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Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members
Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South Africa Leaders from developing countries representing almost half the world’s population including China and Russia are to meet in South Africa for a key summit aimed at reinforcing their alliance as a counterweight to the west. The Brics grouping…
‘Gunperson’ in a ‘dress’ behind Canada’s deadliest school shooting in decades, horrified Tumbler Ridge students reveal
High school students barricaded classroom doors with tables and chairs for at least two hours while a shooter — described as a “gunperson” in a “dress” — left nine dead and 25 injured during Canada’s deadliest school shooting in nearly 40 years. Darian Quist, a 12th-grader, was in his mechanics class Tuesday afternoon when Tumbler…
Pope Francis wades into ‘childless cat lady’ debate as he hails Indonesians for having large families
Pope Francis brought up a topic that has rocked the American political discoursein recent months as he praised Indonesians for choosing large families over pets during the first stop of a historic four-country trip to Asia. The 87-year-old pontiff was speaking alongside Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo in a hall full of politicians at capital Jakarta’s…
Mexico protests: Huge crowds rally against electoral reform
Huge rallies have been held in several Mexican cities against what protesters say are government attempts to undermine the electoral authorities. The biggest was in Mexico City, where organisers say 500,000 people marched on the city’s main plaza. The local government put the number at 90,000. Lawmakers last week voted to slash the budget of…
Breaking News | Germany | NewsThree Teens Arrested on Suspicion of Islamist Church Attack Plot in Germany
German police arrested three teenagers accused of planning a knife or firebomb attack on churches and police stations for the Islamic State. Unnamed teenagers ages 15, 15, and 16-years-old were arrested by police executing a warrant issued at Easter in the Dusseldorf of the North Rhine-Westphalia region. Two of those arrested are girls, and one…
Vote results in South Caucasus nation of Georgia suggest manipulation, say two US pollsters
TBILISI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Two U.S. pollsters commissioned by Georgian opposition forces called into question official results that showed the governing Georgian Dream party won last weekend’s parliamentary election in the South Caucasus country, as opposition parties prepared to hold a new protest next week. U.S. data and polling firm Edison Research, commissioned by…


