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In 1994, 160 Nations agreed to reduce the world population to 800 million by 2030, Bitchute.
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Indonesia volcano continues to spew ash as death toll rises to 15
The Irish Times 06 Dec 2021
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano continued to spew hot clouds of ash on Monday, days after a powerful eruption killed 15 people and left dozens more missing. The tallest mountain on the island of Java erupted dramatically on Saturday, shooting a towering column of ash into the sky that blanketed surrounding villages ... Missing ... – Reuters. .
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Boss fires 900 people via Zoom
Russia Today 06 Dec 2021
US mortgage lending startup Better.com fired 900 employees via a Zoom webinar with no prior notice and just days before the holidays. The firm’s CEO accused them of “stealing” from colleagues and customers by being unproductive. “If you’re on this call, you are part of the unlucky group that is being laid off ... .
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French climber pockets Mont Blanc gems after 2013 find
Arab News 06 Dec 2021
GRENOBLE, France. A treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires buried for decades on a glacier off France’s Mont Blanc has finally been shared between the climber who discovered them and local authorities, eight years after they were found. The mountaineer stumbled across the precious stones in 2013 ... ....
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Joe Biden restores tradition with return to Kennedy Center Honors
The Observer 06 Dec 2021
“Tonight it is quite nice, very nice to see the presidential box once again being occupied,” comedian David Letterman said to knowing applause. “And the same with the Oval Office.” ... Biden was joined by the first lady, Jill Biden, the vice-president, Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff ... It was also a return to political norms ... Photograph ... He said.
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China warns of retaliation against a U.S. diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics
The Los Angeles Times 06 Dec 2021
BEIJING — . China on Monday threatened to take “firm countermeasures” if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian accused U.S ... Advertisement ... “If the U.S. side is bent on going its own way, China will take firm countermeasures,” Zhao said. Olympics.
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China ‘modified’ the weather to create clear skies for political celebration – study
The Guardian 06 Dec 2021
Researchers say Beijing used cloud-seeding to create artificial rain and lower pollution in July, in latest example of ‘blueskying’ efforts Chinese weather authorities successfully controlled the weather ahead of a major political celebration earlier this year, according to a Beijing university study ... .
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Russia prepares for a post-fossil fuel future in Arctic
Beijing News 06 Dec 2021
When news first broke a few years ago that Russia's state nuclear energy company was working on a floating nuclear power plant, some took it as a joke. Others mocked it as the worst idea ever. But it turns out it wasn't such an outlandish idea after all. The Akademik Lomonosov started operating in 2019. It looks like what it was meant to be.
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Hackers drain nearly $200 million from major crypto exchange
Russia Today 06 Dec 2021
On Monday, crypto exchange BitMart pledged to compensate users who lost money after a major “security breach” saw hackers steal $196 million worth of cryptocurrency. BitMart was hacked on Saturday in what the crypto-savvy have described as one of the most devastating centralized exchange hacks to date ... .
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Gambia's incumbent Barrow wins presidential election
Ghana News Agency 06 Dec 2021
Barrow received 53 per cent of votes against Darboe's 27 per cent, the electoral commission said. According to final results, 457,519 votes went to Barrow of the National People's Party (NNP), with Darboe of the United Democratic Party (UDP) coming in second place with 238,253 ... There are fears that the objections could result in violence ... GNA. .
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Chinese rover spots weird cube-shaped feature on the far side of the moon
Digital Trends 05 Dec 2021
China’s Yutu-2 rover, currently exploring the far side of the moon, has spotted a strange cube-shaped object on the moon’s surface. As reported by space.com, the image was shared in a Yutu-2 diary posted by Our Space, a space news channel related to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) ... CNSA/Our Space ... ....
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European Central Bank plans to redesign euro banknotes
Irish Independent 06 Dec 2021
The European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed plans to redesign its euro banknotes, with a final decision on the new look expected in 2024 ... They have undergone one relatively minor update in that time. 🧵We’re planning to redesign euro banknotes! Almost twenty years have passed since euro banknotes entered into circulation ... Daily Digest Newsletter ... .
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Russian, Indian Foreign Ministers Hold Talks in New Delhi After Pandemic Pause
Urdu Point 06 Dec 2021
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Indian counterpart, Subramanyam Jaishankar, are holding active political talks in the Indian capital, New Delhi, following a pause due to coronavirus pandemic ... Before the negotiations, Lavrov and Jaishankar met at the entrance to the palace named after Indian politician Sushma Swaraj ... ....
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Trump attacks media and Mark Milley in foul-mouthed Mar-a-Lago speech
The Observer 06 Dec 2021
In remarks to diners at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday night, Donald Trump called the American media “crooked bastards” and Gen Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, a “fucking idiot”. Trump double negative. Twitter sees proof positive of no electoral fraud. Read more ... “We have no press. The press is so corrupt ... Read more.
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Virginia Governor Announces Removal of Lee Statue Pedestal, Transfer of Land to City
NBCBayArea 06 Dec 2021
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that his administration will remove an enormous pedestal that until earlier this year held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond ... Our redesigned local news and weather app is live! Download it for iOS or Android — and sign up for alerts ... More Robert E. Lee Statue Coverage. Richmond Sep 12 ... .