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Tunisia's first woman prime minister raises spirits despite power grab

TUNIS (Reuters) - Nurse Amina Ben Hammou beamed with pride when President Kais Saied named Najla Bouden Romdhane as Tunisia’s first woman prime minister on Wednesday. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/10/tunisias-first-woman-prime-minister.html

French TV group M6 partners with Snapchat

PARIS (Reuters) - French TV group M6 has set up a partnership with Snap Inc’s messaging app Snapchat to make extracts of its programmes available on the social media group’s platform, it said on Thursday. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/10/french-tv-group-m6-partners-with.html

Best Purchase ever

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Thiis is so heartwarming

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Can cats see optical illusions?

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Exiled painter depicts 'slow disappearance' of Afghan women under Taliban

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Murad Sharifi, a refugee from Afghanistan, works at a kebab place and lives in a shelter for the homeless in Budapest’s outskirts. His tiny room is filled with dozens of paintings depicting a colourful but ominous world, of Afghan women clad in long black burqa gowns, surrounded by hostile men. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/10/exiled-painter-depicts-slow.html

Canada marks first national holiday for indigenous reconciliation

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Thursday held its the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honor the lost children and survivors of indigenous schools, following the gruesome discovery of more than 1,000 unmarked graves https://ift.tt/3usNOeQ at two former schools earlier this year. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/10/canada-marks-first-national-holiday-for.html

Italy's Salvini pressured by far-right as centre-left set to sweep mayors

ROME (Reuters) - Mayoral elections in Italy’s largest cities on Sunday and Monday are expected to illustrate Matteo Salvini’s weakening grip of the right and see centre-left wins in the most high-profile contests. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/10/italys-salvini-pressured-by-far-right.html

Ecuador sends in 400 police to restore order after 116 inmates die in prison riot

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador’s national police service said on Thursday that it had sent in 400 officers to restore order at one of the country’s largest prisons after a riot this week in which at least 116 inmates died and 80 were injured. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/10/ecuador-sends-in-400-police-to-restore.html

Google tells court 'staggering' $5 billion EU antitrust fine flawed

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - A 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) European Union antitrust fine was based on flawed calculations, Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday, urging Europe’s second-highest court to scrap or reduce what it said was not an appropriate penalty. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/10/google-tells-court-staggering-5-billion.html

GIVE EM STEEL BAYS

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The state of Britain.

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When food is life 🐶

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My Own Worst Enemy [OC]

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Absolutely hilarious, love the Australians

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Guy gets husky he always wanted!

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Our HR just emailed, company-wide, instructions for using the new coffee machine

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Meet Buddy. Buddy is 8 years old and has heartworms. He was living in a colony outside and I was contacted about him. He now lives with me and is doing great. He has become my best friend.

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Found this guy defending the Great Wall of China, Mutianyu the other day. Thought Reddit should know about it.

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Rescued my cat on the side of a busy road 8 years ago. Her before/after.

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Sleepy cloud

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🥺

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Something tells me Reinhardt is not impressed..

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Samsung fined $47 million for price fixing in Netherlands

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Electronics maker Samsung has been fined 40 million euros ($46.9 million) for price fixing in the Netherlands, Dutch competition watchdog ACM said on Wednesday. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/samsung-fined-47-million-for-price.html

Russia arrests top cybersecurity executive in treason case - court

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has arrested Ilya Sachkov, the chief executive of top Russian cybersecurity company Group IB, on suspicion of state treason and will hold him in custody for two months, a Moscow court said on Wednesday. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/russia-arrests-top-cybersecurity.html

Rosie is almost at her goal weight 🤗

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Deputy minister calls for immediate investigation into Cheras temple misunderstanding

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias has requested the authorities to expedite investigations into a rioting incident outside a Chinese temple on Tuesday (Sept 28) so that follow up action can be taken to resolve the problem harmoniously. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/deputy-minister-calls-for-immediate.html

Florida man strikes again

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Cat is provided with a heated basket so they both can go adventures together

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Chad enjoying the sun

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Dr Wee lauds decision to allow selected travellers to travel overseas without MyTravelPass

PETALING JAYA: The decision to allow selected travellers, including students, to travel overseas without the MyTravelPass has been commended by the Transport Minister. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/dr-wee-lauds-decision-to-allow-selected.html

Affendi: No security breach, data leakage on MAF's end

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The issue over the alleged data leak involving personal information of the public does not involve any security breach on the part of the Malaysian Armed Forces, says Chief of Defence Force Tan Sri Affendi Buang. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/affendi-no-security-breach-data-leakage.html

International community will stop supporting Mali if it brings in mercenaries - France

PARIS (Reuters) - France warned Mali on Thursday that it would lose the support of the international community if it agreed a deal with Russian mercenaries. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/international-community-will-stop.html

Romanian truckers, hit by taxes at home, tempted by British jobs

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - For 32-year-old Romanian international trucker Nicolae, Britain’s driver crisis could be just what he needs to keep his small business afloat. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/romanian-truckers-hit-by-taxes-at-home.html

Exclusive-Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell - document

FRANKFURT/MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Afghan central bank ran down most of its U.S. dollar cash reserves in the weeks before the Taliban took control of the country, according to an assessment prepared for Afghanistan’s international donors, exacerbating the current economic crisis. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/exclusive-afghan-central-bank-drained.html

Russia threatens YouTube block after RT TV's German channels are deleted

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday threatened to block Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube after Russian state-backed broadcaster RT’s German-language channels were deleted a day earlier and said it was weighing possible retaliation against the German media. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/russia-threatens-youtube-block-after-rt.html

Beware brethren

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Don't boop the fox snoot!

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you've probably seen this a million times but make it million and 1, cause this is the cutest thing

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How to play guitar

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Contacting the mother ship

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A true 911 emergency

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I bet the inventor is a billionaire

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Is….is it me?

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Friends come in all sizes and shapes.

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Young Germans tired of status quo put faith in Greens, liberals

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and Greens could not be further apart on issues like taxation, climate change and fiscal policy, but Sunday’s election revealed one thing they do have in common: popularity among young voters. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/young-germans-tired-of-status-quo-put.html

Nigerian security forces kill eight at Shi'ite march, participant says

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian soldiers and police on Tuesday shot dead eight Shi'ites who were taking part in a religious procession along a major road in the federal capital Abuja, according to a member of a banned Shi'ite group who was taking part in the event. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/nigerian-security-forces-kill-eight-at.html

WHO 'heartbroken' by Congo sex abuse probe findings

GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization’s regional director for Africa said on Tuesday that the agency was “heartbroken” by the findings of an independent commission on sex abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/who-heartbroken-by-congo-sex-abuse.html

Turkey to press Russia to restore calm in Syria's Idlib

ANKARA (Reuters) - The presidents of Russia and Turkey will hold talks on Wednesday on curbing renewed violence in northwest Syria and possibly expanding Moscow’s sales of military defence systems to Ankara, Turkish officials said. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/turkey-to-press-russia-to-restore-calm.html

Cocaine and ecstasy found in river at Glastonbury Festival

LONDON (Reuters) - A river that runs through the Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield music festival in the world, is contaminated with illicit drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy because stoned revellers often urinate on the ground, scientists said. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/cocaine-and-ecstasy-found-in-river-at.html

Polish government to ask president to extend state of emergency on Belarus border

WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish government will ask the president to extend a state of emergency on the Belarus border by 60 days, a spokesman said on Tuesday, due to a surge in migration that Warsaw blames on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/polish-government-to-ask-president-to.html

Spain pledges aid to La Palma as erratic eruption keeps island guessing

LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Spain classified La Palma as a disaster zone on Tuesday, a move that will trigger financial support for the island where a volcanic eruption has wrecked buildings and destroyed crops over the past nine days. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/spain-pledges-aid-to-la-palma-as.html

Russia opens new criminal case against Kremlin critic Navalny, threatens more jail time

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia sharply escalated a campaign against jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday, opening a new criminal case against President Putin’s fiercest domestic critic that could allow the authorities to hand him another decade in jail. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/russia-opens-new-criminal-case-against.html

Singapore population sees biggest percentage drop since 1950

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s population size this year saw its sharpest percentage drop since 1950, a report said on Tuesday, as coronavirus-induced travel restriction kept foreigners away from the Asian financial hub. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/singapore-population-sees-biggest.html

Belarus leader: change constitution to prevent opposition from taking power

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called on Tuesday for changes to the constitution that would prevent an opposition movement that rose up against him in mass street protests last year from taking power, the state news agency Belta reported. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/belarus-leader-change-constitution-to.html

it is said that the baby giraffe is still falling

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This made my morning better.

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For over 20 years, Hobbes, my crippled dwarf cat, is the first and last thing I see every day. Too weak and broken to nurse at birth, I tube fed her and we become best buds forever.

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Let's get weird (oc)

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My local ice cream shop deafinitely nailed it hear with ear-y accuracy

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The Monster In The Closet

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All the normal cats out there and I find him...

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A kitten is napping in a toy truck!

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Hungry Grogu

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I turned "Straight Outta Compton" into a Bavarian polka to ruin your Oktoberfest.

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Partner in crime

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My friend runs a cat rescue, and “Grandpa Garth” is very protective of the kittens

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Little Beagle

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Alli had a very rough day at the animal hospital - my employer found out and sent her a care package

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12MP: Carbon-neutral commitment to attract foreign investment, tackle climate change issues, says Tuan Ibrahim

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Malaysia’s commitment to be a carbon-neutral country as early as 2050 has the potential to attract foreign investment and show the country’s commitment in tackling climate change, says Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/12mp-carbon-neutral-commitment-to.html

New Austrian anti-lockdown party seeking more seats after election coup

VIENNA (Reuters) - A new Austrian political party that opposes lockdowns, compulsory mask-wearing and other coronavirus restrictions hopes to spread across the country after surprisingly securing seats in one of Austria’s nine provincial parliaments on Sunday. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/new-austrian-anti-lockdown-party.html

Jordan's crown prince contracts the coronavirus

CAIRO (Reuters) - Jordan said on Monday that Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah had contracted coronavirus. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/jordans-crown-prince-contracts.html

EU would be our trade priority, UK opposition Labour Party says

BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - The opposition Labour Party would make rebuilding Britain’s ties with the European Union its top trade priority, putting the bloc above U.S and Indo-Pacific deals in the post-Brexit era, its trade policy chief Emily Thornberry said on Monday, Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/eu-would-be-our-trade-priority-uk.html

India antitrust body accepts Google's confidentiality request - judge

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s antitrust watchdog has agreed to Google’s request to keep confidential some information the company provided during an investigation into its business, though the regulator denied allegations it leaked a report on the probe to the media, a judge said on Monday. Read full story source https://thetheoritical.blogspot.com/2021/09/india-antitrust-body-accepts-googles.html

trying to smoke in public fail😂

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Cutest vampurrr

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Dog gets angry at his own hiccups

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Pub in the UK seeing it's opportunity!

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Abaddons last day as a stray

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Redneck Ingenuity

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Know what you eat

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