Georgia Holt, Singer and Mother of Cher, Dies at 96

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The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit, pledging to increase output even as prices have fallen
The United Arab Emirates opened its annual oil-and-gas summit on Monday with pledges to increase energy output even as global prices have fallen and world politics remain uncertain ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The massive Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference comes after the UAE just last year hosted the United Nations COP28 climate talks. Meanwhile, UAE officials have made a point to dodge any questions about the U.S. election while maintaining their close ties to Russia despite Moscow's war on Ukraine.
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Final US campaign blitz for Harris and Trump
Bitter rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump embark on a final frenzied campaign blitz Monday with both hitting must-win Pennsylvania on the last day of the tightest and most volatile US presidential election in memory.The final days of the campaign have meanwhile seen both candidates roll out high-profile surrogates.
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More severe weather expected Monday as Oklahoma surveys damage from tornado-spawning storms that injured 11
More severe weather is expected in the Southern Plains Monday as residents in Oklahoma survey the destruction from tornado-spawning storms that injured at least 11 people and leveled homes over the weekend.
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Austria's Alpine refuges and trails crumble as climate warms
The historic Zittel hut on top of a snow-capped mountain high in the Austrian Alps has weathered many a storm.At the Zittel hut, the crumbling foundation and the weather-worn wooden shingles require urgent renovation and thermal insulation.
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Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia
Angry residents in flood devastated areas of Valencia, booed King Felipe of Spain and pelted him with eggs and mud as scuffles broke out around him.
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Israel officially informs UN of end to relations with Palestinian relief agency
Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its relations with the main U.N. relief organization for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) since 1967, the country's foreign ministry said on Monday. Last month, the Israeli parliament passed legislation banning UNRWA from operating in Israel and stopping Israeli authorities from cooperating with the organization, which provides aid and education services to millions of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
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China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space
A parachute slowed their capsule's nighttime descent to a remote landing area in China's Inner Mongolia region. The Tiangong space station, which was completed two years ago, is part of China's efforts to be a global leader in space exploration. In recent years, the country's space program has brought back rocks from the moon and landed a rover on Mars.
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China on track to record lowest number of new marriages since 1980, official data shows
The number of new marriages recorded in China is on course to fall to the lowest level in decades this year, official data shows, as the country’s demographic crisis deepens despite a sweeping government campaign to boost matrimony and encourage births.
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Indonesia volcano eruption kills 10, sets houses aflame
A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted overnight, killing at least 10 people as it spewed fireballs and ash on surrounding villages, officials said Monday as they raised the alert status to its highest level.It hoisted the highest alert level and told locals and tourists not to carry out activities within a seven-kilometre (4.3-mile) radius of the crater.
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Foxconn subsidiary seeks $80 million Vietnam investment for integrated circuits
Taiwanese giant Foxconn's subsidiary Shunsin <6451.TW> is seeking a permit to invest $80 million in northern Vietnam to produce integrated circuits, according to a document from Vietnam's environment ministry. The proposed plant in Bac Giang province will focus on producing and processing electronic components, specifically integrated circuit boards, the document said. It is majority owned by a unit of Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and assembler.
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Here's what to watch as Election Day approaches in the U.S.
Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast. In a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.
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A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got here
Not so long ago, Donald Trump was marinating in self-pity at Mar-a-Lago after being impeached twice and voted out of the White House. When Trump announced his comeback bid two years ago, the New York Post buried the article on page 26. At the same time, Kamala Harris was languishing as a low-profile sidekick to President Joe Biden.
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France is holding a trial over the beheading of a teacher who showed prophet cartoons to his class
Eight people are going on trial in Paris on terrorism charges Monday over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed by an Islamic extremist after showing caricatures of Islam's prophet to his middle school students for a lesson on freedom of expression. Paty's shocking death left an imprint on France, and several schools are now named after him.
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Florida will vote on marijuana, abortion in an election that will test GOP's dominance
Florida's election will test whether the state maintains its new reputation as a Republican stronghold, or whether Democrats make some gains by tapping into the support for abortion and marijuana ballot questions and the new energy Vice President Kamala Harris brings to the race. Gone are the days when Florida was looked at as the biggest prize among swing states. After former President Barack Obama won Florida twice, former President Donald Trump carried the state by a whisker in 2016 and then by a much larger share in 2020.
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Harris Pitches Positive Closing Message in Michigan
The Democrat's campaign in Michigan has scores of staff members focused on organizing young voters
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Trump offers darkness, Harris offers optimism on election eve in America
The tumultuous 2024 election is ending with a contrast that encapsulates America’s fateful choice on election eve.
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Myanmar junta chief to make first China visit since seizing power
Since the coup Myanmar has been in chaos, including areas along its border with China, as an armed resistance movement combined with established ethnic minority militias to wrest control of large territories from the military government. Min Aung Hlaing will attend summits of the Greater Mekong Subregion and the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Co-operation Strategy (ACMECS) and join a meeting with Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam on Nov.6 and 7 in Kunming, MRTV said. "He will have meetings and discussions with authorities from China and will work on enhancing the bilateral relationship, economic and development in several sectors," it said, referring to the junta chief.
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Appeal begins for Vietnam death row tycoon
The appeal of a Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion began on Monday after she pleaded for a more "lenient and humane" sentence.She asked the court to consider a more "lenient and humane approach".
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Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again
A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it had survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant was shut down again Monday due to an equipment problem, its operator said. The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant on Japan’s northern coast was put back online on Oct. 29 and had been expected to start generating power in early November. The reactor was operating normally and there was no release of radiation into the environment, Tohoku Electric said.
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Palau, US security ally in Pacific, holds election
The Pacific Islands nation of Palau, important to the U.S. military amid tensions with China, and among a dozen allies of Taiwan, holds a national election for president on Tuesday. President Surangel Whipps Jr is contesting the post against his brother-in-law, former president Tommy Remengesau, who stood at traffic intersections on Monday directly appealing to drivers for support. Palau this year renewed a Compact of Free Association with Washington, in a deal that will see it receive $890 million in economic assistance over 20 years in return for allowing continued U.S. military access to its maritime zone, air space and land.

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