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‘Creepy’ Quantum Science Detectives Win Physics Nobel Prize

Scientists Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for their experiments in quantum mechanics, which laid the foundation for the rapid development of new applications in computing and cryptography. “Their results have paved the way for a new technology based on quantum information,” the Royal Swedish …

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Extreme hurricanes show time to deny climate change is over: Vatican

Recent extreme weather events, such as the hurricane that devastated parts of Florida, show that the time for climate change denial and skepticism is over, a senior Vatican official said on Tuesday. Vatican. Cardinal Michael Czerny, a Canadian who heads the Vatican’s development office, made the remarks at a news conference launching “The Letter,” a …

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Depeche Mode announce new album and world tour

British electronic music pioneers Depeche Mode announced a new album and world tour on Tuesday, their first since the death of founding member Andrew Fletcher earlier this year. At a press event broadcast live from Berlin, singer Dave Gahan and guitarist/keyboardist Martin Gore said they were still working on “Memento Mori”, their 15th studio album …

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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes northwestern Iran -USGS

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled northwestern Iran on Wednesday, after which state television said medical authorities in the area said at least 276 people had been injured. The earthquake had its epicenter near the city of Khowy, in West Azerbaijan province. The Khowy Emergency Medical Service said “276 people have been injured so far, including 68 …

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Putin signs the law on the annexation to Russia of four Ukrainian regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin completed the formal annexation of more than 15% of Ukraine on Wednesday, just as Russian forces struggled to stop a Ukrainian counteroffensive in large parts of the annexed territories. In the largest expansion of Russian territory in at least half a century, Putin signed laws admitting the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic …

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The Kremlin says that the military withdrawal does not affect annexation plans

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that there is no contradiction between incorporating Ukrainian territories into Russia and military withdrawals, saying Moscow will go ahead with plans to annex four Ukrainian regions. “They will be with Russia forever and they will be returned,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters. President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday formalized the …

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South Korea, US hold missile exercises after North Korea test

South Korea and the United States held military missile drills in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile that flew over Japan, as the United Nations Security Council prepares to meet in connection with what was Pyongyang’s most far-reaching test. North Korea tested an intermediate-range nuclear ballistic missile (IRBM) on Tuesday, sending it …

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Egypt calls for the return of the Rosetta Stone 200 years after its deciphering

Leading Egyptian archaeologists have again called for the return of the British Museum’s Rosetta Stone to Egypt, 200 years after its decipherment unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic writing and marked the birth of Egyptology. The archaeologists’ online campaign has so far gathered 2,500 signatures and aims to “tell Egyptians what has been taken from them,” …

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‘Amazing’ true drama inspired post-WWI movie ‘Amsterdam’

In the movie “Amsterdam”, Christian Bale, John David Washington and Margot Robbie play friends who reunite years later and are framed for murder. The film from Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell, which opens in theaters on Friday, is inspired by the true story of a little-known plot to overthrow US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in …

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SpaceX launches a cosmonaut with the new NASA crew to the space station

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched the International Space Station’s next long-duration crew for NASA on Wednesday, including a cosmonaut, along with two Americans and a Japanese astronaut. The SpaceX launch vehicle, consisting of a Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule dubbed the Endurance, blasted off in clear skies at noon local …

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The paradisiacal coast of Florida, destroyed by Hurricane Ian

Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian hit south-west Florida, what was once Tony Fort Myers Beach is now a near-deserted disaster area where destroyed beach houses now mar the postcard views that made this stretch of the Gulf of Mexico coast famous. The town on Estero Island was one of the communities hardest hit by …

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Latest prison riot in Ecuador leaves at least 11 injured

A prison riot in Ecuador’s coastal city of Guayaquil left at least 11 inmates and policemen injured on Wednesday, prison authority SNAI said in a preliminary report, shortly after this week. a deadly confrontation occurred in another prison in the Andean country. Violence has plagued Ecuador’s prison system since early last year, resulting in hundreds …

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A confrontation in a prison in Ecuador leaves at least 15 prisoners dead

At least 15 prisoners died in a prison in the Ecuadorian city of Latacunga on Monday, the country’s prison agency SNAI said, adding that another 21 were injured in the latest incident of prison violence in the Andean country. The government of conservative President Guillermo Lasso attributes prison violence to fights between gangs for control …

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Protests in Cuba fade, but irritation remains latent over shortages

Cuba restored most of the electricity supply in Havana on Monday, calming tension in the capital after a series of scattered protests that erupted last week, as irritation continues to brew and residents struggle for replacing food and supplies wasted by blackouts. Hurricane Ian left the island of 11 million people without power last Tuesday. Cuban …

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Saudi Arabia will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games

Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it has won the bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the NEOM project, the flagship of the Gulf Arab state, from 500,000 million dollars. The TROJENA project is expected to be completed in 2026 and will offer outdoor skiing, an artificial …

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North Korea conducts its largest missile test on Japan to date

Nuclear-weapon North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take precautions. covered and the temporary suspension of railway operations in the north of the country. The Japanese government warned its citizens to take cover, as the missile appeared to have …

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Ukraine claims full control of key logistics hub, hopes for more gains

Ukraine claimed full control of the eastern logistics hub of Lyman on Sunday, kyiv’s biggest battlefield gain in weeks, providing a potential launching point for further attacks to the east. while increasing pressure on the Kremlin. The harsh setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin came after he on Friday proclaimed the annexation of four regions …

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Stampede and riots at soccer match in Indonesia leave 125 dead

A stampede at a soccer match in Indonesia left at least 125 people dead and more than 320 injured after police tried to contain violence on the pitch, authorities said on Sunday, in one of the worst tragedies in the world’s stadiums. Policemen fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse agitated supporters of the …

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Bolsonaro leads the initial count in the Brazilian elections

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro took the lead in the initial vote count of the country’s elections on Sunday, ahead of his rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose Workers’ Party usually get more support in regions that take longer to report their results. With 10% of the voting machines counted, Bolsonaro had 48.4% of the …

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In Maduro’s socialist Venezuela, the communist party complains about neoliberal measures

Venezuela’s historic Communist Party has turned against the government, accusing President Nicolás Maduro of imposing “neoliberal” economic policies with low wages for workers, which could spark further opposition from the left. the country, according to analysts. The growing schism between the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) and the ruling party could worry the government before …

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Russian pleas to avoid going to war overwhelm lawyers in Russia

Russian lawyers, overwhelmed by calls to help avoid conscription, say they are working flat out to offer advice to those at risk of being sent to fight in Ukraine. Lawyers and civic groups say they have been overwhelmed with calls for help since President Vladimir Putin announced on September 21 that 300,000 people would be …

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An Iranian plane arrives safely in China after a false bomb warning

 Iranian airline Mahan Air’s flight between Tehran and Guangzhou arrived safely and on time at its destination in China, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Monday, after reports of a bomb warning on board. The Indian Air Force (IAF) said it had dispatched fighter jets after receiving information about a bombing alert on an …

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Taiwan says China wants to ‘normalize’ military activities near the island

China is trying to “normalize” its military activities near Taiwan, including crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait, posing a challenge like never before, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense. China, which regards the democratically-ruled island as its own territory, carried out military exercises including firing missiles at Taipei in early August in response to …

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Zelensky decree calls talks with Putin on Ukraine “impossible”

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Tuesday formally declaring the prospect of any talks on Ukraine with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin “impossible”, but leaving the door open to talks with Russia. The decree formalizes comments Zelensky made on Friday after the Russian president proclaimed four occupied regions of Ukraine as part of Russia, …

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Maximum tension: the US and NATO respond to Putin’s nuclear order

In recent days, Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the tension of the war by voting in favor of annexation in parts of Ukraine that Russia has occupied, and saying he would consider using “every available means” in defense of his country, Politico collects . US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin believes President Vladimir Putin will continue to suggest …

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Two Putin allies ridicule Russia’s war machine in public

The withdrawal of Russian forces from a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine has prompted two powerful allies of President Vladimir Putin to do something unusual in modern Russia: publicly ridicule senior commanders of the war machine. Russia’s loss of the Liman stronghold, which threatens western parts of the Luhansk region, has struck a chord …

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Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Backs Police In Mahsa Amini Protests

Iran’s supreme leader on Monday gave his full backing to security forces facing protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could herald a tightening crackdown on quell unrest more than two weeks after his death. In his first statements about the death of the 22-year-old, arrested for wearing clothing considered …

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Sevilla dismisses Lopetegui as coach after the defeat of Dortmund

Sevilla sacked coach Julen Lopetegui on Wednesday after being thrashed by Borussia Dortmund (4-1) in the Champions League, the Spanish soccer club announced. The six-time Europa League winners continue their poor start to the campaign, having won just one match in all competitions so far this season. “The first thing I feel is gratitude to …

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Ukraine takes more territory in one of the regions annexed by Russia

 Ukraine said its forces have retook more settlements in Kherson, one of four partially Russian-occupied regions that President Vladimir Putin formally incorporated into the country, in Europe’s biggest annexation of territory since World War II. World War. With the Russian military withdrawing from the front lines in southern and eastern Ukraine, the country’s president, Volodymyr …

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Lyon will face Arsenal and Juve in the Women’s Champions League

Defending champions Olympique Lyonnais will meet Arsenal and Juventus (BIT: JUVE ) in the group stage of the women’s Champions League, following the draw in Nyon on Monday. Lyon, who have won the competition a record eight times, will also meet Zurich in the group stage which starts on October 19 and ends on December …

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Head of the central bank of Brazil foresees an inflation of 6.5% in 2022

The head of the Brazilian central bank, Roberto Campos Neto, predicted on Tuesday that inflation will reach 6.5% or a little less this year, amid government measures that reduced taxes on key goods. The estimate is more optimistic than private economists’ expectations of 6.82% inflation, according to a weekly Central Bank survey, but still above …

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Brazil prepares for a tense second round after Bolsonaro’s strong vote

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his left-wing rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday prepared for another four weeks of intense campaigning in a deeply divided country, as the president’s unexpectedly strong vote right-wing candidate outlined a close second round on October 30. Lula, a former president who was jailed for corruption convictions that …

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Inflationary outlook pressures consumption recovery in Brazil, Mexico and Chile: Moody’s

High inflation rates and higher interest rate forecasts will temper the robust recovery in consumption after the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns in Brazil, Mexico and Chile, the rating agency Moody’s. The strength of private consumption, which contributes almost two-thirds of the GDP of the three countries, will largely depend on the solidity of consumer confidence in …

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Truss’s “yes” promotes the new initiative of Macron’s European forum

Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss’s decision to take part in the inaugural summit of a pan-European grouping this week has given a boost to the initiative, the brainchild of French President Emmanuel Macron. that some have already dismissed as just another gathering. The summit in Prague of the European Political Community (EPC) will bring together …

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Thousands of Russians called up are sent home, unfit for military service

Thousands of Russians mobilized for military service in Ukraine have been sent home and the military commissar of Russia’s Khabarovsk region has been sacked, in the latest setback suffered by the chaotic conscription of 300,000 soldiers by part of President Vladimir Putin. On the battlefield, Putin suffered a major setback on Sunday, when Ukrainian forces …

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President of Burkina Faso resigns on the condition that the coup military guarantees his safety

Burkina Faso’s self-proclaimed military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri Damiba to prevent further violence following Friday’s coup, they said on Sunday. religious and traditional leaders. Under the agreement, announced at a press conference, Traoré has accepted seven conditions, including guaranteeing the safety of Damiba and the soldiers …

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The euro falls below the dollar after having recovered parity

The euro fell below the dollar again, after having provisionally recovered parity on Tuesday, and at 16:36 (14:36 ​​GMT) it was exchanged in the Frankfurt foreign exchange market at 0.998 Dollars. Concerns about high inflation and a possible new interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) have had the euro under pressure for …

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Russia dismisses the commander of the western military district: medium

Russia has sacked the commander of its western military district, the RBC news outlet reported on Monday, the latest in a string of top officials to be fired after a series of defeats and humiliations in the war. Ukraine. RBC said Colonel General Alexander Zhuravlyov would be replaced by Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov. There was no …

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Ukrainian forces break through Russian lines in a breakthrough in the south

Ukrainian forces made their biggest advance in the country’s south since the start of the war, storming the frontline and advancing rapidly along the Dnipro River on Monday, threatening to encircle thousands of troops. russians kyiv gave no official confirmation of the progress, but Russian sources acknowledged that a Ukrainian tank offensive had advanced tens …

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Medicine Nobel goes to Swedish geneticist for his research on human evolution

Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for his discoveries that shed light on how modern humans evolved from extinct ancestors. Paabo, director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, won the prize for “discoveries relating to extinct hominin genomes and human evolution,” …

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Industrial group expects higher wheat production in Brazil in the current season

Abitrigo, an industry group representing Brazilian millers, said on Tuesday the South American country could produce 10 million tonnes of wheat this season and not just 9 million tonnes as the government projects. During an event of the fertilizer industry, Rubens Barbosa, head of Abitrigo, said that the investments to cultivate areas and wheat production suggest that …

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Ukraine reports rapid retreat of Russian troops on two fronts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Ukrainian military had made significant and rapid gains against Russian forces in the past week, retaking dozens of towns in southern and western regions. east of the country that Russia has declared annexed. “This week alone, since the Russian pseudo-referendum, dozens of population centers have been liberated. They are …

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Myanmar Jails Japanese Filmmaker for Sedition

A court in Myanmar, ruled by a military junta, sentenced a Japanese documentary filmmaker to 10 years in prison for violating sedition and communication laws, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday. Toru Kubota, 26, was arrested in July at a protest in Rangoon, Myanmar’s main city. At the time, it was reported that he …

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Gold rises as dollar and bond yields fall after bad US data

Gold rose on Tuesday after six straight sessions of losses, as the dollar and US Treasury yields fell on weak US business data. * At 1743 GMT, spot gold was up 0.7% at $1,747 an ounce. Prices have fallen in the last six sessions and on the eve touched $1,727.01, their lowest since July 27. US gold …

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US and allies conduct anti-missile drill after North Korea tests

 North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in the direction of Japan on Thursday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier and allied warships carried out a military exercise simulating the shooting down of a North Korean missile. North. North Korea has launched some 40 missiles this year, including its largest intercontinental ballistic missiles …

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French writer Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature

French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for “the value and clinical acumen” of her largely autobiographical books that examine personal memory and social inequality. Explaining his choice, the Swedish Academy said Ernaux, 82, “consistently examines from different angles a life marked by strong disparities of gender, language and …

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Russian Defense Ministry Maps Suggest Rapid Pushback in Ukraine

Russian Defense Ministry maps released on Tuesday appeared to show a rapid withdrawal of Russian invasion forces from parts of eastern and southern Ukraine, where they have been under heavy pressure from the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The Ministry’s daily briefing video did not mention any withdrawal, however, on the maps used to show the location of …

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Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in dispute over seized documents

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in his dispute with the Justice Department over classified documents seized from his Florida home as part of an investigation into their handling. of government records. Trump filed an emergency request asking justices to block part of a lower court ruling that …

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Red Bull dismisses speculation of breach of budget cap

Red Bull boss Christian Horner on Friday dismissed as idle gossip reports that they overspent last year under Formula One’s budget cap and said the team was confident in its figures. Horner told Sky Sports television at the Singapore Grand Prix that none of the 10 teams had so far received a certificate of compliance. …

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The US imposes sanctions on Russia for the annexation of a part of Ukraine

The United States on Friday imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia over its declared annexation of part of Ukraine, targeting hundreds of people and businesses, including those in the Russian military-industrial complex and members of the legislature. The United States acted after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday proclaimed Europe’s largest annexation since World War II, …

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Fed’s Bostic backs 75bp hike in November and a lower one in December

The lack of clear progress on inflation means the Federal Reserve needs “moderately restrictive” interest rates that should reach a level of between 4.25% and 4.5% to end of the year, said the president of the entity in Atlanta, Raphael Bostic, on Wednesday. “Inflation is still high, too high, and it’s not moving fast enough …

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