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Snakes could be the source of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
CNN 23 Jan 2020
(CNN)Snakes -- the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra -- may be the original source of the newly discovered coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China this winter. Wuhan coronavirus death toll rises, as city imposes transport lackdown ... Read More. What is a coronavirus? ... Read ... Zoonotic transmission ... ....
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Macron berates Israeli security men in tussle at Jerusalem church
The Times of India 23 Jan 2020
JERUSALEM. "Go outside," French President Emmanuel Macron demanded in English in a melee with Israeli security men on Wednesday, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited before a Holocaust memorial conference. The French tricolour has flown over the Church of St ... Ouch ... Chirac refused to enter St ... "Go outside ... Top Videos ... ....
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Democrats: Trump Engaged in ‘Corrupt Scheme’ to ‘Cheat’ in 2020 Election
Voa News 23 Jan 2020
Democratic impeachment managers on Wednesday wrapped up the first day of presenting their case against U.S. President Donald Trump and why they believe the Senate must remove him from office. The House impeached Trump last month on two articles — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress ... Schiff is the lead House manager ... FILE - U.S ... 25, 2019 ... election....
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If Trump Isn’t Impeached, Will America Normalize Totalitarian Rule?
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingFirst they came for the climate and immigration activists, and I did not speak out-because I wasn’t a climate or immigration activist. Then they came for the whistleblowers and public protesters, and I did not speak out-because I wasn’t a whistleblower or a public protester ... Trump lied about U.S ... 201. ....
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EU to launch Europe-wide debate on future of the union
The Irish Times 23 Jan 2020
It’s an explicit recognition that the whole Brexit affair reflected a wide alienation of citizens across the EU ... They will all be “contributing as equal partners”, we are told – exactly how is not clear. On Wednesday, the commission outlined its view of the scope and organisation of the conference and MEPs did so earlier in the week ... Digital economy ... ....
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Iran will never seek nuclear arms, with or without nuclear deal: Rouhani
Reuters 22 Jan 2020
Iran will never seek nuclear weapons, with or without nuclear deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, calling on the European powers to avoid Washington's mistake of violating Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers ... ....
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'Mexico doesn't want us': migrants get stuck at Mexico-Guatemala border
Reuters 23 Jan 2020
Hundreds of Central Americans trying to reach the United States were stuck at the Mexico-Guatemala border on Wednesday after the Mexican government beefed up security to meet U.S. demands to contain migrant flows ... ....
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Trump administration plans to add seven nations to travel ban list: Reports
Press TV 22 Jan 2020
The Trump administration is planning to add seven countries - Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania - to its travel ban list, US media reports said on Tuesday. Some countries will face bans only on some visa categories, the Wall Street Journal reported ... Politico said an announcement was expected as early as Monday ... ....
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Juice WRLD died of accidental oxycodone and codeine overdose
The Guardian 23 Jan 2020
“Higgins died as a result of oxycodone and codeine toxicity,” the office wrote in a statement ....
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Burnley brush aside Manchester United as fans turn on Glazers
FourFourTwo 23 Jan 2020
Jay Rodriguez’s stunning strike sealed Burnley’s first Old Trafford triumph since 1962 as Manchester United fans expressed their anger at the state of the club under the Glazer family ... Not our night at Old Trafford. The Reds had the ball in the net late on through Shaw, but it was ruled out for a foul in the build-up.#MUFC #MUNBUR ... Topics ... .......
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UN calls for probe into alleged Saudi hacking of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s phone
Belfast Telegraph 22 Jan 2020
United Nations human rights experts have called for an investigation into allegations that the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince was involved in the hacking of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s phone ... The UN said it was “gravely concerned” by the allegations and called on the United States and others to launch an investigation into the case ... report is here ... PA. ....
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European Commission chief von der Leyen may visit Washington next month -EU ambassador
Reuters 23 Jan 2020
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen may visit Washington in early February, EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis said on Wednesday ... ....
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Democrats Should Be Calling Trump to Testify
Truth Dig 22 Jan 2020
This piece originally appeared on The Progessive. Is the Senate impeachment trial of Donald John Trump unfolds, one fundamental issue is whether witnesses will be called to give live testimony. The parties, not surprisingly, are sharply and bitterly divided on that ... And at the top of any witness list should be the President himself ... ....
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Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses?
BBC News 23 Jan 2020
One of the abiding images of any virus outbreak is people in surgical masks ... Virologists are sceptical about their effectiveness against airborne viruses ... ....
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More U.S. troops treated for injuries from Iranian strikes
Fox31 Denver 22 Jan 2020
US Central Command announced Tuesday that additional US troops who were serving at a base in Iraq that was struck by Iranian missiles earlier this month have been transported to an American medical facility in Germany. The injured service members are separate from the 11 who CENTCOM last week announced had been injured in the January 8 strike ... ....
