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Controversial father of Pakistan nuclear bomb dies at age 85
October 10, 2021
Controversial father of Pakistan nuclear bomb dies at age 85
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Abdul Qadeer Khan, a controversial figure known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, died Sunday of…
Brazilians seek pre-pandemic normalcy as deaths top 600,000
October 10, 2021
Brazilians seek pre-pandemic normalcy as deaths top 600,000
SAO PAULO (AP) — Bars in Sao Paulo are full again for evening happy hours, lawmakers in the capital of…
Impact of forest thinning on wildfires creates divisions
October 10, 2021
Impact of forest thinning on wildfires creates divisions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters and numerous studies credit intensive forest thinning projects with helping save communities like those recently…
Russian Nobel winner: Peace Prize is for my paper, not me
October 10, 2021
Russian Nobel winner: Peace Prize is for my paper, not me
MOSCOW (AP) — As editor of Novaya Gazeta, Dmitry Muratov was well aware that his independent Russian newspaper — a…
Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains
October 10, 2021
Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains
XINJIANG, China (AP) — The razor wire that once ringed public buildings in China’s far northwestern Xinjiang region is nearly…
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
October 9, 2021
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
MANILA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticize Facebook as a…
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
October 9, 2021
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
DHAKA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – UN officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to…
California spill not the environmental disaster first feared
October 9, 2021
California spill not the environmental disaster first feared
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast,…
UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’
October 9, 2021
UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’
LONDON (AP) — The British government said Thursday that it is to relax travel rules further next week, a move…
China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
October 9, 2021
China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to realize peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, though did…