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Another U.S.-Trained Soldier Stages a Coup in West Africa - The Intercept
WorldNews.com 27 Jan 2022
Earlier this week, the military seized power in Burkina Faso, ousting the country’s democratically elected president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. The coup was announced on state television Monday by a young officer who said the military had suspended the constitution and dissolved the government. Beside him sat a...read full story. "When the U.S ... .
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In Afghanistan, Taliban diktat sparks debate about women’s attire
Al Jazeera 26 Jan 2022
Kabul, Afghanistan – Many Afghan women in the capital Kabul have protested against a poster campaign launched by the Taliban, encouraging women to wear a burqa or hijab ... It did not issue an official directive ... The word “hijab” accompanied each picture as if to clarify what that should look like ... “This poses the question ... Mohd Rasfan/AFP] ... .
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IMF Urges El Salvador to Remove Bitcoin's Legal Tender Status
Beijing News 26 Jan 2022
The International Monetary Fund's board 'urged' El Salvador to do away with its move to make bitcoin a legal tender, while calling for strict regulation of the country's e-wallet ... Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya had no comment. In September, El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin a legal tender, alongside the U.S. dollar.
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Prince Andrew seeks jury trial in New York in sexual assault case
The Times of India 26 Jan 2022photo: Creative Commons / O'Dea
SpaceX rocket on course to crash into Moon, astronomers warn
The Independent 26 Jan 2022photo: AP / Andriy Dubchak
US warns China of 'global security' risks due to Russian threat in Ukraine
France24 27 Jan 2022
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart that Russian aggression against Ukraine threatened security and the global economy, Washington said Wednesday ... .
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Biden expected to nominate first black woman to Supreme Court
BBC News 27 Jan 2022
President Joe Biden will honour his commitment to make an African-American woman his first nomination to the Supreme Court, the White House says. She would replace the liberal justice, Stephen Breyer, who is expected to retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term in June. His retirement plans are yet to be officially confirmed ... .
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Biden warns Putin with personal sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defences
Gulf News 26 Jan 2022
Washington/Moscow. US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to shield Europe from a potential energy supply shock ... “Yes,” he responded ... Unilateral US forces to Ukraine ruled out ... ... “We’ve... .
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Minds behind the missiles: North Korea's secretive weapons developers
The Times of India 27 Jan 2022
SEOUL. North Korea’s flurry of new missile tests, including what it calls “hypersonic” weapons, has underscored the importance of the country’s missile engineers and scientists, a group that is high profile within his government but opaque to outsiders ... Here's what we know – and what we don’t – about these key personnel ... Looking for Something? ... .
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Is Retiring, Opening Seat for Biden Nominee
truthout 26 Jan 2022
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden and Democrats a chance to fill a crucial spot in the nation’s top court. Biden is expected to announce the justice’s retirement as soon as Thursday. The 83-year-old liberal was nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1994 and is the oldest member of the Supreme Court ... Wade ... .
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China warns US over Ukraine, 'interfering' in Winter Olympics
Hong Kong Standard 27 Jan 2022
China's top diplomat spoke with his US counterpart on Thursday, warning Washington to "stop interfering" in the Winter Olympics and stressing that Russia's security concerns in Europe should be "taken seriously". . Beijing hopes to turn next week's Games into a soft power triumph. ... The Standard Channel ... .
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Taiwan urged to release 14 detained fishermen
China Daily 27 Jan 2022
A Chinese mainland spokeswoman has urged the Democratic Progressive Party administration in Taiwan to immediately release 14 mainland fishermen detained by the island ... "The island authority should respect the fact that fishermen from both sides of the Taiwan Straits have long been operating in the fishing areas," Zhu said ...