to their extreme weakness ... Whale strandings are not uncommon in New Zealand, with around 300 becoming stranded each year ... ....
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'Virtual enslavement': South Korean leader of online sexual blackmail ring sentenced to 40 years
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 26 Nov 2020
Cho Ju-bin was found guilty of running an online network that blackmailed at least 74 women, including 16 teenagers, into filming sexually explicit videos ... ....
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Maradona touched by the hand of God
Belfast Telegraph 26 Nov 2020
Maradona, indisputably one of the greatest footballers to play the game, and arguably its greatest exponent, was never likely to live to a ripe old age. Drug and alcohol addiction, wildly fluctuating weight and a hedonistic lifestyle eventually took its toll and he died yesterday of a heart attack ... He just wanted to be an ordinary lad ... ....
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Brits have 55,000,000 unused mobile phones lying around, research finds
Metro UK 26 Nov 2020
Amazon and Apple are among the companies accused of ‘dodging their environmental responsibilities’ and failing to help collect, recycle and repair old products in a report by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) ... The Government is urged to reduce the VAT charged on the repair of electrical goods to make recycling for companies more appealing....
