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‘I didn’t pull the trigger,’ Alec Baldwin says in new interview about ‘Rust’ shooting
Gulf News 02 Dec 2021
Alec Baldwin has given his first formal prime-time interview since the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie ‘Rust,’ ABC News announced Wednesday ... AFP ... AP ... “I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family ... .
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UN fears sectarian violence that could 'fracture' Ethiopia
Urdu Point 02 Dec 2021
Ethiopia risks descending into sectarian violence and experiencing a chaotic Kabul-style exodus if the year-long conflict spreads to the capital Addis Ababa, the UN aid chief warned. In an interview with AFP, Martin Griffiths expressed deep concern for the stability of a nation of 115 million people composed of more than 80 ethnic groups ... He said.
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US defense chief slams China's drive for hypersonic weapons
The Economic Times 02 Dec 2021
The U. S. defense chief says that China's pursuit of hypersonic weapons "increases tensions in the region. " Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the remarks in Seoul on Thursday following annual security talks with his South Korean counterpart ... .
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Israel calls on world powers to stop Iran nuclear talks immediately
FX Empire 02 Dec 2021
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Thursday urged world powers to halt nuclear talks with Iran immediately, citing a U.N. watchdog’s announcement that Tehran has started producing enriched uranium with more advanced centrifuges ... Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... economic sanctions ... “I don’t think we are alone ... It doesn’t have to be the first one.” ... ....
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Putin demands NATO guarantees not to expand eastward
The Spokesman-Review 02 Dec 2021
U.S ... Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the concentration of Ukrainian troops looks “alarming,” adding that he was going to raise the issue during a ministerial meeting in Stockholm of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Thursday ... “We must prepare for all contingencies.”. The U.S.
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Japan's Nissan Announces Creation of Lunar Rover Prototype
Urdu Point 02 Dec 2021
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan presented on Thursday a lunar rover prototype, developed jointly with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ... "In its joint research with JAXA, Nissan is evolving e-4ORCE technology to improve its performance in sandy terrain and other harsh conditions ... ....
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Global warming not responsible for Madagascar famine: study
Urdu Point 02 Dec 2021
Global warming played only a minimal role in the famine that has hit Madagascar, according to a new study published Thursday which contradicts a UN description of the crisis as a "climate change famine". The southern Indian Ocean island off Africa has been hit by its worst drought in four decades ... At present the increase is around 1.1 C ... ....
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Australian minister suspended over accusations of abusing staffer
Gulf News 02 Dec 2021
Sydney. An Australian cabinet minister has been removed from his post while allegations he was abusive toward a former staffer during their relationship are investigated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday ... “I felt someone kicking me on the side of my hip and leg, as I tried to sit up in bed. It was the minister,” she said ... .
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Russia to unveil security pact proposals in bid to restrain NATO
Metro USA 02 Dec 2021
Lavrov was speaking at a summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Stockholm ahead of talks with his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken expected to focus on tensions around Ukraine ... Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and has backed pro-Russian separatists who seized a swath of eastern Ukraine that same year ... .
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Macron calls Boris Johnson ‘un clown’ who creates phoney wars to mask Brexit chaos
Irish Independent 02 Dec 2021
Emmanuel Macron has privately branded Boris Johnson a “clown” in charge of a “circus”, according to a French newspaper. The French president reportedly claimed to aides that the British Prime Minister admitted he had to “cater to his public opinion” by creating phoney wars against the French to mask difficulties supposedly caused by Brexit ... .
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Japan wants US bases to ground fighter jets
Russia Today 01 Dec 2021
Tokyo officials have asked the US military to investigate an incident in which an American fighter jet dropped a fuel tank that landed in a residential area. Suspicious metal objects were found in the coastal town of Fukaura, with a population of some 7,600 people, earlier this week ... .
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UN projects soaring humanitarian needs in world in 2022
The Times of India 02 Dec 2021
GENEVA ... The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in its annual overview of future needs, is projecting a 17% jump in the number of people who will need urgent assistance in 2022, and is appealing to donors to provide a record $41 billion to help 183 million people who are the most in need ... "We never left Afghanistan ... .
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Bucks beat Hornets on Antetokounmpo’s final-seconds layup
Wtop 02 Dec 2021
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored on a driving layup with two seconds left to give Milwaukee a 127-125 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, the Bucks’ eighth consecutive victory. Antetokounmpo had 40 points and 12 rebounds and Khris Middleton added 21 points for the Bucks. “Giannis is just great ... He’s only getting better.
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Three ‘Ukrainian spies’ detained over Crimea sabotage plot – FSB
Russia Today 02 Dec 2021photo: AP / Ng Han Guan
WTA suspends tournaments in China over Peng concerns
Independent online (SA) 02 Dec 2021
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on Wednesday announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China due to concerns about the well-being of former doubles world number one Peng Shuai and the safety of other players ... ALSO READ. WTA says Chinese tennis star's call with Olympic chief is not enough ... BREAKING ... From Steve Simon ... 'SERIOUS DOUBTS'.