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A national shame: The Philippines and the child exploitation industry

THE Philippines is the global epicenter of the production and distribution of child sex abuse materials. This uncomfortable truth was thrust into the spotlight again after allegations emerged that Thomas Markle Sr., the estranged father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle, possessed child sexual abuse materials tha…

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Burnham's plan to 'end neoliberalism' includes hiring US firm linked to Gaza aid site massacres

Burnham's plan to 'end neoliberalism' includes involvement of US firm linked to Gaza aid site massacres Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Tue, 11/10/2026 - 14:44 Boston Consulting Group, whose former employees include Benjamin Netanyahu and James Purnell, to consult on UK prime minister's 10-year plan A GHF aid site pic…

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Rubio Says 'No Need' For Major Combat Operations In Iran, As Sanctions Are 'Devastating'

Rubio Says 'No Need' For Major Combat Operations In Iran, As Sanctions Are 'Devastating' US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Paris where he told a meeting of G7 ministers on Tuesday that the United States is "open to diplomacy" to end the conflict with Iran but that "the Iranian demands are totally unrealistic."…

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Haitian boy, 8, detained by ICE is now unaccounted for, lawmaker says

‘Video footage appears to show the use of restraints on a child who seemed to pose no threat to those around him’Democratic lawmakers in California are demanding answers from the Trump administration about the safety and whereabouts of an eight-year-old Haitian boy who they say was put in restraints and taken into c…

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Joint Tory-Labour motion that 'Zionism is not racism' goes to vote at Westminster council

Joint Tory-Labour motion that 'Zionism is not racism' goes to vote at Westminster council Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 11/10/2026 - 14:09 The motion, which is set to be voted on by the full council on Wednesday, has been proposed in response to the Green Party’s motion that Zionism is racism An Uber boat travels…

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Singapore seizes US-operated cruise ship that offered ‘permanent’ life at sea

MV Odyssey impounded by authorities almost a fortnight after passengers left stranded in Cambodian portSingapore has seized a US-operated cruise ship that offered retirees a “permanent” life at sea but instead offloaded them in Cambodia after it ran out of money due to soaring fuel prices.After more than 200 passeng…

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Over 3,000 already dead from cholera this year, says WHO

Cholera has killed more than 3,000 people worldwide since the start of the year, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, insisting its goal of cutting global cases by 90 percent by 2030 remained in reach. The disease killed nearly 7,900 people in 2025, making it “the deadliest year for cholera since 1999”, ac…

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Lewis Hamilton visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing and Gaza aid facilities

Seven-time F1 world champion tours border area and logistics warehouses operated by Egyptian Red CrescentLewis Hamilton has visited Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip to meet organisations sending humanitarian aid to the territory.The seven-time Formula One world champion has spoken out about conflict…

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Hegseth calls impeachment bid a ‘farce’ as he defends Iran war

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to effectively shelve an impeachment resolution against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, hours after the embattled Pentagon chief branded the effort to oust him a “farce” and mounted a fiery defence of the Iran war. Speaking at his first press conference in more than 1…

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Anthropic Launches $100 Billion IPO Worth $1.4 Trillion... Or $1.0 Trillion, Depending On Who's Counting

Anthropic Launches $100 Billion IPO Worth $1.4 Trillion... Or $1.0 Trillion, Depending On Who's Counting Summary:Anthropic IPO Roadshow Begins CNBC Reports 20% Of Shares Allocated For Retail Goldman Sachs Leading Investment Bank on IPO IPO Debut Next Thursday, Nov. 19 Anthropic Launches $100 Billion IPO Worth $1.4 T…

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美俄烏阿布扎比三方會談:首日談判結束,分歧仍未彌合

美國、俄羅斯和烏克蘭代表周二在阿布扎比舉行今年2月以來首次三方會談,首日談判持續四小時。美方稱有「一些好主意」彌合分歧。俄方要求烏克蘭撤出四個州並放棄加入北約,烏方拒絕交出俄軍未佔領的領土。歐洲則反對借和談重塑歐洲安全架構。

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Chinese-French team celebrates ‘borderless connections’ at Shaw Prize ceremony

The Chinese and French winners of the 2026 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine have highlighted the spirit of “borderless connections” and friendship behind their research – which turned a rare form of leukaemia from deadly to widely curable. At an awards ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centr…

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UK children’s author David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct

British children’s author and comedian David Walliams used his fame to groom girls and young women for sex, two British news outlets reported on Tuesday. ITV News and the Guardian newspaper said their joint investigation featured interviews with multiple women who gave first-hand accounts of Walliams’ conduct. One w…

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Gilded statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs

New statue titled The Foot Soldier was installed on the National Mall just two days before Veterans DayA new statue mocking Donald Trump was installed on Washington’s National Mall on Monday, this time poking fun at bone spurs that the US president was diagnosed with, which allowed him to defer the Vietnam war draft…

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Largest US Single-Family Landlord Settles FTC Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Pricing

Largest US Single-Family Landlord Settles FTC Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Pricing Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,The largest single-family rental property manager in the United States has agreed to pay $49.75 million to settle alleged charges that it deceived customers about rental prices.Prog…

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