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Chelsea sign Rennes goalkeeper Mendy
BE Soccer 24 Sep 2020
Chelsea on Thursday announced the signing of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy from Rennes on a five-year deal for a reported fee of £22 million ($28 million). The Senegal international will compete for a starting spot with Kepa Arrizabalaga, who has struggled for form and confidence at Stamford Bridge ... "I am so excited to be joining Chelsea," said Mendy ... .......
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Seoul: North Korea fired at a S. Korean and burned his body
The Independent 24 Sep 2020
South Korea on Thursday accused North Korea of firing at a South Korean government official and burning his body and urged the North to punish those responsible ... The South Korean Defense Ministry said the missing official was on North Korean shores on Tuesday afternoon ... North Korea didn’t immediately respond to the South Korean announcement ... ....
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Trump says UN must 'hold China accountable' for Covid-19
Daily Star Lebanon 22 Sep 2020
US President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly Tuesday that China must be held accountable by the world for its actions over the Covid-19 pandemic ... ....
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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested for 2019 illegal assembly
The Times of India 24 Sep 2020
HONG KONG. Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating the city's anti-mask law, according to a post on his official Twitter account ... #BREAKING Joshua is arrested when reporting to Central Police Station at about 1pm today ... Download ... ....
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The Guardian Is Silent About the US Using the Paper To Jail Assange
Antiwar 24 Sep 2020
Assange faces 175 years in a US super-max prison on the basis of claims by Donald Trump’s administration that his exposure of US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan amounts to “espionage” ... That is why journalism is protected in the US by the First Amendment ... But while they doze, the US has changed its argument, as ex-ambassador Craig Murray reports....
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Dismay over Breonna Taylor spills into America's streets
The Independent 24 Sep 2020
Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death poured into America’s streets as protesters lashed out at a criminal justice system they say is stacked against Black people ... He says both officers are expected to recover, and one was undergoing surgery ... ....
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Xinjiang: Large numbers of new detention camps uncovered in report
BBC News 24 Sep 2020
More than 60 detention sites were worked upon between July 2019 and July 2020, while 14 camps are still under construction, the report said ... The US has placed sanctions on Chinese politicians allegedly involved and earlier this month blocked some exports it said had been made with "forced labour" ... Related Topics. ....
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Trump again refuses to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses election
Irish Independent 24 Sep 2020
Donald Trump has again declined to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses November’s US presidential election ... “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Mr Trump told reporters in response to a question about whether he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power ... It will be a great embarrassment to the USA ... He said ... ... “I have to see....
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US War Crimes in Yemen: Stop Looking the Other Way
Antiwar 24 Sep 2020
The longstanding involvement of the United States in the conflict in Yemen is facing renewed scrutiny ... The crimes occurring in Yemen are serious – and the responsible parties demonstrably unwilling or unable to address them ... Its existence, however, was known, and in October 2018, Congressman Ted Lieu wrote to the State Department inquiring about it ... ....
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Su-30 fighter jet accidentally shot down during military exercises
Pravda RU 23 Sep 2020
Details about the crash of the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet near the city of Tver on September 22 continue to emerge ... The pilots of the damaged fighter jet ejected and were not injured. The military are looking into the causes of the incident to find out how the real attack occurred and why the weapons of the aircraft were activated ... ....
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China's surprise climate pledge leaves Australia 'naked in the wind', analysts say
The Guardian 24 Sep 2020
Australia’s resistance to a mid-century net zero emissions target is likely to become increasingly unsustainable after China surprised global leaders by pledging it would reach “carbon neutrality” before 2060, climate analysts and advocates say ... ....
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EU says Lukashenko is not legitimate Belarus president
The Star 24 Sep 2020
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko is not the legitimate president of Belarus, the European Union said on Thursday, saying his abrupt swearing-in on Wednesday went directly against the will of the people. Read full story ... ....
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Ecuadorian Court Rules to Arrest Ex-Leader Correa in Corruption Case
Sputnik 24 Sep 2020
QUITO (Sputnik) - The National Court of Ecuador has ruled to promptly locate and arrest former President Rafael Correa and 18 other convicts in a corruption case, according to the court's verdict obtained by Sputnik ... Apart from the former leader, arrest warrants are also issued for a number of former ministers, lawmakers and businessmen ... ....
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France rolls out GPS trackers to curb domestic violence
The Jakarta Post 24 Sep 2020
Shares ... The measure, which has long been sought by rights advocates, was passed by parliament this year and will be gradually be rolled out starting Friday, according to a decree in France's government bulletin ... Advocates of the device point to sharp decreases seen after their introduction in Spain and several US states ... . ... ....
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No homicide charges against police who killed Breonna Taylor
La Prensa Latina 24 Sep 2020
Washington, Sep 23 (efe-epa).- A grand jury in Kentucky declined to indict any of the three Louisville police officers involved in the fatal shooting of the Breonna Taylor on homicide charges, the state’s attorney general said Wednesday ... Neither of the other two officers who discharged their weapons, Sgt. John Mattingly and Det ... EFE....
