Morning news brief: Donald Trump accepts defeat, Pope calls out China and more
Trump visits campaign headquarters
The outgoing US PresidentDonald Trumphas hinted towards accepting his defeat in the recently-conductedUS electionsagainstthe President-electJoe Biden. The Biden-HarrisTransition Executive Director Yohannes Abraham also announced the formal start of the transition process between the two administrations. Meanwhile, China has launched its first unmanned spacecraft to the moon to bring back lunar rocks — making it the first country in nearly four decades to do so. Taregetting China's ill-treatment of the minority groups, Pope Francisreferred to Muslim Uighurs in China as a “persecuted” community.
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‘Do what needs to be done’: Trump clears the way for Biden's transition
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China launches first unmanned spacecraft to moon to collect lunar rocks
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US court backs Pentagon's decision to exclude Anthropic over Claude AI restrictions
The aim of the mission is to bring back lunar rocks and soil so that the scientists can learn about the Moon's origins, formation and volcanic activity on the lunar surface.
UK might pull British judges out of Hong Kong's highest court
British Foreign Secretary on Monday claimed that this could happen due to China breaking its international obligations in Hong Kong.
Pope Francis refers to Uighur Muslims as a 'persecuted' group for the first time
In a new book titled “Let Us Dream: The Path to A Better Future”, Francis also urged world governments to set up a universal minimum wage.
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