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Unmasking the Deceased Programmer Who Donated 28 Bitcoin to Capitol Hill Rioters
Crypto Briefing 16 Jan 2021
Supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Washington D.C. Capitol Building last week in protest of Trump’s election defeat, killing five people, including two police officers. Reports later revealed that many involved had been funded with Bitcoin ... Source ... “This is one of the things that has radically changed about me in the last few years ... .......
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Volcano erupts in Indonesia only a day after deadly earthquake
TVNZ 16 Jan 2021
Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java, spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5 kilometres. Mount Semeru spews volcanic material during an eruption in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia. Source. Associated Press ... ....
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Hong Kong slams Washington for ‘insane’ sanctions
Manila Standard Today 16 Jan 2021
“The US Government has exploited every incident and excuse to make slandering remarks about the National Security Law,” a government spokesperson said in a statement. “We could not help but suspect that the National Security Law has touched a nerve of those foreign or external forces,” the spokesperson added ... ....
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Egypt makes 'major discoveries' at Saqqara archaeological site
Independent online (SA) 16 Jan 2021
Cairo - Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of a new trove of treasures at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including an ancient funerary temple. The tourism and antiquities ministry said the "major discoveries" made by a team of archaeologists headed by famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass also included more than 50 sarcophagi ... ....
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Protest in Serbia against a professor, demanding his removal
The Eastern Herald 16 Jan 2021
Photo. Tanjug ... Kostić about Kosovo, and it was requested to initiate his removal ... 2015 statement ... Authority is collapsing ... © The Eastern Herald. If you still got here ... Simply visit contact us and let us know about it. We have no oligarchs or politicians behind us and no one dictates to the publisher how to write about one subject or another ... Thank you ... .......
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National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy as part of restructuring plan
Metro UK 16 Jan 2021
The NRA is the US’s most politically influential gun-rights group (Picture. AP). The National Rifle Association (NRA) has filed for bankruptcy – but says it is part of a restructuring plan rather than financial problems. The US’s most politically influential gun-rights group plans to move to Texas from New York where it was originally established ... ....
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Carbis Bay in Cornwall to host G7 summit in June
The Observer 17 Jan 2021
The tiny seaside resort of Carbis Bay in Cornwall has been chosen to be the venue of the G7 summit in June, with the village now expecting an influx of foreign visitors ... UK plans early G7 virtual meeting and presses ahead with switch to D10. Read more ... “This summer Cornwall will again be the nucleus of great global change and advancement.” ... Read more ... ....
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US Capitol riot: police have long history of aiding neo-Nazis and extremists
Yahoo Daily News 16 Jan 2021
So far, several on-duty Capitol police officers have been suspended for allegedly supporting rioters, and two off-duty Virginia officers were arrested after boasting on social media about breaching the Capitol ... This is about keeping systemic racism in place.” ... It is about protecting those people and their jobs.”....
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Mahatma Gandhi's killer venerated as Hindu nationalism resurges in India
The Guardian 17 Jan 2021
Most wore bright saffron hats and scarves, a colour evoking Hindu nationalism, and many held strands of flowers as devotional offerings ... .......
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Biden outlines 'Day One' agenda of executive actions
Journal Review 16 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging coronavirus pandemic, his incoming chief of staff said Saturday ... More actions will be added, Klain said, once they clear legal review ... ....
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France says Iran is building nuclear weapons capacity, urgent to revive 2015 deal
Straits Times 17 Jan 2021
PARIS (REUTERS) - Iran is in the process of building up its nuclear weapons capacity and it is urgent that Teheran and Washington return to a 2015 nuclear agreement, France's foreign minister was quoted as saying in an interview published on Saturday (Jan 16) ... "The Trump administration chose what it called the maximum pressure campaign on Iran ... �....
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10 Fruits That Are Good to Eat if You Have Diabetes
Yahoo Daily News 15 Jan 2021
The American Diabetes Association recommends limiting high-carbohydrate foods (which includes fruit) to one quarter of your plate, or about 2 to 3 servings of fruit per day ... Keep in mind that one serving of fruit equals about 15 g carbohydrates ... Keep in mind that one serving of fruit equals about 15 g carbohydrates....
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Afghanistan conflict: Female judges shot dead in Kabul
BBC News 17 Jan 2021
Two women judges working for the Supreme Court were shot dead in Kabul on Sunday, according to officials. The women were targeted by gunmen while travelling to their office in a vehicle, a court spokesman told AFP ... What happened on Sunday? ... ....
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Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it ‘vote of conscience’
West Hawaii Today 16 Jan 2021
The timing for the trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set ... Biden is set to take the oath of office Wednesday. ADVERTISING ... Ben Sasse, R-Neb., in a statement Friday ... Sen ... At least four Republican senators have publicly expressed concerns about Trump’s actions, but others have signaled their preference to move on ... ....
