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Violence brings Hong Kong to 'brink of total breakdown': police
Reuters 12 Nov 2019
Hong Kong police fired tear gas in the heart of the Central financial district and at two university campuses to break up pro-democracy protests as violence was bringing the Chinese-ruled city to what they said was the "brink of total breakdown" ... ....
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Edward Snowden says autobiography has been censored in China
Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2019
Edward Snowden, a former US National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower, has said that the Chinese version of his recently published autobiography has been censored ... In response, Snowden posted images of the censored pages next to the original version and called on Chinese readers to help identify the missing sections ... You can help ... Related....
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Court says EU states must label Israeli settlement products
The Oklahoman 12 Nov 2019
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that EU countries must oblige retailers to identify products made in Israeli settlements with special labels, in a ruling likely to spark anger in Israel ... Israel says the labeling is unfair and discriminatory ... ___. AP Writer Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed to this report ... ....
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If the price is right, anyone can meet President Trump
CNN 12 Nov 2019
(CNN)President Donald Trump and his team continue to dive into their grab bag of tricks to try to undermine the impeachment inquiry ... Sam Vinograd. While global audiences prepare to listen to public testimony, there is already ample indication that making the Trump presidency a pay-to-play operation has created serious risks for US national security ... ....
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Rocket fire after Israel kills Palestinian militant commander in Gaza strike
Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2019
Israel's military killed a commander of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, prompting retaliatory rocket fire and fears of a severe escalation in violence ... Israel did not immediately comment on that strike ... The group said Ata's wife was also killed ... - 'Maximum alert' - ... ....
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WWII Submarine USS Grayback Carrying 80 Men Discovered 75 Years After Disappearing
IFL Science 12 Nov 2019
A 75-year mystery is laid to rest this Veteran’s Day following the discovery of the USS Grayback (SS-208), an established World War II submarine that disappeared in 1944 with 80 crewmembers onboard ... USS Grayback had a successful military career, sinking more than a dozen Japanese ships during its three-year service ... Lost 52 Project ... Lost 52 Project ... ....
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Corporate Media Refuse to Call the Bolivian Coup by Its Name
Truth Dig 12 Nov 2019
When the military forces the elected president to “step down” (New York Times, 11/10/19), there’s a four-letter word for that. Army generals appearing on television to demand the resignation and arrest of an elected civilian head of state seems like a textbook example of a coup ... Words have power ... The media message from the Bolivia case is clear ... ....
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Trump impeachment: Memo reveals how Republicans will try to defend president
The Independent 12 Nov 2019
Republicans who sat in on closed-door impeachment hearings have reportedly drafted a memo with key talking points to defend Donald Trump as the proceedings are set to go public this week ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Trump impeachment. Who's who in the Ukraine scandal. Show all 22....
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‘Ghost’ footprints hiding since end of last ice age revealed by new radar technique
The Independent 12 Nov 2019
8/20 Fabric that changes according to temperature created. Scientists at the University of Maryland have created a fabric that adapts to heat, expanding to allow more heat to escape the body when warm and compacting to retain more heat when cold ... 8/20 Fabric that changes according to temperature created....
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Spain's Socialists and Podemos reach preliminary post-election deal: source
Reuters 12 Nov 2019
Spain's Socialists of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have reached a preliminary post-election agreement with far-left party Unidas Podemos, a Socialist source told Reuters on Tuesday without giving any details ... ....
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Chinese man held after 51 children and three teachers burned in kindergarten attack
South China Morning Post 12 Nov 2019
More than 50 children were burned, two of them seriously, when a man scaled the wall of a kindergarten in southwestern China and sprayed caustic soda on them. Police detained a 23-year-old man about 40 minutes after the attack in Kaiyuan, Yunnan province, adding that they believed he was acting alone ... ....
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‘That’s bullsh*t’: Rafael Nadal rages at question about his wife after ATP Finals defeat
Russia Today 12 Nov 2019
Rafael Nadal responded furiously to a question about whether his recent marriage had affected his on-court focus after he was beaten by Alexander Zverev in their opener at the ATP Finals in London. Spanish world number one Nadal went down in straight sets, 6-2 6-4, against the German youngster in a one-sided encounter at the O2 Arena ... 🎥. @TennisTV ... ....
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Brexit Party candidates furious after Nigel Farage announces they cannot contest 317 seats
The Independent 12 Nov 2019
Prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) for the Brexit Party have reacted furiously to Nigel Farage‘s decision not to contest more than 300 constituencies, in an informal general election pact with the Conservative Party. ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Getty ... ....
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U.N. urges Lebanon to form government of 'competence', banks close
Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2019
By Nadine Awadalla and Tom Perry. BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations urged Lebanon on Tuesday to form a competent new government that would be better placed to seek international aid, warning the country was in a critical financial and economic situation ... The top U.N ... SLUGGISH ECONOMY. Since reopening on Nov ... "PEOPLE ARE ANGRY" ... ....
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Labour hit by second cyber attack in 24 hours
Belfast Telegraph 12 Nov 2019
Labour has suffered a second cyber attack on its digital platforms within the space of 24 hours, the party said. A party spokeswoman said the latest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) incident was being dealt with “quickly and efficiently” ... However, PA understands it was a relatively “low level” attack ... PA. ....
