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'Meltdown': Donald Trump and the impeachment week from hell
The Guardian 20 Oct 2019
Those were the days of politics as usual. Donald Trump spent his 1,000th day seemingly hellbent on self-immolation ... .......
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MLS Review: Rooney's DC United career ends with rout as Atlanta keep title defence alive
BE Soccer 20 Oct 2019
Derby County-bound Wayne Rooney was helpless as DC suffered a 5-1 defeat to Toronto after extra time in the opening round of the play-offs. Wayne Rooney departed MLS after DC United were humbled by Toronto in extra time of their play-off clash, while defending champions Atlanta United advanced ... .......
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Why China’s Coast Guard Spent 258 Days in Waters Claimed by Malaysia
Voa News 20 Oct 2019
Chinese coast guard vessels spent 70% of the past year patrolling in a tract of the South China Sea claimed by Malaysia, an American think tank says. Malaysia did little to push back ... China already has a military and technological edge in the dispute ... Chinese coast guard ... China disputes both with the Philippines and controls Scarborough ... 29, 2018....
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Tennis star Rafael Nadal marries partner of 14 years Xisca Perello
Zeenews 20 Oct 2019
Nadal and Perello wed at La Fortaleza in front of about 350 guests, although Roger Federer was not among them as he prepares for the Swiss Indoors in Basel, according to reports ... ....
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Defence experts laud India Army's action on terror camps in PoK
The Times of India 20 Oct 2019
Hours after the Indian Army launched an artillery attack on terrorist camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Sunday, defence experts have lauded the move saying the Army has ensured that the terrorists do not enter into our country ... Similarly, Pakistani soldiers violated ceasefire, in which two Indian soldiers were killed," Deshpande said ... ....
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Venezuela's water system is collapsing as a million people exposed to contaminated supply
The Independent 20 Oct 2019
The brick shack on the outskirts of Venezuela’s capital is crowded with tubs, jugs and buckets. The water they hold must last the family of eight for a week — but it’s not enough for frequent washing or flushing, so the kitchen is filled with greasy pots and the house smells of stale urine ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... 1/13 ... ....
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'Not here, not today': French politician confronts mother wearing head scarf on school trip with ...
The Independent 20 Oct 2019
A heated debate over France’s values reignited across the country this week, the latest fight in a culture war that has raged for years in universities, the halls of government and even on the beach. This time, it started with a mother wearing a hijab on a school trip ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... Show all 9 ... ....
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Qantas completes longest non-stop New York-Sydney flight
Atlanta Journal 20 Oct 2019
SYDNEY — ... The Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down in Sydney early Sunday morning after a flight of 19 hours and 16 minutes — the world's longest ... A total of 49 people were on board ... ....
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US troops leaving Syria for western Iraq
The National 20 Oct 2019
All US troops leaving Syria will be redeployed in western Iraq to conduct operations against ISIS, Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday. Speaking to reporters travelling with him to the Middle East, Mr Esper did not rule out the idea that US forces would conduct counter-terrorism missions from Iraq into Syria ... Updated. October 20, 2019 08.30 AM ... ....
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Chile protests: three dead in violence over social and economic conditions
The National 20 Oct 2019
Three people died in a fire in a supermarket being ransacked in the Chilean capital early on Sunday, as protests sparked by anger over social and economic conditions rocked one of Latin America's most stable countries ... But clashes later erupted in Plaza Italia, ground zero of Friday's violence, and outside the presidential palace ... Read More ... Updated ... ....
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Details about 30 ancient coffins discovered in Egypt revealed
TVNZ 19 Oct 2019
Egypt's antiquities authorities today revealed the details of 30 ancient wooden coffins that were recently discovered in the southern city of Luxor ... When discovered last week, the coffins were in two layers, with 18 coffins on top of 12 others, he said ... He said the coffins were "exceptionally painted and preserved." ... to 332 B.C.) ... ....
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Barcelona mayor pleads for violence in Catalonia to stop
The National 20 Oct 2019
The mayor of riot-stricken Barcelona pleaded on Saturday for calm after violent protests by Catalan separatists rocked Spain’s second largest city for a fifth consecutive night. “This cannot continue. Barcelona does not deserve it,” Mayor Ada Colau told reporters, adding that Friday’s violence was the worst so far ... Read More ... Updated ... SHARE. ....
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Britain makes move to bring home Isis children stranded in Syria
The Observer 20 Oct 2019
British officials have taken the first steps to repatriate children stranded in Syria by liaising directly with agencies on the ground to identify unaccompanied minors for “safe passage” back to the UK ... Begum, then aged 15, travelled to Syria in 2015 to join Isis from her east London home ... The Foreign Office said ... Save the Children added ... ....
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Superyacht linked to Jho Low and 1MDB scandal for sale again, for an extra $74m
The Guardian 20 Oct 2019
The Tranquility, seized by authorities and sold for a ‘bargain’ $126m in April, is back on market after stint as celebrity hangout A superyacht once owned by Jho Low, a fugitive at the centre of Malaysia’s 1MDB financial scandal , has been put back on the market after a few months as a celebrity party venue ... .......
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Don’t tell Syrians to go home. We need to deal with Bashar al-Assad’s regime first
The Independent 20 Oct 2019
In Europe and across the Middle East, politicians are increasingly urging Syrians displaced by the eight-year conflict to head back home, now that the war is winding down. Strongman Bashar al-Assad, backed by Russia and Iran, has won, they say, and like him or not he has brought stability to the country ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now ... 1/25....
