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<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued warnings regarding three&nbsp;asteroids over 30 metres&nbsp;in diametre&nbsp;travelling&nbsp;Earth’s way starting&nbsp;on November 10 with a double-header.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Estimating generally a large portion of the size of the Statue of Liberty (46m), space rock 2020 UN3 will pass the planet at a projected separation of 4.4 million kilometers. Not long after, and practically twofold the size, the 72-meter 2020 UL3, will take shots past at 5.8 million kilometers.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In case anybody gets excessively agreeable,&nbsp;on November 12, space rock 2020 VC, estimating 34 meters in width or generally, a large portion of the wingspan of a 747 fly, is set to buzz the planet a ways off of 5.2 million kilometers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The respectable notice goes to 2018 VS4, 23 metres&nbsp;in breadth (generally half as tall as the Arc de Triomphe) and the 27-meter 2020 VC1 (a large portion of the Leaning Tower of Pisa), the two of which will make a flyby of Earth this week yet are not expected to represent any danger to humankind.</p>

<p>In the interim, information from NASA's Osiris-Rex rocket, which as of late ravaged the potential planet-executioner space rock Bennu for a portion of its residue, demonstrates this specific feature taking space rock may, indeed, be empty.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Moreover, not exclusively is Bennu probably empty, yet it is additionally turning quickly, driving material to its surface and conceivably destroying itself all the while.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Still some 321,868,800km away, Bennu has a one-in-2,700 possibility of affecting Earth somewhere in the range of 2175 and 2199.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In an ongoing report, the University of Colorado analysts figured out how to compute its gravity, and along these lines, it's mass,&nbsp;by following the movement of rocks flung outwards by the space rock before they slammed down on its surface. The discoveries lead the boffins to speculate that Bennu has an unfilled center.</p>

<p>"It's as though there is a void at its middle, inside which you could fit two or three football fields," Daniel Scheeres, who drove the exploration, clarified.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The most recent information from the space rock shows that it finishes one revolution at regular intervals, however, that its pace of turn is expanding.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"You could envision perhaps in 1,000,000 years or less, the entire thing flying separated," Scheeres said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The NASA group behind the fantastic mission likewise found that Bennu's stone was shockingly delicate, after the Osiris-Rex test shot the surface with an explosion of nitrogen gas, stirring up substantially more material than anticipated, finding everybody napping.</p>


The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued warnings regarding three asteroids over 30 metres in diametre travelling Earth’s way starting on November 10 with a double-header.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued warnings regarding three asteroids over 30 metres in diametre travelling Earth’s way starting on November 10 with a double-header. Estimating generally a large portion of the size of the Statue of Liberty (46m), space rock 2020 UN3 will pass the planet at a projected separation of 4.4 million kilometers. Not long after, and practically twofold the size, the 72-meter 2020 UL3, will take shots past at 5.8 million kilometers. In case anybody gets excessively agreeable, on November 12, space rock 2020 VC, estimating 34 meters in width or generally, a large portion of the wingspan of a 747 fly, is set to buzz the planet a ways off of 5.2 million kilometers. The respectable notice goes to 2018 VS4, 23 metres in breadth (generally half as tall as the Arc de Triomphe) and the 27-meter 2020 VC1 (a large portion of the Leaning Tower of Pisa), the two of which will make a flyby of Earth this week yet are not expected to represent any danger to humankind. In the interim, information from NASA's Osiris-Rex rocket, which as of late ravaged the potential planet-executioner space rock Bennu for a portion of its residue, demonstrates this specific feature taking space rock may, indeed, be empty. Moreover, not exclusively is Bennu probably empty, yet it is additionally turning quickly, driving material to its surface and conceivably destroying itself all the while. Still some 321,868,800km away, Bennu has a one-in-2,700 possibility of affecting Earth somewhere in the range of 2175 and 2199. In an ongoing report, the University of Colorado analysts figured out how to compute its gravity, and along these lines, it's mass, by following the movement of rocks flung outwards by the space rock before they slammed down on its surface. The discoveries lead the boffins to speculate that Bennu has an unfilled center. "It's as though there is a void at its middle, inside which you could fit two or three football fields," Daniel Scheeres, who drove the exploration, clarified. The most recent information from the space rock shows that it finishes one revolution at regular intervals, however, that its pace of turn is expanding. "You could envision perhaps in 1,000,000 years or less, the entire thing flying separated," Scheeres said. The NASA group behind the fantastic mission likewise found that Bennu's stone was shockingly delicate, after the Osiris-Rex test shot the surface with an explosion of nitrogen gas, stirring up substantially more material than anticipated, finding everybody napping.

Three asteroids over 30 metres in diametre travelling Earth’s way

<p>Cartoon Network has created a&nbsp;version of&nbsp;'Powerpuff Girls' for US&nbsp;vice president-elect&nbsp;Kamala Harris.</p>

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<p>Kamala Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden's vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American, and first Asian American to win the second-highest US office.</p>

<p>She said ''I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.''</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/slated-to-be-first-woman-us-vice-president-harris-vows-will-not-be-the-last-341555" hreflang="en">Slated to be first woman US vice-president, Harris vows 'will not be the last'</a></strong></p>

<p>The network also posted the picture on Instagram with the caption ''Born in Oakland, CA to two immigrant parents, her mother from India and father from Jamaica, she has spent her life, fighting injustice. Thank you for being an inspiration for girls everywhere."</p>

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<p>Her victory address at Delaware was received with thunderous applause by not just from the audience present there, but virtually as well. Many posts online have been going viral commemorating her win.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A US senator from California, Harris has a track record of shattering glass ceilings. She served as San Francisco’s first female district attorney and was California's first woman of colour to be elected attorney general.</p>

<p>Harris, whose mother and father emigrated from India and Jamaica, respectively, had her sights set on becoming the first woman US president when she competed against Biden and others for their party's 2020 nomination.</p>


Cartoon Network has created a version of 'Powerpuff Girls' for US vice president-elect Kamala Harris. And just like that, she spoke 🇺🇸🎉 Congratulations Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris on your historic win!

Cartoon Network has created a version of 'Powerpuff Girls' for US vice president-elect Kamala Harris. And just like that, she spoke 🇺🇸🎉 Congratulations Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris on your historic win! Kamala is the first woman, first African-American, and first South Asian-American to serve as the VP of the United States!#powerpuffgirls #VicePresidentHarris pic.twitter.com/0VxnCLKTY9 — Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetwork) November 8, 2020 × Kamala Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden's vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American, and first Asian American to win the second-highest US office. She said ''I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.'' Also read: Slated to be first woman US vice-president, Harris vows 'will not be the last' The network also posted the picture on Instagram with the caption ''Born in Oakland, CA to two immigrant parents, her mother from India and father from Jamaica, she has spent her life, fighting injustice. Thank you for being an inspiration for girls everywhere." View this post on Instagram And just like that, she spoke. 🇺🇸 🙌🏾👏🏾🎉 Congratulations Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris on your historic win! Kamala is the first woman, first African-American, and first South Asian-American to serve as the Vice President of the United States! Harris has served as the United States Senator for California since 2017. Born in Oakland, CA to two immigrant parents, her mother from India and father from Jamaica, she has spent her life fighting injustice. Thank you for being an inspiration for girls everywhere. 💙💖💚 #kamalaharris #vicepresidentkamalaharris #cartoonnetwork #powerpuffgirls #2020election #shedidthat #womenforthewin #strongertogether #voteforwomen #electwomen #womeninoffice #womenempowerment #womenempoweringwomen A post shared by Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetworkofficial) on Nov 7, 2020 at 6:26pm PST Her victory address at Delaware was received with thunderous applause by not just from the audience present there, but virtually as well. Many posts online have been going viral commemorating her win. A US senator from California, Harris has a track record of shattering glass ceilings. She served as San Francisco’s first female district attorney and was California's first woman of colour to be elected attorney general. Harris, whose mother and father emigrated from India and Jamaica, respectively, had her sights set on becoming the first woman US president when she competed against Biden and others for their party's 2020 nomination.

US vice president-elect Kamala Harris gets her own version of 'Powerpuff Girls'

<p>Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers will resign "en masse" if China's top legislative body moves to disqualify four of their colleagues for violating the semi-autonomous city's Basic Law, a spokesman for the bloc said Monday.</p>

<p>"The pro-democratic camp has decided that if the NPCSC (National People's Congress Standing Committee) decides to disqualify lawmakers, all pro-democratic lawmakers will resign en masse," Wu Chi-wai, head of the Democratic Party, told a press conference.</p>

<p>It comes amid reports that&nbsp;China intends to oust at least four pro-democracy lawmakers from Hong Kong’s elected legislature.</p>

<p><strong>Also see:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/hong-kong-protests-china-timeline-of-hong-kongs-struggle-against-chinese-hegemony-309674">Timeline of Hong Kong's struggle against Chinese hegemony</a></strong></p>

<p>China's top authoritative body, the National People's Congress Standing Committee, was relied upon to consider during a two-day meeting that begins Tuesday whether the legislator's activities disregarded their vows, HK01 revealed Monday, referring to individuals it didn't distinguish. The gatherings were probably going to bring about the preclusion of Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki, Kenneth Leung and Alvin Yeung, the news site stated, leaving the 70-seat Legislative Council with only 16 resistance officials.&nbsp;</p>

<p>China has found a way to intercede in the undertakings of the previous British settlement since a rush of truly huge and now and then vicious popular government fights held the city a year ago. Since June, the Chinese government has forced a general public security law and broadened the details of sitting officials to permit the neighborhood government to defer nearby races for a year.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/how-china-is-stifling-press-freedom-in-hong-kong-330040">How China is stifling press freedom in Hong Kong</a></strong></p>

<p>Any transition to preclude chose legislators would underscore worldwide worries about Hong Kong's independence similarly as President-elect Joe Biden gets ready to get to work on a guarantee to shield vote based qualities around the globe. The Trump organization recently leveled sanctions against 10 authorities over their functions in checking Hong Kong's self-governance.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While the HK01 report didn't determine the justification for preclusion, the four administrators have been condemned by experts for utilizing defer strategies regular inequitable lawmaking bodies the world over. The sum total of what four had been recently banned from looking for re-appointment to the chamber, another strategy the legislature has progressively used to quiet its faultfinders.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Hong Kong's sole agent to the NPC Standing Committee, Tam Yiu-Chung, cautioned that legislators who participate in such defer strategies "are not reasonable" for public office, the South China Morning Post paper announced independently Monday. "It isn't acceptable to utilize different intends to upset LegCo's ordinary activity," Tam said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Such preclusions bring up new issues about the fate of Hong Kong's resistance, which has utilized the lawmaking body as a stage to challenge Beijing's plan since the city's re-visitation of Chinese guidelines in 1997. After a few extremist "localist" activists were among a record 29 resistance legislators chosen in 2016, China passed on a decision that prompted the preclusion of about six officials.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Two resistance officials surrendered their seats in September in challenging China's choice to broaden the assembly's term by a year without a political decision. A few leftover administrators are likewise dealing with criminal indictments identified with different fights against the legislature, incorporating seven accused lately of partaking in a May fight at the Legislative Council.</p>


Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers will resign "en masse" if China's top legislative body moves to disqualify four of their colleagues for violating the semi-autonomous city's Basic Law, a spokesman for the bloc said Monday.

Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers will resign "en masse" if China's top legislative body moves to disqualify four of their colleagues for violating the semi-autonomous city's Basic Law, a spokesman for the bloc said Monday. "The pro-democratic camp has decided that if the NPCSC (National People's Congress Standing Committee) decides to disqualify lawmakers, all pro-democratic lawmakers will resign en masse," Wu Chi-wai, head of the Democratic Party, told a press conference. It comes amid reports that China intends to oust at least four pro-democracy lawmakers from Hong Kong’s elected legislature. Also see: Timeline of Hong Kong's struggle against Chinese hegemony China's top authoritative body, the National People's Congress Standing Committee, was relied upon to consider during a two-day meeting that begins Tuesday whether the legislator's activities disregarded their vows, HK01 revealed Monday, referring to individuals it didn't distinguish. The gatherings were probably going to bring about the preclusion of Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki, Kenneth Leung and Alvin Yeung, the news site stated, leaving the 70-seat Legislative Council with only 16 resistance officials. China has found a way to intercede in the undertakings of the previous British settlement since a rush of truly huge and now and then vicious popular government fights held the city a year ago. Since June, the Chinese government has forced a general public security law and broadened the details of sitting officials to permit the neighborhood government to defer nearby races for a year. Also read: How China is stifling press freedom in Hong Kong Any transition to preclude chose legislators would underscore worldwide worries about Hong Kong's independence similarly as President-elect Joe Biden gets ready to get to work on a guarantee to shield vote based qualities around the globe. The Trump organization recently leveled sanctions against 10 authorities over their functions in checking Hong Kong's self-governance. While the HK01 report didn't determine the justification for preclusion, the four administrators have been condemned by experts for utilizing defer strategies regular inequitable lawmaking bodies the world over. The sum total of what four had been recently banned from looking for re-appointment to the chamber, another strategy the legislature has progressively used to quiet its faultfinders. 'Not Suitable' Hong Kong's sole agent to the NPC Standing Committee, Tam Yiu-Chung, cautioned that legislators who participate in such defer strategies "are not reasonable" for public office, the South China Morning Post paper announced independently Monday. "It isn't acceptable to utilize different intends to upset LegCo's ordinary activity," Tam said. Such preclusions bring up new issues about the fate of Hong Kong's resistance, which has utilized the lawmaking body as a stage to challenge Beijing's plan since the city's re-visitation of Chinese guidelines in 1997. After a few extremist "localist" activists were among a record 29 resistance legislators chosen in 2016, China passed on a decision that prompted the preclusion of about six officials. Two resistance officials surrendered their seats in September in challenging China's choice to broaden the assembly's term by a year without a political decision. A few leftover administrators are likewise dealing with criminal indictments identified with different fights against the legislature, incorporating seven accused lately of partaking in a May fight at the Legislative Council.

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers threaten mass resignation against Beijing

<p>A pictorial anthology on Mahatma Gandhi in the Nepali language was released here on Monday by President Bidya Devi Bhandari to mark his 151st birth anniversary and bring the Nepalese youth closer to the revered global peace icon.</p>

<p>The book titled "Maile Bujheko Gandhi" or "the Gandhi as I understood," was released at a special function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in Kathmandu in the presence of Ambassador of India to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra.</p>

<p>It was released to celebrate the 151st birth anniversary of the Father of Indian Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and to mark the culmination of the two-year-long celebrations of '150 years of Mahatma', according to a press release issued by the Indian Embassy here.</p>

<p>The book has been published by the Embassy of India along with the BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation to "cherish the values of the Mahatma's universal teachings with our Nepali friends," said the press release.</p>

<p>"It brings together for the first time uniquely Nepali perspectives on this revered global icon in the form of personal contributions from 25 eminent and distinguished personalities representing a rich cross-section of voices.</p>

<p>"The publication also hopes to bring the youth of Nepal closer to Mahatma Gandhi, whose life and ideals remain timeless, universal and relevant for today's world, the embassy said.&nbsp;</p>


A pictorial anthology on Mahatma Gandhi in the Nepali language was released here on Monday by President Bidya Devi Bhandari to mark his 151st birth anniversary and bring the Nepalese youth closer to the revered global peace icon.

A pictorial anthology on Mahatma Gandhi in the Nepali language was released here on Monday by President Bidya Devi Bhandari to mark his 151st birth anniversary and bring the Nepalese youth closer to the revered global peace icon. The book titled "Maile Bujheko Gandhi" or "the Gandhi as I understood," was released at a special function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in Kathmandu in the presence of Ambassador of India to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra. It was released to celebrate the 151st birth anniversary of the Father of Indian Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and to mark the culmination of the two-year-long celebrations of '150 years of Mahatma', according to a press release issued by the Indian Embassy here. The book has been published by the Embassy of India along with the BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation to "cherish the values of the Mahatma's universal teachings with our Nepali friends," said the press release. "It brings together for the first time uniquely Nepali perspectives on this revered global icon in the form of personal contributions from 25 eminent and distinguished personalities representing a rich cross-section of voices. "The publication also hopes to bring the youth of Nepal closer to Mahatma Gandhi, whose life and ideals remain timeless, universal and relevant for today's world, the embassy said.

Nepal President unveils pictorial anthology on Mahatma Gandhi

<p>Demand for COVID-19 antiviral drug Remdesivir is rising sharply in India, a top executive at drugmaker Cipla Ltd&nbsp;said on Monday, even as experts remain divided over its effectiveness.</p>

<p>Remdesivir was developed by US&nbsp;drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc, which cut its 2020 revenue forecast last month, citing lower-than-expected demand and difficulty in predicting sales of the treatment. Cipla is among several firms licensed to make and sell generic versions in developing nations.</p>

<p>Cipla's version, Cipremi, was commercially launched in July and costs just above $50 per 100 mg vial.</p>

<p>"From October onwards, (the company is) seeing a very sharp increase in (Remdesivir) monthly volumes ... there are no constraints on supplies now," Cipla's global chief financial officer, Kedar Upadhye, told Reuters.</p>

<p>He said the company had sold more than 300,000 vials of the drug across the country as of September.</p>

<p>Remdesivir has become the standard of care for patients hospitalised with severe COVID-19, with more than 50 countries including the United States approving its use.</p>

<p>But the World Health Organization (WHO) said last month that its global trial of COVID-19 therapies had found that Remdesivir did not have a substantial effect on the length of patients' hospital stays or their chances of survival.</p>

<p>"In India, the protocols (on remdesivir) have not changed, and demand continues," Cipla's Upadhye said, adding that the company has also begun export of the drug to "a few countries" in the second quarter, without giving any other details.</p>

<p>Mumbai-based Cipla, which has already been supplying the drug to South Africa since July, posted a 41.2 per cent&nbsp;rise in consolidated net profit on Friday for the quarter ended Sept. 30.</p>


Demand for COVID-19 antiviral drug Remdesivir is rising sharply in India, a top executive at drugmaker Cipla Ltd said on Monday, even as experts remain divided over its effectiveness.

Demand for COVID-19 antiviral drug Remdesivir is rising sharply in India, a top executive at drugmaker Cipla Ltd said on Monday, even as experts remain divided over its effectiveness. Remdesivir was developed by US drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc, which cut its 2020 revenue forecast last month, citing lower-than-expected demand and difficulty in predicting sales of the treatment. Cipla is among several firms licensed to make and sell generic versions in developing nations. Cipla's version, Cipremi, was commercially launched in July and costs just above $50 per 100 mg vial. "From October onwards, (the company is) seeing a very sharp increase in (Remdesivir) monthly volumes ... there are no constraints on supplies now," Cipla's global chief financial officer, Kedar Upadhye, told Reuters. He said the company had sold more than 300,000 vials of the drug across the country as of September. Remdesivir has become the standard of care for patients hospitalised with severe COVID-19, with more than 50 countries including the United States approving its use. But the World Health Organization (WHO) said last month that its global trial of COVID-19 therapies had found that Remdesivir did not have a substantial effect on the length of patients' hospital stays or their chances of survival. "In India, the protocols (on remdesivir) have not changed, and demand continues," Cipla's Upadhye said, adding that the company has also begun export of the drug to "a few countries" in the second quarter, without giving any other details. Mumbai-based Cipla, which has already been supplying the drug to South Africa since July, posted a 41.2 per cent rise in consolidated net profit on Friday for the quarter ended Sept. 30.

Indian demand for COVID-19 drug Remdesivir rising sharply: Cipla

<p>A&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;serviceman killed three colleagues in a shooting Monday on a base near the southern city of Voronezh, news agencies reported citing the military.</p>

<p>"Three servicemen sustained lethal injuries as a result of the attack," Russia's Western Military District said in a statement carried by Interfax.</p>

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<p>"The command of the military unit, acting together with law enforcement agencies, is working to track down and detain the assailant," it added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The statement said the attack began in the early hours of Monday.</p>

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<p>An unnamed Interfax source said the shooting was sparked when an altercation broke out between the soldier and an officer during an inspection.</p>

<p>The soldier "grabbed a handgun" from the officer's holster and fired, the source said, with three colleagues reported dead.</p>

<p>Authorities on the military base were negotiating with the suspect who had locked himself in a building, Interfax reported.</p>

<p>Shootings at military facilities in Russia are not uncommon and rights groups have sounded the alarm over brutal hazing rituals that were routine in the 1990s but have improved in recent years.</p>

<p>In October last year, a&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;soldier opened fire on troops at a military base in Siberia, killing eight and injuring two in an attack he blamed on hazing that made his life "hell".</p>

<p>Military service is compulsory in Russia for men aged between 18 and 27, but many people use loopholes to evade conscription.</p>


A Russian serviceman killed three colleagues in a shooting Monday on a base near the southern city of Voronezh, news agencies reported citing the military. "Three servicemen sustained lethal injuries as a result of the attack," Russia's Western Military District said in a statement carried by Interfax.

A Russian serviceman killed three colleagues in a shooting Monday on a base near the southern city of Voronezh, news agencies reported citing the military. "Three servicemen sustained lethal injuries as a result of the attack," Russia's Western Military District said in a statement carried by Interfax. "The command of the military unit, acting together with law enforcement agencies, is working to track down and detain the assailant," it added. The statement said the attack began in the early hours of Monday. Also read: US charges six Russian military intelligence officers with cyberattacks An unnamed Interfax source said the shooting was sparked when an altercation broke out between the soldier and an officer during an inspection. The soldier "grabbed a handgun" from the officer's holster and fired, the source said, with three colleagues reported dead. Authorities on the military base were negotiating with the suspect who had locked himself in a building, Interfax reported. Shootings at military facilities in Russia are not uncommon and rights groups have sounded the alarm over brutal hazing rituals that were routine in the 1990s but have improved in recent years. In October last year, a Russian soldier opened fire on troops at a military base in Siberia, killing eight and injuring two in an attack he blamed on hazing that made his life "hell". Military service is compulsory in Russia for men aged between 18 and 27, but many people use loopholes to evade conscription.

Three dead in axe and gun attack at Russian military base

<p>Ethiopia's Nobel-winning leader said on Monday his nation was not descending into "chaos" despite a military offensive against the restive Tigray region where air strikes and fighting have killed at least half a dozen people in recent days.</p>

<p>The flare-up in the northern region bordering Eritrea and Sudan has brought fears of civil war in Africa's second most populous nation where ethnic conflict has killed hundreds since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018.</p>

<p>"Ethiopia is grateful for friends expressing their concern. Our rule of law operation is aimed at guaranteeing peace and stability once and for all by bringing perpetrators of instability to justice," he tweeted on Monday.</p>

<p>"Concerns that Ethiopia will descend into chaos are unfounded and a result of not understanding our context deeply."</p>

<p>The 44-year-old, who is the continent's youngest leader, won the Nobel Peace Price last year for democratic reforms following years of repressive government and for making peace with Eritrea after a border war that had killed tens of thousands.</p>

<p>But the conflict in Tigray threatens national stability.</p>

<p>Last week Abiy, who comes from Ethiopia's largest ethnic group the Oromo, launched a military campaign saying forces loyal to Tigrayan leaders had attacked a military base and attempted to steal equipment.</p>

<p>The Tigrayans account for just 5% of Ethiopians but had, before Abiy's rule, dominated politics since rebels from their ethnic group toppled Marxist military rule in 1991.</p>

<p>Federal government fighter jets have in recent days been bombing targets including arms depots in Tigray. Aid workers on Sunday reported heavy fighting between troops loyal to each side, with at least six dead and dozens wounded.</p>

<p>A military official in Amhara told Reuters that clashes with Tigrayan forces in Kirakir, near the border between the regions of Tigray and Amhara, on Thursday had killed dozens on both sides. Reuters was unable to verify that.</p>

<p><strong>BATTLE-HARDENED</strong></p>

<p>Forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which governs the region, are battle-hardened - from the 1998-2000 war with neighbouring Eritrea and from the guerrilla struggle to topple Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991.</p>

<p>They and militia allies number up to 250,000 men and possess significant stocks of military hardware, according to the International Crisis Group thinktank.</p>

<p>Tigrayans say Abiy's government has unfairly targeted them as part of a crackdown on past rights abuses and corruption.</p>

<p>"These fascist have demonstrated they will show no mercy in destroying Tigrayans by launching more than 10 air strike attempts in Tigrayan cities," the TPLF said via Facebook.</p>

<p>"The people and government of Tigray are standing together," it added in the post on Monday.</p>

<p>Abiy, a former soldier who fought alongside Tigrayans against Eritrea, has so far defied calls from the United Nations and others to negotiate.</p>

<p>One risk is that Ethiopia's army could split along ethnic lines, with Tigrayans defecting to the regional force.</p>

<p>There are also fears of reprisals against Tigrayans elsewhere. Addis Ababa police said on Sunday the government had arrested 162 people in possession of firearms and ammunition, on suspicion of supporting the Tigrayan forces.</p>

<p>Furthermore, as Abiy's government mobilises troops to Tigray, other areas already roiled by ethnic violence could face a security vacuum, analysts say.</p>

<p>Thousands have had to flee their homes in the last two years in the nation of 110 million people.</p>

<p>Analysts do not believe the clashes will reawaken the Eritrea conflict given that President Isaias Afwerki and Abiy both see the Tigrayan leadership as enemies. ​</p>

<p>All-out war would damage Ethiopia's economy after years of steady growth. Abiy has pledged sweeping reforms to open lucrative sectors such as telecoms to foreign investment.</p>


Ethiopia's Nobel-winning leader said on Monday his nation was not descending into "chaos" despite a military offensive against the restive Tigray region where air strikes and fighting have killed at least half a dozen people in recent days.

Ethiopia's Nobel-winning leader said on Monday his nation was not descending into "chaos" despite a military offensive against the restive Tigray region where air strikes and fighting have killed at least half a dozen people in recent days. The flare-up in the northern region bordering Eritrea and Sudan has brought fears of civil war in Africa's second most populous nation where ethnic conflict has killed hundreds since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018. "Ethiopia is grateful for friends expressing their concern. Our rule of law operation is aimed at guaranteeing peace and stability once and for all by bringing perpetrators of instability to justice," he tweeted on Monday. "Concerns that Ethiopia will descend into chaos are unfounded and a result of not understanding our context deeply." The 44-year-old, who is the continent's youngest leader, won the Nobel Peace Price last year for democratic reforms following years of repressive government and for making peace with Eritrea after a border war that had killed tens of thousands. But the conflict in Tigray threatens national stability. Last week Abiy, who comes from Ethiopia's largest ethnic group the Oromo, launched a military campaign saying forces loyal to Tigrayan leaders had attacked a military base and attempted to steal equipment. The Tigrayans account for just 5% of Ethiopians but had, before Abiy's rule, dominated politics since rebels from their ethnic group toppled Marxist military rule in 1991. Federal government fighter jets have in recent days been bombing targets including arms depots in Tigray. Aid workers on Sunday reported heavy fighting between troops loyal to each side, with at least six dead and dozens wounded. A military official in Amhara told Reuters that clashes with Tigrayan forces in Kirakir, near the border between the regions of Tigray and Amhara, on Thursday had killed dozens on both sides. Reuters was unable to verify that. BATTLE-HARDENED Forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which governs the region, are battle-hardened - from the 1998-2000 war with neighbouring Eritrea and from the guerrilla struggle to topple Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991. They and militia allies number up to 250,000 men and possess significant stocks of military hardware, according to the International Crisis Group thinktank. Tigrayans say Abiy's government has unfairly targeted them as part of a crackdown on past rights abuses and corruption. "These fascist have demonstrated they will show no mercy in destroying Tigrayans by launching more than 10 air strike attempts in Tigrayan cities," the TPLF said via Facebook. "The people and government of Tigray are standing together," it added in the post on Monday. Abiy, a former soldier who fought alongside Tigrayans against Eritrea, has so far defied calls from the United Nations and others to negotiate. One risk is that Ethiopia's army could split along ethnic lines, with Tigrayans defecting to the regional force. There are also fears of reprisals against Tigrayans elsewhere. Addis Ababa police said on Sunday the government had arrested 162 people in possession of firearms and ammunition, on suspicion of supporting the Tigrayan forces. Furthermore, as Abiy's government mobilises troops to Tigray, other areas already roiled by ethnic violence could face a security vacuum, analysts say. Thousands have had to flee their homes in the last two years in the nation of 110 million people. Analysts do not believe the clashes will reawaken the Eritrea conflict given that President Isaias Afwerki and Abiy both see the Tigrayan leadership as enemies. All-out war would damage Ethiopia's economy after years of steady growth. Abiy has pledged sweeping reforms to open lucrative sectors such as telecoms to foreign investment.

Ethiopia downplays war fears while seeking to quell Tigray

<p>Richard Branson's Virgin&nbsp;Hyperloop&nbsp;has completed the world's first passenger ride on a super-high-speed levitating pod system, the company said on Sunday, a key safety test for technology it hopes will transform human and cargo transportation.</p>

<p>Virgin&nbsp;Hyperloop&nbsp;executives Josh Giegel, its Chief Technology Officer, and Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience, reached speeds of up to 107 miles per hour (172 km per hour) at the company's DevLoop test site in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company said.</p>

<p>"I had the true pleasure of seeing history made before my very eyes," said Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Virgin&nbsp;Hyperloop&nbsp;and Group Chairman and Chief Executive of DP World.</p>

<p>Los Angeles-based&nbsp;Hyperloop&nbsp;envisions a future where floating pods packed with passengers and cargo hurtle through vacuum tubes at 600 miles an hour (966 kph) or faster.</p>

<p>In a&nbsp;hyperloop&nbsp;system, which uses magnetic levitation to allow near-silent travel, a trip between New York and Washington would take just 30 minutes. That would be twice as fast as a commercial jet flight and four times faster than a high-speed train.</p>

<p>The company has previously run over 400 tests without human passengers at the Nevada site.</p>

<p>The test comes a month after Reuters first reported that Virgin&nbsp;Hyperloop&nbsp;picked the U.S. state of West Virginia to host a $500 million certification center and test track that will serve as a proving ground for its technology.</p>

<p>The company is working toward safety certification by 2025 and commercial operations by 2030, it has said.</p>

<p>Canada's Transpod and Spain's Zeleros also aim to upend traditional passenger and freight networks with similar technology they say will slash travel times, congestion, and environmental harm linked with petroleum-fueled machines.</p>


Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world's first passenger ride on a super-high-speed levitating pod system, the company said on Sunday, a key safety test for technology it hopes will transform human and cargo transportation.

Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world's first passenger ride on a super-high-speed levitating pod system, the company said on Sunday, a key safety test for technology it hopes will transform human and cargo transportation. Virgin Hyperloop executives Josh Giegel, its Chief Technology Officer, and Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience, reached speeds of up to 107 miles per hour (172 km per hour) at the company's DevLoop test site in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company said. "I had the true pleasure of seeing history made before my very eyes," said Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Virgin Hyperloop and Group Chairman and Chief Executive of DP World. Los Angeles-based Hyperloop envisions a future where floating pods packed with passengers and cargo hurtle through vacuum tubes at 600 miles an hour (966 kph) or faster. In a hyperloop system, which uses magnetic levitation to allow near-silent travel, a trip between New York and Washington would take just 30 minutes. That would be twice as fast as a commercial jet flight and four times faster than a high-speed train. The company has previously run over 400 tests without human passengers at the Nevada site. The test comes a month after Reuters first reported that Virgin Hyperloop picked the U.S. state of West Virginia to host a $500 million certification center and test track that will serve as a proving ground for its technology. The company is working toward safety certification by 2025 and commercial operations by 2030, it has said. Canada's Transpod and Spain's Zeleros also aim to upend traditional passenger and freight networks with similar technology they say will slash travel times, congestion, and environmental harm linked with petroleum-fueled machines.

Virgin Hyperloop completes first successful human passenger test

<p>Austrian police launched raids on more than 60 addresses allegedly linked to radical Islamists in four different regions Monday, with orders given for 30 suspects to be questioned, prosecutors said.</p>

<p>The Styria region prosecutors' office said in a statement it was "carrying out investigations against more than 70 suspects and against several associations which are suspected of belonging to and supporting the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas organisations".</p>

<p>It stressed, "the operation has no connection to the terror attack in Vienna of November 2".</p>

<p>It comes after&nbsp;Austria's interior and integration ministers ordered the closure of "radical mosques" after&nbsp;a deadly attack by a jihadist in&nbsp;Vienna&nbsp;in which four people were killed.</p>

<p>Austria, a country of 8.9 million people, has roughly 600,000 Muslim inhabitants, most of whom are Turkish or have families of Turkish origin.</p>

<p>The Islamic religious community IGGO said freedom of religion was an important value, but it must also be protected from within its own ranks. It said it worked with the authorities to close the mosque.</p>

<p>After Friday prayers at a mosque in&nbsp;Vienna, Imam Salim Mujkanovic condemned the attack and said: "Today it was a call to the youths who might not have had such a tight link (to the extremists) via the internet or personally, but there is a danger that they might be involved in this in the future."</p>

<p>Austria has arrested 15 people in connection with the attack. A&nbsp;Vienna&nbsp;court ordered eight of them, aged 16-24, to be detained in custody, it said on Friday.</p>

<p>"They are strongly suspected of having contributed to the crimes of murder, belonging to a terrorist organisation and a criminal organisation by supporting the attacker in the run-up to the attack," the court said, adding that its ruling was initially valid until Nov. 20.</p>

<p>Police in Germany on Friday searched homes and businesses linked to four people believed to have had ties to the shooter, whom Austrian authorities have described as an Islamist terrorist.</p>

<p>Switzerland has also arrested two men who the authorities there said knew the attacker.</p>


Austrian police launched raids on more than 60 addresses allegedly linked to radical Islamists in four different regions Monday, with orders given for 30 suspects to be questioned, prosecutors said.

Austrian police launched raids on more than 60 addresses allegedly linked to radical Islamists in four different regions Monday, with orders given for 30 suspects to be questioned, prosecutors said. The Styria region prosecutors' office said in a statement it was "carrying out investigations against more than 70 suspects and against several associations which are suspected of belonging to and supporting the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas organisations". It stressed, "the operation has no connection to the terror attack in Vienna of November 2". It comes after Austria's interior and integration ministers ordered the closure of "radical mosques" after a deadly attack by a jihadist in Vienna in which four people were killed. Austria, a country of 8.9 million people, has roughly 600,000 Muslim inhabitants, most of whom are Turkish or have families of Turkish origin. The Islamic religious community IGGO said freedom of religion was an important value, but it must also be protected from within its own ranks. It said it worked with the authorities to close the mosque. After Friday prayers at a mosque in Vienna, Imam Salim Mujkanovic condemned the attack and said: "Today it was a call to the youths who might not have had such a tight link (to the extremists) via the internet or personally, but there is a danger that they might be involved in this in the future." Austria has arrested 15 people in connection with the attack. A Vienna court ordered eight of them, aged 16-24, to be detained in custody, it said on Friday. "They are strongly suspected of having contributed to the crimes of murder, belonging to a terrorist organisation and a criminal organisation by supporting the attacker in the run-up to the attack," the court said, adding that its ruling was initially valid until Nov. 20. Police in Germany on Friday searched homes and businesses linked to four people believed to have had ties to the shooter, whom Austrian authorities have described as an Islamist terrorist. Switzerland has also arrested two men who the authorities there said knew the attacker.

Police in Austria conducts raid on dozens of addresses linked to radical Islamists

<p>The national capital's air quality remained ''severe''&nbsp;for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, with calm wind speed exacerbating the effect of stubble burning.</p>

<p>V K Soni, the head of the India Meteorological Department's environment research centre, said a major improvement in Delhi-NCR's air quality was highly unlikely in the coming days.</p>

<p>''The air quality is likely to be recorded in the upper end of the 'very poor' category on Diwali if we discount firecrackers emissions. If people burst crackers, pollution levels can increase to 'severe' to 'severe plus' category (emergency),''&nbsp;he said.</p>

<p>The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) from November 9 midnight to November 30 midnight, saying "celebration by crackers is for happiness and not to celebrate deaths and diseases".</p>

<p>An official said the newly-constituted Commission&nbsp;for Air Quality Management in?National?Capital Region and Adjoining Areas is likely to hold a review meeting on Monday considering the situation.</p>

<p>The city's air quality index (AQI) stood at 474 at 11 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data. Its 24-hour average AQI was 416 on Sunday, 427 on Saturday, 406 on Friday, and 450 on Thursday, the highest since November 15 last year, when it was 458.</p>

<p>The neighbouring cities of Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, and Gurugram also recorded ''severe''&nbsp;air quality.</p>

<p>An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".</p>

<p>PM10 levels in Delhi-NCR stood at 591 microgram per cubic meter (g/m3) at 10 am, the highest since November 15 last year, when it was 637 g/m3, according to CPCB data. PM10 levels below 100 g/m3 are considered safe in India.</p>

<p>PM10 levels are considered in the ''severe-plus''&nbsp;category if their concentration is more than 500 microgram per cubic meter, according to the Graded Response Action Plan for Delhi-NCR notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 2017.</p>

<p>PM10 is particulate matter with a diameter of 10 micrometers and is inhalable into the lungs. These particles include dust, pollen, and mold spores.</p>

<p>The levels of PM2.5&nbsp;finer particles that can even enter the bloodstream&nbsp;were 381 g/m3 at 11 am. PM2.5 levels up to 60 g/m3 are considered safe.</p>

<p>According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the wind speed was 3 to 4 kilometres per hour in the morning, and the minimum temperature 10 degrees Celsius. Calm winds and low temperatures trap pollutants close to the ground, while favourable wind speed helps in their dispersion.</p>

<p>There was shallow to moderate fog in the morning which led to smog. It reduced visibility to 600 meters at the Safdarjung Observatory, Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD's regional forecasting centre, said.</p>

<p>He said the situation is likely to continue till November 15 as the wind speed is not expected to pick up significantly.</p>

<p>The central government's Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi also said a ''significant improvement in air quality is not likely,&nbsp;owing to slow wind speed, particularly during night time, and contribution from farm fires.''</p>

<p>''The farm fire count over Punjab remains very high which is likely to impact the air quality of Delhi-NCR and other parts of northwest India,''&nbsp;it said.</p>

<p>The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, said surface winds have become calm and are predicted to remain so for the next two days.</p>

<p>''This is a major factor due to which no quick recovery is expected unless a drastic reduction in fire counts takes place,? it said.<br />
SAFAR said the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution was 29 percent on Sunday.</p>

<p>It was 42 percent on Thursday, the maximum this season so far.</p>

<p>Last year, the stubble contribution to Delhi's pollution had peaked to 44 percent on November 1, according to SAFAR data.</p>


The national capital's air quality remained ''severe'' for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, with calm wind speed exacerbating the effect of stubble burning. V K Soni, the head of the India Meteorological Department's environment research centre, said a major improvement in Delhi-NCR's air quality was highly unlikely in the coming days.

The national capital's air quality remained ''severe'' for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, with calm wind speed exacerbating the effect of stubble burning. V K Soni, the head of the India Meteorological Department's environment research centre, said a major improvement in Delhi-NCR's air quality was highly unlikely in the coming days. ''The air quality is likely to be recorded in the upper end of the 'very poor' category on Diwali if we discount firecrackers emissions. If people burst crackers, pollution levels can increase to 'severe' to 'severe plus' category (emergency),'' he said. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) from November 9 midnight to November 30 midnight, saying "celebration by crackers is for happiness and not to celebrate deaths and diseases". An official said the newly-constituted Commission for Air Quality Management in?National?Capital Region and Adjoining Areas is likely to hold a review meeting on Monday considering the situation. The city's air quality index (AQI) stood at 474 at 11 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data. Its 24-hour average AQI was 416 on Sunday, 427 on Saturday, 406 on Friday, and 450 on Thursday, the highest since November 15 last year, when it was 458. The neighbouring cities of Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, and Gurugram also recorded ''severe'' air quality. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe". PM10 levels in Delhi-NCR stood at 591 microgram per cubic meter (g/m3) at 10 am, the highest since November 15 last year, when it was 637 g/m3, according to CPCB data. PM10 levels below 100 g/m3 are considered safe in India. PM10 levels are considered in the ''severe-plus'' category if their concentration is more than 500 microgram per cubic meter, according to the Graded Response Action Plan for Delhi-NCR notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 2017. PM10 is particulate matter with a diameter of 10 micrometers and is inhalable into the lungs. These particles include dust, pollen, and mold spores. The levels of PM2.5 finer particles that can even enter the bloodstream were 381 g/m3 at 11 am. PM2.5 levels up to 60 g/m3 are considered safe. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the wind speed was 3 to 4 kilometres per hour in the morning, and the minimum temperature 10 degrees Celsius. Calm winds and low temperatures trap pollutants close to the ground, while favourable wind speed helps in their dispersion. There was shallow to moderate fog in the morning which led to smog. It reduced visibility to 600 meters at the Safdarjung Observatory, Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD's regional forecasting centre, said. He said the situation is likely to continue till November 15 as the wind speed is not expected to pick up significantly. The central government's Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi also said a ''significant improvement in air quality is not likely, owing to slow wind speed, particularly during night time, and contribution from farm fires.'' ''The farm fire count over Punjab remains very high which is likely to impact the air quality of Delhi-NCR and other parts of northwest India,'' it said. The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, said surface winds have become calm and are predicted to remain so for the next two days. ''This is a major factor due to which no quick recovery is expected unless a drastic reduction in fire counts takes place,? it said. SAFAR said the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution was 29 percent on Sunday. It was 42 percent on Thursday, the maximum this season so far. Last year, the stubble contribution to Delhi's pollution had peaked to 44 percent on November 1, according to SAFAR data.

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<p>France on Monday affirmed its&nbsp;"profound respect for Islam"&nbsp;in the country's defence of the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad.</p>

<p>French&nbsp;Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said ''We have a first principle which is the highest respect for Islam.&nbsp;I also want to say that Muslims are fully part of society in&nbsp;France.''</p>

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<p>''The second message is that we're confronted by a terrorism threat, fanaticism, on our soil but also elsewhere, and this battle is a common battle," he added.</p>

<p>The&nbsp;statement&nbsp;comes in the wake of several attacks in&nbsp;France&nbsp;apparently provoked by anger over the defence of the caricatures, considered blasphemous by Muslims, as freedom of expression.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/france-fm-in-egypt-to-calm-tensions-after-cartoon-controversy-341799" hreflang="en">France FM in Egypt to calm tensions after cartoon controversy</a></strong></p>

<p>After meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Le Drian said an "anti-French" campaign in the Muslim world had often been the result of a distortion of French President Emmanuel Macron's comments on the issue.</p>

<p>The Cairo-based Al-Azhar considered the foremost religious institutions for Sunni Muslims, condemned French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's decision in September to reprint the cartoons.</p>

<p>Demonstrations have erupted in several Muslim-majority countries after Macron defended the right to publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, which many saw as insulting and an attack on Islam.</p>

<p>Macron's remarks came after a suspected Islamist decapitated a schoolteacher in a Paris suburb on October 16, after he showed the cartoons during a lesson on freedom of expression.</p>

<p>Sisi himself had weighed in, saying last month that “to insult the prophets amounts to underestimating the religious beliefs of many people”.</p>


France on Monday affirmed its "profound respect for Islam" in the country's defence of the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said ''We have a first principle which is the highest respect for Islam.

France on Monday affirmed its "profound respect for Islam" in the country's defence of the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said ''We have a first principle which is the highest respect for Islam. I also want to say that Muslims are fully part of society in France.'' ''The second message is that we're confronted by a terrorism threat, fanaticism, on our soil but also elsewhere, and this battle is a common battle," he added. The statement comes in the wake of several attacks in France apparently provoked by anger over the defence of the caricatures, considered blasphemous by Muslims, as freedom of expression. Also read: France FM in Egypt to calm tensions after cartoon controversy After meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Le Drian said an "anti-French" campaign in the Muslim world had often been the result of a distortion of French President Emmanuel Macron's comments on the issue. The Cairo-based Al-Azhar considered the foremost religious institutions for Sunni Muslims, condemned French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's decision in September to reprint the cartoons. Demonstrations have erupted in several Muslim-majority countries after Macron defended the right to publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, which many saw as insulting and an attack on Islam. Macron's remarks came after a suspected Islamist decapitated a schoolteacher in a Paris suburb on October 16, after he showed the cartoons during a lesson on freedom of expression. Sisi himself had weighed in, saying last month that “to insult the prophets amounts to underestimating the religious beliefs of many people”.

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