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"They Messed Up My Life": Man Who Was Jailed For Bringing Honey To US
NDTV 25 Aug 2019photo: Creative Commons / Studio Incendo
Hong Kong police fire first gunshot in protest clashes
Raw Story 25 Aug 2019
Hong Kong police used water cannon for the first time and at least one officer fired his sidearm during pitched battles with protesters Sunday, one of the most violent nights in three months of pro-democracy rallies that have rocked the city. An afternoon rally in the district of Tsuen Wan spiralled into violent running confrontations […] ... ....
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NASA Astronaut Accessed Estranged Spouse's Bank Accounts in First Criminal Allegation From Space
Yahoo Daily News 25 Aug 2019
Washington. US space agency NASA is investigating what may be the first crime committed in outer space, The New York Times reported Saturday ... NASA investigators have contacted both women, according to the newspaper ... ....
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Newlyweds Killed Only Minutes After Their Wedding In Tragic Car Accident
Inquisitr 25 Aug 2019
On Friday, a young couple from Orange County, Texas got married in front of their friends and family. The bride was Rhiannon Boudreaux who was just 20-years-old ... They died instantly ... ....
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Nouri Al Maliki issues warning to Israel after Iraq bombing
The National 24 Aug 2019
Iraq could descend into a "battle arena" if Israel continues to target the country, former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has warned, after the US confirmed Israeli responsibility for the bombing of a weapons depot belonging to a pro-Iran militia ... Two Iranian military commanders were killed in the blasts ... Read More ... Updated ... SHARE. ....
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Trump to re-open US consulate in Greenland after being told it's not for sale
Yahoo Daily News 25 Aug 2019
Getty Images. The US says it will reopen its consulate in Greenland for the first time in decades - just days after Denmark’s refusal to sell the region sparked a presidential tantrum ... But the State Department now says it wants to re-establish a consulate in Nuuk, the capital of the semi-autonomous region ... He told reporters ... was nasty ... ....
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For a brief period before the Kashmir crisis, humanity in the subcontinent trumped propaganda – not anymore
The Independent 25 Aug 2019
A decade ago, slipping into the Orientation Hall on a wet Autumn morning at Oxford, I was relieved to find I wasn’t the only one late. “We’re working Indian Standard Time,” a voice whispered. “Fashionably late.” It belonged to a boy from Delhi. We both laughed at the inside joke that only people hailing from the subcontinent understood ... Subscribe now ... ....
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More than 100 countries agree to strengthen protections for endangered sharks
TVNZ 25 Aug 2019
Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean's most awe-inspiring creatures who have themselves become prey to commercial fishing and the Chinese appetite for shark fin soup ... Conservationists applauded and exchanged hugs after the tallies ... The U.S ... ....
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Trump sends mixed messages to China on trade war
Wtop 25 Aug 2019
BIARRITZ, France (AP) — Injecting fresh uncertainty at a time of global economic jitters, President Donald Trump sent mixed messages Sunday on the U.S.-China trade war as leaders at a global summit pushed the unpredictable American president to ease frictions over tariffs and cooperate on other geopolitical challenges ... Two days after the U.S ... ___....
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200,000 Rohingya rally to mark 'Genocide Day' in Bangladesh camps
Dawn 25 Aug 2019
Some 200,000 Rohingya rallied in a Bangladesh refugee camp to mark two years since they fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar forces, just days after a second failed attempt to repatriate the refugees ... Under the scorching sun, thousands joined in a popular song with the lyrics "the world does not listen to the woes of Rohingya" ... ....
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Violent protests return to Hong Kong as clock ticks on Beijing intervention
Sydney Morning Herald 25 Aug 2019
The violent clashes erupted hours after Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam issued a plea on Facebook for the community to "sit down and talk" because "everyone is tired". Lam, however, continued to offer no concessions ... Protesters were forced to walk to the starting point of the rally, while residents were left stranded without a subway service. ....
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Lizzo, Lil Nas X and a Little Sinatra: Barack Obama shares his summer playlist
Time Magazine 25 Aug 2019
Former President Barack Obama has tweeted out his summer playlist, in case you needed some auditory inspiration for the last few weeks of the season ... With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, some fast, some slow. Hope you enjoy. pic.twitter.com/BS5ri1lvxz ... — .L I Z Z O....
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Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann opposes new stimulus
The Irish Times 25 Aug 2019
The head of Germany’s central bank has announced his opposition to launching a monetary or fiscal policy stimulus package in response to the recent slowdown in Europe’s biggest economy ... Yet Mr Weidmann seemed to indicate he would grudgingly support a further cut in interest rates from their current level of minus 0.4 per cent ... . . ....
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Russian officials blame food for traces of radiation in doctor treating blast victims
The Observer 25 Aug 2019
A doctor who helped treat victims of the mysterious nuclear blast in Russia more than two weeks ago has traces of radiation in his muscle tissue, said regional officials, who blamed the readings on his diet rather than the explosion. “Cesium-137 ... “He said he’d been to Thailand at some point ... Read more ... Associated Press contributed to this report. ....
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Ariana Grande pays tribute to Manchester ahead of Pride gig: 'You're my heart in every way'
RTE 25 Aug 2019
Ariana Grande paid tribute to Manchester ahead of her return to the city two years after a terrorist attack killed 22 people at one of her concerts ... The US popstar is the headline act at Sunday night's Manchester Pride Live ... love u so much ... ....
