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Utah monolith: Has the mysterious metal object disappeared?
BBC News 29 Nov 2020
A mysterious metal monolith discovered last week in the desert in the US state of Utah has disappeared, officials say. Utah's Bureau of Land Management said it had seen credible reports the object had been removed "by an unknown party". Social media images apparently from the site show a pile of rocks and a small piece of metal left behind ... ....
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A year after Wuhan alarm, China seeks to change Covid origin story
The Guardian 29 Nov 2020
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Three monkeys attacked me and put me in emergency care
Metro UK 29 Nov 2020
As we approached Monkey Beach during our Thailand holiday in 2016, I felt excitement at the idea of spending some time with wild macaques. With our guide’s warning not to feed the monkeys ringing in my ears, we rowed up to the shore ... At least I’d closed my eyes and just got a nick on the eyelid ... Advertisement. Advertisement. I was a shocked ... More ... MORE ... ....
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Mike Tyson comeback fight at 54 ends with draw against Roy Jones Jr
Independent online (SA) 29 Nov 2020
LOS ANGELES - Mike Tyson's return to boxing at age 54 ended in a draw with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. on Sunday morning (SA Time) in an eight-round exhibition battle of former heavyweight champions ... "Sometimes that two minutes felt like three minutes," Tyson said. "I'm glad I got this under my belt and I'm looking forward to doing it again." ... AFP ....
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Trump attacks FBI for not helping him overturn election result: ‘They just move on’
The Independent 29 Nov 2020
Donald Trump has lashed out at the FBI for not supporting his election fraud claims, complaining that “some have served many presidents” and disappointed that they have not “nabbed” anyone ... “They are not. They are not, and it's a terrible thing.” ... He added ... ....
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Trump loses another election court challenge
Press TV 29 Nov 2020
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has dismissed a lower court’s order that was preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests from the disputed November 3 election, dealing another blow to Republican President Donald Trump in his bid to overturn the results ... General Services Administration says Biden can begin transition into White House ... ....
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US reports several explosions heard in Eritrea's capital
Stars and Stripes 29 Nov 2020
NAIROBI, Kenya — The U.S. Embassy in Eritrea says six explosions were heard Saturday night in the capital, Asmara ... The army said it was in "full control" of the regional capital, Mekele, but the government said TPLF leaders remain on the run ... The U.S ... The U.S ... Food, fuel, cash and medical supplies have run desperately low ... .......
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Darth Vader actor David Prowse has died aged 85
NME 29 Nov 2020
David Prowse, the former bodybuilder best known for his role as Darth Vader into the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85. Announcing the news on Twitter this morning (November 29), Prowse’s agent Thomas Bowington wrote ... has passed away at the age of 85.” ... “May the force be with him, always!” ... ....
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Former Trump adviser Bolton urges president to launch ‘pre-emptive strike’ on Iran
Raw Story 28 Nov 2020
President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor is urging ......
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'World's smallest atom-memory unit created'
The Economic Times 29 Nov 2020
Read more at. https.//economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/worlds-smallest-atom-memory-unit-created/articleshow/79473304.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst....
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Dehumanising: Israeli groups’ verdict on military invasions of Palestinian homes
The Observer 29 Nov 2020
A damning report by three Israeli human rights groups has condemned the military’s widespread practice of entering Palestinian homes in the occupied territories, often in the middle of the night ... Describing the process the report says ... “Like checkpoints and the separation barrier it is part of the DNA of the occupation....
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Villagers near Mount Merapi in Central Java caught between a rock and a hard place
Straits Times 29 Nov 2020
JAKARTA - Central Java resident Tasri still remembers vividly the rumbling, heat and flames spewing from Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano during its last major eruption in 2010, which left more than 300 people dead and 20,000 others displaced ... Mask wearing is also mandatory ... Village chief Rohmat Sayidin said ... PHOTO ... More on this topic .......
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Secretive licensing system allows UK weapons to reach ‘repressive regimes’
The Guardian 29 Nov 2020
Most UK arms are being sold via a secretive and opaque licensing regime that allows for the mass transfer of deadly weapons to “sensitive locations”, according to new analysis ... It has prompted accusations that the government is attempting to mask the true extent of British-made arms export to repressive regimes – claims it denies ... Advertisement ... ....
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Brazen killings expose Iran’s vulnerabilities as it struggles to respond
Indian Express 29 Nov 2020
Written by David D. Kirkpatrick, Ronen Bergman and Farnaz Fassihi. The raid alone was brazen enough. A team of Israeli commandos with high-powered torches blasted their way into a vault of a heavily guarded warehouse deep in Iran and made off before dawn with 5,000 pages of top secret papers on the country’s nuclear program ... Tags. Iran ... Advertisement ... ....
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All the memoirs penned by former US First Ladies: from 'Becoming' to 'What Happened'
The National 29 Nov 2020
She hasn’t left the White House just yet, but rumour has it that First Lady Melania Trump may have plans to pen a tell-all memoir about her time in Washington, DC's most famous address ... Read More. 'A Promised Land'. Barack Obama's memoir is off to a record-setting start in sales. Michelle Obama's book sells 1.4 million copies in first week ... Nancy ... ....
