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This is how Lungu is planning to rig Zambia’s 2021 general election
Mail Guardian South Africa 25 Sep 2020
In this middle stage, if no presidential candidate has won more than 50% in the ... On 21 September, days after using the same register to hold a series of parliamentary and local government by-elections, the commission told citizens that their registrations would no longer be valid....
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Kremlin critic Navalny's bank accounts frozen, apartment seized
The Jerusalem Post 24 Sep 2020
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny's bank accounts were frozen and his Moscow apartment seized under a lawsuit while he was recovering from a suspected poisoning in a Berlin hospital, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said on Thursday ... Yarmysh said Navalny's assets were seized on Aug ... ....
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2020 Election: Trump claims first presidential debate will be ‘unfair'
Yahoo Daily News 25 Sep 2020
Donald Trump claims debate moderator Chris Wallace will not ask Joe Biden tough questions (Getty Images). Donald Trump has claimed the first presidential debate next week will be "unfair." ... “He will ask tough questions of me and it will be unfair, I have no doubt about it ... “We’ll see ... “No, I think I am the one without experience ... Read more ... ....
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Trump will choose Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Supreme Court, report says
The Independent 25 Sep 2020
“The machinery is in motion,” one of the sources told the outlet. Show 0 comments ... Independent ... No hype, just the advice and analysis you need ... ....
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Biden warns ‘outrageous’ Trump voting comments could cause violence
The Independent 26 Sep 2020
Democratic nominee Joe Biden has called Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine the integrity of the November’s presidential election “irresponsible, outrageous,” after the president has twice this week refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose. “The people in this country are going to be heard November 3,” Biden told MSNBC ... ....
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Did Cohen, Trump’s Longtime Lawyer, Reveal How Trump Plans To Steal Online Votes And The Election?
WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2020
There seems to be no end in sight to how President Donald Trump promises to steal the election ... To no one’s surprise, Mr ... (4) Voters will have little to no control over the votes they cast because they do not own the software that runs them or have control over that software.The ......
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WHO warns two million virus deaths possible as Europe clamps down
Manila Bulletin 26 Sep 2020
The World Health Organization warned Friday that coronavirus deaths could more than double to two million if infection-fighting measures are not kept up, as Europe tightened the screws faced with mounting cases and the US crossed another bleak milestone ... But he added. “Are we prepared collectively to do what it takes to avoid that number? ... ....
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Palestinian leader calls for new peace process in UN speech
ABC News 25 Sep 2020
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for an international conference early next year to “launch a genuine peace process” while criticizing the recent decision of two Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel ... ....
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Iran’s Navy, IRGC to receive new combat vessels this year: Commanders
Press TV 25 Sep 2020
The naval forces of the Iranian Army and Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are set to receive new combat and logistics vessels this year, according to the forces’ commanders ... He said that Dena, the Saba mine-hunter and the Zereh missile boat will also be unveiled in November ... Iran unveils Fateh submarine equipped with cruise missiles ... ....
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African court says ex-Ivory Coast leader should be candidate
The Oklahoman 25 Sep 2020
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights said Friday that former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo should not be excluded from the list of candidates for the West African country’s Oct. 31 election ... The rights court was created by the African Union in 2004, but Ivory Coast does not recognize its authority ... ....
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Coronavirus: This is why Covid-19 could be life-threatening for some patients
The National 25 Sep 2020
Both were young, 29 and 31 years old, and healthy ... It’s a very interesting disease because too little immunity is no good ... “It’s a very interesting disease because too little immunity is no good,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an online briefing for Massachusetts General Hospital staff....
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Hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' admits forming militant group behind armed attacks
France24 25 Sep 2020
Paul Rusesabagina, the polarising hero of the hit movie "Hotel Rwanda," admitted to a Kigali court on Friday that he had helped form an armed group but denied any role in its crimes ... ....
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'Extraordinary': Trump has generated 3,400 conflicts of interest since entering White House, report states
The Independent 25 Sep 2020
President Donald Trump has generated 3,400 conflicts of interest since entering the White House in 2017, according to a report by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) watchdog ... Mr Trump's business interests have repeatedly come under scrutiny since he entered office ... Read more. Judge ... ....
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Germany halts Iranian purchases of mini-engines for Houthi drones
The National 24 Sep 2020
German officials imposed a ban on the sale of model aircraft engines to Iran after a shipment ended up in drones used by the Houthis in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia ... The shipment of 42 twin-cylinder propeller motors in 2015 was routed via Athens to Tehran ... Read More ... “There was no indication that the engines would be delivered to Iran ... ....
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Iran has developed a totally native defence capability as a result of sanctions
Press TV 24 Sep 2020
Iran, being one of the oldest civilizations in the world, being no stranger to politics and war, well aware of the importance of defences, has always kept a well trained and fully equipped army ... The Islamic Republic had no option but to brace for self-sufficiency in manufacturing weapons ... We needed weapons, but no state would accept to give us....
