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Pope taps Chicago, Indianapolis in 1st US cardinal picks
Cupich says the role of cardinal brings new responsibilities, but he will continue to work on renewing the church and "preparing it to thrive in the decades ahead". The Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia is rejoicing following the news that Pope Francis had elevated a Malaysian Archbishop to the high rank of cardinal.
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German Police Arrest Syrian Refugee Suspected of Plotting Attack
While some German media outlets over the weekend suggested the suspect, Jaber Albakr, 22, had such a target in mind, this was the first official confirmation. Police have also been forced to defend their handling of Saturday's raid in Chemnitz in which al-Bakr had escaped saying that they had to proceed cautiously because the apartment building had not been evacuated.
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France to ask ICC for war crimes investigation in Syria
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault had urged the Security Council to take immediate action to save Aleppo from being destroyed by Russia-backed Syrian bombing campaign. The official spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity in line with ministry regulations. Tension has recently hit a new high between Moscow and Washington over the situation in Syria , which prompted the Russian leadership to send clear messages to the US that the double-dealing and duplicity are no longer ...
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Surgical strike has neutralised Pakistan's psy-war efforts against India
As the debate rages on, three former Army chiefs have lashed out at the political parties that have demanded the release of the surgical strike footage. I appeal to the Prime Minister that the way he and the Army taught Pakistan a lesson on ground, he should also unmask the propaganda by Pakistan at worldwide level.
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DSS Releases Detained Judges, As CJN Holds Emergency Meeting Tuesday
The Service, which conducted simultaneous operations across some states in the country and Abuja, released the seven judges, based on self-recognition. "Furthermore, I must express my honest appreciation to the executive of the Nigerian Bar Association ably led by the President, Abubakar B. Mahmoud and indeed all members of the legal profession for their prompt action and continued support".
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Actress Woodley among dozens arrested at Dakota Access protests
The incident, which took place in Morton County, ND, was captured during a Facebook Live stream on her official page this afternoon. Protesters and members of more than 90 Native American nations and tribes have been encamped on the banks of the Missouri river since May to demonstrate against the construction of a pipeline to transport fracked crude oil from the Bakken oil field in North Dakota to a refinery near Chicago.
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Economic Recovery Won't Be Enough for 25% of Banks, IMF Says
The IMF said the largest economies in sub-Saharan Africa (Nigeria, South Africa and Angola) were experiencing sharp slowdowns or recessions as lower commodity processes interacted with hard domestic political and economic conditions. Nigeria's economy, however, is expected to contract by 1,7% this year. China's total debt hit 168.48 trillion yuan ($25 trillion) at the end of a year ago, equivalent to 249 percent of national GDP, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a top government think ...
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Trump campaign claims they don't want to 'dredge up' Bill Clinton's past
I thought that was unfortunate because Mark Cuban got to sit where he wanted to sit", Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said Monday on "CBS This Morning". "Mine are words, his was action", he said. Breitbart counted that the moderators interrupted Trump 26 times as opposed to Clinton's 12. Hours before the presidential debate in St.
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Myanmar sends troops into Muslim-majority region after deadly attacks
The attackers killed six police officers, wounded two others and seized 51 weapons and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition in the initial attack, he added. Myanmar stepped up security in the Muslim-majority region on Monday, as authorities hunt for the attackers. "Before the Myanmar border police informed us, we deployed our troops along the border so that the miscreants could not enter Bangladesh".
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India must stop violence in Kashmir, joint parliament session adopts resolution
Another lawmaker Ghazi Ghulab Jamal said Pakistan should "expose the terrorist face of India" before the world community. He said three months long "reign of state terrorism" by India has also inflicted sufferings to the Kashmiri people. 1, 2016. Members of the parliament categorically announced to continue to support Kashmiris and its true leadership on political, humanitarian and diplomatic grounds worldwide in the future as well.
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Syrian refugee planned to bomb Berlin airport
Jaber Albakr, 22, a Syrian man who was granted asylum in Germany, is suspected of preparing a bomb attack in the country. Michaelis said in the press conference on Monday that a Syrian man walked into a police station with a photo of Jaber A.
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Philippines to host United States war games after hardman Rodrigo Duterte softens stance
Duterte has selected Fidel Ramos, a former Philippine President, to kick off a complex process of dialogue with China following a landmark ruling by The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration on the South China Sea dispute between the two sides.
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USA blames Russian Federation for hacking political sites
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the USA statement but didn't deny Russia's involvement. "Numerous attacks can be traced to the U.S. We're not blaming the White House or Langley every time". "The Russians have used similar tactics and techniques across Europe and Eurasia, for example, to influence public opinion there". "They're beyond the accidental now, way beyond, years beyond the accidental".
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USA 'on verge' of ending Syria talks with Russian Federation, says John Kerry
The threat, conveyed via telephone by Secretary of State John Kerry to his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov, was the sharpest warning the Americans have made to the Russians over Syria since their September 9 collaboration on a cease-fire collapsed last week.
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Severe floods from Matthew, 14 die in US
Hurricane Matthew , the most deadly storm in a decade, killed almost 900 persons in Haiti and left tens of thousands homeless before it slammed the Atlantic Coast at the border of Georgia and SC early on Saturday, bringing torrential rain, powerful winds and storm surges.
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Chicago teachers preparing for picket lines
King Drive in Bronzeville at midday Monday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said, "Literally, as I'm here cutting the ribbon, there are people at the table negotiating". The CTU said its leaders would not speak until the conclusion of Monday's talks, which are expected to stretch late into the evening. The teachers have been working without a contract for over a year, with the main argument in this dispute being over teacher compensation.
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German police think bomb suspect had IS contacts
Authorities found explosives while searching for Albakr on Saturday during a raid on an apartment in Chemnitz , located roughly 160 miles south of Berlin . Police said the explosive substance could not be easily transported, so they dug several holes and safely detonated it. On Sunday, police said the dragnet to find Albakr in Chemnitz had ended in " total failure " due to poor coordination between various units and Special Forces teams, Focus magazine reported.
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Refs make huge error on pivotal Chargers drive vs. Raiders
Let's start with the positives. On fourth down, with two yards to go, on the Chargers' 21-yard line, Del Rio opted against a field goal that would have pulled the Raiders within three points of San Diego . But this grade comes down to the fact that Jack Del Rio once again went with an aggressive call that paid off and helped deliver his team a win. San Diego moved down the field through the air, however, was prevented from converting a first down two yards out on third down.
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Paul Weller, Robert Wyatt To Play Concert For Jeremy Corbyn
A third backbencher made clear he was unimpressed by the leader's address, describing it as the "usual patronising c**p". Corbyn also unveiled ten new appointments to his shadow frontbench team, although upto 44 shadow posts remain unfilled since the mass resignations in the wake of the Brexit vote in June.
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Jayalalithaa recovering well, says Pinarayi after visit to Chennai Apollo
Chennai: Puduchery Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and leaders of various political parties on Sunday visited the Apollo Hospital to enquire about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's health. However, it quickly became apparent that her condition was more serious than that, and a combination of official reticence and cryptic press releases by the hospital exacerbated rumours about her health.
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India vs New Zealand, 3rd Test: Ravichandran Ashwin outfoxes Kiwis
At stumps, Cheteshwar Pujara (1) and Murali Vijay (11) were at the crease for the hosts. Earlier, Ashwin led the Indian charge with six wickets and two brilliant run-outs along with left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/80) to bundle out the visitors for a paltry 299 in response to India's first innings total of 557/5 declared.
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European Union ratifies landmark climate change deal
If countries such as India come on board in the coming days, as expected, the EU's imminent ratification could see the second condition fulfilled. Environment Ministers from EU Member States approved on September 30 the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union , following an extraordinary meeting of the Environment Council in Brussels, the European Commission said in a press release.
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Amid Calls to Step Aside, Donald Trump Huddles With Advisors
A long-shot option being floated is that so-called "faithless electors" - members of the Electoral College who do not vote for the presidential or vice-presidential candidate for whom they pledged to vote - could abandon Trump. It raises intriguing possibilities. In many states the electors' votes are legally bound to the popular vote in one way or another, but in some states they're not.
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Browning named Pac-12 Offensive Player of Week
I think it's nice when they prepare that hard and they can see the fruits of their labor". "It's been awhile coming about this game". After dramatically exiting the hell that was a 12-game losing streak to OR in which the average margin of defeat was almost 24 points and The Seattle Times calculated the Huskies led for a grand total of 8 minutes and 11 seconds, Washington also rendered its Northwest rivals into full-on crisis mode.
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No. 5 Washington rolling halfway through season
That was the measuring stick. Browning threw a 34-yard pass to Pettis that moved the ball to the 1 before Browning scored on a 1-yard run to put the Huskies ahead 7-0. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article. "I truly believe this team can get as far as they choose to", UW offensive lineman Kaleb McGary said.
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Missiles targeted ship off Yemen: US military
The USS Mason "detected two inbound missiles" within an hour of each other from about 7pm on Sunday, said US navy spokeswoman Paula Dunn. The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen said Sunday it will investigate an air raid that killed more than 140 people at a funeral after the U.S.
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Is North Korea preparing for another nuclear test?
Activity at the north portal, where the North's fifth and most recent nuclear test took place on September 9, could be for a number of purposes, including "collecting post-test data, sealing the portal or preparing for another test". According to Dr John Nilsson-Wright, head of the Asia programme at Chatham house, "The cyber-challenge posed by North Korea is very present and very real".
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Matthew kills 18 in the US, North Carolina gets flooded
It has since weakened to a Category 1. Hurricane Matthew packed a deadly punch as it slammed into the southeast on Saturday. The scope of the devastation in the south of the Caribbean country was becoming clearer but the toll remains provisional due to the difficulty of gaining access to some areas.
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US House of Reps Speaker will no longer defend Presidential candidate
Mr Ryan told his party in a conference call he is now focused on ensuring Hillary Clinton is not handed a blank cheque as president in a Democratic-controlled Congress - suggesting he does not believe Mr Trump can win the election. In response, Trump said the House of Representatives' Speaker should "not waste his time" opposing the party's nominee. An ad released by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign October 10 features Douglas G.
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Hillary Clinton's lead grows in post-lewd video poll
Trump bragged that his celebrity allowed him to grope and kiss women, prompted wide condemnation within his own party-and calls from many elected GOP officials for him to step aside in favor of another nominee. Running mate Mike Pence said he was staying with Trump. Stewart said he was leading a group of Republicans to protest outside party headquarters near the Capitol Monday afternoon.
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Russia, Turkey sign gas pipeline accord after crisis
Erdogan apologized for the incident last August and claimed that building the pipeline was a priority for his administration. Erdogan also said the two sides agreed to speed up a plan for Russian Federation to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant in Akkuyu on the Mediterranean.
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Putin, Erdogan voice support for gas pipeline project
Putin said he hoped OPEC would agree in November on limits to its crude production and that Russian Federation was ready to back such a decision, while remaining a reliable energy supplier. The minister admitted that the kingdom had become "a little fat around the belly, a bit complacent" during the era of high oil prices but was now fully committed to its economic reform programme set out by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
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Did Trump salvage his campaign in second debate?
She has struggled to lay out a compelling vision for her presidency and has failed to excite key constituencies, including millennials, minority voters and liberal Democrats. She saw no reason for Trump to bring up Clinton's husband. Trump dismissed it as "locker room talk", and moved quickly to a discussion of ISIS. Mr Trump may have said some bad words but Bill Clinton raped me and Hillary Clinton threatened me.
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Wayne Rooney benched, stripped of captaincy for World Cup qualifier
The BBC said that, in the absence of any last-minute injuries, interim manager Gareth Southgate would leave Rooney, now among the substitutes as England look to preserve their ideal record. "You have to be prepared to do that - that's part and parcel of the job."Southgate reckons having to make friends redundant following relegation at Middlesborough in 2009 gave him the inner strength to make tough decisions".
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Thousands march in Yemen after airstrike
The attack, carried out in broad daylight by a member of the Hamas militant group with a long police record, was one of the bloodiest during a yearlong spate of Palestinian assaults. "But incidents like these before have just fueled a desire for revenge". "There are many people with severe burns and very complicated limb injuries which will need amputation", Rima Kamal of the International Committee of the Red Cross said.