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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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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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Evo Morales says he fled Bolivia as life was at risk
BBC News 12 Nov 2019
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has arrived in Mexico City saying he asked for asylum because his life was in danger ... ....
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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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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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Russia Was Linked to 14 Deaths in the U.K. But Britain Looked Away. A New book explores why
Time Magazine 12 Nov 2019
It began with an anonymous phone call. A woman called the British investigative journalist Heidi Blake in March 2015, gave her an address, and told her she had a story. Blake turned up at an address in Pimlico, London where Michelle Young was waiting for her ... She wanted the journalist’s investigative team to look into it ... BuzzFeed News TIME ... A U.K....
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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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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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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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‘Ghost’ footprints hiding since end of last ice age revealed by new radar technique
The Independent 12 Nov 2019
“Ghost” footprints hidden since the end of the last ice age have been revealed by scientists using a new radar method which they hope could be used to investigate the movements of humans, animals and even dinosaurs. ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... Show all 20 ... Getty....
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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. ....
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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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UAE to reveal next space mission soon, officials say
Gulf News 12 Nov 2019
Pics by Ahmed Ramzan. Dubai ... Tuesday’s press conference at Dubai Press Club was also addressed by Salem Al Merri, head of the UAE Astronaut Programme, and Sultan Al Neyadi, who was the back-up Emirati astronaut for ‘UAE Mission 1’ to the International Space Station (ISS). What’s next? ... In October, Al Merri was quoted by SpaceNews.com as saying ... Photo ... ....
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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 ... ....
