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Zambia , DR Congo border dispute getting hot
Zambian Watchdog 04 Jul 2020
The border dispute between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo is getting ‘hot’, according to international media....
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Donald Trump marks Independence Day with incendiary Mount Rushmore speech – live
The Guardian 04 Jul 2020
The president is most likely asleep at the moment, given that he arrived back at the White House from South Dakota at 4.11am ET. His Twitter account, therefore, lies momentarily dormant. Here’s a taste of what White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had to say to reporters on the flight back from Mount Rushmore ... They’re not fleeing America.” Related....
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Scuba diver killed in Australia shark attack
TVNZ 04 Jul 2020
A 20-year-old scuba diver died yesterday after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia's Queensland state, authorities said. In this image from a video, the covered body is placed on a cliff near Indian Head, Australia. Source. Associated Press ... They said a report was being prepared for the coroner ... ....
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Climate crisis: Thawing Arctic permafrost could release deadly waves of ancient diseases, scientists suggest
The Independent 04 Jul 2020
As climate scientists ponder whether these extremes portend the dawn of a terrifying new era of supercharged heat in the Arctic, the planet also remains gripped by the deadly coronavirus pandemic ... ....
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Hong Kong needs substantial action from the West, not just words
CNN 04 Jul 2020
(CNN)On the 23rd anniversary of their handover to China on Wednesday, supporters of democracy and independence in Hong Kong could be forgiven for feeling they've just awoken to their worst nightmare ... Hong Kong protest leader Nathan Law pledges to fight for democracy in exile after fleeing city ... Read More. No cooling off period ... Reaction of the West ... ....
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The Nazis Took Down the Statue of Napoleon’s Great Black General
The Daily Beast 04 Jul 2020
The bitterly divisive spectacle staged by President Trump in front of Mount Rushmore on Friday was powerful proof once again that icons of past heroes are social and political flashpoints in the present—not only in the U.S. but around the world ... PARIS—Some statues should be toppled. Some should be put back up ... In Paris today, a bronze statue of Gen ... “”....
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40 killed in massacre of villagers in Mali
Manila Standard Today 04 Jul 2020
An Islamist insurgency that erupted in the north of the vast West African country in 2012 has swept to its centre, inflaming ethnic tensions along the way ... More than 5,000 French troops, a regional G5 Sahel military cooperation deal and a UN peacekeeper mission in Mali have not been enough to contain the violence. ....
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Coronavirus: Catalonia tightens restrictions on 200,000 residents
The Irish Times 04 Jul 2020
Catalonia enforced a new lockdown on more than 200,000 people on Saturday, after several new outbreaks of the coronavirus were detected ... “We have decided to confine Segria due to data that confirm too significant a growth in the number of Covid-19 infections,” Catalan regional president Quim Torra told a news briefing ... Coronavirus Data Dashboard ... ....
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North Korea Says It Has No Plans for Talks With U.S.
Time Magazine 04 Jul 2020
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang ... presidential election ... sanctions and pressure ... leadership could change ... threats. “The U.S ... ....
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U.S. sends carriers to South China Sea during Chinese drills – WSJ
Metro USA 04 Jul 2020
(Reuters) – The United States is sending two aircraft carriers into the South China Sea at the same time as China is conducting military exercises in the contested waterway, the Wall Street Journal reported. The USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz would be in the South China Sea from Saturday, the U.S ... Wikoff was quoted as saying ... exercises ... ....
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Experts find early ocher mine in Mexican underwater caves
Federal News Radio 04 Jul 2020
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Experts and cave divers in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have found ocher mines that are some of the oldest on the continent, which could explain why ancient skeletons were found in the narrow, twisting labyrinths of now-submerged sinkhole caves ... Advertisement ... Insight by ServiceNow ... Dr ... Download it to your device today ... ....
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RECIPE: Pasta with goat cheese, spinach and walnuts
Independent online (SA) 04 Jul 2020photo: Creative Commons
This Math Equation Is Dividing The Internet
IFL Science 04 Jul 2020
Often, social media has to be polarizing to be profitable, with people clashing and increasing engagement. Over the last few days, there has been a peculiar fight online – and it all has to do with a math equation. The equation posted by @pjmolI appears to be simple and straightforward ... -. Even different calculators produce different results ... - ... ....
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English pubs reopen but little normal elsewhere in the world
Yahoo Daily News 04 Jul 2020
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Pubs across England were reopening Saturday in an effort at normal life, while South Africa signaled anything but — reporting another record daily high in confirmed coronavirus cases as the health system showed strain ... The U.S ... Confirmed cases are climbing in 40 states, and the U.S ... and no one allowed out.” ... ___ ... ___ ... ....
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China says G4 swine flu virus not new; does not infect humans easily
The Times of India 04 Jul 2020
SHANGHAI/BEIJING. China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called "G4" of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sicken humans and animals easily, rebuffing a study published earlier this week ... The participants concurred that the G4 virus is not new, the statement said ... Download ... ....
