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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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US says it no longer considers Israeli settlements as illegal
Dawn 19 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON. 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 ... The 1978 legal opinion on settlements is known as the Hansell Memorandum ... Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2019. ....
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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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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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Amnesty says at least 106 killed in Iran protests
Federal News Radio 20 Nov 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Days of protests in Iran over rising fuel prices and a subsequent government crackdown have killed at least 106 people across the Islamic Republic, Amnesty International said Tuesday, citing “credible reports.” ... A request for comment to its mission at the United Nations was not immediately acknowledged ... The U.N ... ....
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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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Uh oh: US walks out on South Korea talks over military cost-sharing
Hot Air 20 Nov 2019
In a region where the subtlest of signals sends shockwaves, this one looks like a tsunami. Talks between the US and South Korea broke down earlier today in a remarkable show of public acrimony, with the Trump administration’s negotiator accusing Seoul of acting in bad faith ... troop presence in the Korean Peninsula if talks break down. The top U.S....
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Putin’s Vostochny Project Meant to Reestablish Russia as a Space Superpower. Now It’s Plagued by Corruption
Time Magazine 19 Nov 2019
Russia‘s new Vostochny space center, a pet project of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has lost at least 11 billion rubles ($172 million) through theft and top officials have been jailed, the Kremlin has confirmed ... He and several other construction managers, including his son Mikhail, were jailed in February 2018 ... 11....
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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 ... ....
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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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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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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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Halle Berry injured while shooting fight scene on 'Bruised' set
Deccan Chronicle 20 Nov 2019
Washington DC. Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry who is starring in and making her directorial debut with 'Bruised' got injured while shooting a fight scene on the film's set ... She's tired ... Days of Future Past' and 'Perfect Stranger' ... .......
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Rohingya in Malaysia Warn Against Fleeing from Bangladesh
News18 20 Nov 2019photo: Creative Commons / Alexey Goral
Israel says attacks military targets in Syria in retaliation for Tuesday rockets
Yahoo Daily News 20 Nov 2019
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel attacked Iranian and Syrian military targets in Syria on Wednesday in what it said was retaliation for rockets fired toward Israel the day before, military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Avichay Adraee said ... Israel's military said its missile defense system shot down four rockets fired from Syria toward Israel on Tuesday ... ....
