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Associated Press: Lawmakers give Amazon ‘final chance’ to clear up testimony

House lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, saying the tech giant has a “final chance” to correct its executives’ …
Associated Press

Reuters: North Korea confirms submarine launch of ballistic missile

North Korea said it had test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine, state media reported on Wednesday, a day after authorities in South Korea …
Reuters

Agenda.ge: Opposition MP says Saakashvili should be given right to appeal verdict

Opposition MP Salome Samadashvili says former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili should be given the right to appeal the verdict against him as …
Agenda.ge

Reuters: Taliban get aid promise but not recognition on eve of Moscow talks

MOSCOW – Russia, China, and Pakistan are willing to provide aid to Afghanistan, the Russian foreign ministry said on October 19, but Moscow said it …
Reuters

CNN: Officials say North Korea fires at least 1 ballistic missile

SEOUL – North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile from its eastern coast on October 18 morning, according to South Korean and Japanese …
CNN

SchengenVisaInfo: US to remove travel ban for EU, UK on Nov. 8

The United States administration has finally decided to exempt from the entry ban for vaccinated travellers from the 26 Schengen Area countries, the …
SchengenVisaInfo.com

France 24: Fly more, pollute less — the great aviation conundrum

The aviation sector is facing a great dilemma: How can it fulfil its ambition of doubling passenger numbers while meeting its goal of reducing its …
France 24

BBC: The shortages hitting countries around the world

Around the the world, people and businesses are facing shortages of everything from coffee to coal. Disruption caused by the Covid pandemic is …
BBC

New York Times: What scientists know about the risk of breakthrough Covid deaths

The death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday from complications of Covid-19 has provided fuel for vaccine skeptics and opponents, who …
New York Times

Agenda.ge: Georgia’s medical council to assess Saakashvili’s health

Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that a medical council will be held today to assess the health of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili who is …
Agenda.ge

Reuters: Azerbaijan wants World Court to order Armenia to hand over landmine maps

THE HAGUE – Azerbaijan on October 18 asked the World Court to order neighboring Armenia to hand over maps it says show the location of landmines on …
Reuters

RFE/RL: US defense chief inks cooperation deal with Georgia

TBILISI — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has signed a preliminary agreement with his Georgian counterpart to develop security cooperation between …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL: Dozens of European politicians call for Saakashvili to be freed

TBILISI — Dozens of European lawmakers and other current and former politicians — including former presidents of Latvia and Ukraine — have called for …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

BBC: Ex-US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies of COVID complications

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has died aged 84 of COVID-19 complications, his family has announced. Read more here.
BBC

Associated Press: US, Haiti seek release of 17 missionaries snatched by gang

U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who …
Associated Press

Wall Street Journal: Global energy crisis shows strain of shift to renewables

An energy price shock is serving as a reminder of the world’s continued dependency on fossil fuels—even amid efforts to shift to renewable sources of …
Wall Street Journal

France 24: US defence chief in Georgia on first stop of Black Sea visit for military talks

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin landed in Georgia Monday on the first leg of a visit to three allies on the Black Sea, aiming to deliver a message …
France 24

New York Times: The dark side of Austria’s Sebastian Kurz

It seemed like a miracle. For years, Austria’s conservative party had languished far behind its rivals. Then in May 2017, the polls spectacularly …
New York Times
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