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New online archive for Benin Bronzes to go live at end of 2022
Metro USA 03 Dec 2021
LAGOS (Reuters) – An online archive bringing together information on thousands of Benin Bronze artefacts in museums around the world is expected to go live at the end of next year, one of the organisers said on Friday ... The statues were created from at least the 16th century onwards, according to the British Museum ... .
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Taliban leader decrees Afghan women's rights must be 'enforced'
Raw Story 03 Dec 2021
The Taliban issued a decree Friday in the name of their supreme leader instructing Afghan ministries "to take serious action" on women's rights, but failed to mention girls' access to schools ... It instructs the Ministry of Culture and Information to publish material on women's rights "to preventongoing repression" ... © 2021 AFP .
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Russia shoots down American military satellite
Pravda RU 02 Dec 2021
Most likely, Thompson referred to the Peresvet laser complex, which has recently entered service with the Russian army ... .
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Chernobyl's Air Is Now 47 Percent Less Radiated With Novel Technology
Interesting Engineering 03 Dec 2021
The technology called was tested at a 2.5-acre area (1 hectare) between November 2019 and September 2020, and at the end of this period, the radiation contamination levels in the soil have been decreased by 37 percent, and in the air by 47 percent ... This is real hope for the whole area, including the treatment of the sarcophagus." ... Advertisement.
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Panama Serves as Latest Gateway for Drugs to Europe
InSight Crime 03 Dec 2021
Authorities in Panama are intercepting massive loads of cocaine at ports and in coastal waters, showing how the country is increasingly becoming a major transit hub for drugs as traffickers seek new routes to Europe ... According to Public Security Minister Juan Pino, Panama has seized 177 tons of cocaine and marijuana this year. SEE ALSO ... SEE ALSO ... ....
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Nurse who raped disabled patient in US jailed for 10 years
Straits Times 03 Dec 2021photo: Creative Commons
Lewis Hamilton says he's 'not comfortable' racing in Saudi Arabia
CNN 03 Dec 2021
(CNN)Lewis Hamilton has said he is "not comfortable" racing in Saudi Arabia ahead of the penultimate race of the Formula One season, which takes place in Jeddah on Sunday. "Do I feel comfortable here? I wouldn't say I do," Hamilton told reporters on Thursday. "But this was not my choice ... It's the first time F1 has staged a race in Saudi Arabian ... .
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The Pentagon's new warning means World War III may arrive sooner than you think
Alternet 02 Dec 2021
When the Department of Defense released its on Chinese military strength in early November, one claim generated headlines around the world. By 2030, it suggested, China would probably have 1,000 nuclear warheads — three times more than at present and enough to pose a substantial threat to the United States ... Why “Intelligentization” Matters ... Klare ... .
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Ukraine uses Turkish drones in Donbass conflict zone, Putin tells Erdogan
Metro USA 03 Dec 2021
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine is using Turkish-made drones in the conflict zone in the Donbass region, sticking to “destructive” behaviour, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, the Kremlin said ... Moscow denies plans for an offensive operation ... .
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Oil rises as OPEC+ poised to act if demand weakens
RTE 03 Dec 2021
Oil prices climbed today after the producer group OPEC+ said it could review its policy to hike output at short notice if oil demand collapsed due to a rising number of pandemic lockdowns. Brent crude rose $2.68 cents, or 3.9%, to $72.35 a barrel by 1442 GMT, although it was still on course to fall for a sixth week in a row ... .
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COVID-19: Omicron raises questions of pandemic's origins - analysis
The Jerusalem Post 03 Dec 2021photo: Creative Commons / Tasnim News Agency
Taliban: Several Iranian guards dead after Nimroz border clashes
Arab News 03 Dec 2021
KABUL. Taliban authorities said on Thursday that Iranian forces had suffered at least nine casualties during clashes on the Afghanistan-Iran border after fuel smuggling attempts from the Iranian side ... Local authorities and witnesses said the Taliban seized three Iranian check posts ... Iranian authorities did not confirm the numbers. FASTFACT ... “ ... ....
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Lebanon minister Kordahi resigns to resolve Saudi Arabia spat
Al Jazeera 03 Dec 2021
Beirut, Lebanon – Information Minister George Kordahi, whose criticism of the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen against the Houthi rebels sparked a diplomatic crisis, has announced his resignation, as cash-strapped Lebanon tries to resolve the weeks-long row ... “The interests of my country and my people and supporters is above my personal interest.
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Italian Man Tries To Avoid Getting COVID Jab With Fake Silicone Arm
Vice 03 Dec 2021
A man in northern Italy brought a silicone arm to his COVID-19 vaccination in an attempt to obtain a green pass without actually getting the vaccine ... The 50-year-old, who arrived at the clinic in Biella, Piemonte, was questioned after a healthcare worker became immediately suspicious about the colour and feel of his arm.
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Amazon's Cloud Is Secretly Computing How to Block the Sun
Interesting Engineering 03 Dec 2021
It might seem that Jeff Bezos' Amazon is leading our way to doom. that the company's cloud infrastructure is being used to compute various scenarios that could possibly play out if the Sun were blocked out. However, it isn't Bezos who is planning to do this but the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) ... Advertisement ... Advertisement.