Over 100,000 die in one year
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (AP): An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply. Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades, accelerated in the past two...
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US Capitol rioter jailed for over three years
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters): A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the US Capitol rioter known as the "QAnon Shaman" for his horned headdress to 41 months in prison for his role in the deadly Jan 6 attack by followers of then-President Donald Trump.Prosecutors had asked US District Judge Royce...
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Japan to accept more foreign workers
TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters): In a major shift for a country long closed to immigrants, Japan is looking to allow foreigners in certain blue-collar jobs to stay indefinitely starting as early as the 2022 fiscal year, a justice ministry official said on Thursday.Under a law that took effect in 2019,...
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Delhi's air still 'very poor'
NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (AP): Air pollution remained extremely high in the Indian capital on Thursday, a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the city for much of the month.New Delhi's air quality remained "very poor," according to SAFAR,...
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Iran raising N stockpile, believes IAEA
VIENNA, Nov 18 (AP): The United Nations' atomic watchdog says it believes Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told member nations in its confidential quarterly report Wednesday that Iran has an estimated...
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Russia's news agency to open office in space
MOSCOW, Nov 18 (Xinhua): Russia's leading TASS news agency signed a memorandum of cooperation with the state space corporation Roscosmos on Wednesday to open a permanent representation on the International Space Station (ISS)."The first correspondent in space will be Hero of Russia, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin," TASS head Sergei Mikhailov...
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Greece begins espionage trial of 24 aid workers
ATHENS, Nov 18 (BBC): More than two dozen aid workers will go on trial over their role in helping migrants reach Greece between 2016 and 2018 on Thursday.The defendants face a raft of charges, including espionage, forgery and the unlawful use of radio frequencies.Human rights groups have condemned the trial...
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News in Brief (19-11-2021)
Sudan forces fire teargas at protestersKHARTOUM, Nov 18: Sudanese security forces fired teargas Thursday at anti-coup protesters who had stayed on the streets of northern Khartoum a day after 15 people were killed, witnesses said. Dozens of demonstrators manned makeshift barricades built the previous day in the capital's northern districts...
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