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A 65-Foot Portion of the Berlin Wall Rediscovered By Accident
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
A group of neighbors stumbled on a lost fragment of history in an overgrown portion of central Berlin, uncovering a 20-meter length of concrete wall splattered with vines and faded graffiti in early June, according to The New York Times ... “Our experts were able to confirm its authenticity based on the materials used to build it and its measurements,” Beutin said ... We need places and objects where we can keep the memories alive.”....
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New Zealand Bans Sale of Homes to Foreigners
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
New Zealand's Parliament voted on Wednesday to take a large step to fight against the expensive housing market across the country by banning most non-resident foreigners from purchasing existing homes or residential land, according to National Public Radio ... The lawmakers said by reducing the number of potential buyers, they would help ease the property shortage across the country ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Venezuela Faces Growing Threats To Public Health
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
One of Caracas' largest public hospitals was forced to close most of the bathrooms while patients are forced to use jugs of water from barely flowing tap as the country struggles with a crumbling infrastructure system amid a deep economic crisis on Wednesday, according to Reuters. A number of operations at Central Venezuelan University hospital have been postponed or canceled as the hospital struggles with taps running dry ... U.N ... ....
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'Dr BumBum' charged over death of patient after operation
The Guardian 16 Aug 2018
Prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro have charged a celebrity plastic surgeon known as “Dr Bumbum” and his mother with homicide for carrying out an aesthetic procedure that caused the death of one of his patients and was conducted in his apartment ... Prosecutors charged Furtado, his mother, his girlfriend and secretary Renata Fernandes and domestic employee, Rosilane da Silva with homicide ... Read more ... The hospital refused to comment ... .......
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Foul-Beaked Parrot Thanks Firefighters With X-Rated Greeting During Rescue
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
Jessie flew off to another roof and then to a tree before ending up back with her owner, the Telegraph reported.WN.com, Jim Berrie....
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China, U.S. to resume talks to resolve ongoing trade dispute
Kyodo 16 Aug 2018
The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Thursday that China will resume talks with the United States in an attempt to resolve their ongoing trade dispute. The delegation led by Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen is scheduled to visit the United States late this month to have discussions with U.S ... ....
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Venezuela asks Peru to find drone blasts suspects: Peru foreign ministry
Reuters 16 Aug 2018
Venezuela has asked Peruvian police to help locate two Venezuelan citizens it says were involved in drone explosions during a speech by President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month, Peru's foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday ... ....
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Two Chokepoints That May Soon Haunt The World: Straits of Hormuz And Taiwan
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingFor thousands of years, countries and imperial powers have sought narrow channels which connect two larger bodies of water. They’ve also gone to war over these valuable waterways to boost imports or gain a strategic military and naval advantage. Known as chokepoints, the Straits of Hormuz and Taiwan are no exception.Given the ever-growing tensions between Iran and the U.S ... forces....
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Trump Revokes John Brennan's Security Clearance Citing 'Erratic Behavior,' Others Threatened
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
The security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, a prominent and frequent critic of US President Donald Trump, was revoked Wednesday after Trump cited Brennan’s “erratic conduct and behavior,” The Los Angeles Times reported ... Bush and Barack Obama and several Trump himself has fired, the Times reported. Included in that list are former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former FBI Director James B....
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'Too slow' in preventing hate speech in Myanmar: Facebook
Yahoo Daily News 16 Aug 2018
San Francisco, Aug 16 (IANS) The ethnic violence in Myanmar is horrific and we have been "too slow" to prevent the spread of misinformation and hate speech on our platform, Facebook acknowledged on Thursday ... "This is due to challenges with our reporting tools, technical issues with font display and a lack of familiarity with our policies ... Facebook said it is working with a network of independent organisations to identify hate posts ... ....
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US Treasury Sanctions Russian, Chinese Firms Over Illicit Trade With North Korea
WorldNews.com 15 Aug 2018
The United States Treasury imposed sanctions on three foreign companies it said was helping North Korea avoid sanctions with illicit shipments of goods on Wednesday, according to The Los Angeles Times. The Trump administration said it was taking action against the companies in Russia, China, and Singapore, along with the head of the Russian firm, by blocking any assets they may have within U.S. jurisdictions ... The U.S ... Mnuchin said....
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At Least 67 Dead After Worst Flood in a Century Strikes India's State of Kerala
WorldNews.com 16 Aug 2018
Officials said the death toll from disastrous floods which sparked landslides and bridge collapses in India's state of Kerala had reached 67 on Wednesday, according to Al Jazeera. Authorities in the monsoon-hit state put local agencies on highest alert for what has become the worst monsoon season to hit the area in almost a century ... More than 50,000 displaced by the storms have sought shelter in relief camps ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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White House cannot shield information on transgender military ban: judge
DNA India 16 Aug 2018
A federal judge in Baltimore rejected the Trump administration's request to shield information it employed when deciding to ban transgender people from the U.S. military. The decision on Tuesday by U.S. Magistrate Judge A. David Copperthite came in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf more than one dozen transgender people serving or who want to serve in the military ... Andy Reuss, a spokesman for the U.S ... 17-02459 ... ....
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Throwback Thursday: This multi-starrer film introduced birthday boy Saif Ali Khan to Bollywood
Bollywood Life 16 Aug 2018
By Ganesh Aaglave . Updated. August 16, 2018 8.02 am. comments. Aamir Khan's ex-wife Reena Dutta bonds with Kiran Rao at a social event. Aamir Khan parties with co-stars Fatima Sana Shaikh and Zaira Wasim at Ambani's residence. Aamir Khan celebrates Eid with co-star Fatima Sana Shaikh and wife Kiran Rao. Aamir Khan's commitment has no match, the actor resumes work even as he recuperates from Swine Flu ... (Also Read ... Published ... Updated ... Topics ... ....
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US expands visa restrictions on Cambodia over 'flawed' election results
International Business Times 16 Aug 2018
The US State Department has expanded its visa restrictions on Cambodia after the official results of the country's election on July 29 were confirmed ... In a report by time, the State Department said that it will be extending the ban to an undisclosed number of Cambodian citizens. ... (With inputs from IANS). Follow us. News. ....
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