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UN ‘concerned’ about Trump’s exoneration of 3 US servicemen
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19 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says it’s “very concerned” about U.S. President Donald Trump’s exoneration of three U.S ... Marines ... Source ....
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Wrong narrative? AFP & Reuters scrub story about 100,000 detained migrant children after UN says ...
Russia Today 20 Nov 2019
Several news agencies have opted to delete a story stating that 100,000 migrant children were detained in US border facilities after the United Nations clarified that the number is years old – long predating the age of Trump ... AFP is withdrawing this story ... We will delete the story ... © AFP screenshot ... LOL....
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US says it no longer considers Israeli settlements as illegal
Dawn 19 Nov 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo disclosed on Monday that the United States had decided to soften its position on Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank, meaning that Washington no longer considers the settlements as illegal....
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How a publishing error may have revealed China's secret super missile
Yahoo Daily News 19 Nov 2019
A Chinese magazine may have accidentally committed espionage after it published what appeared to be the first image of a top-secret missile system. . The apparent gaffe came in a centrefold graphic devoted to China's new H-6N strategic bomber in the latest edition of Modern Ships, a government-produced magazine ... More ... " ... ... More ... ....
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US Senate passes Hong Kong rights bill backing protesters, Beijing vows countermeasures
International Business Times 20 Nov 2019
The US Senate, in a unanimous vote, passed legislation on Tuesday aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong amid a crackdown on a pro-democracy protest movement, drawing condemnation from Beijing ... The two chambers will have to work out their differences before any legislation can be sent to President Donald Trump for his consideration ... ....
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Zelensky says Ukraine getting ‘tired’ of Trump scandal
The News International 20 Nov 2019
KIEV. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his country is "tired" of questions related to the Trump scandal, amid a critical week of public impeachment hearings in Washington ... "Everyone in Ukraine is so tired of Burisma," Zelensky said, before quickly leaving the room full of reporters ... KIEV ... ....
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Hitler house to become police station
Otago Daily Times 19 Nov 2019
The house where Adolf Hitler was born will be turned into a police station, Austria's interior minister says, after years of debate over how best to prevent it becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis ... ....
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Impeachment Hearing Day 3: Firsthand Key Witnesses Testify on Trump's 'Inappropriate' Ukraine Call
News18 20 Nov 2019
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Report finds the Taliban were deadlier than ISIS in 2018
CNN 20 Nov 2019
(CNN)Attacks by the Taliban were deadlier than those committed by any other group in 2018, according to a report released by an international think tank on Wednesday. The 2019 Global Terrorism Index found that the militant group took significantly more lives than ISIS did last year ... Afghanistan was most affected, with more than 7,000 deaths ... ....
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Amnesty says at least 106 killed in Iran protests
Federal News Radio 20 Nov 2019
Iran’s government, which has not made nationwide numbers available for the toll of the unrest that began Friday, did not immediately respond to the report ... The Amnesty report comes after a U.N ... Advertisement ... Insight by Infor ... The U.N ... “Suddenly a group of six or seven who covered their faces appeared together and started to break the windows of a bank....
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Vitamin-rich foods to keep eye problems at bay
Indian Express 20 Nov 2019
Increase in screen time has led to many people experiencing eye problems at an early age. Watery eyes, blurry vision and constant headaches are some of the symptoms ... Advertising. “The unmet need of distance vision impairment in low and middle-income regions is estimated to be four times higher than in high-income regions,” read the report....
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North Korea says no more talks with US just so Trump can brag
News24 20 Nov 2019
Pyongyang comments came after US president called on leader Kim Jong Un to 'act quickly' and hinted at another meeting ... ....
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Kamal Haasan & Rajinikanth hint at political duet
The Times of India 20 Nov 2019
CHENNAI. One professes spiritual politics, the other is a self-proclaimed rationalist. So, shall the twain meet? Yes, if the need arises, said Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan in separate interactions with reporters on Tuesday evening. Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal set the ball rolling ... We have been friends for around 44 years ... Chennai. City. ....
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Philippines' Duterte says to ban 'toxic' vaping
Vietnam News 20 Nov 2019
A ban on e-cigarettes has been ordered by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is threatening to arrest anyone vaping publicly in a country that already has some of Asia's toughest anti-smoking rules ... ....
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Gold rises as Sino-US trade, Hong Kong tensions escalate
The Times of India 20 Nov 2019
Gold prices rose on Wednesday on heightened worries that a Sino-US trade deal could hit a snag after President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on Beijing and as the US Senate passed a bill supporting Hong Kong anti-government protesters. FUNDAMENTALS. Spot gold rose 0.2 per cent to $1,474.42 per ounce at 0144 GMT ... ....
