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Guinea’s leader defends coups in Africa and rebuffs the West, saying things must change
Times Union 21 Sep 2023
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The recent coups in Africa are attempts by militaries to save their countries from presidents' “broken promises," the head of Guinea’s junta said Thursday as he rebuffed the West for boxing in the continent of more than 1 billion people. Col ... experts ... “It is a demand for solutions to perennial problems.” .
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South Africa: Ninety schoolchildren given 'cannabis muffins'
BBC News 21 Sep 2023
Around ninety primary schoolchildren in South Africa were sent to hospital after eating muffins thought to be laced with cannabis.
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A $10,000 bill from 1934 just sold for a record $480,000
Business Insider 21 Sep 2023
A $10,000 bill issued by the US Treasury in 1934 just sold at auction for a record-breaking $480,000. The bill features Salmon Chase, who was President Abraham Lincoln's Treasury secretary."Large-denomination notes always have drawn the interest of collectors of all levels," Heritage Auctions' Dustin Johnston said ... Talk about inflation! ... ....
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Australian delegation visits DC to push for Assange’s release
The Hill 22 Sep 2023
An Australian delegation visited Washington, D.C. this week to push the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to cease its attempts to extradite and imprison WikiLeaks publisher and Australian national Julian Assange. The group of lawmakers, from across the Labor, Liberal, Greens and National parties, lobbied U.S ... officials ... relationship.” ... Assange appealed.
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Crime Costs Canada $43 Billion per Year: Department of Justice Report
The Epoch Times 21 Sep 2023
Crime costs Canada more than $43 billion a year, according to a recent Department of Justice report ... These costs were categorized into three distinct groups ... ....
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Nuclear veterans take legal action against MoD over ‘illegally withheld’ medical records
ITV 21 Sep 2023
Some of the claimants said they have had cancer, blood disorders and lost children, ITV News' Lucy Watson reports. Military veterans who took part in nuclear weapons tests are to take legal action against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in an attempt to gain access to medical records they claim have been illegally withheld ... Credit. ITV News ... He said ... .
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Nearly 10M people in China suffer from Alzheimer's: Report
Anadolu Agency 22 Sep 2023
More than 15 million people in China aged 60 or over suffer from dementia, of which nearly 10 million have Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report ... Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia and mostly affects people in old age. In China, however, the disease is also occurring at an increasingly younger age ... On Sept.
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Microsoft to release unified AI assistant Copilot next week
The National 22 Sep 2023
Microsoft will release Copilot, its “unified” artificial intelligence assistant, for Windows next week, with the tool set to be available across its other products later this year ... “We are entering a new era of AI, one that is fundamentally changing how we relate to and benefit from technology,” Microsoft said ... READ MORE ... September 21, 2023, 6.39 PM.