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Car plunges into sea after collision on Penang Bridge
The Star 20 Jan 2019
GEORGE TOWN (Bernama). A car plunged into the sea after colliding with another at KM4.0 on the Penang Bridge (mainland bound) early Sunday (Jan 20) ... ....
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Conservative MPs turn on Theresa May over threat to scrap Human Rights Act after Brexit: 'A big mistake'
The Independent 19 Jan 2019
Senior Conservative MPs have joined criticism of Theresa May’s fresh threat to axe the Human Rights Act after Brexit, one warning it would be a “big mistake” ... Join Independent Minds ... Get the best of The Independent ... Get the best of The Independent ... ....
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US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabaab fighters, military says
The Observer 20 Jan 2019
The US military said it carried out an airstrike in Somalia that killed 52 al-Shabaab extremists, in response to an attack on Somali forces. Al-Shabaab's Nairobi attack is a reminder that tit-for-tat terror never succeeds . Mukoma wa Ngugi. Read more ... The US said Somali forces had come under attack by a “large group” of the al-Qaida-linked extremists ... ....
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Sarfraz Ahmed wants to focus on identifying strength ahead of the World Cup
The Siasat Daily 20 Jan 2019
Dubai. Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Saturday said that they will be experimenting with different combinations during the five-match ODIs against South Africa as they aim to strike a right balance ahead of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup ... They are currently fifth on the ICC ODI team rankings ... Source. ANI. ....
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Kenya police arrest wife, father of hotel suicide bomber
Independent online (SA) 19 Jan 2019
Nairobi, Kenya - Kenyan police have arrested the wife and father of a man identified as the suicide bomber in an attack on Nairobi's Dusit hotel complex that left 21 dead, a police source said Saturday ... "The wife of the suicide bomber is now in our custody ... His father was also arrested ... ....
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Drug Lord's Wife Laughs As His Mistress Weeps On Stand At 'El Chapo' Trial
WorldNews.com 18 Jan 2019photo: Creative Commons / cchana
Tesla recalls Model S vehicles in China over defective airbags
China.dot.org 20 Jan 2019photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore
Trump plans to make ‘major announcement’ on shutdown, border
Hawaii Tribune-Herald 19 Jan 2019
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will make a “major announcement” about the government shutdown and the southern border this afternoon as the standstill over his border wall continues into its fifth week ... The White House declined to provide details late Friday about what the president would be announcing ... 29 ... troops ... Sen....
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Teens in Make America Great Again hats taunted a Native American elder at the Lincoln Memorial
CNN 20 Jan 2019
(CNN)A crowd of teenagers surrounded a Native American elder and other activists and mocked them after Friday's Indigenous Peoples March at the Lincoln Memorial. Videos of the confrontation show a smiling young man in a red Make America Great Again hat standing directly in front of the man, who was playing a drum and chanting ... TO THIS DAY ... Read More ... ....
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ANALYSIS: Europe’s Patience With Iran Wears Thin, Tiptoes Towards Trump
Hamodia 20 Jan 2019
In Tehran on Jan. 8 during a meeting with European envoys, Iranian officials abruptly stood up, walked out and slammed the door in an extraordinary break with protocol ... “There was a lot of drama, they didn’t like it, but we felt we had to convey our serious concerns,” one of the diplomats said ... Tehran denies any involvement ... A U.S ... ....
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DR Congo Court Upholds Tshisekedi Presidential Election Win
Peace FM Online 20 Jan 2019
The constitutional court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has upheld the victory of opposition presidential candidate Felix Tshisekedi. The court rejected an appeal by Martin Fayulu, another opposition contender in the 30 December poll. Mr Fayulu argued that Mr Tshisekedi had made a power-sharing deal with outgoing President Joseph Kabila ... ....
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Death toll from Mexico pipeline explosion rises to 66
Xinhua 19 Jan 2019
Rescuers work at the site of a pipeline explosion in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, Mexico, Jan ... ....
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New Open Source Cryptocurrency Grin Has Deep-Pocketed Donors
A Bit of News 20 Jan 2019
New Open Source Cryptocurrency Grin Has Deep-Pocketed Donors. January 19, 2019 by Ian Edwards. New cryptocurrency Grin launched its mainnet on January 15th. Grin is a volunteer-run project that says it’s only interested in getting the MimbleWimble technology — on which it is based — into public usage ... Also read ... Boost VC co-founder Adam Draper....
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Could flexitarianism save the planet?
The Guardian 19 Jan 2019
It has been known for a while that the amount of animal products being eaten is bad for both the welfare of animals and the environment. People cannot consume 12.9bn eggs in the UK each year without breaking a few. But the extent of the damage, and the amount by which people need to cut back, is now becoming clearer ... .......
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Imran Khan reacts to family's killing in Pakistan by officers
Khaleej Times 20 Jan 2019
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly reacted to the tragic killing of a couple, their 13-year-old daughter and a family friend near Sahiwal. Police killed grocery store owner Mohammad Khalil, his wife Nabila, their daughter Areeba and a family friend, Zeeshan Javed, after stopping their vehicle late Saturday....
