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Elon Musk blueprints his stand on free speech

By Luc Olinga The world is waiting to see if Twitter’s new boss will reinstate Donald Trump and other banned accounts. Elon Musk is gradually moving forward. But decisively. The richest man in the world and new boss of Twitter

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How and why do crowd surges turn deadly?

It happened at a music festival in Houston, a soccer stadium in England, during a hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, in a Chicago nightclub, and countless other gatherings: Large crowds surge toward exits, onto playing fields or press up against

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News Wrap: Hundreds killed and injured in Seoul stampede

In our news wrap Saturday, more than 140 people died in a stampede at a Halloween festival in Seoul, two car bombs killed scores of people in Somalia’s capital city, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued an ultimatum to protestors, Russia said

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News Wrap: Hundreds killed and injured in Seoul stampede

In our news wrap Saturday, more than 140 people died in a stampede at a Halloween festival in Seoul, two car bombs killed scores of people in Somalia’s capital city, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued an ultimatum to protestors, Russia said

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Unpacking Israel and Lebanon’s historic maritime border deal

This week, Israel and Lebanon, two countries technically at war for decades, took a rare step towards easing tensions with a maritime border agreement brokered by the United States. Neri Zilber, a reporter based in Tel Aviv, and Maya Gebeily,

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issues warning to protestors about ‘end of the riots’

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a new warning on Saturday to antigovernment protesters, even as demonstrations continued in cities and university campuses across the country for the sixth straight week.

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Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race down to the wire in Brazil, poll shows

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s presidential race has drawn about even, a new poll showed on Saturday, a day before the tense runoff vote between right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula has 51.1% of

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Car Bombs Kill At Least 30 Civilians in Somalia’s Capital of Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices, causing “scores of civilian casualties” including children, national police said. One hospital worker counted at least 30 bodies amid fears

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3 arrested over violence at anti-Netanyahu protest in Netanya

Media reports indicate pro-Netanyahu demonstrators assaulted, maced people demonstrating against opposition leader’s potential return to power

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Officials: At least 146 dead after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul

Another 150 reported injured after crush in narrow street during festivities

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