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As The 2020 Election Ends, The Errors From 2016 - WikiLeaks, Afghanistan, Assange, And Hillary - Went Unlearned
WorldNews.com 04 Dec 2020
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. On June 19, 2012, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked into the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and claimed political asylum ... The grim picture revealed how U.S. and coalition forces had killed thousands of civilians in unreported incidences while using torture techniques against certain prisoners of war....
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China achieves quantum supremacy in major computing breakthrough
The Independent 04 Dec 2020
China has achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing, performing a calculation that would take a modern-day supercomputer billions of years to complete. The milestone, known as quantum supremacy, comes just over a year after Google became the first in the world to achieve the same feat. ... Read more. ‘Quantum apocalypse’ ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP ... ....
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California winds ease but fire danger remains high
Times Union 04 Dec 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds that pushed wildfires through Southern California, burning several homes and injuring two firefighters, began easing but forecasters warned that the fire danger remained Friday ... The weather service said winds would be decreasing through Friday, down to 25 mph (40 kph) to 45 mph into Friday morning ... ___ ... ....
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France security law incompatible with human rights, say UN experts
The Guardian 04 Dec 2020
UN experts have urged France to completely revise a proposed new security law , deeming it “incompatible” with international law and human rights. Five independent UN special reporters took the French government to task over the proposed legislation and said tinkering with it by rewriting certain clauses was not enough. ....
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Michael Flynn calls for Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law to re-run election
Yahoo Daily News 04 Dec 2020
Read full article. Justin VallejoDecember 3, 2020, 1.07 AM. Former national security adviser is understood to have been paid more than $30,000 by the broadcaster ... Captioning the tweet "Freedom never kneels except for God [pray emoji, US flag emoji]", Mr Flynn linked to ad from a TEA Party-affiliated group called We The People Convention ... ....
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India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau's remarks on farmers' protests
Dawn 04 Dec 2020
India summoned Canada’s ambassador on Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farmers near Delhi were an interference in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties ... There was no comment from the Canadian embassy ... The comment was made in apparent reference to Trudeau's remarks ... ....
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UN says fighting hampers aid delivery to Ethiopia's Tigray region
The National 04 Dec 2020
The United Nations said on Friday that fighting continued "in many parts" of Ethiopia's Tigray, complicating efforts to deliver humanitarian aid despite a deal granting the UN access to territory under federal control ... But the TPLF has vowed to fight on. "We have reports of fighting still going on in many parts of Tigray ... Read More ... ....
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Chinese Spacecraft Lifts Off From Moon Carrying Lunar Rocks
Time 04 Dec 2020
(BEIJING) — A Chinese spacecraft lifted off from the moon Thursday night with a load of lunar rocks, the first stage of its return to Earth, the government space agency reported ... The Chang’e 5 touched down Tuesday on the Sea of Storms on the moon’s near side. Its mission ... Earlier, the U.S ... < ....
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UN rights chief laments worsening situation in Belarus
San Francisco Chronicle 04 Dec 2020
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations' human rights chief lamented a deteriorating situation in Belarus and said Friday that reported beatings of protesters by security forces may in some cases amount to torture. Michelle Bachelet, the high commissioner for human rights, told the U.N ... 9 election that the opposition said was riddled with fraud ... ....
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Fauci apologises after implied criticism of UK's 'rushed' Covid vaccine approval
Irish Independent 04 Dec 2020
America’s top infectious disease expert has apologized for suggesting U.K. authorities rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying he has "great faith" in the country’s regulators. Dr ... regulators hadn’t acted "as carefully" as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Fauci said late Thursday that he meant to say U.S....
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Erdogan Says He Hopes France Will Get Rid of Macron 'Burden' Soon
US News 04 Dec 2020
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he hoped France would soon get rid of President Emmanuel Macron, describing him... ....
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Belarus raises alarm about US, NATO military build-up in region
Press TV 03 Dec 2020
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko says military build-ups by the United States and NATO near the western borders of his country, Russia, and a number of other states in the region is cause for “serious concern.”. “Once again, the world is on the brink of an unbridled arms race ... Russia slams West for ‘interfering’ in Belarus internal affairs ... ....
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US-Backed Opposition in Venezuela Is in Freefall, Have Only Themselves to Blame
GlobalResearch 04 Dec 2020
Most people around the globe would agree that 2020 has been a year to forget. This is certainly, if not especially, true for Venezuela’s opposition, and the upcoming parliamentary vote will only add to their misfortunes ... pic.twitter.com/RvEyBBrpLN. — Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 2, 2020 ... *. Note to readers ... etc....
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Lebanon's Hezbollah suing those accusing it of port blast
The Independent 04 Dec 2020
Lebanon s Hezbollah said Friday it is suing a former Christian lawmaker and a website affiliated with a Christian political party for defamation, after they accused the Shiite militant group of being responsible for the devastating explosion at Beirut's port this summer ... The massive Aug ... The claim was dismissed by Hezbollah's leader ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP ... ....
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Ousted I Coast president Gbagbo plans to return home this month, says lawyer
News24 04 Dec 2020
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, who was forced from power after losing elections 10 years ago, has obtained a new passport and plans to return home this month, his lawyer said on Friday ... ....
