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Further protests erupt in Poland over anti-abortion decision
Thousands marched across Poland to protest a decision by the top court banned almost grounds for abortion.
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Further protests erupt in Poland over anti-abortion decision
Thousands marched across Poland to protest a decision by the top court banned almost grounds for abortion.
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Protests after police fatally shoot black teenager in Illinois
A rally was held in Waukegan, Illinois after 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette was killed during a police shooting.
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Catch up: SBS World News (24 October 2020)
Did you miss the latest SBS World News bulletin? You can catch up on all the major national and international news stories of the day right here.
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The awkward moments from the final US Presidential debate
The final US Presidential debate was far less chaotic than the first but still delivered some interesting moments.
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Joe Biden v Donald Trump: The final debate
US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have faced each other for the final time in the 2020 Presidential election campaign, sparring over climate action, immigration, and healthcare.
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Donald Trump and Joe Biden give their final pitch to voters
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have given their final pitch to voters in their last presidential debate before the voting day on November 3. They were asked to imagine their inauguration day and state what they would say to Americans who did not vote for them.
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Handmaids' protesters drown out Democratic Senator
At a press conference planned by several groups, Senate Democrats joined to voice their concerns about Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett and were interrupted by protesters. Some demonstrators were dressed as handmaids, evoking “The Handmaid's Tale” and a reference to Barrett’s role in a conservative religious group that once called high-ranking women members “handmaids.”
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Drone captures images of detained men being beaten in Lagos street
Drone video has captured more violence in Nigeria, showing looting and men being beaten by authorities. The source who filmed the footage told Reuters that the detained men were eventually led towards a police station.
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Lebanese residents skeptical of promises as new PM announced
Lebanese citizens in the streets of Beirut remained skeptical that any change would come after veteran politician Saad al-Hariri was named prime minister for a fourth time. Mr Hariri pledged to form a new government that can tackle the country's worst crisis since the civil war and said he would quickly form a cabinet of specialists "with a mission to enact the economic and financial reforms" set out in a French plan to get foreign aid.
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83-year-old pensioner becomes unlikely hero against UK COVID-19 restrictions
Maureen Eames, a resident of Notton, a village near the northern England town of Barnsley, became a viral hit after reacting to news that her area will move into the "very high" lockdown tier 3 on Saturday to tackle rising levels of infections.
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California prison must cut inmate population in half
A California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of one of the world's most famous prisons to less than half of its designed capacity, citing officials' "deliberate indifference" to the plight of inmates during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Protesters sit-in at Brazil miner Vale dam burst site
Roughly 150 demonstrators staged a sit-in at Brazilian miner Vale's administrative building in the town of Brumadinho to protest their treatment nearly two years after a deadly mining waste dam collapsed there, killing about 270 people.
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Boat carrying migrants arrives at tourist beach in Spain's Gran Canaria
Dozens of migrants arrived by dinghy at a beach popular with tourists in Spain's Atlantic island of Gran Canaria. Reuters TV footage showed the migrants on Maspalomas beach being attended by Red Cross volunteers and police officers upon their arrival.
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British orchestra premieres music inspired by BLM protest hero
The actions of a Black British activist who carried an injured counter-protester to safety during clashes in London has inspired an orchestra to create a new musical piece based on his heroism. Patrick Hutchinson became an "accidental hero" when a Reuters photographer caught the moment he lifted an injured counter-protester onto his shoulder as Black Lives Matter protesters and counter-protesters clashed near Waterloo station in June.
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Obama rips Trump's record in 2020 campaign trail debut
Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail on Wednesday (October 21), launching a blistering attack on Donald Trump with less than two weeks to go before the Republican president's Election Day face-off with Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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Pope Francis endorses same-sex unions
Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky said comments made by Pope Francis about homosexuals made during a documentary on his life had not been made in order to change the doctrine of the church. After the screening of his film "Francesco" at the Rome Film Festival, Russian-born Afineevsky, said he was surprised the media was concentrating on this aspect of the film rather than his message of hope he had hoped to portray.
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Delhi government begins awareness campaign to tackle pollution
An awareness campaign named 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' has begun encouraging people to turn off their car's engine while waiting at red light signals to fight pollution in the city. Air quality in New Delhi has started to plummet, making life difficult for its residents who are already dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Magda Szubanski and Nyadol Nyuon trolled by right-wing extremists
Senate Estimates have confirmed that Magda Szubanski and Nyadol Nyuon have been the target of right-wing extremists on social media. Ms Szubanski has hit back at her trolls on Twitter, while Ms Nyuon has closed her account.
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Wife of Australian writer detained in China 'desperate' to see husband
Yuan Xiaoliang, the wife of Australian writer Yang Hengjun, say she is increasingly concerned for her husband's health. The 55-year-old blogger was detained by Chinese authorities in January 2019 at Guangzhou Airport. He has been held in a Beijing detention facility with no access to his family. Yang was indicted on charges of espionage on October 7 and the first hearing of the case was underway, according to China's Ministry's Foreign Affairs.
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Protesters in London march against police brutality in Nigeria
Protesters took to the streets of London supporting demonstrations in Nigeria that call for reform in law enforcement.
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