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Protest riots in Brussels after the death of a 23-year-old man arrested | NOW

Protest riots in Brussels after the death of a 23-year-old man arrested |  NOW

Protest action by several hundred people in Brussels following the sudden death of a 23-year-old detainee turned into riots on Wednesday evening. Protesters called the police for assassins, threw bullets at officers and set fire to a nearby police station, among other things. One was injured and the police made several arrests. Ibrahima Barrie, 23, was arrested by police around …

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Irish Prime Minister apologizes for abuses in churches | NOW

Irish Prime Minister apologizes for abuses in churches |  NOW

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin formally apologized on Wednesday for years of mismanagement of single mothers and their babies and the high rate of infant mortality in homes run by the Catholic Church. A three thousand page report released on Tuesday found that for much of the last century, a “stifling, oppressive and misogynistic culture” reigned in homes. At least …

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Donald Trump impeached? Five questions about the impeachment process

Donald Trump impeached?  Five questions about the impeachment process

1. What is the exact charge? Democrats in the House of Representatives have a Monday resolution filed to initiate removal proceedings. They accuse Trump of causing an uprising. Reference is also made to the repeated claims that he won the election and the phone conversation with Georgia’s chief electoral officer, Brad Raffensperger. Trump urged him to “find” additional votes and …

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Uyghurs in Turkey fear extradition treaty with China

Uyghurs in Turkey fear extradition treaty with China

“She’s my sister, I don’t know where she is, if she’s still alive,” said Medine Nazimi, holding up a photo with the text “where is my sister?” In English and Turkish. Others hold up pictures of brothers, parents, grandparents. They all tell stories of oppression, forced labor and re-education camps, which they call concentration camps. Medina’s sister studied at a …

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Device to find crashed black box in damaged plane Indonesia | NOW

Device to find crashed black box in damaged plane Indonesia |  NOW

Equipment in Indonesia to determine the precise location of the black boxes from the crashed Sriwijaya Air plane was damaged, writes BBC News Tuesday morning. It is not clear if the search will be delayed, a new locator says ping is on its way from Singapore. Authorities reported over the weekend that the location of the black boxes is “very …

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Cat survives 11 days on New York airport ceiling | Abroad

Cat survives 11 days on New York airport ceiling |  Abroad

Taylor and Muji were at the airport on Christmas Eve. An airport worker insisted that the black and white animal be removed from her transporter or she could not pass screening. “I said, ‘So she’ll run, do I really have to take her out of the basket?’ Told the New York Post. It really had to, so Muji was taken …

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FBI warns of armed protests in US cities | Abroad

FBI warns of armed protests in US cities |  Abroad

An armed group plans to travel to Washington on Saturday to revolt there if an attempt is made to remove President Trump from office, the channel said. The House of Representatives took the first steps to that end earlier on Monday. Certainly in Washington there are security problems after Parliament was stormed last Wednesday. Many steps have already been taken …

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