Beijing university threatens Marxist student society
The prestigious Peking University effectively banned the students’ Marxist Society after its members came to the support of protesting workers. This response points to fears that political radicalisation and unrest, not only among university students, but among China’s exploited working class, could threaten the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) police-state regime.
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Iran says it launched missiles into Syria targeting parade attack 'ringleaders'
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has hit the ringleaders responsible for a terrorist attack on a military parade in Ahvaz on September 22, which killed 25 people and injured over 60.
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Costa Rica Strike Enters 4th Week as Unions Reject Gov't Proposal
The strike against a proposed fiscal reform, namely the Law on Strengthening Public Finance, in Costa Rica entered its fourth week after a failed meeting between union leaders and representatives of the government. The union groups rejected a preliminary agreement reached with the government which sought to end the indefinite strike.
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Taliban never sought peace with US as it fights both Americans & ISIS, commander tells RT
The Taliban has never tried to mend ties with the US as they continue to fight against both Americans and Islamic State, a commander of the group told RT. He denied that any member was ever permitted to discuss peace with the US.
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The Chinese military challenged a US destroyer to a South China Sea showdown
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) reportedly took on the US Navy in a South China Sea showdown Sunday during a freedom-of-navigation operation involving the USS Decatur.A Chinese Luyang-class destroyer steered within 45 yards of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer near the Spratly Islands this weekend in a confrontational exchange that US officials deemed "unsafe," CNN first reported. The US Navy ship was forced to maneuver to prevent a collision.
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North, South Korea begin removing landmines along fortified border
Troops from North and South Korea began removing some landmines along their heavily fortified border on Monday, the South’s defense ministry said, in a pact to reduce tension and build trust on the divided peninsula.
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Protests hit mass detention of immigrant children in Texas tent camp
Scores of protesters gathered outside the Tornillo border crossing about 35 miles southeast of El Paso, Texas over the weekend to protest the mass incarceration of immigrant children there in a barren tent camp in the desert on the Mexican border. The demonstrators demanded the immediate release of the children as well as that of their parents.
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India's Biometric ID System Has Led To Starvation For Some Poor, Advocates Say
India has 1.3 billion people, and no equivalent of the Social Security number. About 4 in 10 births go unregistered. Less than 2 percent of the population pays income tax.Many more are eligible for welfare benefits but may never have collected them, either because they can't figure out how or a middleman stole their share.
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Why Brazil's business elites are warming to a far-right flamethrower for president
Brazil’s business class is quietly rooting for far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro to win the nation’s highest office this month, fearful of a return to leftist rule in Latin America’s largest economy..
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