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Alec Baldwin kills cinematographer, injures director after shooting prop gun on movie set, police say
Toronto Sun 22 Oct 2021
Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set in New Mexico on Thursday, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, authorities said. Advertisement. Story continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below ... Try refreshing your browser, or ... .
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'No room for compromise': China tells US to act with caution over Taiwan
Hindustan Times 22 Oct 2021
Authoritarian China regards self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day seize the island, by force if needed. Beijing's saber-rattling has ramped up in recent years, exacerbating fears the island of 23 million people could become a major global flashpoint ... (File Photo / REUTERS). Copy Link ... “Yes,” he responded ... ....
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Biden says US will defend Taiwan if China attacks
BBC News 22 Oct 2021photo: European Community / Etienne Ansotte
Moldova declares state of emergency over gas crisis
Al Jazeera 22 Oct 2021
Moldova’s parliament has approved a government-requested state of emergency until November 20 as it tries to ease gas shortages amid soaring world energy prices. The eternal flame at a World War II monument in the capital Chisinau has been extinguished due to gas shortages, the defence ministry said on Friday ... .
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COVID-19 Could Be A Seasonal Infection Like Flu, Strong Evidence Suggests
IFL Science 22 Oct 2021
After nearly two years of more and more bad news, finally a potential ray of light. COVID-19 might be a seasonal illness ... "This … warrants an emphasis on 'air hygiene' through improved indoor ventilation as aerosols are capable to persist suspended for longer times." ... This week’s study confirms that on a much larger scale ... the summer of 2020 ... .
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WhatsApp to stop working on these smartphones, check if yours is on the list
The Times of India 22 Oct 2021
NEW DELHI. Popular instant messaging app has announced that it will stop working on some smartphones from November 1. If you are using an old phone or an iPhone then you may need to worry about WhatsApp support ... According to a report by Metro News, the following smartphones will not support WhatsApp from November 1 ... Download ... .
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Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped Americans
The Jerusalem Post 22 Oct 2021
The sixteen Americans and one Canadian - including five children - were on a trip organized by the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries. The missionaries were not present in the video ... (credit ... "We need to work with our Haitian law enforcement partners and the families and the institutions to try and move this process forward to a safe resolution." ... .
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All the Mars Rovers Just Came Back to Life
Interesting Engineering 22 Oct 2021
They're back!. NASA's Perseverance rover just resumed its nominal operations after the two-week-long solar conjunction forced the agency to shut down some functions amid the radio blackout, as the Earth and Mars emerged from opposite sides of our sun, according to a recent tweet from ... NASA's Perseverance rover resumed operations on Oct.
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A woman is killed by her partner or ex every three days in France. Activists ...
The Los Angeles Times 22 Oct 2021
The $400-million package of new measures came on top of relatively robust laws against femicide, the term France uses for conjugal killing. But critics say those laws are unevenly enforced, thwarting any real improvement in the situation. “France specializes in passing laws that they don’t apply, especially when it comes to women,” Julia said.
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Softbank in talks to sell French robotics business
Taipei Times 22 Oct 2021
Reuters, TOKYO. Softbank Group Corp is in talks to sell the Paris-based robotics business behind its Pepper android to Germany’s United Robotics Group, according to sources and documents reviewed by Reuters, scaling back a business it once touted as a major growth driver ... 2 ... United Robotics declined to comment ... LOW MORALE ... PLATO ... .
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Real estate heir Robert Durst charged with murder in 1982 disappearance of wife: NY Times
Straits Times 22 Oct 2021
New York State Police investigator Joseph Becerra filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday in Lewisboro, New York, charging Durst, 78, with the second-degree murder of Kathie McCormack Durst, who went missing on Jan 31, 1982, the Times reported ... � ....
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Dortmund striker Erling Haaland out with hip muscle injury
Wtop 22 Oct 2021
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland will be out for “a couple of weeks” with a hip muscle injury, coach Marco Rose said Friday. “Time to focus on my recovery. I’ll be back stronger!” the Norwegian wrote on Instagram with a “soon” emoji ... “Erling will be out, we’ll be without him for a couple of weeks even.
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Macron, Biden discuss 'stronger' European defence after submarine row
France24 22 Oct 2021
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed strengthening European defenses in a telephone call Friday, the White House said as Washington seeks to mend ties after a bitter row over submarine contracts ... .
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Gunmen kill seven in Bangladesh Rohingya camp attack
The Times of India 22 Oct 2021photo: United States Space Force
US intel warns China could dominate AI, gain military edge
Al Jazeera 22 Oct 2021
United States officials issued new warnings Friday about China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence and a range of advanced technologies that could eventually give Beijing a decisive military edge and possible dominance over healthcare and other essential sectors in the US ... He would not name companies with which the centre has met ... .