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More than 50 women in Democratic Republic of Congo allege abuse by Ebola aid workers

More than 50 women have alleged that they have been sexually abused or exploited in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Ebola aid workers who said they were from some of the world’s top humanitarian organisations.

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Five activists go on trial for seizing African artwork from Paris museum

Five activists go on trial in Paris on Wednesday for trying to seize an African funeral staff from France’s pre-eminent indigenous art museum, hoping to increase pressure on the government to restitute items they say were stolen. Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza,

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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get EA Play on November 10th

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers would be able to access EA Play for no additional cost. The company shared more details about the rollout. Console players will be able to activate their complimentary EA

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Activists go to High Court after Knesset restricts protests during lockdown

New law that drastically limits demonstrations against Netanyahu faces withering criticism, legal action; prominent anti-government demonstrator says he was harassed at his home

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What’s the matter with the Universe? Scientists have the answer

A team of US astrophysicists has produced one of the most precise measurements ever made of the total amount of matter in the Universe, a longtime mystery of the cosmos. The answer, published in The Astrophysical Journal on Monday, is

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Japan ‘Twitter killer’ victims consented to their deaths, say lawyers

A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” for luring his victims on social media admitted in court Wednesday to killing nine people, local media said. But lawyers for Takahiro Shiraishi, 29, argued the charges should be reduced because the victims

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Trump offered Amy Coney Barrett the SCOTUS job less than 72 hours after Ginsburg’s death – CNN

Trump offered Amy Coney Barrett the SCOTUS job less than 72 hours after Ginsburg’s death  CNN President Trump backs his Supreme Court nominee  ABC News Amy Coney Barrett Is No Threat to Obamacare  Bloomberg Judging Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination  The Washington Post

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Apple removes two RSS feed readers from China App Store

It looks like Apple is scouring its Chinese App Store for any remaining services that may not sit well with Chinese censors. Two RSS reader apps, Reeder and Fiery Feeds, said this week that their iOS apps have been removed

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Apple to release new emojis with iOS 14.2

While the current version of iOS is iOS 14.0.1, Apple is already testing iOS 14.2. The company released an early beta version of the update yesterday, and it includes a new set of emojis, as Emojipedia spotted. Apple already shared

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Who are the Proud Boys, the far-right group that got a shoutout from Trump?

Founder Gavin McInnes made video titled ’10 things I hate about the Jews,’ and complained that Jewish people have a ‘whiny paranoid fear of Nazis’

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