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BBC: Tiny machines win chemistry Nobel prize

The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world’s smallest machines. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir Fraser Stoddart and …
BBC

Georgian opposition leader Givi Targamadze’s car blown up

A car belonging to Givi Targamadze, a member of the Georgian parliament from the former opposition party United National Movement, was blown up in the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Trump says Russia broke Syria deal, does not respect U.S. leaders

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russia “broke the deal” with the United States for a ceasefire in Syria and that the …
Reuters

Foreign Policy: Kerry ties Moscow to worst of Syria’s atrocities

In his first public comments since the State Department announced it was ending talks with Russia over restarting the failed ceasefire in Syria, …
Foreign Policy

Politico: Pence breaks with Trump on Putin, attacking Assad

Mike Pence broke sharply with his own running mate on Tuesday, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “small and bullying leader” and saying the …
POLITICO

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Pence threatens U.S. force in Syria over Russian bombing of Aleppo

Republican Donald Trump’s running mate threatened to use U.S. military force against Syrian government targets if Russia continues its “barbaric …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Oil hits four-month high on OPEC speculation; cut gains on dollar

Oil prices were slightly higher in choppy trade on October 4, with Brent hitting four-month highs on a rally inspired by OPEC plans to tighten output …
Reuters

Associated Press: WikiLeaks’ Assange promises leaks on US election, Google

BERLIN – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised “significant” disclosures on subjects including the U.S. election and Google in the coming weeks as …
Associated Press

New York Times: Donald Trump’s business decisions in ’80s nearly led him to ruin

Abraham Wallach thought he had scored a major career break when Donald J. Trump hired him in 1990 for a senior executive role. Based on Mr. Trump’s …
New York Times

BBC: Strange matter wins physics Nobel

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three British-born scientists for discoveries about strange forms of matter. David Thouless, …
BBC

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Moscow summons Dutch ambassador to complain about MH17 findings

Moscow summoned the Dutch ambassador on October 3 to complain about a criminal investigation last week that concluded that a missile brought in from …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: UN debates reviving Syrian cease-fire after U.S.-Russia effort ends

The United Nations Security Council sought to salvage a cease-fire in Syria after the United States announced it would no longer work with Russia to …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Financial Times: Turkey to extend state-of-emergency by 90 days

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will extend the country’s state of emergency by 90 days, holding on to the extraordinary powers to rule by …
Financial Times

RFE/RL: Nationalist parties doing well in Bosnia’s local elections

Preliminary results from voting in Bosnia-Herzegovina show that nationalist parties are set to win many of the races for mayor and city council seats …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Financial Times: Donald Trump battles fresh claims over tax affairs

Donald Trump supporters have called him a “genius” over reports he may have avoided paying federal taxes for up to two decades as polls continued to …
Financial Times

Financial Times: Czech president calls for economic migrants to be deported

Milos Zeman, the Czech president, has called for hundreds of thousands of economic migrants who arrived in Europe since early last year to be …
Financial Times

Voice of America: Syrian army presses into Aleppo after hospital bombings

Syrian forces advanced in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday, in an ongoing offensive to wrest one of the country’s major cities from opposition …
Voice of America

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Syrian army advances in Aleppo; UN issues plea

Syrian activists say government forces, backed by Russian air strikes, have advanced in Aleppo, pressing their weeklong offensive to take the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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