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Protesters in DR Congo torch mayor’s office after suspected Islamist rebels killed 8 in raid

Protesters in DR Congo torch mayor’s office after suspected Islamist rebels killed 8 in raid Protesters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni set the town hall on fire on Monday after suspected Islamist rebels killed eight people in an overnight raid, Reuters reported. Rebels believed to belong to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have killed more than 70 civilians in massacres since the Congolese army launched an offensive against them this month. Violence by the ADF and a patchwork of militias and criminal bands near Congo’s borders with Uganda and Rwanda has hampered efforts to eradicate a more than year-long Ebola outbreak. The ADF has been operating near the Ugandan border for more than two decades. Protesters in DR Congo torch mayor’s off...

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NASA’s huge & cavernous Super Guppy plane called in to haul SPACECRAFT from Florida to Ohio (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

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NASA’s huge & cavernous Super Guppy plane called in to haul SPACECRAFT from Florida to Ohio (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) What do you do when you need to haul several tons of spacecraft 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) across the US? Call in the biggest and most cavernous plane you can find, obviously. NASA’s immense ‘Super Guppy’ plane was deployed to ferry the new Orion craft from the Kennedy Space Station in Florida to its testing site in Ohio on Sunday. According to NASA, the spacecraft can carry four to six crew and will “take astronauts farther than they have ever gone.” Not your ordinary big fish story: NASA’s Super Guppy delivers Orion spacecraft to Ohio for testing at Plum Brook Station in advance of Artemis I mission. pic.twitter.com/dPC...

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Vandals paint swastikas on statue of Jewish writer Sholem Aleichem near Kiev’s 2nd-largest synagogue

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Vandals paint swastikas on statue of Jewish writer Sholem Aleichem near Kiev’s 2nd-largest synagogue The congregation of the Brodsky Synagogue in central Kiev found a statue of prominent Jewish writer Sholem Aleichem defaced with red swastikas overnight. The community’s rabbi called the act “the latest provocation.” Photos posted by Moshe Reuven Azman, the chief rabbi of Ukraine, on his Facebook page show the bronze statue with at least two swastikas painted over it. The synagogue is located in the very center of the Ukrainian capital while the statue stands in a small park on the opposite corner of the crossroad. Some commenters said they hoped numerous security cameras in the area would ensure a quick investigation into the apparent hate crime. ...

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Nothing ‘crazy’ about bombing Iraq to ‘smithereens’? Blair taken to task on social media over ‘state of British politics’ remarks

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Nothing ‘crazy’ about bombing Iraq to ‘smithereens’? Blair taken to task on social media over ‘state of British politics’ remarks Former British PM Tony Blair has been slammed online and reminded of his destructive intervention in Iraq that left the country in chaos, after claiming Britain now leads the pack when it comes to ‘crazy’ world politics. In a speech hosted by Reuters in London on Monday, Blair insisted that “populism” had taken a hold of both the right wing Conservatives and Jeremy Corbyn’s socialist Labour party, asserting that British politics was both crazy and chaotic. There is often a conversation about whose politics is crazier [in the world]. I agree that right now the competition is fierce. But I still believe British politics is...

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‘No decisions have been made so far’: Kremlin spokesman on possible WADA sanctions against Russia

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‘No decisions have been made so far’: Kremlin spokesman on possible WADA sanctions against Russia The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) hasn’t yet made any decisions regarding possible sanctions against Russia after the long-lasting doping saga reignited. “First of all we need to wait until concrete decisions are made by WADA,” Peskov said. “Our sports authorities have been in close contact with WADA and will continue cooperating with the body and international sports community. READ MORE: Russia pledges full cooperation after anti-doping watchdog WADA launches compliance probe No decisions have been made so far. You know that the Russian Federation provided all necessary information (over the Moscow Lab d...

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Uber stripped of taxi operations licence in London

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Uber stripped of taxi operations licence in London Ride-hailing service Uber has lost its licence to operate in the UK capital, after authorities have discovered that more than 14,000 trips were made with uninsured drivers. Transport for London (TfL) announced the decision not to renew the firm’s licence at the end of a two-month probationary extension granted in September. It had identified a “pattern of failures” by Uber, including several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk. “Despite addressing some of these issues, TfL does not have confidence that similar issues will not reoccur in the future, which has led it to conclude that the company is not fit and proper at this time,” it said. Also on rt.c...

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'They're a difficult lot': Former Aston Villa boss recounts moment his own fans threw a CABBAGE at him before a match

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'They're a difficult lot': Former Aston Villa boss recounts moment his own fans threw a CABBAGE at him before a match Former Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce has revealed how an angry fan threw a CABBAGE at him before a match during his final days in charge of the famous English club. Bruce, whose Newcastle United side travel to Villa Park on Monday night for a crucial Premier League clash, said that his spell at the midlands side was one of the most difficult times in his managerial career to date. The incident, which occurred before Bruce's Villa side drew 3-3 with Preston North End, proved to be the final straw as he was dismissed by the club following the match. And the Manchester United legend, who has managed a plethora of clubs in England's top t...

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Is this the way to prevent the RISE OF THE MACHINES? Tech experts unveil new AI design method

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Is this the way to prevent the RISE OF THE MACHINES? Tech experts unveil new AI design method The prospect of rapidly-developing thinking machines conjures up images of Terminator bots or Black Mirror dystopias, but now a group of tech researchers claim to have developed a method of curbing bad AI behavior. “When someone applies a machine learning algorithm, it’s hard to control its behavior,” said lead author Philip Thomas from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The key issue, according to Thomas and his fellow researchers, is not to try teaching computers to act morally, but to design the machine-learning algorithms so that they’re much easier for the (human) user to later add in constraints that make the AI safer and fairer. ...

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Davis Cup: Rafael Nadal wins eight out of eight to power Spain to sixth team tennis title (VIDEO)

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Davis Cup: Rafael Nadal wins eight out of eight to power Spain to sixth team tennis title (VIDEO) Spanish tennis superstar and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal put in a stellar overtime shift to help push his Spain team to their sixth Davis Cup title with a 2-0 win over Canada in the final of the newly-revamped competition. Eighteen nations gathered in Madrid for the tournament to battle it out over the course of the week in a bid to claim the new Davis Cup title, and a Nadal-inspired Spain ended the week as the last men standing, as he defeated Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6 to seal Spain's first Davis Cup triumph since 2011. Also on rt.com Rafa to the rescue: Nadal leads Spain to victory over Russia in Davis Cup ...

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‘Mr Assange could die in prison. There is no time to lose’ – over 60 medics in open letter to UK govt.

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‘Mr Assange could die in prison. There is no time to lose’ – over 60 medics in open letter to UK govt. Julian Assange may be in real danger of dying in a UK prison, medics from across the world warned in an open letter. He may not even be fit to stand extradition trial, given the years of denial of proper healthcare. Assange, the founder of the whistleblower site WikiLeaks, is currently in British custody at a top-security Belmarsh jail. In February next year he is to stand trial over an extradition request from the US, where he may be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. In an open letter addressed to British Home Secretary Priti Patel, over 60 medical professionals from across the world voiced their concern over the physical and mental health o...

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