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U.S. sanctions China for buying Russia war planes, missiles
Asahi News 21 Sep 2018
WASHINGTON--The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions law punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. The U.S ... The sanctions are related to China's purchase of 10 SU-35 combat aircraft in 2017 and S-400 surface-to-air missile system-related equipment in 2018, the State Department said ... politics....
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Theresa May's leadership is in crisis after being humiliated by EU leaders
Business Insider 21 Sep 2018
He later openly mocked her on Instagram, with a satirical post referring to the EU's rejection of her plans to "cherry pick" parts of the European single market ... And it's not just the British press who are circling around May ... So where did it all go wrong? ... It certainly was not prepared for French President Emmanuel Macron to describe Brexit-supporting politicians as "liars" in a pretty extraordinary press conference. . WATCH ... More ... ....
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I asked Israel's last pro-Palestinian journalist to show me something shocking – and this is what I saw
The Independent 20 Sep 2018
Show me something that will shock me, I told Amira Hass. So Israel’s only journalist in the Palestinian West Bank – or Palestine, if you still believe in so unorthodox a word – took me down a road outside Ramallah that I remember as a highway which led to Jerusalem. But now, just over a hill, it deteriorates into a half tarmac road, a set of closed, rusting shop doors, and garbage ... Or The Wall ... Trust Amira to start the ball rolling ... 1/15....
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Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang dead at 61
DNA India 21 Sep 2018
Quang, 61, died in a military hospital in Hanoi from a "serious illness despite efforts by domestic and international doctors and professors," Vietnam Television reported ... ....
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Fatal bacteria found on currency notes – Here’re the details
The Siasat Daily 21 Sep 2018
Hyderabad. It was observed that certain bacteria are found on currency notes which might cause infections of air tract, skin, blood, TB etc. These are the findings of a research conducted in and around the National Capital Region of Delhi. It was found that bacteria were stuck to currency notes in some cases ... ....
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Flooding is sending unheard amounts of water through the Carolinas
CNN 21 Sep 2018
(CNN)Jim Fraboni is preparing for the worst as an "unheard" amount of floodwater from Hurricane Florence is slowly flowing through the Carolinas. He and his wife have seen floodwater rush in and damage his home for 22 years -- but this time feels different. They've been moving many of their belongings to the attic, hoping the water won't rise higher than their house in Horry County, South Carolina ... Read More ... Death toll rises ... ....
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Ivanka Trump says she always 'wanted to be an astronaut'
Hindustan Times 21 Sep 2018
Ivanka, who visited the space centre on Thursday where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted, spoke to the crew of the International Space Station. world Updated. Sep 21, 2018 15.00 IST. Press Trust of India. Press Trust of India, Houston. Follow Story. Follow Story. --> ... “You inspire us all. You actually have my dream job,” Ivanka, 36, admitted ... First Published. Sep 21, 2018 15.00 IST .......
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NASA telescope discovers two new planets five months after launch
Reuters 21 Sep 2018
A planet-hunting orbital telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system discovered two distant planets this week five months after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, officials said on Thursday ... ....
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China Brings Hong Kong Even Closer With New Bullet Train, More Infrastructure Projects
WorldNews.com 21 Sep 2018
China continues to link itself to Hong Kong this week with the former British colony's first bullet train scheduled to debut this weekend, according to Reuters. The glittering harborfront railway station costs $11 billion and has ignited several controversies since unlike other border connections, Hong Kong has had to concede part of its jurisdiction to Beijing for the first time ... "We don’t know what it’s going to be like,” he said....
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Suge Knight faces 28 years in jail after admitting manslaughter
The Guardian 21 Sep 2018
Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter for running over and killing a Compton businessman nearly four years ago. The Death Row Records co-founder entered the plea in Los Angeles superior court and has agreed to serve 28 years in prison. The plea came days before jury selection was scheduled to begin in the long-delayed case ... Sloan has denied he was carrying a gun during the confrontation....
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India welcomes inter-Korean summit
The Siasat Daily 21 Sep 2018
New Delhi. India on Thursday hailed the recent inter-Korean summit held in Pyongyang, saying that such engagement would help in reducing tensions and pave the way for long-lasting peace in the Korean Peninsula. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement, “India welcomes the just concluded inter-Korean Summit meeting held in Pyongyang on September 18-20, 2018 ... Source. ANI. ....
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Death toll reaches 86 in Tanzania ferry disaster, hundreds feared missing
Irish Independent 21 Sep 2018
More than 100 bodies have been found so far after a ferry sank in Lake Victoria on Thursday, Tanzania's state radio TBC Taifa said on Friday ... ....
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Dozens Drowned After Ferry Capsizes in Tanzania, Hundreds Still Missing
WorldNews.com 20 Sep 2018
At least 44 were declared dead but dozens more remain missing after a passenger ferry capsized in Lake Victoria near Tanzania on Thursday, according to CBC News. Officials said the death toll could be more than 200. Ukerewe District Commissioner Colonel Lucas Magembe told Reuters that the rescue mission to find survivors from the disaster had been halted until dawn on Friday ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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'Privatizing the coast': are wealthy Californians seizing public beaches?
The Guardian 21 Sep 2018
Privates Beach is named not for its exclusivity but for its permissive stance on nude sunbathing. This small patch of paradise on the California coastline is adored by locals, and anyone is welcome to enjoy the clean and quiet spot. If, that is, they have a key costing $100 a year. A 9ft iron gate blocks the path to a beach staircase, set among expensive hillside homes in the tony surf town of Santa Cruz, south of San Francisco ... Twitter....
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Florence Responsible For Four More Deaths As Residents Begin Cleanup Across East Coast
WorldNews.com 21 Sep 2018
Officials raised the death toll from Tropical Storm Florence to 41 on Thursday, even as residents were still returning home to start the long process of cleaning up after the storm and local governments prepared to reach out to the federal agencies to request billions of dollars in aid to assist with their recovery efforts, according to NBC News. South Carolina Gov ... North Carolina was even harder hit with Gov ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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