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Brazil: We won't yield to Arab pressure, embassy will move to Jerusalem
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Brazil: We won't yield to Arab pressure, embassy will move to Jerusalem After Egypt reportedly rescinds invitation of Brazilian foreign minister in protest of Brazil's plan to relocate its...
Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Sumatra crashes with 189 aboard
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Oct. 28, 2018 / 10:56 PM EDT / Updated Oct. 28, 2018 / 11:34 PM EDT By Alex Johnson An Indonesian Lion Air Boeing 737 carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea shortly after...
Report : Khashoggi was going to reveal use of chemical weapons by Saudis in Yemen
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1037378/Khashoggi-murder-news-saudi-arabia-chemical-weapons-use ...Last night a close friend of Mr Khashoggi revealed that he was about to obtain...
Titanic II could set sail by 2022, following original route
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Titanic II could set sail by 2022, following original route By CHRISTOPHER BRITO, CBS NEWS, October 23, 2018 Titanic II could set sail in 2022 and follow the same route as its...
Chengdu planning artificial moon to replace streetlights
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Chengdu planning artificial moon to replace streetlights Taipei Times, October 19 2018 In Chengdu, there is reportedly an ambitious plan afoot for replacing the city’s streetlights:...
In tiny Bhutan, known for its pursuit of happiness, democracy brings discontent
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CHUNJE, Bhutan — It is harvest time in this village in western Bhutan, and residents are reaping an unusual crop: politicians making promises. One politician vowed to pave the local road, now a...
Israeli company fashions bulletproof backpack to protect against school shootings
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Israeli company fashions bulletproof backpack to protect against school shootings The bulletproof backpack | Photo: Masada-Armour via AP Masada-Armour says its unique backpack...
Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship
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Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship B y Scott Neumann, NPR, September 28 2018 Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar state counselor, left, speaks...
'People will die': Obama official's warning as Trump slashes refugee numbers
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Newly displaced Syrian children arrive to a refugee camp in Atimah village, Idlib province on 11 September 2018. Khalil Ashawi/Reuters A former senior government official who oversaw...
UK PM May cautions: support my Brexit deal or face no deal
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British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned rebels in her party that unless they support her potential Brexit deal with the EU then they will face a no deal. The United Kingdom is due to...
'Mosul Eye' Blogger Omar Muhammad Describes ISIS Atrocities In The City, Says: 'I Felt That I Was Not Alone' Because 'I Had The People Of Mosul On My Side'
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In an interview with Deutsche Welle network's Arabic channel, Omar Muhammed, founder of the English-language Mosul Eye blog on life in the Iraqi city of Mosul under Islamic State (ISIS) rule, said...
John Bolton vows to punish ICC after court announces probe of alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan
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White House National Security Adviser John Bolton threatened to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the global tribunal announced an investigation into alleged U.S. war...
Airport project on world's largest island sparks sovereignty row
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Greenland's government has struck a deal with Denmark over funding for upgrades to three airports on the Arctic island, a project of strategic interest to a number of international players...
Sen. Warren asks for investigation of Trump administration’s “alarming” steel tariff exemptions
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is accusing the Trump administration of rigging its trade wars. Steel, steel, steel. Spencer Platt/Getty Images On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Democrat...
Donald Trump: Apple should make products in the US to avoid tariffs
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Donald Trump says Apple should make products in the US. Issei Kato/Reuters Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that Apple should make products in the United States if it wants to avoid...
Bombshell poll reveals heavy union backing for second Brexit vote
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Members of Britain’s three biggest trade unions now support a new referendum on Brexit by a margin of more than two to one, according to a bombshell poll that will cause political...
Wealthy Russians in Britain face new visa crackdown after Salisbury
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Scheme has allowed hundreds of oligarchs and Putin allies to make UK their home Roman Abramovich: the Chelsea FC owner has already fallen foul of the clampdown, having withdrawn his...
Argentine group says 3,000 Catholics quit church over abortion
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Thousands of Argentine Catholics on Friday renounced their membership in the church to protest its opposition to a bill that would have legalized abortion in Pope Francis's homeland, a group...
Maersk sends first container ship through Arctic route
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Maersk vessel loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics will next week become the first container ship to navigate an Arctic sea route that Russia hopes...
REVEALED: Iran uses civilian airlines to smuggle arms to Hezbollah
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REVEALED: Iran uses civilian airlines to smuggle arms to Hezbollah Iran is smuggling weapons to Hezbollah on commercial flights, taking “unexpected routes” to conceal the activity....
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