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Facebook Seeks To Block Political Ad Targeting Research.
Facebook has demanded that New York University pull the plug on a research project into the platform's targeting practices for political ads, saying it is a violation of terms to collect user data.
Colombia becomes second Latin American country to diagnose over 1M coronavirus cases.
The nation of 50 million saw cases peak in August and has seen a decline since but still continues to register around 8,000 new infections a day.
Ukrainians Go To The Polls In Historic Local Elections.
Voters across Ukraine will cast ballots on October 25 in local elections being held under a new Electoral Code that decentralizes power from Kyiv to local governing bodies.
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons To Enter Into Force: UN.
An international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country -- Honduras -- allowing it to enter into force after 90 days, a UN official said Saturday.
PM Modi, Trump Get «Along So Well» , Says Ex-US Envoy.
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi get "along so well" and the two countries are partnering in defence, trade and other sectors, said Nikki Haley, American former envoy to...
Trump Stopped Providing Aid To Pak As It Harbours Terrorists: Nikki Haley.
President Donald Trump has stopped providing "billion dollars" in military aid to Pakistan as it harbours terrorists who were trying to kill American soldiers, said Indian-American Republican...
Gunmen Kill At Least 6 Children In Attack On School In Cameroon.
Attackers armed with guns and machetes killed at least eight children Saturday in a raid on a school in southwestern Cameroon, the United Nations said.
China «Absolute Number One» National Security Threat To US: Nikki Haley.
China is the United States' "absolute number one" national security threat, said Indian-American Republican politician Nikki Haley on Saturday (local time), adding that US President Donald Trump has...
Armenian MP says conflict with Azerbaijan could become a ‘global catastrophe.
The conflict escalated again on Sept. 27, when Nagorno-Karabakh officials said 16 military members and several civilians had been killed in heavy clashes not seen in several years.
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Thousands Of Seals Found Dead In Namibia
An estimated 7,000 Cape fur seals have been discovered dead at a breeding colony in central Namibia, scientists said on Saturday.
Hryvnia weakens to U.S. dollar on October 26
The official forex rate against the euro for Monday is fixed at UAH 33.55 per euro.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Says Fighting Coronavirus 'Main Priority'.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged the authorities to prioritize public health above any economic or security concerns as the Middle East's hardest-hit country battles a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Trump's COVID-19 Response A «Screw» Up, Says Obama
Former US president Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump's response to the Covid-19 pandemic as he hit the campaign trail on Saturday for his former vice president Joe Biden.
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Joe Biden pitches Scranton roots in battle for blue-collar votes.
Biden has long played up his blue-collar roots in Scranton, Pa., even when he was a senator in neighbouring Delaware.
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Kyiv mayor Klitschko tested positive for coronavirus.
The official says he has to self-isolate and work from home.
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‘I voted for a guy named Trump’: US president votes in Florida.
Trump hit rallies in three swing states, Biden heads to Pennsylvania
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Hundreds of protesters in Belarus continue to push for president’s resignation.
Several hundred women marched across the capital of Belarus in heavy rain Saturday to demand the resignation of the country's authoritarian president, continuing more than 2 1/2 months of protests against his challenged reelection to a sixth term.
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Suicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 18
Attack comes as teams representing insurgents and government meet in Qatar to seek peace deal
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France Deports Bosnians Who Shaved Daughter's Head Over Relationship With Serb.
France has expelled family members of a Bosnian Muslim teenager who forcibly shaved her head because she wanted to marry a Christian Serbian man, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
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18 Dead, 57 Injured In Suicide Bombing At Afghanistan's Education Centre.
A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more on Saturday, officials said.
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Health ministry reports record number of daily PCR tests for COVID-19.
In total, 67,573 tests were conducted in the country in the past day.
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18 dead, 57 wounded in suicide bombing at education centre in Afghanistan: officials.
Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian says that the attacker was trying to enter the centre when he was stopped by security guards.
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Police In Belarus Detain Nine Protesters, As Women Stage Regular Weekend Rally.
Police in Belarus have detained nine protesters as hundreds of women staged their regular weekend march in the capital to pressure the Belarusian government and Alyaksandr Lukashenka to step aside or call new elections.
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Several Detained Amid Women’s Protest March In Belarus.
Police in Belarus have detained at least nine protesters as hundreds of women staged their regular weekend march in the capital, Minsk, on October 24 to pressure Alyaksandr Lukashenka to step aside or call new elections. The march precedes a large...
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France Expels 5 Of A Family For Forcibly Shaving Teen's Head Over Affair.
Five family members of a Bosnian teenager who forcibly shaved her head over her relationship with a Christian Serb man have been expelled from France, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Saturday.
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