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Boeing steps in to help the manufacturer of the world's biggest plane
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Boeing stepped in to rescue the Ukrainian plane maker Antonov, known for producing the world's largest aircraft. The firm had ceased production because of its heavy reliance on Russian imports,...
From a Space Station in Argentina, China Expands Its Reach in Latin America
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The giant antenna rises from the desert floor like an apparition, a gleaming metal tower jutting 16 stories above an endless wind-whipped stretch of Patagonia. The Chinese space station,...
Pompeo Says The US Will Spend $113 Million To Promote Business In Asia. China Plans To Spend $1 Trillion.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the State Department will spend $113 million to support “new US initiatives to support foundational areas of the future: digital economy,...
Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a creaking ship. Don’t fall for the propaganda.
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The united front seen during the World Cup is an illusion. Putin fears the convergence of grassroots and an elite opposition. A protest in St Petersburg against proposals to raise the...
7-year-old chess champ can’t compete in Tunisia tourney because she’s Israeli
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7-year-old chess champ can’t compete in Tunisia tourney because she’s Israeli Liel Levitan is invited instead to play in alternative competition in Israel By The Times of Israel Staff,...
Canada: Israel’s Role in Saving Syrian Rescue Workers ‘Indispensable’
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Canada: Israel’s Role in Saving Syrian Rescue Workers ‘Indispensable’ United With Israel, July 25 2018 An IDF soldier gives beverages to White Helmet workers that Israel rescued from...
Sergio Marchionne Dead at 66: His Legacy at Fiat Chrysler
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UPDATE: Sergio Marchionne, the charismatic former head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and later Chairman and CEO of Ferrari as well, has died at 66 of complications related to a shoulder...
A no-deal Brexit could make most of us poorer – and Jacob Rees-Mogg richer
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The rightwinger has admitted any ‘Brexit dividend’ may take 50 years. Is his hardline position linked to personal gain? Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended the use of tax havens.’...
Dozens Dead, 22,000 People Hospitalized Due To Heat Wave In Japan
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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike splashes water on the ground to cool down the area on July 23, 2018. Japan declared a natural disaster after a heatwave sweeping the country killed 80 people in...
World praises Israel for saving Syrian ‘White Helmets’ from Assad regime
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World praises Israel for saving Syrian ‘White Helmets’ from Assad regime Civil defense workers rescue children in the Daraa province in Syria after airstrikes hit a school housing...
Pompeo assails Iran's leaders, compares them to 'mafia'
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched a rhetorical assault on Iran’s leaders on Sunday, comparing them to a “mafia” and promising unspecified backing for Iranians unhappy with their...
Arson Terror in Jerusalem: Fire Balloons Discovered in Home’s Courtyard
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Arson Terror in Jerusalem: Fire Balloons Discovered in Home’s Courtyard On Friday, two incendiary balloons landed in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo in a home’s courtyard area....
Barnier dismisses Theresa May's Brexit white paper demands
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EU’s Brexit negotiator raises concerns over smuggling, red tape and competition The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier , has forensically picked apart Theresa May’s white paper...
Thailand cave: The successful search for lost boys
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On 23 June, 12 boys and their coach went to explore a cave after football practice in northern Thailand. Nine days later, all 13 have been found alive. A huge rescue operation involving the...
Trump’s Trade War With China Pierces the Heart of Michigan
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China’s flag flies high above Henniges Automotive, alongside those of Germany, Mexico, Canada and other nations, reflecting the global nature of Michigan’s auto industry and, increasingly, its...
Pride parade in London led by anti-trans Lesbian group
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The group, organising under the Twitter hashtag “#GetTheLOut,” numbered about 10 people and were permitted to take the prime slot on the march by organisers after a brief negotiation when they had...
U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials
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A resolution to encourage breast-feeding was expected to be approved quickly and easily by the hundreds of government delegates who gathered this spring in Geneva for the United...
Someone Should Tell Donald Trump About America’s High Tariffs
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In accusing other countries of cheating the United States, the president misleads the public about a complicated subject. To hear President Trump tell it, every other country in the world is...
Inside the Thailand Cave: The Obstacles Facing Rescuers
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Rescue divers have had to navigate flooded passages, with some openings as small as 3 feet wide and 2 feet tall, to rescue the trapped soccer team. Go here for live updates on the latest...
Brexit secretary David Davis resigns plunging government into crisis
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David Davis has resigned as Brexit secretary, shattering the hard-won consensus around Theresa May’s Chequers deal and plunging her government into crisis. His resignation was swiftly followed...
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