Create your page here
photo: US DoD
The world is facing an insane danger that's greater than Covid-19
CNN 27 Oct 2020
(CNN)Honduras just became the 50th nation to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on Saturday. The accord has now met the required threshold to enter into force in 90 days -- on January 22. Ira Helfand ... The treaty's entry into force could not be timelier ... The consequences are simply too great, and people are, well ... human ... ....
photo: Creative Commons / Anthony Albright https://www.flickr.com/people/50125742@N07
What is at stake for Donald Trump? It’s certainly not just the election
The Guardian 27 Oct 2020
Going bankrupt once is unfortunate. Going bankrupt twice looks like carelessness. Driving your companies into bankruptcy six times , however, as Donald Trump has done, makes you a brilliant businessman. That is according to the US president, anyway ... However, we all know that Trump is not bothered by ethics ... ....
photo: US Army / Sgt. 1st Class Mary S. Katzenberger, 3rd Special Forces Group
American kidnapped in southern Niger, says local official
The Oklahoman 27 Oct 2020
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen kidnapped an American citizen in the West African nation of Niger early Tuesday and demanded a ransom from his relatives, a local government official said ... The kidnappers called and demanded ransom from Walton’s father, who lives approximately 1 kilometer (about half a mile) away from his son’s farm, said the official ... ....
photo: AP / Mahmud Hossain Opu
Huge Bangladesh rally calls for boycott of French products
BBC News 27 Oct 2020
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, demanding a boycott of French goods amid a row over France's tougher stance on radical Islam. They burned an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron, who has defended cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Police blocked the marchers from reaching the French embassy ... ....
photo: AP / Steven Senne, File
Brit accused of spying on 772 people via webcam CCTV software tells court he'd end his life if extradited to US
The Register 27 Oct 2020
A Briton is reportedly fighting extradition to the United States after deploying webcam malware onto hundreds of women's laptops so he could spy on them undressing and having sex. Christopher Taylor, a 57-year-old labourer, appeared by video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court to contest an extradition attempt by the......
photo: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Darrell Hamm
Seven Days Until Election, Trump's Approval Rating Is Around Same Level as During Impeachment
Newsweek 27 Oct 2020
With just seven days to go until Election Day, President Donald Trump's approval rating sits at a similar level to the lows he experienced during his impeachment. Trailing in national polling against Democratic nominee Joe Biden, and behind in the key swing ......
photo: AP / photo
Al Jazeera posts article covering aftermath of Armenian missile attack on Ganja
MENA FN 27 Oct 2020
(MENAFN - AzerNews) By Trend Al Jazeera news agency has published an article covering the aftermath of the Armenian miss... ....
photo: USAID
How Syria's disinformation wars destroyed the co-founder of the White Helmets
The Guardian 27 Oct 2020
Just before sunrise in Istanbul on 11 November 2019, a determined thumping on her iron front door stirred Emma Winberg from a brief sleep....
photo: Creative Commons / Albinfo
Terror threat remains high in Switzerland, warns Federal Intelligence Service
Swissinfo 27 Oct 2020
Terrorist attacks inspired by the Islamic State group remain likely in Europe, with Switzerland not invulnerable to such threats, says the Federal Intelligence Service ... The... ....
photo: Creative Commons / Maurice Flesier
France warns citizens to be cautious as anger seethes in Muslim world over cartoons
Toronto Sun 27 Oct 2020
PARIS — France warned its citizens living or traveling in several Muslim-majority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad ... We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. tap here to see other videos from our team ... Advertisement ... Advertisement ... ....
photo: White House / Andrea Hanks
Can Science Determine The Scariest Movie Ever Made?
IFL Science 27 Oct 2020
October 31 is fast approaching and as such, horror film aficionados are feeling the irresistible urge to sit down and subject themselves to ~100 minutes of stress by watching a frightening film ... Enjoying horror films is a strange choice of pastime when you lay it out ... So what's the lure? ... Ramil Gibadullin/Shutterstock.com ... not ... - ... - ... - ... - ... - ... ....
photo: Creative Commons / Waqas Afzal
15 men rape two sisters for six days in Pakistan's Faisalabad
Mid Day 27 Oct 2020
In an incident that has sent shock waves across Pakistan, two teenage girls in Punjab province were allegedly raped by at least 15 men for six days, after being kidnapped ... She said that her daughters were taken to different locations, where they were raped by at least 15 men, and all this filmed ... "We are poor people ... Keep scrolling to read more news....
photo: Creative Commons / Sandro Halank
The Fastest Sprinters in the 2019/20 Champions League - Ranked
90min 27 Oct 2020
The 10 fastest players in the 2019/20 Champions League, including Kylian Mbappe, Alphonso Davies, Erling Haaland, Kyle Walker, Achraf Hakimi & more ... ....
photo: Creative Commons
This Website Simulates The Pain Of Loading The Internet In The '90s
IFL Science 27 Oct 2020
If you are old enough (and lucky enough) to have had the Internet in the nineties, you probably have the ringing sound "pshhhkkkkkkrrrrkackingkackingkackingtshchchchchchchch cch ding ding ding" seared into your mind for all time. For those too young, that was the noise of you dialing into the Internet ... -. Wait for it... Yes, bits ... ....
photo: Creative Commons / 總統府
US announces planned weapon sale to Taiwan
Belfast Telegraph 27 Oct 2020
The Trump administration on Monday notified Congress of plans for a multi-billion dollar sale of Harpoon missile systems to Taiwan just hours after Beijing announced sanctions on US defence contractors. The contractors included Boeing, the lead contractor on the Taiwan deal, which is worth 2.37 billion dollars (£1.82 billion) ... AP/PA Images. / ... / ... ....
