Not confident of peaceful US polls: Biden

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (AFP/BBC): President Joe Biden said Friday he was not confident the US election in November would be peaceful, citing incendiary comments by Republican contender Donald Trump, who still rejects his 2020 defeat.Biden's warning came with lawmakers and analysts voicing concern over increasingly bellicose campaign language ahead of...

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Israel 'preparing response' to Iran attack

JERUSALEM, Oct 05 (AFP/BBC): An Israeli official told AFP on Saturday that the military is "preparing a response" to the Iranian missile barrage that targeted Israel earlier this week."The IDF (Israeli military) is preparing a response to the unprecedented and unlawful Iranian attack on Israeli civilians and Israel," the military...

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Worrying puzzle behind rise in early-onset cancer

LONDON, Oct 05 (BBC): Over the past 10 years, rates of colorectal cancer among 25 to 49 year olds have increased in 24 different countries, including the UK, US, France, Australia, Canada, Norway and Argentina.The investigation's early findings, presented by an international team at the Union for International Cancer Control...

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