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Murder In The Skies: What We Can Learn From Iran And Ukraine Flights 655 and 752
WorldNews.com 20 Jan 2020
fighter jets” closing in on its borders is indeed another tipping point ... Some suspected the U.S. knew it was shooting down a civilian plane. The official line was ... and Iran ... has spent trillions in trying to force Iran into submission, millions of Americans have gone without healthcare, medicines, job training, a quality education, and even housing ... 56. ....
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Malaysia to send 110 more containers of plastic waste back to source countries
China.dot.org 20 Jan 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia is sending back an additional 110 containers of plastic waste to source countries after having successfully returned 150, the government said on Monday ... The Basel Convention is the most comprehensive international environmental agreement on hazardous and other wastes ... "It is not about money but dignity....
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Giant hail and dust storms batter Australia
RTE 20 Jan 2020
Thunderstorms and giant hail battered parts of Australia's east coast after "apocalyptic" dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas, as extreme weather patterns collided in the bushfire-fatigued country. Since October, Australia has been overwhelmed by an unprecedented bushfire season made worse by climate change ... ....
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Madonna cancels concert 45 minutes before she was due to perform
The Independent 20 Jan 2020
Madonna cancelled a show in Lisbon just 45 minutes before she was due to go on stage, in the latest in a run of delays and cancellations on her current tour. An email was sent to fans confirming the show’s cancellation at 7.45pm on Sunday (19 January), with Madonna having been scheduled to arrive on stage at 8.30pm ... “We love you forever.” ....
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SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test
Federal News Radio 20 Jan 2020
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in the next few months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff Sunday. No one was aboard for the wild ride in the skies above Cape Canaveral, just two mannequins ... That’s just super exciting.” Advertisement ... Subscribe today ... ....
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How U.S. firms helped Africa's richest woman exploit her country's wealth
Gulf News 20 Jan 2020
Lisbon. It was the party to be seen at during the Cannes Film Festival, where being seen was the whole point ... The theme. "Love on the Rocks." ... Today, it faces a total loss ... They ran it into the ground ... In the early 1990s, fresh out of King's College London, she took a job with Coopers & Lybrand, soon to merge to become PricewaterhouseCoopers ... ....
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Police: 2 dead, 5 injured after shooting in San Antonio club
The Telegraph Macon 20 Jan 2020photo: Creative Commons / Chatham House https://www.flickr.com/people/43398414@N04
Abe says new unit will defend Japan from space tech threats
The Columbus Dispatch 20 Jan 2020
TOKYO (AP) " Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that Japan will form a space defense unit to ......
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World's richest 2,000 people hold more than poorest 4.6 bln combined - Oxfam
Canada Dot Com 20 Jan 2020
To highlight the level of inequality in the global economy, Behar cited the case of a woman called Buchu Devi in India who spends 16 to 17 hours a day doing work like fetching water after trekking 3km, cooking, preparing her children for school and working in a poorly paid job ... “This Buchu Devi is not one person....
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Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify
The Observer 20 Jan 2020
The two psychologists who designed the US “enhanced interrogation” programme that included waterboarding and other forms of torture, are due to give evidence in open court for the first time this week. James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen will answer questions at a pre-trial hearing on the 9/11 attacks before a military tribunal in Guantánamo Bay ... ....
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Hawaii police officers killed in shooting in Waikiki Beach neighborhood
Las Vegas Review-Journal 20 Jan 2020
HONOLULU — Two police officers were killed in a shooting Sunday in the normally peaceful Honolulu, Hawaii’s governor said in a statement. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that officers had responded to an assault call when they encountered a male with a firearm, who then opened fire, striking two officers ... No arrests have been made ... ....
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Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston win at SAG Awards
Yahoo Daily News 20 Jan 2020
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston both took home awards at the 26th Screen Actors Guild on Sunday. Pitt is headed toward his first acting Academy Award for his supporting performance in “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood," and he added to his front-runner status with a win from the actors' guild ... "Let's be honest, it was a difficult part ... ....
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Evacuation crackdown ordered as Philippine volcano seethes
The Times of India 20 Jan 2020
TANAUAN, PHILIPPINES. Philippine officials ordered a crackdown on Monday on people being allowed daily visits to the homes they fled after Taal volcano erupted, citing threats it could still explode at any time ... "It's dangerous, that's why we have imposed a lockdown," he told reporters ... "The threat remains ... Top Videos ... ....
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Conor McGregor Blasts Cerrone in 40 Seconds in UFC Return
US News 19 Jan 2020
Conor McGregor stopped Donald Cerrone with a head kick and punches 40 seconds into the first round at UFC 246 ... ....
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Venezuela's Guaido in Colombia to meet with Pompeo
Yahoo Daily News 20 Jan 2020
Caracas (AFP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido surfaced in Colombia on Sunday to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as his power struggle with President Nicolas Maduro entered a challenging new phase ... Pompeo told reporters on a flight from Germany to Colombia that Guaido was "the duly elected leader of Venezuela." ... ....
