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BBC: Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China

Microsoft is shutting down its social network, LinkedIn, in China, saying having to comply with the Chinese state has become increasingly …
BBC

Reuters: Armenia tells World Court Azerbaijan promotes ethnic hatred

Armenia told judges at the World Court in The Hague on October 14 that Azerbaijan promotes ethnic hatred against Armenians and asked the court to stop …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Thousands rally in Tbilisi in support for Saakashvili

TBILISI – Thousands of people have gathered in the center of the Georgian capital demanding the release of jailed former Georgian President Mikheil …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Georgia sets up team of doctors to monitor Saakashvili’s health while on hunger strike

TBILISI – Georgia has set up a multispecialty group of doctors to analyze the health condition of the jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili who went …
Interfax-Ukraine

The Guardian: Islamic State is rebuilding in Syria, say Kurdish forces

Those who fought the so-called caliphate fear a US withdrawal could help the terrorist group to rise again. Read more here.
The Guardian

The Guardian: Boris Johnson’s holiday villa linked to offshore tax havens, documents suggest

With its two swimming pools, organic farm and private woodland, it may have seemed the ideal place to escape for a prime minister hoping to get away …
The Guardian

Reuters: Welcome to Britain, the bank scam capital of the world

LONDON – It was an email offering a discount on an electric toothbrush that began the sequence of events that ruined Anna’s life. Read more here.
Reuters

BBC: WHO says last chance to find COVID origins

The World Health Organization (WHO) says a new taskforce may be the last chance to find the origins of COVID-19. Read more here.
BBC

New York Times: Lev Parnas – altruist or schemer? 2 views as trial begins

For years, the U.S. government described Lev Parnas as a corrupt businessman who had violated campaign finance laws and tried to influence political …
New York Times

Voice of America: US set to return to controversial UN Human Rights Council

The United States is poised to return to a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, after the former Trump administration withdrew from the …
Voice of America

Associated Press: Lawyer who aided Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena to a former Justice Department lawyer who positioned …
Associated Press

New York Times: The WHO names an advisory group to study the origins of the pandemic

The World Health Organization on Wednesday named 26 scientists to a new advisory group charged with studying the origins of the coronavirus, opening …
New York Times

Reuters: Man armed with bow and arrow kills five people in Norway attacks

A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and wounded two others in a series of attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, …
Reuters

BBC: How far is Russia responsible for Europe’s gas prices?

Gas prices have been soaring in countries across Europe, and there have been accusations that Russia may be seeking to exploit the situation for its …
BBC

Arakhamia made trips to Vienna on Firtash’s private jet, says they were for medical reasons

An investigation by Ukrainska Pravda obtained documents revealing that David Arakhamia, the faction leader of the governing 243-member Servant of the …
Sergiy Slipchenko

BBC: US to reopen Mexico Canada land borders for fully vaccinated travellers

The US has said it will reopen its borders with Mexico and Canada to fully vaccinated travellers from November. Read more here.
BBC

Reuters: European gas price surge prompts switch to coal

PARIS – Soaring European wholesale gas prices are encouraging more utilities to switch to carbon-heavy coal to generate electricity just as the region …
Reuters

New York Times: Trump’s shadow looms as Lev Parnas trial begins in New York

Though Mr. Parnas played a key role in the events that led to the former president’s impeachment, the charges he faces involve accusations of campaign …
New York Times
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