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Colombia's most-wanted drug lord 'Otoniel' captured
Straits Times 24 Oct 2021
BOGOTA (AFP) - Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel," was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said on Saturday (Oct 23). Presidential adviser Emilio Archila praised "the capture in Necocli of Dairo Antonio Usuga, alias 'Otoniel', head of the Gulf Clan," in a message on Twitter ... ....
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US wants to help Taiwan participate ‘meaningfully’ in UN, as China prepares to mark key anniversary
The Observer 24 Oct 2021
Taiwanese and US officials have discussed how Taiwan can “meaningfully” participate at the United Nations just days before Chinese president Xi Jinping will give a speech to mark his country’s half century since accession to the global body ... Fearful but defiant. life goes on in Taiwan despite China’s threats. Read more ... Read more ... Reuse this content. .
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UN flight thwarted as fighting grows in Ethiopia
Indian Express 24 Oct 2021
A United Nations humanitarian flight to the Ethiopian region of Tigray, epicenter of a year-old war that threatens to cause deepening famine, was ordered to abort a landing Friday as government airstrikes hit the area for a fourth day. The flight by the U.N ... anti-hunger agency that manages the air service. It was the first time a U.N ... Read .Ethiopia ... .
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World Championship bronze medallist Quinonez killed in Ecuador
Reuters 24 Oct 2021
Oct 23 (Reuters) - Sprinter Alex Quinonez, Ecuador's World Championship bronze medallist, has been killed in his home city of Guayanquil on Friday, the country's sports ministry said on Saturday. Guayaquil-based newspaper El Universo said Quinonez, who was 32, and another individual were fatally shot at around 9.20 p.m ... ....
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Picasso masterpieces fetch nearly $110m at Las Vegas auction
BBC News 24 Oct 2021
Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks that have been on display at a Las Vegas hotel for more than two decades have sold at auction for nearly $110m (£80m). The works, which were owned by MGM Resorts, featured in the Picasso Restaurant at the Bellagio Hotel ... The auction featured nine paintings and two ceramic pieces by the Spanish artist, who died in 1973 ... .
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Hungary: Orban accuses EU, US of meddling as election looms
Deutsche Welle 24 Oct 2021
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused Brussels and Washington of backing the opposition seeking to replace him after more than a decade in power ... .
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U.S. Legislators Demand Fauci Answer for Beagle Puppy Research Funding
TMZ 24 Oct 2021
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Turkey’s Erdogan orders expulsion of 10 Western ambassadors
Al Jazeera 23 Oct 2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western countries who appealed for the release of a jailed civil society leader ... He did not set a firm date. Kavala has been in prison since late 2017, charged with financing nationwide protests in 2013 and with involvement in a 2016 failed coup. He denies the charges ... .
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Michael Gove ‘open’ to keeping Grenfell Tower as a memorial
The Observer 24 Oct 2021
Michael Gove has signalled he will explore “retention” options to preserve Grenfell Tower as a memorial to the 72 people killed in the 2017 fire, a move that has been welcomed by relatives of the dead ... Choucair said. “We wanted the minister to visit us here where our catastrophe took place – not in an office – so he could feel our pain.” ... .
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Facebook boss ‘not willing to protect public from harm’
The Observer 24 Oct 2021
The Facebook whistleblower whose revelations have tipped the social media giant into crisis has launched a stinging new criticism of Mark Zuckerberg, saying he has not shown any readiness to protect the public from the harm his company is causing ... Frances Haugen. ‘I never wanted to be a whistleblower. But lives were in danger’. Read more ... Photograph ... .
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What's next after the release of Meng Wanzhou?
BBC News 24 Oct 2021
By the time photographers captured the long embrace shared by Michael Kovrig and his wife, Vina Nadjibulla, on the tarmac of Toronto's Pearson airport one month ago, he had spent over 1,000 days in a concrete cell in China. It was an emotional reunion because, as Canadians knew, it was no normal homecoming ... A tale of two detentions ... But he says ... .
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Can artificial intelligence become addicted?
The Independent 24 Oct 2021photo: AP / Australian Department of Defense
As ‘metal pirates’ loot seabed treasures, there are fears Australia’s first submarine could be next
The Observer 24 Oct 2021
Scavengers, trophy hunters and “metal pirates” are looting the treasures under the seas – and there are fears Australia’s first submarine could be next ... The 726-tonne submarine was travelling in hazy weather off the coast of what is now Papua New Guinea when it disappeared, and it was declared lost at sea on 14 September 1914 ... Read more ... Photograph ... .
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Turkey to Expel U.S. Envoy and Nine Others
Hamodia 24 Oct 2021
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had told his Foreign Ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries for demanding the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala ... He has remained in detention while his latest trial continues, and denies the charges. In a joint statement on Oct ... The U.S ... 26 ... .
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Brexit: UK says new Northern Ireland Protocol talks 'constructive'
BBC News 23 Oct 2021
The first round of new talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol were "constructive", UK officials have said. However big gaps remain, particularly on the role of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). EU and UK officials held technical talks in Brussels last week, and an EU team will arrive in London on Tuesday to continue negotiations ... .