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French jihadist Diaby detained in Syria by rival group eyeing ‘sole power broker’ role Idlib

French jihadist Diaby detained in Syria by rival group eyeing ‘sole power broker’ role

/ Middle East Issued on: 04/09/2020 - 17:13Modified: 04/09/2020 - 17:15 French jihadist recruiter Omar Omsen (left). © France 24 screengrab The French jihadist Omar Diaby, also known as Omar Omsen, one of the main recruiters of young French jihadists bound for Syria on behalf of several terrorist movements, was…
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September 4, 2020
APIB responds to government’s call to create jobs for Malaysians Blockchain

APIB responds to government’s call to create jobs for Malaysians

KUALA LUMPUR: Asia Pacific Investment Bank (APIB) will create more jobs for Malaysians in the financial sector while contributing to the recovery of the economy, post-pandemic. Its chief executive officer Chris Wong noted that the country’s education system has successfully cultivated financial experts, especially in the Islamic finance industry. “We…
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September 4, 2020
NATO demands probe into Moscow’s Novichok programme after Navalny poisoning NATO

NATO demands probe into Moscow’s Novichok programme after Navalny poisoning

/ Europe Issued on: 04/09/2020 - 15:01 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (pictured in August 2020) called on Russia to cooperate in an international investigation into Russian opposition leader Navalny's poisoning on Sept. 4, 2020. Michael Kappeler POOL/AFP/File NATO on Friday called for an international probe into the poisoning of…
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September 4, 2020
Instant Opinion: Boris Johnson considers ‘no-deal as better than surrender’ Brexit Negotiator

Instant Opinion: Boris Johnson considers ‘no-deal as better than surrender’

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. James Forysth in The Timeson EU demands vs. Downing Street’s ambitionsJohnson sees no-deal as better than surrender“Perhaps the strongest argument against leaving without a deal, though, is that it…
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September 4, 2020
‘Instinct for secrecy’: the government department accused of blocking Brexit planning Brexit

‘Instinct for secrecy’: the government department accused of blocking Brexit planning

Preparations for Britain’s departure from the EU were stalled by an unwarranted “instinct for secrecy” within the government department tasked with overseeing the plans, according to a new report from Whitehall’s spending watchdog.The analysis by the National Audit Office (NAO) suggests that the now-defunct Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU)…
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September 4, 2020
Car rams into crowd of protesters in New York City’s Times Square, video shows Times Square

Car rams into crowd of protesters in New York City’s Times Square, video shows

Ryan W. Miller   | USA TODAY NEW YORK — Police are continuing to investigate after a car rammed through a crowd of protesters in Times Square during a rainy Thursday evening demonstration.Video shared on social media around 8 p.m. Thursday showed a black sedan charge through a group of protesters, some with bikes, in…
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September 4, 2020
Pelosi, Mnuchin move to defuse potential for government shutdown at end of September Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi, Mnuchin move to defuse potential for government shutdown at end of September

The Trump administration and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are planning to work together to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September, making an informal agreement to support continuing funding for existing programs without making any controversial changes.The pact to move forward with what's known in congressional parlance as…
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September 4, 2020