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Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of corruption
Business Day 01 Mar 2021
Paris — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s chances of returning to office suffered a blow on Monday after he was found guilty by a Paris court of corruption ... His lawyer and the court official were also convicted ... She said the wrongdoing he committed was “particularly serious” ... Bloomberg .
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China appears to warn India: Push too hard and the lights could go out
The Times of India 01 Mar 2021
WASHINGTON — Early last summer, Chinese and Indian troops clashed in a surprise border battle in the remote Galwan Valley, bashing each other to death with rocks and clubs. Four months later and more than 1,500 miles away in Mumbai, India, trains shut down and the stock market closed as the power went out in a city of 20 million people ... Gen. D.S ... .
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Ironically, this Zionist witch-hunt fails to protect Jews
Middle East Monitor 01 Mar 2021
Anti-Semitism is very real, of that there is no doubt, but the greatest threat to Jewish people today comes not from those on the political left who criticise the Zionist state of Israel. It comes from those on the far right whose pernicious influence is spreading across North America and Europe ... ....
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Papua deforestation highlights eastward shift of Indonesia forest clearing
Mongabay 01 Mar 2021photo: AP / Rahmat Gul, File
US envoy to visit Kabul, Doha as Taliban calls for troops pullout
Al Jazeera 01 Mar 2021
The United States has said its envoy to the Afghan peace process will travel to the capitals of Afghanistan and Qatar to resume talks with Afghan leaders, government officials and representatives of the Taliban ... The Department of State did not provide dates or other details ... Some 2,500 US troops remain in Afghanistan, alongside 10,000 NATO personnel.
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Bitcoin soars after Citi says it could become ‘currency of choice’ for global trade
Russia Today 01 Mar 2021
The world’s largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, bounced back above $48,000 on Monday, following a report by Citi which suggested that the digital asset could one day become the preferred currency for international trade. Bitcoin was up almost nine percent as of 2.22pm GMT, at $48,193 ... Also on rt.com Max Keiser.
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Biden urged to back AI weapons to counter China and Russia threats
BBC News 01 Mar 2021
The US and its allies should reject calls for a global ban on AI-powered autonomous weapons systems, according to an official report commissioned for President Biden and Congress. It will "compress decision time frames" and require military responses humans cannot make quickly enough alone ... Nuclear limit ... 'Brain drain' ... Chip limits.
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Japanese E-commerce Rakuten Incorporates Bitcoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash to Its Platform
Coinspeaker 01 Mar 2021
Rakuten users will be able to shop using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash. Japanese e-commerce and online retailing company Rakuten Inc (TOKYO. 4755) has added crypto services to its payment platform. According to an announcement through its official webpage, Rakuten users will be able to shop using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash ... Ltd ... next ....
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Kremlin on Biden's Claim of 'Crimea Annexation': Crimea Legally Rejoined Russia
Urdu Point 01 Mar 2021
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 01st March, 2021) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on Monday on US President Joe Biden's recent statement that the US will never recognize Russia's "annexation" of Crimea ... ....
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Kenya: Residents Going Without Food as Water Shortage Hits Lamu Villages
All Africa 01 Mar 2021photo: Creative Commons
This Alzheimer’s drug made from seaweed got approved in China. Now it’s being tested in N.J.
NJ dot com 01 Mar 2021
A new drug extracted from seaweed and inspired by traditional Chinese medicine has come to the United States, where researchers hope it will provide the breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment that has eluded us for nearly two decades. The drug — oligomannate — has an imposing name but a humble origin ... Dr. Michelle Papka hopes that it will ... Dr ... Papka ... Dr ... .
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300 activists rally in Bangladesh to denounce prison death
San Francisco Chronicle 01 Mar 2021
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — About 300 student activists rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday to denounce the death in prison of a writer and commentator who was arrested last year on charges of violating a sweeping digital security law that critics say chokes freedom of expression ... “The state must take responsibility ... “We want justice,” she said ... .
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This multibillion-dollar company is selling lab-grown chicken in a world-first
CNBC 01 Mar 2021
Californian food start-up Eat Just has become the first company to receive approval for the sale of its lab-grown cultured chicken meat. And it all started with a single cell ... .
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Iran's Rejection of Direct Nuclear Talks With US Not Tehran's 'Final Say' - Russian Envoy
Urdu Point 01 Mar 2021
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 01st March, 2021) The refusal of Iran to meet for informal consultations on the nuclear deal with the United States is not Tehran's "final say," Permanent Representative of Russia to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mikhail Ulyanov said on Monday ... "I think this is not the final say of #Iran ... ....
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Zimbabwe Vice President resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
France24 01 Mar 2021
In tonight's edition. Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations ... .
