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The nuclear arms race is back … and ever more dangerous now
The Guardian 17 Aug 2019
The outpouring of rage and fear would be heard across the world ... .......
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Customer kills French waiter in sandwich spat
The News International 17 Aug 2019photo: AP / Hani Mohammed
Yemen attacks Saudi oil field at Shaybah with 10 drones: TV
Press TV 17 Aug 2019
Yemeni forces have conducted at least 10 drone attacks on an oil field affiliated to Saudi Aramco company in the east of the kingdom in retaliation for Riyadh’s war on their country ... "Forces of aggression have no choice but to stop the war and lift the siege on the Yemeni people," Sare'e said ... Saudi-led coalition attacks Aden ... ....
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Thailand's 'sweetheart' dugong dies with plastic in stomach
The Guardian 17 Aug 2019photo: AP / Carlos Osorio
'May God ruin Trump': Rashida Tlaib's grandmother slaps down president over Israel trip comments
The Independent 17 Aug 2019
Rashida Tlaib's grandmother has condemned Donald Trump over his comments about the congresswoman's proposed trip to Israel and the Palestinian occupied territories. More follows…. Independent news email. Only the best news in your inbox. Independent news email. Only the best news in your inbox ... Log in to update your newsletter preferences ... Post....
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In another setback, US cuts $440 million financial aid to Pakistan
The Times of India 17 Aug 2019
WASHINGTON. In another jolt to Pakistan, the United States slashed the aid to the cash-strapped nation by nearly US $440 million, bringing down its commitment to just US $4.1 billion. The aid was disbursed under Pakistan Enhanced Partnership Agreement (PEPA) 2010, reported Express Tribune ... Earlier the aid under the KLB stood at nearly US $4.5 billion....
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Beijing-backer Jackie Chan slammed as 'shameless communist b**tard'
Toronto Sun 17 Aug 2019
Jackie Chan is on #TeamBeijing when it comes to the bitter battle in Hong Kong. The Spy Next Door star has triggered the ire of protesters by calling democratic protests “sad and depressing.” ... Chan wants the city of his birth to “return to peace soon.”. “Hong Kong and China are my birthplaces and my home ... COLE ... ....
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Giant Lizard Attacks Elderly Couple and Their Pet Dog in a 'Horrific and Freak Ordeal'
Newsweek 16 Aug 2019
An elderly couple in Australia were injured in an attack by a goanna lizard while attempting to save their dog from the giant reptile. A 72-year-old man suffered severe lacerations and heavy blood loss in the attack which occurred in Flametree, near Airlie Beach in Queensland, on August 15 ... Earlier reports stated the dog had died ... File photo ... James D ... ....
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Measles kill more people in DR Congo than Ebola
The News International 17 Aug 2019
KINSHASA. Measles has killed 2,758 people in the DR Congo since January, more than the Ebola epidemic in a year, medical NGO Doctors Without Borders said, and called Saturday for a "massive mobilisation of funds." ... In the country´s east, Ebola has claimed more than 1,900 lives since erupting last August ... KINSHASA ... ....
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Civilian Death Toll Mounts as Syrian Offensive Widens
The Algemeiner 17 Aug 2019
Air strikes have killed more than two dozen civilians in northwestern Syria in the last two days in an escalation of a Russian-backed offensive against the last major rebel stronghold, a war monitor and local activists said on Saturday ... Another seven people were killed by bombardments in other areas, it said ... August 16, 2019 2.40 pm. 0 ... ....
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European Commission Chief Juncker Sent to Luxembourg for Urgent Surgery
Sputnik 17 Aug 2019
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker interrupted his vacation for medical reasons and was sent to Luxembourg, where he will undergo an urgent surgery, the commission said on Saturday ... ....
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Commodities: Cotton trading improves on renewed demand
Dawn 18 Aug 2019
KARACHI. The trading activity on cotton market slightly improved on Saturday as many textile mills replenish their stocks to meet their immediate needs. Lint prices stayed steady amid aggressive buying by spinners, brokers said ... The Karachi Cotton Association’s spot rates were steady at Rs7,750 per maund ... ....
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Soldier killed in Pak firing along LoC in J-K's Rajouri
Deccan Herald 17 Aug 2019
An Army soldier was killed on Saturday as Pakistan violated ceasefire by resorting to mortar shelling and small arms firing on forwarding posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, a Defence spokesman said ... Jammu and Kashmir ...
