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Afghanistan: 'We have won the war, America has lost', say Taliban
BBC News 15 Apr 2021
Driving to Taliban-controlled territory doesn't take long. Around 30 minutes from the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, passing large craters left by roadside bombs, we meet our host. Haji Hekmat, the Taliban's shadow mayor in Balkh district ... The Taliban have arranged a display of force for us ... This territory belongs to the mujahideen" ... .
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FBI opens investigation into China every 10 hrs, says director Christopher Wray
Hindustan Times 15 Apr 2021
Wray's comments came in response to a question from Republican Senator Marco Rubio from the US State of Florida on Chinese and Russian influence efforts. PUBLISHED ON APR 15, 2021 09.37 AM IST ... "We have now over 2,000 investigations that tie back to the Chinese government," he added ... ....
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Pressure mounts on Japan over plan to dump wastewater
Anadolu Agency 15 Apr 2021
Japan’s decision to start releasing “treated” radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea in two years has triggered calls for an international tribunal over the issue. ... The plan will be implemented by ensuring broad and firm steps to prevent damage, he stressed ... This must not be allowed to go ahead ... .
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Bill Gates reveals reasons behind massive farmland purchases: Developing genetically modified crops to develop biofuels
Natural News 15 Apr 2021
seed science and biofuel development. “The agriculture sector is important ... .
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Russia to deploy killer robot army amid Ukraine war conflict
WorldNews.com 14 Apr 2021
(Natural News) Russia will soon integrate robotic killer tanks armed with a variety of weapons into its military forces. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the tanks on April 9 at the 766th Production and Technological Enterprise, the factory where the tanks were made, in Nakhabino near Moscow ... Go To Source Natural News. .
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Brazil investigates reports of vaccines being exchanged for illegal gold
Reuters 15 Apr 2021
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in the Brazilian state of Roraima are investigating ...
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Olympics: Cancelling the Games is an option, says senior Japan official
Straits Times 15 Apr 2021
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - A senior official in Japan's ruling party indicated cancelling the Tokyo Olympics was an option as the country struggles with a surge in coronavirus cases less than 100 days before the Games are due to begin on July 23 ... "What would be the point of an Olympics that spread the infection?" Nikai added ... More on this topic. � ....
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PC21: America goes to virtual war against China
Asiatimes 14 Apr 2021
This fall, the US military is declaring war on China. Thankfully, no one will get hurt — it’s virtual, and it’s called Convergence 21 (PC21) ... ... The inaugural Project Convergence 2020 last fall tied in Marine F-35s with Army ground forces ... But 2,000-plus miles is still only partway across the Pacific ... Credit. Photo courtesy US Army ... Credit ... (U.S ... Sources.
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Groups back bill that restricts Israeli spending of US aid
The Jerusalem Post 15 Apr 2021
WASHINGTON — Two liberal pro-Israel groups, J Street and Americans for Peace Now, are backing a House bill to be presented this week that would list actions Israel may not fund with U.S. money. The measure, which will be introduced by Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., and was first reported by The Intercept, would restrict Israel from using U.S ... U.S.
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Chinese ship withdrawal shows diplomacy works
Asiatimes 14 Apr 2021
The number of Chinese vessels moored in Whitsun reef in the disputed South China Sea has gone down from 220 early last month to 32 as of Friday, a feat that shows that diplomacy, open and behind-the-scenes, works ... The drawdown suggests that China responds to direct and private diplomacy ... A map of the contested area ... Credit ... ....
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EU organized crime gangs make €139bn annually
Press TV 15 Apr 2021
Jerome Hughes. Press TV, Brussels. The European Commission has unveiled a five-year strategy to try and eliminate organized crime gangs in the EU that make profits of 139 billion Euros annually. Officials say cocaine is now rife across the 27-nation bloc. Drugs are at the center of the EU's organized crime network ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk ... .
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First evidence drug-resistant malaria mutations gaining foothold in Africa, study suggests
The Independent 15 Apr 2021
Drug-resistant mutations in a malaria parasite may be gaining a foothold in Africa, according to data from a new study ... .
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Chauvin defence witness testifies George Floyd died due to heart issues
Irish Independent 15 Apr 2021
George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police, a retired forensic pathologist testified for the defence yesterday at former police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, contradicting several experts who said Mr Floyd succumbed to a lack of oxygen ... “All of those combined to cause Mr ... .
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Rwanda commemorates 27th anniversary of 1994 Genocide against Tutsi
Korea Times 15 Apr 2021
Yasmin Amri Sued, ambassador of Rwanda to Korea, takes part in an online event to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy of Embassy of Rwanda to Korea. By Kwon Mee-yoo ... Within some 100 days, more than 1 million Tutsis were murdered ... We hear nowadays Black Lives Matter, we see hate crimes against Asians ... .
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Nobel doctor calls sexual violence in conflict a `pandemic'
Info News 15 Apr 2021
CAMEROON, Cameroon - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege warned Wednesday that the scourge of sexual violence and rape in all conflicts is now “a real pandemic” and without sanctions and justice for the victims these horrific acts won’t stop. The Congolese doctor told the U.N ... He lamented that sexual violence and impunity continue ... .
