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> Former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after being convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia, Reuters and NBC News report.

> After leaving the company in 2015 Abouammo continued to attempt to influence Twitter to verify Saudi accounts or remove posts highlighted by the Saudi government, according to testimony from an FBI agent.

> One Saudi citizen was sentenced to 34 years in prison earlier this year for tweeting in protest of the government, while another was sentenced to 16 years.


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> U.S. prosecutors may charge Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its top executives with money laundering and sanctions violations, the latest twist in a probe that began in 2018 and gained traction during the FTX collapse that shocked the industry.

> Binance and its CEO have been instrumental in reacting to the recent collapse of the FTX exchange, which rocked the industry.

> First, as rumors of FTX's insolvency began to circulate, Binance pulled the plug on $529 million in FTX token holdings, a move that undermined its now-bankrupt rival.


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> U.S. prosecutors may charge Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its top executives with money laundering and sanctions violations, the latest twist in a probe that began in 2018 and gained traction during the FTX collapse that shocked the industry.

> Binance and its CEO have been instrumental in reacting to the recent collapse of the FTX exchange, which rocked the industry.

> First, as rumors of FTX's insolvency began to circulate, Binance pulled the plug on $529 million in FTX token holdings, a move that undermined its now-bankrupt rival.


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> U.S. prosecutors may charge Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its top executives with money laundering and sanctions violations, the latest twist in a probe that began in 2018 and gained traction during the FTX collapse that shocked the industry.

> Binance and its CEO have been instrumental in reacting to the recent collapse of the FTX exchange, which rocked the industry.

> First, as rumors of FTX's insolvency began to circulate, Binance pulled the plug on $529 million in FTX token holdings, a move that undermined its now-bankrupt rival.


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> Researchers say they have successfully completed a trial of a personalised cancer vaccine that uses the same messenger-RNA technology as Covid jabs.

> Moderna's chief medical officer Paul Burton said: "This is a significant finding. It's the first randomised-trial testing of an mRNA therapeutic in cancer patients."It's shown a 44% relative reduction in the risk of dying of cancer or having your cancer progress.

> Dr Sam Godfrey from Cancer Research UK, said: "There is unlikely to be a single cure for cancer and we must focus on ways to tailor treatment for patients.


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> Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, was arrested and taken into custody on Monday by police in the Bahamas.

> In a subsequent statement, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York tweeted: "Earlier this evening, Bahamian authorities arrested Samuel Bankman-Fried at the request of the U.S. Government, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY. We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time."

> The big picture: The arrest and indictment news comes just hours before Bankman-Fried is scheduled to testify remotely in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on FTX's collapse.


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> Rishi Sunak has announced a collaboration between the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence.

> The hope is that developing a new fighter jet could create and sustain thousands of UK jobs and open doors to more arms exports.

> "The international partnership we have announced today with Italy and Japan aims to do just that, underlining that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions are indivisible."The next-generation of combat aircraft we design will protect us and our allies around the world by harnessing the strength of our world-beating defence industry - creating jobs while saving lives.


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> Rishi Sunak has announced a collaboration between the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence.

> The hope is that developing a new fighter jet could create and sustain thousands of UK jobs and open doors to more arms exports.

> "The international partnership we have announced today with Italy and Japan aims to do just that, underlining that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions are indivisible."The next-generation of combat aircraft we design will protect us and our allies around the world by harnessing the strength of our world-beating defence industry - creating jobs while saving lives.


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> Rishi Sunak has announced a collaboration between the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence.

> The hope is that developing a new fighter jet could create and sustain thousands of UK jobs and open doors to more arms exports.

> "The international partnership we have announced today with Italy and Japan aims to do just that, underlining that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions are indivisible."The next-generation of combat aircraft we design will protect us and our allies around the world by harnessing the strength of our world-beating defence industry - creating jobs while saving lives.


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> Spain said Wednesday it's enacting a new ethics code to discourage toy manufacturers from using sexist stereotypes such as dolls for girls and action figures for boys in advertisements as the Christmas season kicks off.

> A government statement said the new "Self-regulatory" code urges companies to run adverts that engender an image of pluralism and equality, free from stereotypes.

> The code follows an agreement between the Consumer Affairs Ministry, toy manufacturers and publicity companies in April.


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> President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address that Ukrainians were defending against attempted Russian advances in multiple regions, as NATO allies promised more arms for Ukraine and equipment to help restore power supplies cut by Russian strikes.

> Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned NATO against providing Ukraine with Patriot missile-defense systems, calling the 30-member alliance a "Criminal entity" for delivering arms to what he called "Ukrainian fanatics."

> WATCH: Ukrainian artillery crews make regular use of the Western-supplied M777 howitzer and say it has had a major impact against Russian forces.


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> In order to keep the city livable, the political leaders want to put an end to disruptive bachelor parties, organized pub crawls, limit the number of river cruises, and to force the early nightly closure of bars, cafes, restaurants, and the windows where sex workers operate in the Red Light District.

> The mayor and aldermen are also in favor of a ban on smoking cannabis in certain parts of the city center.

> Hospitality businesses would be ordered to close by 2 a.m., with the last customers allowed inside by 1 a.m. The sex workers' spaces would be required to close no later than 3 a.m..


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> Foreign investment firms, private equity, pension funds and businesses lodged in tax havens own more than 70% of the water industry in England, according to research by the Guardian.

> The complex web of ownership is revealed as the public and some politicians increasingly call for the industry to be held to account for sewage dumping, leaks and water shortages.

> The research reveals at least 72% of the industry is controlled by firms in 17 countries, while UK firms own 10%. Ownership of 82% of the water industry was traced overall.


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> A lawyer for Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi, has accused Mohammed bin Salman of engaging in an unprecedented and blatant attempt to "Manipulate" the US court system in order to "Secure impunity" after allegedly ordering the 2018 murder of the journalist.

> In a blistering 10-page legal filing, lawyer Keith Harper, who represents Cengiz and the pro-democracy group Dawn in a US civil case against the Saudi crown prince, urged Judge John Bates to reject a controversial suggestion by the Biden administration that Prince Mohammed be granted sovereign immunity in the case.

> After asking for two extensions, the Biden administration late last month complied with the request, and said in a legal filing that it did believe Prince Mohammed ought to receive immunity from the court, citing a decision by Saudi's King Salman - Prince Mohammed's father - to appoint his son prime minister.


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> Authorities have abruptly lifted Covid restrictions in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, where protesters scuffled with police on Tuesday night, as police searched for demonstrators in other cities and the country's top security body called for a crackdown on "Hostile forces".

> In Haizhu there had been several protests and clashes with police over the past month, and it was the site of the most recent protests in a wave of civil disobedience that escalated dramatically on Friday.

> Discontent with China's stringent Covid prevention strategy three years into the pandemic has ignited into protests in cities across the country, in the biggest wave of civil disobedience since the country's leader, Xi Jinping, took power a decade ago.


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> The French National Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution supporting Armenia and calling for sanctions against Azerbaijan.

> With the resolution, the National Assembly condemns, in the strongest terms, the military aggression of Azerbaijan on September 13 and 14 against the southern and southeastern regions of the Republic of Armenia, in violation of its sovereignty.

> The National Assembly calls for an end to the military occupation by Azerbaijan of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia and for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Azerbaijani forces.


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> Power cuts continue in Ukraine after Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.

> The United States will allocate $53 million to provide Ukraine with "Critical electricity grid equipment," helping Kyiv to deal with Russian attacks on the country's power grid, U.S. State Department said in a message on its website on Nov. 29.

> "This new assistance is in addition to $55 million in emergency energy sector support for generators and other equipment to help restore emergency power and heat to local municipalities impacted by Russia's attacks on Ukraine's power system," the message said.


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> The new rules, which will have to be approved by EU member states and the European parliament, are intended to tackle the surge in plastic and other packaging waste.

> The EU passed a law in 2019 to ban the most common single-use plastic items, such as plastic cutlery, stirrers and straws, but officials want to go further to tackle soaring amounts of packaging rubbish.

> Under the latest proposals, EU member states would have to reduce packaging waste per capita by 15% by 2040 compared with 2018.


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> The new rules, which will have to be approved by EU member states and the European parliament, are intended to tackle the surge in plastic and other packaging waste.

> The EU passed a law in 2019 to ban the most common single-use plastic items, such as plastic cutlery, stirrers and straws, but officials want to go further to tackle soaring amounts of packaging rubbish.

> Under the latest proposals, EU member states would have to reduce packaging waste per capita by 15% by 2040 compared with 2018.


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> South Korea's military said it scrambled fighter jets Wednesday as six Russian and two Chinese warplanes entered its air defense zone without notice.

> Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the Chinese H-6 bombers repeatedly entered and exited the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone near South Korea's southern and northeastern coasts early Wednesday.

> "Around the same time, what appears to be two Russian aircraft flew south over the Sea of Japan and then turned around," it said, adding that it had scrambled jets in response.


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> 1 min read. Iran has accused Israeli and Western intelligence services of plotting a civil war in the country, which has been gripped by nationwide protests for weeks.

> Iran says it has sentenced four people to death for allegedly "Cooperating" with the Israeli intelligence service, local media report.

> Iranian officials have accused Israeli and Western intelligence services of plotting a civil war in the country, which has been gripped by nationwide protests for more than two months.


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> The French baguette - "250 grams of magic and perfection," in the words of President Emmanuel Macron - one of the abiding symbols of the nation was given UNESCO heritage status on Wednesday, November 30.

> UNESCO The baguette, with its crusty exterior and soft middle, has remained a quintessential part of French life long after other stereotypes like berets and strings of garlic have fallen by the wayside.

> France submitted its request to UNESCO in early 2021, with baguettes chosen over the zinc roofs of Paris and a wine festival in Arbois.


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> The European Union is looking at seizing and reinvesting frozen Russian assets - and then using the profits made on any trades to help to rebuild war-torn Ukraine.

> "We have blocked 300 billion euros of the Russian central bank reserves and we have frozen 19 billion euros of Russian oligarchs' money."

> "There is a huge pot of gold to be taken and dedicated for Ukraine's reconstruction, which are the assets of the Russian Federation and Russian oligarchs," Poland prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said last month.


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> The report says Khamenei also ordered security and intelligence bodies to issue a statement about the ongoing protests that have engulfed the country since mid-September following the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police.

> The report claims that Khamenei has been critical of authorities for their handling of the situation, especially for President Ebrahim Raisi and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani's "Lack of initiative" in the matter.

> Faced with such "Lack of initiative", the report says, Khamenei told the officials of his own office he would have to take the matters into his own hands if "They could not keep up with it".


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> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated India's "Unwavering support to the Palestinian cause" on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, an annual United Nations-organised observance.

> "On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, I reiterate India's unwavering support to the Palestinian cause," PM Modi said in a statement.

> In October this year, India presented a cheque of USD 2.5 million, part of the annual USD 5 million support pledged to Palestine, to a UN agency that will directly benefit schools and health centres to support Palestinian refugees.


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