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In Afghanistan, Taliban diktat sparks debate about women’s attire
Al Jazeera 26 Jan 2022
The word “hijab” accompanied each picture as if to clarify what that should look like. Many Muslim women around the world choose to wear the veil – in a variety of styles – as an expression of their faith and part of their cultural identity ... as required by their Islamic faith.
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IMF Urges El Salvador to Remove Bitcoin's Legal Tender Status
Beijing News 26 Jan 2022
The International Monetary Fund's board 'urged' El Salvador to do away with its move to make bitcoin a legal tender, while calling for strict regulation of the country's e-wallet ... Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya had no comment. In September, El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin a legal tender, alongside the U.S. dollar.
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SpaceX rocket on course to crash into Moon, astronomers warn
The Independent 26 Jan 2022
The Falcon 9 booster, which launched in February 2015 as part of an interplanetary mission, has been following a chaotic orbit since running out of fuel ...
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Biden warns Putin with personal sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defences
Gulf News 26 Jan 2022
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to shield Europe from a potential energy supply shock ... Moscow sees the former Soviet republic as a buffer between Russia and Nato countries.
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China launches its largest land monitoring satellite
Anadolu Agency 26 Jan 2022
China on Wednesday sent its largest land monitoring satellite into space. The L-SAR 01A satellite was launched aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, public broadcaster CGTN reported ... .
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Intel scores major win as court scraps $1.2 billion EU antitrust fine
Metro USA 26 Jan 2022
(Reuters) – Intel on Wednesday won its fight against a 1.06-billion-euro ($1.2 billion) EU antitrust fine that the U.S. chipmaker was handed 12 years ago for stifling a rival, in a major setback for EU antitrust regulators ... The Commission said it would study the judgment and reflect on the possible next steps ... ($1 = 0.8861 euros) ... .
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Syrian Kurds say prison recaptured after IS group attack
France24 26 Jan 2022
US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday said they fully recaptured a prison in the northeastern city of Hasaka that had been attacked by the Islamic State (IS) group, ending the biggest jihadist assault in the country in three years ... .
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirms she will seek re-election
Belfast Telegraph 26 Jan 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she will seek re-election, ending speculation that she would retire as Democrats face the threat of losing control of Congress in the 2022 midterms ... In the video, Ms Pelosi never addresses if she intends to seek another term as the House’s Democratic leader, if reelected.
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Human Rights Watch Among Pegasus Spyware Targets
Human Rights Watch 26 Jan 2022
Fakih’s phones were infected with a “zero-click” exploit, meaning that her devices were compromised without the need for any action by Fakih such as clicking on a link ... The regulation does not go as far as human rights groups had wanted, for instance by banning the sale of surveillance technology to abusive governments.
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Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed
The Independent 26 Jan 2022
“After signing today, we are left with the financing through the World Bank, something I will work on as soon as possible ... ”We don’t want to promise the Lebanese people that as soon as we sign electricity will come.”.
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The nationality bill makes it clear: some British citizens are more equal than others
The Guardian 26 Jan 2022photo: AP / Martin Meissner
Child abuse scandal: Germany's Catholic Church fights for its future
Deutsche Welle 26 Jan 2022
Former Pope Benedict XVI has apologized for giving false testimony during a child sexual abuse probe. For many Catholics, the statement isn't enough; they are bitterly disappointed and demand an admission of guilt ... .
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Hospital in chaos after ransomware attack
Russia Today 26 Jan 2022
Furthermore, since no hardcopies of the records had been kept, doctors could not check basic patient data, such as name and age, as well as the treatments individual patients had undergone and what medicine they had been given ... “Every day was hectic, as if we were on a ...
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‘The vaccinated end up infected more than the unvaccinated’ - Free West Media
WorldNews.com 25 Jan 2022
Maligned French epidemiologist Didier Raoult expressed grave doubts about the current vaccination campaign. Marseille. “Why is Omikron vaccine resistant?” Prof Didier Raoult recently asked himself this question ... Raoult added. “As far as the strategy to introduce vaccination against Covid-19 is concerned, the government can be satisfied ... Home page ... .
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